The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1950-04-01
THE SPECTATOR
BY ELLIOTT j. PIEZE
IT'S COCONUT HARVEST
FESTIVAL TIME AT VIRGINIA
BEACH MAY 6 AND

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ture the spotlight of the entire
community, is the Coconut Harvest
Festival, which will be held on Vir-
GINA Beach on Saturday and Sun
day May and 7. 1t marks the first
time in Miamis history that such
an event has been scheduled for the
entertainment and enjoyment of the
| Negroes of this community.
So much and many are the varied
| activities to be sponsored in connec-
ton with the festival, that two days
instead of one have been set aside
for the complete presentation. The
tow days, as stated above, are Sat
urday and Sunday, May 6 and Z.
| and the place is Virginia Beach.
Keep those dates in mind
and don't plan anything else for
either day, because you are really
going to be entertained to the high.
est on this occasion.
To make matters even more en-
ticing, there will be no admission
charges to any of the long list of
activities to be presented - they're
| all free and as announced this
week, the toll charges on Ricken-
| hacker Causeway, going to Virginia
Beach, have been reduced so per
cent. Everything points to a tre-
mendOusly successful event, and ca
pacity crowds ON both days.
Among the many attractions to be
sponsored during the festival are:
a giant midway. consisting of car
nival type rides, side shows and
game booths; band concert, featur-
ing the bands of our three high
schools, an amateur show, for which
valuable prizes will be awarded, a
bathing beauty contest, which Incl
IDENTIFY is one of the high points on
the schedule of activities, and for
which several very attractive prizes
will be awarded: a mammoth bar
| becue and fish fry, a stage show.
featuring professional and adult
amateurs; a dance beginning Satur-
day night, and continuing on Sun.
day night as the Coronation Ball,
where the winners of various events
will receive their prizes, and the
Maid and King will be crowned.
These are only a few of the long
list of activities all of which have
been planned for the direct enter
tainment of the many patrons who
are expected to be present. It's go
ing to be a great time, when it's
Coconut Harvest Festival Time, at
Virginia Beach on Saturday and
Sunday, May and Z. Well be look
ing for you. More about this next
week.
TODAY IS YOUR LAST CHANCE
TO REGISTER FOR THIS
ELECTION
, Today Saturday, April u is the
last chance for you to register for
the coming election. The books have
been opened for a long time, and
they are still open today, but under
the law, they must close 80 days
before the election Is held. There
fore, they will close today for the
election which will b held on Tues
day. May 2. III you have not already
registered, be sure to take time out
today and do SO. So far we have reg
istered gOOdly number Of new
voters. but we need more, and il is
most important for you to register
II you have not already done so.
The number of NgrOes registered
to date is the highest in history of
Dade County, but it should and
could be higher. Let's make it so by
getting our names on the books be-
fore they close tonight.
SLUM CLEARANCE PETITIONS
NOW BEING SIGNED
The petitions for slum clearance
and low cost housing for Miami are
now being circulated for the pur.
pose of obtaining signatures. If you
have not already done so, be sure
to sign one. We have about 5000
signatures as of this writing CThurs-
day. but we must have at least
rs, 900 before we close the campaign.
Signing this petition is the best way
to have your high rents reduced and
have our disgraceful slums cleared.
If you can't find anyone with one
Of the petitions. just stop in at the
Negro Service Council, at the Youth
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