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CORAL GABLES RIVIERA

AN INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER 16TH YEAR NO. 9 CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA, APRIL 18, 1941 PRICE FIVE CENTS

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Straws In the Political Wind

BY JIM MOORE ● Elsewhere in this issue appears a list of the names of those to be dropped from the City's election registration books, unless, before the registration period closes on May 8, 1941, any of those persons show evidence that they should be retained as registered voters. The ordinance requiring the bi-annual revision of the registration books provides that any person whose name has been erroneously stricken therefrom may file an affidavit of his or her continued qualification as an elector, or may, of course, re-register. A letter and a return, pre-addressed, postage paid post card has been sent by the City to every name upon the registration books, to the last address appearing in connection with each name. The great majority of these cards have been returned, signed by the registrant to indicate his continued qualification. All names for which such cards were not returned have been carefully checked against the 1941 City Directory and the telephone book, and where evidence was found of the continued residence of the person his or her name has been retained on the rolls, despite the failure to return the post card. The City Clerk's office hopes that all citizens will read carefully the list of names to be stricken, and that any errors will be called promptly to the attention of that office. Reinstatements will be handled in a manner designed to cause you least possible inconvenience to those affected. If you find your name improperly included in the list, simply call 4-2521, state the facts, and the machinery will be set in motion to keep your name on the registration books. If you see that some friend, whom you believe to be qualified, has been listed for removal from the books, please either notify that friend, or call the City Clerk's office and give information which will enable that officer to get in touch directly with the affected person. The No. 1 question of the week on the political front seems to be whether or not Mayor Paul D. McGarry will be a candidate for re-election. To date, Paul has been non-committal about it and is evidently giving the matter deep consideration. To date, Commissioner W. Keith Phillips, who has two more years on the commission, is the only mayoralty candidate to announce. Another incumbent, Wallace A. Bell, is still the lone wolf as far as commission candidates, no other official pronouncements being forthcoming. There are, however, several prospects who are mulling the matter around in their minds seeking a decision. Already listed as prospects are Judge Tom Mayes, Robert Seymour and Al B. Lambert. Candidates, this year, seem to be slower than usual in tossing their hats in the ring. Two years ago, by this time the campaign was in full swing. This year's trend may indicate a much quieter election.

Seek Law To Block Auctions

● The City Commission of Coral Gables this week pondered ways and means of keeping away from this city the same type of business enterprise that has given rise to many court battles this winter in other Greater Miami cities—a jewelry auction, for which a license was requested at Tuesday evening's commission meeting. Miami Beach has waged a fight against jewelry auctions all winter, on the grounds that these auctions tend to lower the trade standards of any city allowing them. Declaring themselves firmly opposed to the operation of the auction in Coral Gables, the Gables commissioners said that they intended to clarify their legal stand before making a definite answer to the sponsors of the auction plan. Although the auction situation could be controlled by an existing ordinance which provides that the location of an auction shall be subject to the approval of the City Manager, the commission ordered further investigation into the litigation on auction in other communities. The city attorney and city clerk were asked to make a report on the legal moves in the struggle between the city of Miami Beach and auction backers, as a precaution in clearing up the commission's legal stand, before any reply to the request for a license is made.

Patton Chosen For Law Post

● Stuart Patton, 28, of 3211 Riviera Drive, has been named assistant United States district attorney in Miami, it was announced this week. Patton, who has been practicing law here for five years, succeeds John Stember, who was called away from the post to army duty at Camp Blanding. He is a member of the law firm of Patton and Kanner, and a graduate of the law school of the University of Miami at Coral Gables.