The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1951-08-11

LOT pedCeIIldKer halpn Johnson
Bunche. Apparently the concert
ed move to make him envoy to
Korea and now ambassador to
Russia will test his mettle.
DR.. Bunche, who has been pre-
siding over the United Nations
ninth Trusteeship session, has
been proposed as ambassador by
Sen. Blair Moody, Democrat of
Michigan.
UN PRESS sEcRETARIAT
OFFICER FETED
Priscilla Mcdonald, a native Of
Pasadena, Cal, and the only re-
manning member of her race of
Press and Feature Service at the
United Nations Manhattan office,
was feted by the staff. Miss Nc
Donald was given a swank bon
voyage party along with other
members of the Secretariate be-
fore going on months vacation.
She will hit San Francisco, Los
Angeles and Berkeley, then return
to her desk at the United Nations.
Alonzo A. Robbins, former per-
sonnet analyst, received his pink
slip from UN officials despite his
alleged permanent status during
his vacation at Muncie, Indiana,
his hometown. Robbins, How
'ardite and protege of Marshall
Williams (Korean administrator
plans to fight the move which will
turn him out of employment with
the UN after six years on the job.
RED CROSS IN THE JIM CROW
STEW AGAIN
The bias policies of the Amer
can Red Cross continue to hit the
front pages and to defy the
American democratic system. Fol-
lowing the recent resignation of
Arthur Kaufman who resented
the "bigoted attitudes" of the or
ganization, which is chartered by
Congress, comes the newest in
suit. Memphians here are up in
arms over the refusal of the
American Red Cross to accept
blood donors on the same basis
with those of other races.
IN OUR MAILBAG
The poStman rang more than
twice to unload greetings from
friends and readers from afar.
The travelling Cartwrights, Carl
and Marguerite, are in Kingston,
Jamaica for a month. They have
rented a car in order to view the
entire island which they say is
the scene of indescribable beauty.
Langston Hughes was thrilled
with the Greensboro Daily Times,
a North Carolina daily which
compared his book (Montago Of
A Dream Deferred) as a piece of
literature comparable with "Uncle
Toms Cabin" in putting forth
what the Negro is and what he
hopes to be.
Maestro Dean Dixon who de-
parted from New York to make
a Paris presentation cabled from
Plymouth, CT. Britain. He enjoy
ed his visit to Manhattan and was
greatly impressed with the growth
and speed of the Negro Press.
His Scandinavian tour will be-
gin shortly.
Sgt. Charles Frazier, product
of Florida and Virginia, received
his Sheepskin recently from the
Greenwich School of Music.
Susan Bonnie Blake, former
volunteer of the Red Shield Club
in Harlem, is filling dates in the
Bahamas and Trinidad on radio
and stage. The Panamanian sing
er, however, longs for the shores
of good ole America in order to
improve her professional horizon.
Elsie Drew, an Allen Univer-
sity student and native OF Erie,
Pa, is holding her own in Cleve-
land. Hattie Reba Debow, a ma
tive of Union City, Tenn, in
whose home this columnist for
merly resided while a teacher in
the public school system looks to
the shore of New York as the
pace setter for education. Mrs.
DeBow is music teacher for Union
ritv AZ Miles high school.