The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1956-08-25
YE EDITORS NOTEBOOK

For the past three weeks Ye Editor has been more ac
tive than usual This because son. Garth managing
editor of The Miami Times took three-week much need
ed vacation, leaving me to do part of his work.
He returned on Tuesday morning and took over and
am glad of it.
During his absence the staff did nicely Of course
these fellows are all Miami Times trained.
There is Henry Mckinney who now serves as fore
man. Mack, call him, to The Times in 1920
He little fellow eager to learn Too short to feed
job PRESS so had him use box to stand on, and he
his way.
Mack is good printer. After many years with The
Ilmes he went to New York City, then to West Palm
Beach where he in charge of the defunct Florida
News.
all right He has three children and four grandchildren
We have Lawrence Cooper, known as Bert Booker
l. Washington High School graduate Bert has been with
us Tor ~ years AS boy he used to play hooky and
OCCASION met with serious accident but Bert got
well again. completed printing and is linotype
operator.
do almost anything around the shop He is married no
children.
Charles Aranha came to in 1882. He is married
and has very smart Raymond who graduated from
Booker T. Washington High School this year.
Charles, always mechanically minded, is in charge
of the press room He also good display stone
and job printer. He has his idios but under
stand each other.
The youngest member of the staff is Ebenezer Ed
wards. We call him Benny. graduate of Dorsey High
School and F. A. M University. He entered the army in
1852 and served two years He The Times in 1855
He job printer and linotype operator The only
Der of the staff that did not train He is married and
has young daughter.
The Rev. L. A. Thompson another Miami Times man.
came to us in 1920 and with us, has weathered many
storms
L. A, call him, has built the Temple Baptist
Church Third 18th street He not only
pastors the church, but the moderator of the Atlantic
Coast Baptist Association.
He finds time to three days a week rewrite
and proof-reader for
There is Archie Pinder who after serving in the u
S. Navy to in 1916 under the G. I. Bill Archie
spent eight years with The Times and is employed as
printer in another business firm
He finds time to write the newsy column, "Press Box.
In downtown office there is Elliott ]. Pieze. He
too to after serving IN the Pacific War; in 1915
Pieze is not printer. He is a coumnist and news
reporter and handles advertising. He also broadcass
twice daily station WMBM.
Robert Young (my son-in-aw) works on circulation
and advertising
Young in pretty bad accident some months ago
and has not yet completely recovered.
Last, but means least Is Stanley CSweets) Sweet
ing (my nephew. Sweets is TuSkegee product but has
been with the Times for many years. served as bookkeep
err linotype operator, reporter and columnst
Years ago he decided to make change. In 1850
when the Carver Village first rented to Negroes and
the dynamng and other trouble began Sweeting was
placed in charge of the project He remained there for
four years.
He is back at The Times and in charge of the |
downtown office. Sweeting also writes the we'll known
column, Linotype"
There is must mention. She is the writer
of Random Notes., Mrs. Dorothy Sanford. Her column