The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1950-07-08
THE SPECTATOR
DIE-HARDs STILL FIGHTING
BY ELLIOTT j. PIE


a margin of more than z to IN
favor of slum clearance and low
cost housing, despite the fact that
the election was called only after
a successful campaign in which an
initiative petition was circulated in
accordance with the provisions Of
the charter of the City of Miami, and
sufficient valid signatures of regis
tered voters were obtained, despite
the fact a terrific prediction cam
paign between the forces opposing
slum clearance and those favoring
public housing and slum clearance,
or the proposal during which time
the issue was aired in all Of phases,
both pro and con and from all APP
pearances everybody was thorough
ly informed of the issue at stake,
despite all of these and everything
else to the contrary, the forcs who
oppose slum clearance and low cost
housing - die-hards as they are
are still trying to fight to keep the
proposal from becoming reality.
Recently, suit was filtd in Circuit
Court, which in effect, is trying to
stop the whole project from becom
ing a reality. The suit charges that
the issue was not clearly explained
on the voting machines so that the
voters would know what they are
voting upon, and further that only
property owners should have been
eligible to vote in the election.
OF course the charges i'm the suit
are in direct contradiction to the
provisions of the Charter of the tity
of Miami, which were adhered to
very accurately by the city officials
in planning and holding the refen-
dunn election.
Here's a prediction that the suit |
will get precisely no where, and
that slum clearance and low cost |
public housing will become a real
ity in the city Of Miami, before |
many more months roll around To |
make this prediction even more ac-
curate, it might be interesting to |
you to know that at the City Com
mission meeting on Wednesday, |
City Clerk Frank Correll certified |
the results of the referendum cleo |
ton to the, Commission, and by a !
unanimous agreement the city |
fathers ordered acting City Manager
Bloodworth to file the necessary
papers and take other necessary |
in order to get the city
started on slum clearance and low |
cost housing. The impending suit is /
expected to be withdrawn, in view |
of the recent action of the CITY |
Commission. But don't count the |
forces opposing the proposal com.
pletely out as yet; you can rest as
sured that they are going to do |
everything possible to prevent the |
proposal from becoming a reality.
The thoughts that they will not be |
able to collect the exorbitantly high |
rents which they have been collect
ing during the past few years, are |
Just too much for them to bear. |
They see the hand writing on the
wall, and they are going to do their |
darndest to keep up their present !
practise. But their best will not he
enough. The issue has been decided. !
Stun clearance and low cost hous- |
ing will become a reality in Miami |
and that is as it should be.
NOTES FROM HERE AND THERE
Juanita Frazier, of 1929 NV First
Place, who halls originally from the
peach state" attended school at !
Daytona Beach, and is now employ
ed at Miami Beach, is a most inter !
esting person to know Mrs.
Mary Moses and her two sisters have
charge of the cooking in the dining
room at First Federal Savings and
Loan Association. And I understand
that they are really doing a grand
job The Ladies Auxiliary of
the National Alliance of Postal EN-
ployees, local chapter, is sponsoring
a musical tea, Sunday afternoon,
July 8, at the patio Of the Mary
Elizabeth Hotel, beginning at pm
and lasting until pm. The public
is invited. Joe Walker, the blind
news commentator and disc jockey
on the Original Sepian Hour, station
WITT, is doing a bang up job of
it. Joe is heard each Monday, We'd
nesday and Friday evenings at 7:45
with his newscasts, and again On the
same nights at $50 with his record
show in which he styles himself as
the Mighty Moron" Be sure to hear