The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1950-11-04
GENERAL ELECTION

GENERAL ELECTION
Tuesday, November 7 is Election Day. AS we pointed
out last week qualified voters should turn out IN large
numbers that day There matters to be voted upon
that affect everybody in community those who are
not qualified to vote we'll as those qualified to VOTE
First of ALL there is the $6OOOOOO bond issue for the
Jackson Memorial Hospital Much publicity has been given
this matter and slogan Bonds Beds at Jackson
pretty we'll known. .t. @at ~.
Out of this $4,000 600 the sum of $S84,349 will be
spent for general medical surgical and maternity beds
100 of them for Negroes.
The tuberculosis ward will have 1OO beds Tor w Mite
and Colored at of $88434S These worthwhile
improvements and should appeal to the public in general
To make them reality, qualified freeholders must go
to the polls on Tuesday and cast our votes.
Remember that freeholder is qualified voter reg
stered the couys book of real estate in
addition to being otherwise eligible to vote. =.
In order this bond issue to pass SO per cent plus
of the freeholders must vote
There are 10000 of them That means 35,Oe1 must
Vote for Bonds for Beds for Jackson"
There are also some important constitutional amend
mens to be voted upon November T. The First Amend
would establish modern system of handling Juven-
lie delinquents 1t would permit the Legislature to give the
Juvenile exclusive jurisdiction OF such criminal cases
as deems proper where minors of specified ages
accused.
The fifth amendment would provide for add
tona county Judge in counties with population of more
than 100000.
Dade county would benefit if this amendment were
approved.
There are three other amendments. One would
change the constitution eliminating the state which
must be taken every ten years midway between the
federal census dates.
Another would create 10th judicial circuit for Mon
roe county. The present law calls for population of
$4,000 in judicial circuit.
The other amendment deals with the printing of
amendments to existing laws The proposal would
time for the legislators and money for the taxpayers
Now to the election of Senators, congressman Rep
resentatives and others state and county officials
'VnfnT in Tho q
this issue in the May Primaries and unlikely that their
will be any upset This however, should not prevent voters
from turning out in large numbers Tuesday At times
the unexpected happens.
The consensus of opinion is that George Smathers
will be Senator. William Lanaff, congressman Geo.
Representatives For Board of Public Instruction. James
Noel Angus Graham and c. Vari Dusen.
Jerry w. Carter for Railroad and Public Utilities
Commission; w. "Bill" Joyce County Purchasing Agent
and George Rogers for Constable, District 2.
The Republicans have the following candidates in the
election on November z.
u. S. Senator - John Booth.
Congress-Joseph E. Worton>
House of Representatives Richard Booth, Gerald
Schwartz, Nathaniel Howell
Dade County School Board-Clarence Cochrane,
David Douglas Gladys Jacobson.
Purchasing Agent-Gustav Kloehs
Commissioner of Island Navgaton-D. r. Updegraf
Constabe-C. H. Robins.
independent Kennedy.
Do not forget that you must pull the lever each
name you wish to vote for.