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Evening star., 1949-08-24
Janitor Faces Charge
OF Sfabbinq Writer

A District public school janitor
was arrested at his home here last
night on a charge that he stabbed
and seriously wounded Alfred
Toombs, SO, a former Washington
newspaperman, near Leonard
town, Md, Sunday night.
Mr.. Toombs is in Johns Hopkins
Hospital, Baltimore, with q deep
stab wound in his chest. Hospital
authorities said he passed a rest
full night last night and that while
his condition is improved" he Is
not ret out Of danger.
Joseph r. Thomas. s5. -colored,
zoos Girard street NE, q janitor
at the Parkview School, waived ex-
tradition and returned to Leonard
town with Sergt. M. E. Jackson OF
the Maryland State police to face
charges of assault with intent to
kill.
, Police said Thomas admitted his
car had been involved in an acci-
dent near Leonardtown Sunday
night and that he had been beaten
in a melee that ensued, but denied
that he had stabbed Mr.. Toombs-
Mr.. Toombs' wife. Mrs. Con-
stance Toombs, told police they
stopped their car at the scene OF
an accident and saw a colored man
who evidently had been beaten
by the crowd run to an automobile.
When Mr.. Toombs went to the
car to see If the man needed aid
his assailant threw open the door
and lashed at him with a knife.
Mr.. Toombs, formerly reporter
for The Star, lives at Coltons
Point Md
Evening star., 1949-08-24
New ZeoIond Aids Veterans

AUCKLAND, New Zealand F.-
The New Zealand government has
loaned ex-servicemen $258. .000, 900
for rehabilitation since World
War II ended. Loans were made
to buy farms, houses, businesses
and furniture.
Evening star., 1949-08-24

I and continuous association with
one another" to reassure world
money markets that the operation
would not get out Of hand.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-08-27
NOTICE

The Miami branch of the NAACP
will hold it's regular meeting Sun
day at pm. at Bethel AME church
on NV Sth st.
All officers, members, visitors and
friends that are interested in the
welfare of our people please be pres.
ent.
We have important business to
attend to concerning the welfare of
our people in this state.
We also have information from
headquarters that will be of interest
to each and everyone of you. that is
why we are asking everyone to
come, even if you are not a mem.
Der.
Mrs. Classic Porter, reporter
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-08-27
Prisoner And Police
Shoot It Out

NEW YORK - Aug. "a - A po-
lice station was shot up in Wild
West fashion and bullets whistled
through Brooklyn streets last night
as police and a boiling tprisoner
fought a running gun battle.
The prisoner, hit by several bull
let's, was recaptured after a two
block chase.
Three policemen and passerby
were wounded, none seriously, in
the fusillade of % shots.
Chairs were hurled around the sta
ton house as Frank H. Davis, %,
grabbed a policeman's gun from it's
holster and made a break for free
dom in a blaze of gunfire.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-08-27
Agents Smash
Another Still

Miami is beginning to rival Ken.
lucky in moonshine stills, it seems
A white man and a Negro were
arrested Monday afternoon when
Federal alcohol tax unit agents
from Tampa and Jacksonville
swooped down on a still near Ken
dali.
e. L. Brown, of 1882 N. Miami
ave-. and Fred Roberts of 1920 NV
First pl., were charged with posses
sion of a 450-gallon still and 81 bar
rels Of mash.
Both were held under 1000 bond
by United States Commissioner
Roger Edward Davis.
Federal agents destroyed the still
in a wooded section four miles south
west of the small South Dade farm
community.
Agents said the still supplied sec
lions of this area with moonshine
priced at $12 to $l5 per five-gallon
jug.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-08-27
Apartment Building
Damaged By Fire

A two-storey apartment building
at 1919 NV 4th court was badly
damaged Friday, A new "wet water
technique employed by the fire de.
partment prevented spread of the
fire to other nearby structures.
wet water" Fire Chief Henry
Chase explains, is water treated with
a chemical to break the surface ten.
sion. The water soaks into wood
and other materials much faster
than untreated water.
The fire of unknown origin, start
ed in the second floor of the build.
ing occupied by several families.
It had burned through the roof
and caused slight damage to an ad-
jacent building when the firemen
arrived.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-08-27
Sugar Ray Stops
BeIIoiSe In 9th
Powerful Left Hook
Ends Scrap

NEW YORK - Worlds weller
weight champion Sugar Ray Robin
son knocked out steve Belloise with
a devasting left hook Wednesday
night at Yankee Stadium before
2S,S12 screaming fans.
The classy welter champ proved
that with him, the bigger they come
the harder they fall. Ray came in at
1884 and Belloisa 1853.
The battle was fast and furious
with Ray in command all the way ex-
cept in the fifth when Belloise land
ed a hard left and right to start off
had Robinson off balance"
Robinson, after gathering Belloise
mercilessly for most of the seventh
round, finally felled him with ter
riffs left hook. Belloise was out.
Referee Eddie Joseph reached the
count Of five when the bell rang and
Belloise was dragged to his corner.
A few seconds later Belloise's man
ager, Eddie walker, signalled that
it was all over.
1t was Robinson's Tooth profess
sional fight. Of these he has won 81
lost one and has had two draws.
Belloise absorbed more punish
ment than it seemed possible for a
man to take and still keep on fight
ing. Twice Robinson had him on the
ropes in the third and the sixth
rounds and walloped him with
pounding rights and lefts, yet each
time Belloise came back strong.
Robinson always cool, fought his
usual copy-book fight, landing hard
jabs on Belloise's face and following
with heavy right hooks to the body.
His long arms kept the 30-year-old
Belloise always at distance.
In his dressing room, Robinson
said he would give up his welter-
weight title if he could get a mid
dleweight title shot.
Belloise, who recovered rapidly,
was his usual loquacious self.
Hes a great champion" said
Belloise, II have no excuses"
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-08-27
THE SPECTATOR
BY ELLIOTT j. PIEZE
EVERYONE AWAITS THE
ALUMNI STUDENTS
FAREWELL BALL SEPT. 1

All of the many students from Mi
ami and vicinity, who are leaving
for college during September and
October, are anxiously awaiting the
coming of the seasons most talked
of event - the Booker 7. Washing
ton High School Alumni Students
Farewell Ball, which will be present
ed on next Thursday night Septem-
Der l, at the Rockland Palace.
AS announced last week, this af-
fair is being especially planned as an
appropriate send-off to all students
leaving for college. A special pro-
gram of added entertainment will be
presented in collegiate style to give
the entire setting a college atmos-
phere.
While the affair is being given
primarily for students leaving for
college, the Alumni's regular pa
irons and friends are also invited to
come out and join in the fun in mem
DRY of days. when they were. in
school or college.
Invitations for this anXiously
awaited affair have largely been
distributed, but anyone who has not
received his invite by August q, is
asked to kindly get in touch with
Elliott J. Pieze at the office of the
Miami Times. He will be happy to
see to it that you get one. All grad
yates of Booker T. Washington high
schoo | are automatically invited,
whether they receive invitations or
not.
In keeping with the trend of the
times, the admission price and the
price for reserved tables have all
been reduced to popular summer
rates. Well be looking for you on
next Thursday, September /, at the
ROckland Palace, at the Alumni Stu
dents Farewell Ball.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-08-27
MORE UNEMPLOYMENT

Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson on wednesday
ordered dismissal of 1885, 900 civilian workers from the
armed services also the locking up of SO installations
from Navy yards to recruit training The naval sta
ton at Key West scheduled for cut of 1885, but Rep
resenave George Smathers called the Defense Secre
tary and informed him that such cut would mean 25
per cent reduction there and would extreme hard
ship He contended that would be better to reduce
stats abroad than work such hardship American
community The result that 178 instead of 286 at Key
West will be relieved of their duties.
Other Florida stations affected Avon Park field
that 694 of its 7O6 employees Orlando Is of its %
employees Pensacola loses 1913 and Jacksonville $50. So
this economy places between $4,000 on the
employment list.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-08-27
"TO Pity Distress human Relieve it GOdlfe"
HOMES FOR VETERANS

In our daily newspapers andover the radio we con-
tnuay and hear advertisements offering homes to
veterans at little down payment and very reason
able monthly instaments But all of these have been for
veterans of the White Now Whitaker Bung-
Allows Inc offering the first subdivision for Negro veter-
ans The property is located at 10th terrace and 1O2nd
avenue Is miles S. W. of Flagler Street Houses 2bed
CHS with asphalt tile floors and sell for $5,625
with $25 down and $3.50 monthly including taxes and
insurance In order to qualify veterans must have salts
factory credit and an income of $40 week.
Further information will be found in an advertise
ment appearing another page of this issue of the Miami
Times.
We understand that many veterans are taking ad-
vantage of this opportunity of securing homes at prices
far below the rent many paying.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-08-27

DIR. Francis Mitchell who was en-
ployed as Technician at the Chris
tan hospital has filed suit against
that institution for $4,000. The hos.
pital, I learn, severed connection
with Mitchell after he was arrested
and reports were published that he
had served prison sentences in
North Carolina, Philadelphia and
New Jersey for practicing medicine
without a license.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-08-27
SMATHERS BILL

Keeping up his activities in Congress it pop
ular Fordian George Smahers who sponsored H. R. Res
297 authorizing Federal participation in the International
Exposition for the Bcetenna of the Founding of Port
auPrnce, Republic of Haiti, 1949. The bill passed both
the House and the Senate It authorizes United States
ticpaton under commissioner to be named designat
ed by the President recommendation of the Secretary
State at salary of not than $4,000 The United
States will have permanent building at the Exposition
$4,000 has been appropriated Eight other governments
will have buildings pavons at the exposition. These
Argentina Cuba France, Italy Syria, Mexico, the
Vatican and Venezuela.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-08-27
Miamian Is Leland
College Registrar

Mr.. Robert T. Harris, member Of
the Hampton Institute graduating
class of 1S49 has accepted the job
OF Registrar at Leland College at
Baker, Louisiana. Mr.. Harris arriv'
ed in the city on Sunday and viii
be in Miami until Septembert9 when
he will leave for his new post.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-08-27
Attention Mothers

Bring your child to the st. Johns
Baptist Church's newly opened kin.
dergarten. Glasses begin September
6. For further information, phone
S2-01Ss.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-08-27
THE AXE SLASHES AT
MILITARY JOBS

Secretary of Defense Louis John
son slashed out with an economy
axe" Thursday afternoon and when
it was all over he had cut more than
135, 900 civilian employees from mill
tary, naval and air force jobs, all
over the country. The move accord
ing to Johnson is in keeping with
the present program to reduce mill
tary spending. Naturally the sudden
move on the part of the Defense
Secretary provoked much displeas-
ure on the part of many of the pow
ers-that-be. Each member of Con-
gress from an area that is affected
by the mammoth cut in employment
Immediately began to do all that he
could to ease the situation in his
particular district. And so it goes,
Congress is always calling for mann
moth reductions in the amount of
money spent for military, naval and
other purposes, and it seems that
as soon as some real economizing is
perfected the pulling of strings" is
Immediately begun by all concern
ed.
The matter reaches the status of
this: Do we want reductions i'm the
amount of money spent or not? If
we want reduction, then we win
have to expect a number of lay-Offs
in many of the present year round
jobs under the various branches of
the government. If we expect to
keep the present number of people
employed as we have i'm the past,
then we cannot shout too loud for
reductions in spending. And so it
goes. De we want it or do we not?
The answer is left to us to decide.
BTW ALUMNI TO MEET
The regular meeting of the BTw
Alumni Association will be held on
Tuesday. August 80, at the school
at s pm. All members are asked to
attend.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-08-27

Tampa dedicates a new 100000
church known as New Greater
Bethel Baptist church. The Rev. J.
w. Rhodes has served this congre-
cation for 10 years very success
fully. The membership has doubled
and the physical plant is worth
more than $125,OOO. Dedication cere-
monies opened August ii will close
August %.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-08-27

The WV convention frightened
up the city this week. President
Truman dropped in for hour or
two and addressed the veterans.
Thousands enjoyed seeing the pro-
gram. OF, course, it was not as col
orful or as well attended as that CT
the American Legion.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-08-27

Doctors Clarence Hogan, James
Hogan, Roy Boggs and George
Styles were Key anglers on Wed.
nesday reporting a good catch.
Others reporting good sport at the
keys are Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Had
ley, DR.. and Mrs. NJ. H. Abrams
Mrs. VIM. Littles and Mr.. Lawrence
Cooper.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-08-27

August 81 Miamis new stadium at
NV 23rd street and 10th avenue
will open. There will be 1000 box
and reserved seats, plus 1000 bleach
ers. The stadium is within easy
walking distance for many baseball
fans. I'm predicting a big crowd
for the opening.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-08-27

I'm told that 12-year-old Ola Pen
dar of Brownsville is one of the
Miami Times enthusiastic girl car
riers with 60 subscribers. Congratu-
lations Ola.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-08-27

President Truman has invited the
Dixiecrats to return to the Demo
cratic party. It's a break for the
Gratis. The President licked them
once and he can lick them again, so
it's up to them.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-08-27

Mrs. Elizabeth Espy and Mrs.
Mamie Williams were on the work.
shop staff at Bethune Goodman col
lege. Mrs. Williams went to Jack
sonville while Mrs. Espy returned
home.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-08-27

Rents in some instances will be
increased from $3.50 week to 50 a
week. Notices of this increase are
in the hands of tenants.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-08-27

Mr.. Basil Johnson, customs officer
Of Nassau, Bahamas, arrived in the
city last Sunday for a short vacation.
While here. Mr.. Johnson is stopping
at the Mary Elizabeth hotel.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-08-27
JUST BROWSIN'
By PAUL II. HENRY

Jacksonville gets a $1,000, 900
housing project known as the Roose-
welt apartments Inc. There will be
2O6 units. They will rent for $46 a
month, not bad as rents go at the
present time.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-08-27

An 8-room CHS building has been
erected at 1921 NV 5th court for
Mr.. Charles Z. Johnson.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-08-27

Two storms - hurricanes, if you-
like - threatened this week, but so
far they have kept out to sea. Lucky
Floridians breathe more freely.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-08-27

Miss Edna Deveaux, after attend
ing the University of Pennsylvania,
is spending two weeks in New York
City.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-08-27

It's rumored that one of our teach
ers will be among exchange teachers
going to Japan.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-08-27

Miss Frances Osborne is vacation
ing in Daytona and Jacksonville.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-08-27

DR.. I. p. Davis leaves today for
Philadelphia where he goes to at
tend the meeting of the American
Legion.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-08-27

CLEAN ROOMS Reasonable rates
447 N. w. goth Terrace (Rear of
Dunbar School)
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-08-27
ALUMNI TO MEET

The regular meeting of the BTw
Alumni Association will be held on
Tuesday. August 80, at the school
at s pm. All members are asked to
attend.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-08-05

election, is Senator Robert A.
Taft of Ohio.
The Taft forces are spending
an estimated $4,000 in this
campaign to eliminate the fami-
liar Ohio ballot for the 1850 gen.
eral elections.
Two thoughts lie behind the
Taft campaign:
A. If successful, it will elimi-
nate any chance of a strong
Democratic gubernational candi-
date helping a Democratic Sena-
torial candidate.
B. 1t will confuse the average
voter, who is accustomed to
Ohio's present ballot and may
result. in many Democratic votes
being declared invalid, as was
the case in the 1948 elections.
Warning CLIO. members that
if they signed the petition they
would only hurt themselves,
Clayman said, Lets not allow
Senator Taft to help his cam
paign by confusing the public
and indulging in political Jug
Cling"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-08-05
New Labor Editor
In Kentucky

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (LPA) -
Double barrelled activity to ex-
tend the influence of the legit-
innate labor press in the Blue
grass State was announced here
by the Kentucky State Fedora
tion of Labor.
The Federation named a new
editor manager Samuel +.
Hyman to pilot the Ken
lucky Labor News, and also let
it be known that it would wage
relentless war against any rack
eteer or slug sheets operating in
Kentucky in the name of labor. ."
Hyman, a veteran of many
years of experience on d a il y
newspapers, succeeds Editor
Harry F. Petty, who died re-
Gently. Hyman has been operat-
ing a public relations and ad-
vertising firm, and is also public
r a t ions counselor for the
Louisville and Kentucky Labor
Leagues for Political Education.
Under the new editor, the pa
per is slated for reorganization
and expansion. Also, a drive is
planned to enroll all AFL un-
ions in the state as subscribers.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-08-05
Time For
Plain Talk
BY Tom Burke

If any other evidence were
lacking that we are coming in
to the closing days of the
first session of the 81st Con-
gress, the pressure of commit
tee work and the sharp focus
upon the line of difference on
controversial issues would be
all you would need to con-
vince you of the fact.
This session has brought
out with crystal clarity the
fact that Labor and liberal
thinking have come a long
way on the road to recovery
from the plague visited upon
them by the 80th Congress. 1t
also makes crystal clear that
such recovery is a long and
painful process, not accom-
plished overnight.
We have progressed from a
situation in which a presi-
dental veto of such infamous
legislation as the Taft-Hartley
Act could be overridden by
more than the necessary two
thirds majority to place
where we are within IL votes
of repeal of Taft-Hartley. 1t is
amazing to realize that four
of those IL votes, or 33 IS per
cent of the votes e e d d
throughout the country, can
be obtained right in Region
2-B of the UAW-CIO.
+, In our region there are five
Congressional Districts. Four
of these are votes against Taft
Hartley repeal in this 81st
Congress. You, the working
people in the region, have the
answer to what the situation
will be in the 82nd Congress.
Will there be five votes for
repeal or five votes against re-
peal? Or will the vote conti-
nue. split, with the heavy end
against repeal? You will write
the ticket in November, 1850.
In my next few Plain Talks,
I'd like to take a little inven-
.ory of what has happened
1ere on legislation for the
benefit of John @. Citizen,
whether he be farmer, work.
er, small business man, vet
.ran, householder or old age
,ensioner.
Today, let's look at farm le-
sislation. The Gore Bill has
Continued on Page Three
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-08-05

The protest was made fol
CIO by John Brophy in his cap.
acity as chairman of CLOS Re-
gional Development Committee.
Members of the Senate have a
chance to "kill a proposed steal
of public power" by the private
utility lobby, Nathan Cowan,
CIO Legislative Director, declar-
ed, commenting on the Commit
tee action.
"The fight for public power
that was begun in the thirties
by Pres. Roosevelt, Sen. Norris
and Speaker Rayburn = when
they launched iva, the Rural
Electrification Administra i o n
and passage of the Holding Com
panies Act is being fought
over again by the private power
lobby" Cowan charged.
Effect of Committees action
and who would benefit:
l. Central Valley Project
(Shasta Damn, Cal, Beneficiary:
Pacific Gas and Electric Co.
2. Anderson Ranch Dam, Ida
no. Beneficiary: Idaho Power
Co.
3. Colorado-Big T h omps on
Project, Cal. Beneficiary: Public
Service Co. of Colorado.
4. Canyon Ferry Project,
Mont. Beneficiary: M o n ia
Power Co.
5. Fort Peck Dam, Montana,
Beneficiary: Montana Power Co.
6. Hungry Horse Dam (Bon-
neville Power Administrator
Montana. Beneficiary: Montana
Power Co.
7. Southwestern Power Ad-
Beneficiary: Texas
Power and Light and others.
8. Southeastern Power Prof.
ects, Virginia, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Florida, Geor-
sia, Alabama, Tennessee and
kentucky.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-08-05
Mony Gains Reported
By Newspaper Guild

NEW YORK CITY GPA)-
New gains on many fronts in
the United States and Canada
were revealed here last week by
the American Newspaper Guild.
The Guild received charter ap-
plications for new locals from
newsmen on the Ottawa (Que-
bec) Citizen, on the Standard
and the Herald in Montreal, Que
bee, and the Telegraph & Cour-
ier-Times in Tyler, Tex. .
Also, notices were served on
the Indianapolis News and the
Toronto Racing Forum, asking
for recognition of the Guild as
bargaining agency. In addition,
the NLRB, on petition of the
Guild, ordered representation
elections On the Daily News &
Record at Greensboro, N. c., and
on the News-Sun in Waukeegan,
I'll
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-08-05
Hogan Nomed To
Norway Post

WASHINGTON, D. c. Eco
nomic Cooperation Administra-
tor Paul G.. Hoffman has an
nounced the appointment, effec-
tive Immediately, of Michael ].
P. Hogan, of New York, as labor
adviser to the ECA Mission in
Norway. Hogan will take over
the duties previously carried out
by John Gross, former labor ad-
wiser who is now chief of the
Mission.
Hogan, member of the New
York Stereotypers Union, served
as president of that organization
from 1884 to 1948. He also
served as chairman of the Allied
Printing Trades Council, Board
of Trustees, for l3 years. In ad-
dition, he was chairman of the
Eastern Conference of the Inter
national Stereotypers' and Elec-
trotypers' Union of North Amer
lea.
Hogan, who is 81, is a veteran
of World War 1. He is mem
ber of the American Legion, the
Catholic War Veterans, the Elks,
the Ancient Order of Hibernians
and the st. Vincent de Paul So
ciety. He has two sons, one
priest and one in the Air Force.
One of his two daughters is a
nun; the other is married. Mrs.
Hogan will join her husband in
OSln