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The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1957-07-06

A total of 113 cases was listed
for trial in Municipal Court Mon
day morning, June "a. The age
latch was dropped on number
persons who persist in carrying
guns, knives, and other weapons
of potential violence. A similar
latch was also dropped on habit
ual Migrants, who were warned
to get job or else.
Among Migrants who came I'M
der the latch Monday morning
were the following: Paul Hayes,
Rubin Times, Christine Brown,
and Dorothy Andrews. Each was
charged with vagrancy was found
guilty and was sentenced to Is
days in Jail. The judge, however,
told each that if he could prove
to the courts satisfaction that he
was gainfully employed his SEN
tence would be Suspended. Unable
to prove employment the two men
and two women went to Jail.
Among concealed weapon car
riers who had the book thrown
at them were: Clarence Durant,
Joe White, Joseph Williams and
Horace Mathis.
Dur a n was carrying a
pistol; White knife; William a
rs automatic and Mathis a knife.
All were found guilty and fined
$50 or 20 days, each and the
weapons were confiscated by the
court.
Cases Of assault and battery
also held their own in court Mon
day morning, Among these were:
Moses Armstrong, charged with
as cult and battery with hands on
his wife, Catherine. Armstrong
was fined $25 or ten days.
James Gibson was charged with
assault and battery on Dorothy
Dawson. Gibson was fined $50 or
20 dcys.
Willie Freeman was charged
with assault and battery on Doro-
thy Hunt. Freeman was fined SIS
or 80 days.
Among other cases heard and
disposed of were the following:
M.rtha Carter and Fred Ware,
both charged with disorderly con-
duct by creating disturbance
each fined $35 or IA days.
Annie Ruth Carey, charged with
petty larcency-bed linenJvalued
$2O-sentenced to 10 days, $25 or
an additional ten days.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1957-07-06
Sugar Ray VS..
BasiIio-A Million
Dollar Fight

NEW YORK - (CNS) - AL
ready they're calling it million
dollar duel though the ink is
hardly dry on the proposed Sugar
Ray Robinson match against well
terweight king, Carmen Ba.ilio.
Robinson had demanded As per
cent of the gate, stuck to it and
has won brilliantly as Basilio
took percent cut on the 20
percent he had already given.
How did they get Basilio to
agree to such a cut? Says Pro-
moter Morris: 81 told him I did
not think Robinson was kidding"
Basilio evidently didn't think so
either.
Meanwhile, Sugar seems more
interested in his coming trip to
Hollywood where his life story
is being planned than this COM
ing battle royal. He's too been
tapped as the star of a revival of
the classic Golden Boy" for
Broadway. But much of it will
have to be postponed with the Ba-
silio match to be underway. But
much of it will have to be post
poned with the Basilio match
to be underway for either the
the second or third week of Sep
tember.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1957-07-06
CONFISCATE
100000 IN PURE
HERON

| NuIlNTANTO - N<A4N1 a.
narcotics detail of the Chicago
police department after a wait
of two years, finally sprang trap
on the South Side here last week
which netted the arrest of the
city's "No. / narcotics peddler, "
an estimated 100000 cache of
pure heroin, plus other paraphen-
ALA which is used in the Illicit
preparation OF the dore fcr adj
diets.
Arrested was Melvin Harris,
Al year-old owner of the Metro
pohtsn Drug and Liquor Store,
snd former owner of a fleet Of
jitney cabs.
For over two years, police have
been keeping close tabs over
Harris activities. He had been
picked UP and questioned in con-
nection with an investigation of
the murder of a narcotics figure.
Police were positive he was
dealer in narcotics, but with hav-
ing no evidence, they released
him.
1--WE knew Harris was a big
time supplier, said Capt. JOSEPH
Healy, Of the narcotics detail. eve
could have grabbed him several
times in the last two years. Blu
we wanted his dope supply. We
knew he had to have it hidden
away somewhere and we weren't
going to be satisfied until we
, Knocked over that supply"
ctives learned the location
of Harris dope cache through
James Mack, q, a guard at the
Hou.e of Correction since
! April 9, who was described as be-
ing one of about 10 pu hers who
received their supplies from Har-
ris. Mack was arrested on a tip
,of a woman prisoner. He was suS-
pended Immediately.
On Mack's information, detec-
tives trained Harris tc a large
,partment building on the South
Side, and pinpointed the flat in
which the cache was held by
watching from the street as Har-
ris switched on a light.
When he left, he was again
trailed to where he made a sale
of one ounce of pure heroin to a
police informer.
The raid on the flat was made
after a search warrant was Sc
cured from Municipal Judge Fred
Slater. In the apartment-dirty
and barely furnished, thov fornd
two jars on a kitchen table con-
tanning between 9 and IL POUNDS
of undiluted heroin. There were
80 one-pound cans Of milk sugar,
a dilutant, plus other parapher-
MALTA.
When arrested, Harris is said
to have offered detectives $1,000
a piece to let him go. When they
refused, the figure went to
$40, 900 plus a new 1857 Lincoln
Mark II automobile. He was
carrying $4,000 in cash at the time.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1957-07-06
Machen to Test
Baker in Chicago

CHICAGO - (ANP) - Eddie
Machen, California heavyweight
prid, and Bob Baker, Pittsburg
heavyweight, will clash in 10
rounder in the Chicago Stadium
July 10, the International Boxing
Club announced.
The fight will be etelevised
nationally.
Both fighters are conteders for
the HEAVYWEIGHT championship.
Machen is rated No. 2.
Milford chronicle., 1957-04-26

day.
Wednesday, Helen King and I
played bridge at the monthly
bridge game day at the Officers
Wives Club. I met Helen through
Milford's John Geyer. John worked
with Helen's husband when he was
stationed here at Forbes. Just be-
fore John became a civilian he in
troducd Helen and me via tele-
phone. A fruit cocktail was served
at club this day and about forty
wives were present for the after
noon of bridge Four prizes are
given on game day and / held the
fifth highest score!
Thursday afternoon / went to
schaJi to hear Lynne play a piano
duet with her classmate, Julie Ad-
ans. Thursday was the last day of
school before Easter vacation, and
to add to the fun the two fourth
grade teachers decided to have a
talent Roundup" 1t was surpris-
ing to me how much of a program
these two grades could provide.
Lots of boys and girls taking piano,
accordian, ballet, tap, voice and
TWO cute girls did a record in pam
tomine.
Hayes spent all day Friday at
home with a fever and my day was
filled with taking care of him and
trying to get his temperature to
normal
Saturday we had a warm, sunny
day and this was too much for the
ole boy. After breakfast out he
went to plant flower seeds and to
get pepper and tomato plants into
our vegetable garden, along with
other vegetables. We spent the en-
tire day in the yard and found by
dinner time we were all nicely sun
burned as well as famished from
our days work.
Sunday we met friends for
church and we all attended SER
vices at the Municipal Auditorium.
The First Methodist Church each
Easter has church in the auditori-
um and even in this large arena
they make the services very i'm
pressive. The children wanted to
sit in the balcony so they could
see the choirs and I must confess
we were able to see the beautiful
hats at better vantage.
I'll write to you next week.
Always, e. T. d.
Milford chronicle., 1957-04-26
CONFEDERATE MEMORIAL DAY

April 26th is celebrated as Confederate
Memorial Day in Mississippi, Alabama, Flor
ida and Georgia. In North Carolina, South
Carolina and Tennessee, the observance is
held on May 10th. In various other Southern
States different days are used for the OBJ
serVance.
Confederate Memorial Day is, of course,
an exclusively Southern observance. Deco
ration Day, which for many years was OBJ
served in memory of the triumph of the
Grand Army of the Republic, is celebrated
on May Both outside the South.
Memorial Day falls on May 30th and is
observed fairly generally throughout the ma
tion. 1t is day to honor the memory of all
those who participated in the wars of our
country Nevertheless, Confederate Memoir
ial Day continues to be observed in the South.
1t should be remembered that the South
is the only section of the United States which
ever experienced losing a war. Naturally,
the hardships and trials of a reconstruction
period are vivid memories in the South and
it is not to be forgotten that many estates,
many fortunes and many businesses were
lost in the turbulence of reconstruction in
the South. This part of the country had to
struggle back to life and to prosperity the
hard way, without any aid program or with
out much aid from within, since its currency
had become worthless upon the defeat of the
Confederate armies
human understanding dictates sympathy
for an honorable people, who fought an hon
orabIe struggle on points of principle, and
lost The recent notion, helped along by mis-
leading movies and television, that the South
fought war for slavery, is an inaccurate
description. Abraham Lincoln, u S. Grant,
Jefferson Davis and Robert E. Lee, among
the foremost leaders Of the period, all agreed
that the war was fought on the question of
state sovereignty, of local independence and
local self-government and state government.
1t is we'll that all Americans remember
that this war, between the North and the
South, was not black and white affair, that
there were as many good men on one side as
the other, and as many conscientious and
sincere men on one side as the other. The
question whether State sovereignty allowed
a state the constitutional right to secede
from the Union was settled by the war, once
and for all, and today all Americans happily
subscribe to the sentiment-"one flag, one
country, one constitution"
Milford chronicle., 1957-04-26
HOUSTON
By Mrs. MeSyiH
ThistleWOOd
Phone
Milford 1914

Church service for Sunday, April
2S, 10:00 a. m, Sunday School with
Robert H. Yerkes, Sr., Gen. Supt. !;
ALVIN Brown. Jr Supt.; Mrs. Doro-
thy Pearson, Cradle Roll Supt.
1900 a. M, Morning Worship
beginning with Organ Prelude
with Mrs. Agnes Webb at the con-
sole. The Chancel Choir will sing
and the sermon by the Pastor,
Rev. J. B. Vaughn.
GAS p. M, MYF in the Sunday
School room.
1880 D. m, the MYF will have
charge of this service also.
The proceeds from the bake held
by the WSCS last Saturday morn
ing amounted to $92.OO This a
mount will be applied to the pay
ment of the new rug recently pur-
chased for the parsonage. Anyone
who did not contribute to this
bake and wishes to help this
worthy organization in this in
debtedness, please contact, Mrs
F. G. Simpson, Mrs. Josiah Par
Wis or Mrs. John Lennon.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Green and
son, limbo of Elkton, Md, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Twilley and son,
Billy, Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Carroll,
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell McCarter, of
Cambridge, Md, and Mrs. Betty
Lane and children, Pam and Chris
Of Milford, were weekend guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Houston Twilley.
On Tuesday evening, Mrs. Vir-
della Harrington gave a surprise
birthday party for her neighbor
Mrs. William Scott Eighteen OF
her friends attended.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lennon have
returned from a business trip in
the South.
Robert Reynolds, Jr., and Mark
Dufendach visited their respec-
tive parents during the holidays
Saturday evening, May 4, will
be the next meeting date of the
Y. A. F. in the Fire Hall
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Slaughter
and daughter, Sandra of Rtdgely
were guests of their daughter and
son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Yost and another daughter, Miss
Lois Slaughter who makes her
home with the YOsts. Mr. Harold
Brown was a guest on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William L. COul-
bourne. Mr. Zack Johnson and Mr.
John H. Johnson were Sunday
Milford chronicle., 1957-04-26
IN THE AIR FORCE"
By EIoins Townsend Diskerson
1881 Mayo
Topeka, Kansas
April %, 1857

1881 Mayo
Topeka, Kansas
April %, 1857
Dear Friends:
Well, we hunted Easter eggs in
the rain yesterday. How was the
weather in Sussex County?
Speaking of lower DelaWare-we
should be pretty proud Of our two
Delaware Mothers. Mrs. Jonathan
Willis has always been special"
to me- Hayes and / have always
been very fond of the Isaacs' kids
and their better halves (male or
tanale). / know they are all very
proud of their mothers (Mrs. Ed
gar Isaacs) newest title and so are
we. From way out here in Kansas
we extend our congratulations to
Mrs. Isaacs and to her husband
and their nice family.
1t seems every week now is full
of activities. On Monday of last
week we played bridge at Mary
Spears house. This is my every
other week" and is the talking
bridge club. If we ever play four
progressions in an afternoon it will
b. a record. Mary's husband Ger
tai2ly sets a bad example for TIE
rest or the boys. We never go 10
the Spears without finding at least
two bouquets of flowers. One bou-
quet on Monday was particularly
lovely. In a white milk glass bowl
the florist had combined pink and
white snapdragons, pink geraniums,
purple pansies, and piEk carna-
tiOns. So pretty!
On Tuesday Hayes cO-pilot's
wife and l went to our squadron s
coffee Gust females). These affairs
are planned for every other month
and keep US up to date on new
comers to the squadron, etc. They
are never formal. The table is al
ways very informally decorated and
the girls usually wear skirts and
blouses. After the coffee Joy
Baugh suggested that we try to
find the boys and ask them to treat
IS to lunch. My girls were staying
at school for lunch and her young
son had a baby sitter taking care
of him, so off we went in search
of Hayes and Dave. When we found
them they had a smirk on their
faces and said they were lucky
their female civil service" dates
couldn't make it for lunch that
Milford chronicle., 1957-04-26

buy something which they feel
sure they could rent or sell prompt
ly if they cannot use it themselves.
Florida is growing fast. Where
good land in a settled community
can now be bought cheap, l advise
buying it; but l hava a word Of
caution for those who are in the
market anywhere for land for
Office buildings, factories, or apart
ments. Plan for much more park
ing space than you now feel you
will ever need. The SUCCESS of
business ventures in any state will
depend largely on ease of access
and parking facilities Provide
ample parking for employees. Gus
toners and suppliers. In less than
twenty years, l predict that the
present number of registered cars
will be doubled.
What About The Citrus Business
After spending some thirty-five
winters in Florida, / believe an
experienced and hard-working cit
years the citrus industry has pros
pered. l should do better in future
years as new and less expensive
methods for cultivating, picking,
extracting, shipping and preserv-
ing the flavor of fruit juices are
discovered.
However, do not let citrus pros
perity lure you to Florida to grow
fruit unless you know something
about the business or are prepared
to have your interests cared for
by an experienced cooperative
citrus organization. Also be sure
you invest in a frostproof grove
that can furnish you a 20-year
record. Don't buy new groves now
Look before you leap!
Milford chronicle., 1957-04-26
BABSON DISCUSSES FLORIDA

Babson Park, Fla, April 25. Near
ly every day l get letters from
people asking if l would recoE-
mend locating in Florida. As l leave
for the North tomorrow, l will
try to answer these questions in
this weeks column My answer is
No, if you are hoping to get
something for nothing; but Yes.
if you are retiring" and receive
a pension check from the North
each month or have sufficient in
come of your own.
Mild Climate Lures Thousands
Although lacking in a number
of important natural resources.
Florida has an abundance of sun
shine, plenty of water, large a
mounts Of phosphate, and sufficient
limestone for cement. 1t can com
pete with California and other sec
tions as a mecca for tourists, va
catiOnists, and retired folk. l am
told that more than 1000 people
come into Florida each week in
tending to settle here Many live
on pensions or annuities or income
from investments, and therefore
have no need to seek employment
Others do need jobs, but not all
can find them today.
In my observation, it is rather
difficult to get a job in Florida
unless you have special skills
which the states few industries
can use. However. efforts to get
natural gas by pipeline from Texas
are now on the verge of succeed
ing. l predict that parts of the
state will have natural gas by the
summer of 1858. Wnen the supply
Of this fuel is assured, industry
should move into Florida at very
rapid pace.
New Boom In Real Estate
Mild climate has always been
Milford chronicle., 1957-04-26
MAIL CALL

RICHMOND. Va. IL Up - Post
master Fergus McRee reports his
mail carriers have faithfully fol-
lowed his advice to be kind to dogs
even to feed them dog candy-tO
keep from being bitten. And what
happens?
Folks are complaining their
dogs like the mail men so much
they're following them around and
getting lost.
"And people along one mans
route" said McRee. "are complain
ing about the friendly dogs follow
ing him and running through their
yards"
Milford chronicle., 1957-04-26
Harrington
School News
Mrs. Hopkins:

Mrs. HOpklnSs
We had an Easier Party and egg
hunt last Thursday. Jack Hopkins
and Terry Yoder each found six
eggs. They received chocolate rab-
bits as prizes.
Garold Sherwood found the goose
egg and he received a chocolate
rabbit as a prize.
Several mothers helped with our
party and gave US each a bag of
Easter candy.
Aune Gilstad shared her candy
with one of her friends, Branda
I>eeDan. Patsy FARRELL made a
thank you speech to our mothers.
The boys and girls gave Mrs.
hopkins a pretty Easter card and
box of candy.
Mrs. Brown:
We had an Easter party in our
room Thursday afternoon. After
eating ice cream and cake we sang
and danced. Lees mother and lit
tie sister came in to see us.
Some Of our classmates are out
sick. We hope that they will be
back soon
In art class this week we used
water colors 1t was lots of fun.
Mrs. West:
The second grade gave their
teacher a lovely birthday party as
surprise on her birthday. She
was really surprised and delighted.
We have had wonderful attend
ance this month.
We enjoyed Mrs. Hopkins as
sembly very much. We also saw
an exciting puppet show that we
liked. We are making inteE esting
things in art. One group has made
booklets about maple sugar.
Mrs. O'NeaI:
Mrs. Dill, our homeroOm mother,
planned a very exciting and inter
esting party. We all had a good
time
Carol Klapp has been out sick
and we DO hope she will be well
enough to come back to school
soon.
Mrs. Greenhaugh:
We had a lovely party, planned
by Mrs. Goodhand and her assist
ant, Mrs Myer We had lots of fun
hunting for Easter eggs.
Lee Dean, Tommy Simpler, and
Paige Quillen have all been out
sick. We hope they will return
soon.
Mrs. Quillen:
Our class have been dying Eas-
ter eggs. We held a contest for the
most original egg. Sharon Walls
gct first prize, Donna Chew got
Milford chronicle., 1957-04-26

an attraction to prospective buyers
of land for homes or businesses.
Now that atomic energy is to be
an added attraction, l forecast an
even further boom in Florida real
estate. The present boom will be
far different from the boom and
bust" of the 1920's when sellers
and buyers alike went just plain
crazy. Sharp real estate operators,
whose methods are questionable,
cannot be eliminated entirely, but
Florida does attempt to curb land
and stocH frauds.
| am bullish on well-lOcated
Florida homes which are already
built. l do not hesitate to advise
those interested to buy a house,
or a lot, in an already settled
community. However, / urge pros
pective settlers in Florida or those
anxious to buy land there for in
vestment or speculation to proceed
very cautiously Before buying
lots in a new subdivision, you
should first see them. Florida offers
plenty of opportunity to those who
are alert to its possibilities and
willing to work hard to get ahead
At this time it is not a good place
in which t0 speculate.
Shopping For Industrial Sites
Floridas lack of oil, coal, and
waterpower has been a serious
handicap to the development of
heavy industry Actually, light in
dustry has been moving into the
state at an increasing rate. Many
Industrial concerns in The North
and Middle West ask me how to
go about buying land for indus
trial use in Florida. My first an
swer is to buy for cash only, and
to use the same common sense
they would use when buying land
in their own home state. Second
Milford chronicle., 1957-04-26

second, and Nancy Galloway re-
ceived third.
Library Club News:
The Library Club meeting was
called to order by Norma Lee
Roork, our president. Beya. ly Lari-
more, our secretary, read the
minutes and they were approved
as read. Jean Martin gave the trea-
surer's report. The Magazine Com
mittee reported on the Life Maga-
Zine". The book committee report
ed on Thunder Bird Pass. Ber-
tina McMullen gave a report on
trip to Dover to the Library Aides
Conference. The four girls from
the library club ere going to the
sixth grade to explain the way the
library works This is an effort to
make it easier for them next fall.
The meeting was adjourned at
FILA. News:
The Future Homemakers of
America met in the Homemaking
Department on Tuesday at $3.50
a. m The president, Patsy Bonni-
well, called the meeting to order
Phyllis Curtis, the secretary, read
the minutes of the last meeting
which were approved as read. The
treasurer's report was given by
Dorothy Messick in the absence
of Norma Evins.
Committees appointed to make
plans for the remainder of the
year are as follows: field trip,
Freda Kemp, Joyce Evins and Buff
Jory; tea, Maureen Boyer, Patsy
BOnniwell, Dot Messick, Phyllis
Vincent and Iris Lee Warrington.
Buff JOry vas asked to see about
having the chapter banner framed
and hung. Another committee was
appointed to make gift suggestions
for the Homemaking Department:
Margaret Teed, Mary Jane Teed,
Patsy Bonniwell, and Maureen
Boyer. It is the custom for the
FILA to present a small gift to
the HE Department each year.
Intramural Scores:
7th Grade
Softball-B Boys:
Dolby, 30; Cotter, 4.
Volleyball-G
Dolby, 21; Cotter, IS.
9Th Grade
VOlleyball-BOys
Mann, 10; Purse, 4.
Volleyball-Gi
Mann, IA; Purse, 8.
Junior Class Play:
Growing Pains" was presented
Friday night, April II, in the audi
torium. It was a big success. The
audience laughed and had a good
time as measured by the compli-
ments received.
Terry, Adel Galloway, tOmbOy
Her brother, George, Ronnie Cor
rell, was sixteen and though he was
old enough to have his own car, he
didn't like walkingi His mother
Nancy Wilmington, and his father
David Coady, were concerned about
it. George had just won $50 and
bought a rifle which he traded
Omar, David Welch, for his car
He jumped Z red light one night
and got caught. George had to
spend part of the night in Jail. The
next morning having lost his girl
all he had left was his own little
rife:
Mr.. Rutledge did a very capable
job of directing this show and the
class is very grateful.