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The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-11-19

Hence, two jorkI three families, lin or
der to have. a roof over their heads.
move into, units intended for one
family. :=...,,:., 49,, H. g.;
4, Those who pay these high rents
are unable to feed their. children.
Nightly Negro children can be. seen
eating put of the garbage pals be
hind the grocery stores in the
White section. This, in our beautiful
Miami. The principal at the Negro
school = George Washington Car
yer School =. says that great
many children come to school with
out. money for lunch. Building
dwellings to- be rented at price. be-
yond the, ability of people. to pay is
not clearing slums. 1 might just as
well. build a thousand fine homes on
South Bayshore Drive and call my
self clearing slums.
If we could only educate people to
look beyond the exterior, that IS
keep people from judging merely by
eXteriors. The homes built by these
developers Of course look better
than the shacks a great many Ne
groes are living in at the present
time. However, inside is hunger,
want, sometimes illness when there
is no money for doctors or care.
am afraid I can't see anything at
tractive on the outside because T am
thinking of the suffering on the in
side. Eighteen dollars a week rent
land there is a deposit of 500 for
the doubtful privilege of getting III
to the building) means nearly $50 a
month. To pay such a rent man
should be earning $500 at the. very
least. This is not true of many col
ored men; those who do have this
income are not our problem; they
either have their own homes or are
eligible to procure loan with which
to build. At $50 month, most any
one can pay for a home of his own
and the Negroes in Coconut Grove
much prefer to live in single family
homes. We feel they should be en-
couraged to do so as this makes
for far better. citizenry and a bet
ted community.
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,Fhe. deceased came to Miami, from
Tampa many years ago, and has
since resided here. Survixing are
three children, Virginia Pettis.
DouslaS. NicktfSs ana Vera: Daickens,
four grandchildren, Dwight Monsal-
vatge, Ruby Crawford, Margie
Adams, F'ranka Peters. eight great
grandchildren, sister, Mrs, Lucia
Edden, nieces, Mrs. Wilhelmipa
Adams, Mrs. Annette Love, MRS..
Mabel Rutledge. nephews, Herman
Finlayson, Sol Edden.
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sage of this Plan. :. :,
On December goth, 194S, the Plan
was heard by. the Miami Planning
Board. There followed many hear
ings which resulted in recommen-
dations by the Planning Board to
the City Committee against many
parts of the Plan - those parts
where the rezoning went counter to
the wishes of. individuals owning
property. =.
In January, hearings began before
the City Commission. After many
hearings, on February 4th, the Com
mission turned down the COconut
Grove Plan in favor of a plan pre-
scented the day before without bene-
fit of the routine required by Jaw
of presentation to the Planning
Board, advertisement by them for
Is days and hearings before the
Planning Board) by developers Of
some of the land within the area
This action was taken by the City
Commission in spite of the fact that
the Citizens Committee had proved
beyond reasonable doubt that vir-
tually every citizen of the area,
White and Negro, was in favor of
the Plan. Only one Commissioner
(Mr. Quigg) voted consistently in
our favor.
The citizens of Coconut Grove felt
that they has not received proper
treatment and lin fact, that demo
cratic processes had been betrayed.
They took the only recourse provid-
ed by law the Initiative Petition.
Hundreds of residents worked un-
tiringly on the Petition more work
which should never have been nee
essary). Upon presentation of the
Initiative to the City Commission,
we met with further delay. On July
18th, the City Commission passed
the Rezoning Plan as an ordinary
measure. 1t was presented as an
Emergency Measure. The Law
States that an Initiative Petition
if not passed in the form in which
it is presented, must go to refer
endum vote of the people.
The Plan cannot possibly increase
taxes. In fact, by doing it's share
toward clearing slum and making
possible further steps toward clear
ing slums, it will reduce taxes.
Slums cost the city so per cent of its
tax money in health, welfare, juven-
lie delinquency, fire and police pro-
lection. 1t is mainly designed to pre-
vent further crowding of an already
badly overcrowded area.
The claims Of developers that they
are clearing slums" is outrageous,
because they are merely aggravat-
ing the crowded condition and Gre
ating worse slum conditions, because.
l. They are bringing into the area
Negroes from other areas.
2. They are charging such ridicu
lousy high rents that very few, if
any families can pay such prices.
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Coc':o','n con- Grove, . Stun . .
Com 'ittee Explains Stand

The Coconut Grove Citizens Com
mittee for Stun Clearance, Inc, is
ponapartisans non, profit organiza-
ton supported entirely by civic
minded citizens whose sole purpose
is for the betterment of living con-
ditions and a better community.
It's program has included:
The passage by the City Commits
sion of a Sanitation Ordinance
which has resulted in bringing wat
er into all households the elimina-
ton Of a several hundred privies
which means that the honey-wagon
will make Its last ride on January
list ia saving of $4,000 a year to
the taxpayers; the demolishing of
81 houses Tor removal thereof which
Were unfit I for human habitation;
the installation of several hundred
flush toilets and, coincidentally, the
rentedeiline .aand Improvement of
many homes was accomplished at
the time the toilets were installed.
A colossal Cleanup Campaign
which resulted in, unbelievable i'm
provement iE:4lle. area. : 49,
A Legal Assistance Committee
has been able to give relief to many
where patent injustice was obtain
ing. ,t...st-
We! were able to urge the City to
order the Survey which was made
of the two blightedsareas under the
direction of the DadesCounty Health
Department, which dyurvey paved
the way for application for Federal
financing of low-cost housing and
other slum clearance work.
Many other projects are under
way = Day Nursery, Clinic, etc.
The matter under consideration,
at the moment is the Rezoning Plan
which was developed by group OF
recognized Professional Planners
who have the technical knowledge
necessary to evolve q plan which
takes into consideration matters Of
sanitation, health, welfare, trans.
portation and traffic, population
density, etc. Their plan is based on
the acknowledged theory that all
good city planning must Start in
the neighborhood. Their services
were donated and thus saved the
taxpayers thousands of dollars
which such plan would otherwise
have cost the city. This plan is
concerned with the overall good Of
all the residents within the area
and in the surrounding areas, and
covers the entire Negro area of Co |
conut Grove, superceding the inter-
ests of any individual owners or de-
Velopers whose concerns relate only |
to "a small part of the entire Sec
ton.
The plan has almost the unani- '
nous support of the residents of Co
conut Grove, both, White and Negro
and represents the, cooperative ef-
fort of the citizens. They have work
ed unstinting1y to achieve the pas
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CARD OF THANKS

We the family of the late Mrs.
CLARA DORSETT
wish to thank Rev. Ross, FIR. ]. E.
Culmer, the members of st. Agnes
Church, DR.. Henry, the Pharr Fun
eral Home and the host Of friends
for their kindness during her sick.
ness and death.
The Family
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CARD OF THANKS

We, the family of the late,
CHARLES HANKS
who died November in New York
City wish to thank the many
friends and neighbors for their sin
cere sympathy shown US during our
bereavement.
The Hanks Family
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For Sale

BUILDING - on the corner - of
62nd and 18th ave. Plumbing, lights
etc. 80 'N.. '.....
Formerly owned by Negro We'll
fare.
Maud Ross, Phone 2-O628. E
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s.rpe,,4 MIAMI TIMES. MIAMI: FLORIDA s44ss.. "a,
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1949 PAGE NINE-A
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Evening star., 1949-08-30

Heoy quality royon-ond-eotton domosk -,
odd beauty to your windows-inside and ou
Solid co!ors do Of wine, green, rose, blue, gold
All with pneh-peoted tops You'd expee
to pay far more for such smart dropes!
The Hecht Co. Downstairs Store Cnrtni
Evening star., 1949-08-30
marquisette tailored curtai

Beautiful royon norquisette tailored curtains
shrinkoge controlled for cosy Washing" So
eggsheI color to use with or without dropes., 80
wide to the pair. 63T, 72", 81" or 90" lon.
Save on yours at this low sale price!
The Hecht Co.. Downstairs Store, Curtains
Evening star., 1949-10-06
Fire Damages Charity Gifts
Al Christ Child Shop

An undetermined quantity of
clothing and furniture-donated
for sale to needy persons-was
damaged early today in a fire at
the Christ Child Opportunity
Shop, 1927 Wisconsin avenue NV.
The fire, police said. broke out
shortly after 2 am. in two rear
storerooms of the shop. operated
by the Christ Child Society. Mrs.
Frederick Bach, manager, said the
sales shop in front of the building
was not damaged.
Firemen from five engine and
two truck companies worked for
two hours to bring the fire under
control. 1t was confined mainly
to contents of the storerooms
police said. Cause of the fire is
unknown.
In another fire, a one-story
frame house at 5312 F street Sc.
was destroyed yesterday, and the
two houses on either side were
damaged. The blaze was started
by an oil stove explosion.
Cleveland Cordell, 81. of the 140O
block of First street NV, suffered
arm cuts when he leaped through
a window of the burning house,
fire officials said.
Evening star., 1949-10-06

itarium at Evansville, near Fred
erick, Md, inquiring about dis
placed persons.
Mrs. Prinkalns was hired as a
cook in August and moved into a
neat little cottage on the grounds
with her children. When there
was need for more help at the
sanitarium. Mrs. Prinkalns aided
the owner in getting in touch with
Mr.. and Mrs. Arturs Eisensmitz,
who had come to this country with
her. They had been working on
farm near Richmond, but were
seeking a new location.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eisensmitz moved
to the sanitarium about three
weeks ago. Mr.. Eisensmitz, who
speaks some English, said yester-
day they all enjoy a good home
there. Mrs. Prinkalns nodded in
agreement when he told her what
he had said.
Mrs. Prinkalns' two oldest chill
dren, Cunts, IA. and Maija, II,
attend school in Frederick. al
though they speak little English.
The youngest son, Janis. is 4.
The sanitarium is owned by DR..
H. w. McAdoo He said Mrs.
Prinkalns seems to like her work,
but sometimes appears sad be-
cause her husband is not there to
share the happy life in America
they dreamed of for so many years.
Evening star., 1949-10-06
Endurance Flyers,
Six Weeks in Air,
To Stay Up TIL Oct. Z
by the Associated Press

YUMA, Ariz., Oct. 6.-Arizona' s
endurance flyers, refreshed and
rejuvenated by marking up new
world record, hoped today to spend
another week in the air.
Bob Woodhouse and Woody
Jongeward. passed the old endur-
ance fight mark of 1908 hours at
9:15 pm. eastern Standard
Time) last night, and Immediately
announced the emotional lift of
bettering the record had removed
much of the fatigue they have
felt in the past four days.
Their plane. The City of
Yuma" carried them past the
record without a major falter dur
ing their six weeks in the air. 1t
is a four-place Aeronca monoplane
powered by an 85-horsepower
Continental engine.
Shattering of the old record by
the two Navy veteran pilots
touched off a major celebration at
the Yuma County airport.
One minute before the goal was
reached, all lights in the city and
area were turned off. Then, the
lights were flashed back on, and
police sirens, fire whistles and
automobile horns were blown in
celebration of the event.
While their plane circled the
airport, an estimated 10000 per-
sons cheered the flyers on toward
their announced goal of conIinu-
ing one more week until OCTOBER
IL, Columbus Day.
Woodhouse and Jongeward
started their flight August "a. It
was their third attempt To break
the record set last spring by Dick
Riedel and Bill Barris of Fuller
ton, Calf. The two previous at
tempts were halted by motor
trouble after less than a week.
Yesterday, Riedel sent them a
congratulatory telegram wishing
them luck and told them to keep
her flying"
Evening star., 1949-10-06
Smelling, Ex-Atom Official,
Released From Prison
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

SANTA FE, Oct. 6.-H. Tracy
Smelling, former public relation.
official for the Atomic Energy
Commission, has been released
from the New Mexico Penitentiary
Gov. Thomas j. Mabry granted
the 37-year-old former public re-
lations director at Los Alamos,
conditional release.
Smelling entered prison July %
He was sentenced to serve from
II to 1S months after pleading
guilty to charges of embezzlement
of $1,000 in Red Cross funds at
Los Alamos.
The money had been raised in
a Red Cross drive at the atomic
installation. Smelling was chair
man of the drive. The money
has been returned.
Gov. Marby said he had re-
ceived petitions for pardon or
release for Smelling from 1,100
Santa Fe and Los Alamos resi-
dents.
A native of Graniteville. s. c.,
Smelling is a former Washington
newspaperman. He served in the
Navy during World War II as a
lieutenant commander.
Smelling and his family now are
in Albuquerque, N. M. He told
newsmen he hasn't the slightest
idea of what my plans are.
am going to Albuquerque for
few days and get a view on
things
Evening star., 1949-10-06
President 10 Be Chairman
For Brotherhood Week

President Truman asserted yes
terday that free people every
where are Mortified to witness
the subjugation of their fellow
human beings by the totalitarian
states"
mo group is being spared" he
said. adding that "Protestants
Jews, Catholics and orthodox are
being crushed into submission"
The Presidents remarks were
contained in letter to John l.
Sullivan. former Secretary of the
Navy, in which he accepted the
honorary Craftsmanship Of Broth
erhood Week, 1850. Mr.. Sullivan
is general chairman of Brother
hood Week being sponsored by
the National Conference of Chris
tians and Jews.
1T seems to me-" Mr.. Truman
said, that Americans can make
no greater contribution to all
mankind than to stand united,
without state-imposed uni
formity, for the achievement of
that peace and freedom for which
all people everywhere pray"
Respect for human dignity is
the central issue in the world
struggle today" the President de-
clared.
Evening star., 1949-10-06
Chs Color 1e|evision
To Be Demonstrated
Before Fec Today
By the Assoeiofed Press

The Columbia Broadcasting
System puts its own color television
equipment through its PAGES today
at an official demonstration for
the Government.
Seeking prompt authority for
regular color broadcasting, CHS
opened formal showing of its
color system in the Carlton Hotel
before the Federal Communica-
tions Commission and representa-
tives of all segments of the tele-
vision industry.
The demonstration was for the
purpose of showing how color
can be worked into current black
and white broadcasting opera
tions. CHS contends that it is
ready to start color broadcasts
any time the FEC will give it's
assent.
The demonstration will cover
two full days and include broad
casts of everything from dancing
teams to football scrimmages.
Next Monday the FEC will view
the rival color system proposed
by the Radio Corp. of America.
Later it is scheduled to see a
showing Of a third system pro-
posed by Color Television, Inc,
of California.
Some time next month the COM
mission will require a side-by side
showing of all the competing sys-
TENS before deciding whether the
time is ripe for color television
broadcasting on a regular COM
mercial basis.
DR.. Peter c. Goldmark, who in
vented the CHS color plan, told
FEC yesterday he had informa-
ton from manufacturers that full
color receiving sets for the CHS
system could be produced for
about 1920 retail.
He said the cost of adapting ex-
isting receivers to receive color
programs in black and white would
range from SIS to something over
$35, and that an additional at
tachment to permit tuning il
these receivers in color would rur
somewhere between $50 and $40
Evening star., 1949-10-06
By Mary Lou Werner

The silver lining finally has ap-
peared for a DIP family starting
life anew in America.
But the clouds got pretty black
before sunshine broke through
Mrs. Alise Prinkalns did not
know where to turn when her
husband Otto died in July, three
days after they arrived with their
three children to work on Fair
fax County farm. 1t all seemed
part of a nightmare that began
when the Prinkalns and Is other
Latvian DPS found everything was
not as it had been pictured at
the Fairfax farm.
Otto's death brought Federal
and State DIP officials to the farm,
and the DPS were moved to other
farms.
But there seemed no place for
Mrs. Prinkalns and her children.
The other families had men who
could work and earn their keep.
For a while, Mrs. Prinkalns
stayed at a Lutheran home
near Baltimore. The Lutheran
Committee for Resettlement for
Displaced Persons in Mary
land tried to find some place
they could send Mrs. Prinkalns
without separating her from her
children. Finally. they received
a call from the Riggs Cottage San
Evening star., 1949-10-06
15-Word Vocabulary
Urged for Children
In Sex Education

Children should be taught a vo-
cabulary of IS or more words on
sex as soon as they begin asking
questions about the facts of life,
Ray H. Everett, director of the
District Social Hygiene Society,
believes.
Speaking at group conference
of the institute held by the Dis
trict Congress of Parents and
Teachers yesterday at Lisner Au-
ditorium. Mr.. Everett said this
approach would give better sex
education and avoid embarrass-
ment of the parents.
IF parents taught their young
sters the proper scientific terms
of the body. you wouldn't see so
many nasty words written on
walls" he commented.
He pointed out that the ex-
PLANTATION of the human repro
OOCt4fC pIOSCSo WdS Ot111 14OC
taught in schools and that the
ideal way to get the matter over
to young children is by teamwork
between parents, church and
school. The home is the place for
the more intimate details. he said.
with the church helping in the
moral aspects and the school lay
ing the foundations scientifically
through courses in science. health,
physical education and biology.
Mr.. Everett recommended the
scientific approach as the solu-
ton to a problem that stumped
many parents.
In other group conferences. the
parents heard discussions of pub
licity. welfare, home and family
life and organization.
Dean Jamees Harold Fox of the
George Washington University
School of Education declared at
one conference that the public
schools needed a better musical
education system and a better
library program.
Evening star., 1949-10-06
New Curbs on Church
Large-Sca|e Arrests
Reported in Prague
By the Associoted Press

PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia, Oct.
6.-Mass arrests of Prague citizens
and new government controls over
the church we're reported in the
Czech capital last night.
Reliable sources said nearly 1000
persons were arrested in Prague
Tuesday night. There was no Off
cial confirmation and reasons for
the arrests were not known.
The Prague press disclosed that
the country's Communist cabinet
has voted. to demand inventories
of all church property. and to give
the government power to dismiss
from his post any Czech priest
whose citizenship is questionable.
These, with other sweeping re-
strictions on the church, will be
vested in a new cabinet Ministry
for Church Affairs which will ad-
minister the new Communist
sponsored church control bill. The
ministry will be headed by an
appointee of Communist President
Klement GottWald.
There was speculation in Prague
that the mass arrests might in
dicate forthcoming treason trials
similar to the recent Budapest
hearing in. which Laszlo Rajk
former Hungarian Foreign Minis
ter and two others were sentenced
to die.
Lending weight to this theory
was the remark last Saturday by
a foreign ministry spokesman that
the same type of traitors" as
those convicted in Hungary might
be caught in Czechoslovakia.
Rajk said in his confession that
he conspired with Yugoslav Pre-
mier Marshal Tito's regime to
overthrow the Moscow backed
Hungarian government. The Czech
government earlier this week ex-
uelled the Yugoslav ambassador to
Prague.
Evening star., 1949-10-06
FOUND.

GLASSES, found at White Tower parking
lot, IN Riverdale, Md. WA. 5797.
Evening star., 1949-10-06
New Cabinet in Lebanon

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Oct. 6. (P-
Premier Riad Ell Solh completed
formation of his new 10-man Leb-
anese cabinet today. He had
headed the previous government
Lebanese parliamentary tradition
had required that cabinet to re-
sign with the start of President
Bisharah Ell Khoury's second term
of office.
Evening star., 1949-10-06
Landscape Artist Dies

SPRINGVILLE, Utah, Oct.
R.-Virgil o. Hafen. 81. widely
known Western landscape artist
died yesterday after brief ILL
ness. Mr.. Hafen had exhibited
his paintings in Europe and
America and his work is repre-
sented in private collections on
both continents,
Evening star., 1949-10-06
McCIoy Denies Urging
Halt of DismuntIinq
BY the Assoeio.ed Presi

FRANKFURT, Germany. Oct.
6.-United States High Commits
sioner John j. McCloy denied to-
day that he had urged the State
Department to halt industrial
dismantling in Germany.
One of a. United States Sena-