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Friday, May 2, 1941, page 2 (of 10)
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Coconut Grove News
Complete Coverage Of Coconut Grove Every Week — A RIVIERA FEATURE MAY 2, 1941 SUSAN HOWE CLARK Grove Editor Phone 4-1634—4-3132 PRICE FIVE CENTS
The Clipper Crowd NEWS OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE PERSONNEL OF PAN-AMERICAN AIRWAYS By Nancy Humphreys
The second annual P.A.A. tennis tournament for the men's singles championship for the Eastern Division is now well under way. Scores for the first round are: Porter—Pain, 6-3, 6-0; Smith—Bennett, 6-1, 6-1; Nolan—Mc-Corquodale, 6-8, 8-6, 6-4; Zaluondo—Pippinger, 7-5, 6-3; Middleton—Clausen, 6-2, 6-4; Manley—Blackman, 6-2, 6-1; Morgan—Tunis, 6-3, 7-5; Ridge-way—Bush, 8-6, 6-3; Hinton—Mathews, 6-0, 6-0; Sanborn—Knight, default; Murphy—Gar-rettson, 6-2, 7-5; Morehouse—Biggers, 6-0, 6-2; Farnham—Hiester, 7-5, 6-4; Brite—Terwi-liger, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2; Sinclair—Everett, 7-5, 6-3; Merchant—Critchley, 6-0, 6-3. Incidentally, the Tennis Tournament Committee wishes it known that all who have not yet played their first round matches are in disrepute. Time's awasting! Scores so far for the second round are: Tigert-Ridgeway, 6—3, 6—4; Morgan-Manley, 6—4, 6—4; Henry-Hinton, 6—4, 6—3; Sanborn-Murphy 6-0, 10—8; Morehouse-Meeker, 6—1, 8—6, 7—5; Farnham-Stevenson, 7—5, 6—4; Brita-Sinclaid, 2—6, 6—2, 6—4; Reise-Galbraith, 6—4, 6—4, 6—3; Terrell-Merchant, 6—1, 6—2. Seeded players are: 1. Jack Waters, 2. S. D. Terrell, 3. J. J. Tigert, 4. James E. Henry. In the Girl's Tennis Tournament only one match has been played: Smith-Courtnier (no score available). The first round will be played next week. Off to Mexico City this weekend go Bob Flipze, Walter Freeman, and Mr. and Mrs. Collie Freeman. For all four, this is a first trip to this beautiful and historic old city. When we went to press, they were still undecided as to their mode of transportation—it's a 'fur piece' to travel by auto in only two weeks! (Now we know why Bob has been seen at to Berlitz Spanisn classes the fast few weeks). To San Juan by Clipper this morning went Christopher (Kringle) Kristofferson, 427 Giralda Avenue, Coral Gables. Mr. Kristofferson, who has been in Miami for the past eight months in training, is to be an assistant airport manager in San Juan. Vacationing in Buffalo and New York City is Mrs. Helen Haynes, secretary to Paul Zeeb, public relations representative for the Eastern Division. We are still mighty happy to see her daughter, Barbara, once more—as well as that handsome, 10-ct. whose diamond she is wearing on her third finger, left hand. Mrs. Haynes expects to be back in Coconut Grove about the second week in May. Helping out in Public Relations during Mrs. Haynes absence is Miss Ruth Brinson, 134 S. W. 13th Street. Happy to be home again at 1260 Algeria Avenue, Coral Gables are Mrs. August Pena and son, William, who for near-ly three months now have been visiting in Colombia and Costa Rica. Mrs. Pena has formerly resided in both places. Mr. Pena (who stayed at home) is con-nected with Pan American's Airport Development Program. The first game that Pan Am's team was scheduled to play in the Coral Gables softball Lea-gue last Tuesday evening was called (or remember that cloudburst?), but the team was scheduled to make it up Wed-nesday evening (after our dead-line) This League, sponsored by the Coral Gables Junior Chamber of Commerce, is com-posed of nine teams: Eastern Air, Renuart Lumber, Vick's Bar, Post Office, and P.A.A. In the Turf ball of the playing schedule (April 28th through June 20th) Pan Am's boys are slated for sixteen games which are: May 1st—vs. Renuart Lum-ber; May 5th—vs. Eastern Air; May 8th—vs. Vick's Bar; May 12th—vs. Post Office; May 15th—vs. Renuart Lumber; May 19th—vs. Eastern Air; May 22nd—vs. Vick's Bar; May 27th—vs. Post Office; May 29th—vs. Re-nuart Lumber; June 2nd—vs. Eastern Air; June 5th—vs. Vick's Bar; June 10th—vs. Post Office; June 12th—vs. Renuart Lumber; June 16th—vs. Eastern Air; June 19th—vs. Vick's Bar. Heard between, don't these men ever do anything but play soft-ball?) These men bing, in part: Tom Bush, Sady Das, Maurice Good, Jim Thompson, Vernon Ashley, John Duncan, Ward Martin, Ed Martin, Marion Mar-tin, Willie Kelly, Tony Bowers and Dorsey Harold. Robert Thibert is team manager. Pan American is also spon-soring a very well trained and organized team for the Miami Softball League if the League Turns team manager, is very unhappy over the city commis-sion's delay in appropriating the small sum needed for mats and grounds keepers, and light-ing. Everyone's ready—but there's no place to play. Central Reservations Control office is sorry to report that Mrs. Dord Waddell has been ill for the past two weeks and is still confined to her home. Pamsco and Meteorology are at last installed in their new home at 300 Valencia Avenue, Coral Gables—the old Curtis Aero-Car Building. After their former bleak quarters, they deem it a pleasure ideed to have rugs on the floors and painted walls. There's even room to take a deep breath. Just transferred from Browns-ville was Captain James A. Maxwell. Operations Manager E. P. Critchley, 4150 La Playa Boule-vard, Coconut Grove, is on an-(Please turn to Page Six)
Parents Invited To Lecture Series
• Dr. Nancy Meek Hains will give another in her series of lectures on child psychology before parents of children in Coconut Grove Elementary School next Thursday from 1 to 3 p. m. All parents are in-vited to attend these free lec-tures. An executive board meeting of the Parent-Teacher Associa-tion is scheduled for 3 o'clock Tuesday, in the teacher's room, when plans for the installation session May 13th, will be out-lined. *
Several Individuals Interested In Erecting New Post Office Here
Several individuals interested in erecting a new building to be occupied by the Coconut Grove postoffice have been sup-plied with specifications, it was learned from Postmaster George E. Merrick this week. Owners of the structure now housing the postoffice here have also been notified of the require-ments for new and larger quar-ters, while awaiting official posting of notices for bids, it was learned from postoffice of-ficials. Should owners of the present quarters wish to bid on the new postoffice, it would probably be necessary to "almost completely tear down the arcade structure, to meet the requirements set forth in the notices," it was said. United States Postoffice de-partment will take a 10 year leave on a suitable new building upon expiration of the lease on the Anthony Arcade location.
Commissioner Candidates Speak Tuesday Evening
All 15 candidates for Miami city commission have been in-vited to speak at a final rally to be held in the Coconut Grove Legion hall, McFarlane Road, Monday, at 8 p. m., the meeting to be in charge of officers of the McAllister Volunteers, and the Miami welfare officers. The the Miami welfare division of-fices. The meeting will wind up three weeks of campaigning which has steadily increased in speed and enthusiasm during the past week. Candidates to speak at this meeting are C. H. "Cliff" Reed-er, Robert R. Williams, Hugh Emerson, Guy Reeve, Abe Aron-ovitz, John Manny R. C. Gard-ner, Andy Lee, W. Lincoln Phil-lips, Mrs. Rose Lundstrom, Noble Dean, I. D. MacVicar, Mayor Alexander Orr, Jr., Nate Bauer and Randolph Bell. Today is the last day that absentee ballots may be cast by voters expecting to be out of the city for the first pri-mary next Tuesday or on May 13, election day, Frank Kelly, city clerk, reminds residents. These must be cast in person, to comply with recent supreme court rulings.
Hugh Emerson
Hugh Emerson, candidate for city commission, has been in business in Miami 21 years, has been head of his own busi-ness 10 years, is chairman of Miami Housing Authority, di-rector and treasurer, Executives Assn. and director of the Little River Bank and Trust Co.
MEMORIAL SERVICES HELD HERE FOR MRS. KIRK MUNROE
Memorial services were con-ducted Monday in Plymouth Con-gregational Church, for Mrs. Mabel Stearns Munroe, widow of Kirk Munroe, pioneer Coco-nut Grove resident and well known author of boys' books. Mrs. Munroe died in her home in Leahy Way, Friday after a long illness. Dr. J. Delman Kuykendall officiated at the services, Judge Halsted Ritter giving the eulogy. Mrs. Munroe came here in 1924, marrying the author soon after. Mr. Munroe died in 1930. She was the granddaughter of a former president of Amherst College, and came from a fam-ily of educators and writers. Founder of the Denver Wo-man's Cooperative League, of which she was president, Mrs. Munroe was enthusiastic in her work for women's rights in conjunction with her work in police courts in that city. Through this work she became interested in politics. She was born in New England. Surviving are two brothers, Ar-thur F. Stearns, Mount Vernon, N. H., and Albert Stearns, Dan-vers, Mass. Following cremation, the remains were taken to her home in Amherst, Mass.
Marriage Interests Many in Grove
• Of cordial interest here is the marriage which took place Saturday in Bryan Memorial Church, of Miss Kathryn Hon-noll and M. G. West. Service was read by the Rev. Albert Dale Hagler. Mrs. David Hugh-es, cousin of the bride, and Mr. Hughes, Del Monte Road, at-tended the couple as matron of honor and best man. Following the ceremony, Mr. and Mrs. West left immediately for their home "Westwood", just completed in Manwatosa, a suburb of Milwaukee, Wisc. Mrs. West is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Honnoll, Memphis, Tenn., and the niece of Mr. and Mrs. William V. Price, Louise Street. Return Home • Mrs. M. S. Cook and Mrs. Ralph Wolf, of Gillette, N. J., and Mrs. Arthur Shuller, Phil-adelphia, winter guests of Mrs. Jane C. Harvey 3649 Royal Palm Avenue have returned to their homes.
NO NEW CASES OF INFANTILE
• There has been but one case of infantile paralysis in the city of Miami in the past 21 days and that case was an adult, it was revealed by the Miami city health division offices yester-day. No other cases have been definitely diagnosed as infantile paralysis ruding this period. Since January 1, 1940, there have been 15 cases of the dis-ease within the city limits of Greater Miami this number "certainly not being cause for alarm," according to officials. In the absence of remaining members of a committee named to release information concern-ing the situation to the public, Dr. George MacDonnell, city health chief, said there should be no spread of the disease, if simple precautionary measures were taken. City health officials are anxious to report to any parents who call in person or by telephone, and urge parents and children not to repeat idle rumors.
CANDIDATE WILLIAMS MEETS FRIENDS
Robert R. "Bob" Williams, one of the 15 city commissioner candidates in the municipal elec-tion next week, has held in-numerable small meetings of friends and supporters in his campaign during recent weeks, in the belief that "personal contacts with the voters bring a closer understanding of what the city government needs." Williams would abolish the gar-bage fee and approves of more recreation facilities for the youth of the city.
SPARROW'S NEST
BEER WINE SPARROW'S NEST J. W. SPARROW, Prop. Dixie Highway and Douglas Rd. CHICKEN - SOUPS OYSTERS - Bar-b-Que - Beef - Pork ASSORTED SANDWICHES Phone 4-9244
Seeks Re-election • Commissioner R. C. Gardner, seeking re-election in the May 6 city commission primary has done more for the people of Coconut Grove section in his bitter fight to save their homes from tax foreclosures than any man running in the present campaign.
C. H. REEDER FORMER MIAMI CITY AUDITOR • C. H. Reeder, Coconut Grove resident for many years, and city commission candidate, was Miami city auditor from 1914-19. Following his auditing and accounting training at Johnson College, Tenn. In 1917 he went to France for 13 months in the U. S. Engineers Corps, acting as division superintendent of the main railway between Chagny and Is-sur-Tille in the advance zone, transporting ma-terials, troops and supplies. He is a member of the board of trustees of Harvey Seeds Post, American Legion and is enter-ing his 20th year a member of the unit. May Party Is Postponed • Mrs. Stewart Lee Jeffrey, 4022 Douglas Road, has post-poned the May party she had planned for tomorrow for child-ren of the Southeastern branch of the Children's Home Soc-iety. Postponement was deemed wise as a precautionary meas-ure in the campaign against the spread of infantile para-lysis. To New Jersey • George H. Seymour and his daughter Mrs. Gray, 3615 Bay View Road, left Wednesday for their home in Montclair, N. J. When the present city com-mission majority revived the old improvement liens to pay a $768,000 illegal and unjust claim of the Florida Power and Light Company, he fought it so bitterly that the present commission is afraid now to start foreclosing. They're wait-ing to see if Mr. Gardner's fight will be successful also at the polls before proceeding. A vote for R. C. Gardner means a vote for your home. Mr. Gardner, in spite of all unfair propaganda to the con-trary, has fought for four years to get the people in the South West section and Coco-nut Grove decent water. It was under the Williams administra-tion of which Mr. Gardner was a part that Coconut Grove re-ceived relief from their water problems. In spite of propa-ganda to the contrary, Mr Gardner has voted for every move with the present adminis-tration to extend large pipe lines to the section. He has fought the payment of three times the worth of the purchase price for the Miami Water Company. A vote for R. C. Gardner, is a vote for a real American. A pioneer Am-erican and a believer of Ameri-can ideals of free speech, free assembly, freedom of the press and freedom of convictione, re-ligious or otherwise. Paid Political Adv.
• NEW C.B.S. 3 BEDROOM, 2 BATH HOME •
LARGE LOT—NEAR BAY PRICE $9,500 Cash $3,000 — Balance: F.H.A., $60 per Month COCONUT GROVE REALTY CORP. 3480 MAIN HIGHWAY PHONE 4-1332
RE-ELECT ALEXANDER ORR, JR. CITY COMMISSIONER
Honesty — Ability — Experience RE-ELECT ALEXANDER ORR, JR. CITY COMMISSIONER His Record Demands Your Support for a Better Miami Paid Political Advertising
A. L. Reynolds Addresses Civic Club
"Any new taxes being ap-propriated for national defense purposes will not have to be used for expansion of electric power facilities because these facilities have been wisely ex-panded during the past few years. "Heavy demands are being made upon all sources of elec-tric power but with forethought and planning these demands are being met without the bur-den of extra taxation." These were statements of A. L. Rey-nolds, of Florida Power and Light Co., in an address on "Electricity and Defense", given before members of the Coconut Grove Civic Club last night. Discussions on ways and means of improving local bus service, feasibility of building sidewalks in certain areas of Coconut Grove, and of possible change in location of the Grove postoffice, occupied the business session, led by Dr. Stewart Lee Jeffrey, president.
THEATRE GRILL
Next to Grove Theatre Luncheon - - 35c Dinner - - - 50c 3502 Main Highway Ph. 4-0478
ROLLER SKATE IN COMFORT
SPECIAL RATES TO PARTIES Afternoons, 2 to 5 P. M. Evening 35c - Saturdays 40c plus tax Evening 7:30 to 11 P. M. Admission .... 35c plus tax VENETIAN SKATING RINK 2790 S. W. 27th AVENUE
NORMAN'S MARKET
• PHONE ORDERS TAKEN PROMPTLY WE HANDLE THE BEST OF EVERY-THING—IT PAYS TO COME HERE OFTEN 3192 DOUGLAS ROAD PHONE 4-9210
COCONUT GROVE REALTY CORP.
ANNOUNCES THE REMOVAL OF THEIR OFFICE FROM THE ANTHONY ARCADE TO 3480 MAIN HIGHWAY F. A. KENT H. G. NORWOOD A. J. COMMINS
ELECT Robert R. "Bob" Williams For City Commissioner
HE ESTABLISHED A PROGRAM OF ECONOMY AND EFFICIENCY DURING HIS LAST TERM OF OFFICE PLEDGES SINCERE DEVOTION TO CITY AFFAIRS
Charlie of El Bolero SAYS
Hands Across The Line —And here's where they meet — every one from Coral Gables, Coconut Grove and the Pan-Am family have a favorite rendezvous, and here it is at El Bolero MEXICAN LOUNGE BAR 3181 CORAL WAY
COCONUT GROVE AWNING CO.
3326 Mary Street Serving Awning Needs Since 1927 • MRS. E. J. NEWCOME
FOR A BUSINESS MAN TO RUN YOUR BUSINESS Elect HUGH EMERSON City Commissioner
HONESTY — EFFICIENCY — PROGRESSIVENESS Paid Political Adv.
A Voluntary Endorsement OF C. H. REEDER Candidate for MIAMI CITY COMMISSION
BY FRANK J. DICK, well-known real estate dealer and resi-dent in Coconut Grove for more than twenty years. "C. H. REEDER'S ABILITY, HONESTY AND ACHIEVE-MENT, AS DEMONSTRATED DURING HIS EIGHT YEARS ON THE CITY COMMISSION (1927-1935), MAKES HIM THE MAN I WOULD LIKE TO SEE ON THE COM-MISSION AGAIN." We Need More Men Like "CLIFF" REEDER VOTE FOR HIM MAY 6TH AND 13TH Paid Political Adv.
HAVANA OR NASSAU $2900 ROUND TRIP EITHER POINT
DAILY SERVICE TO EITHER POINT JUST 90 MINUTES AWAY NO PASSPORTS REQUIRED 55 LBS. OF BAGGAGE CARRIED FREE *Round Trip Limited to 60 Days. Reduced from Regular $36 Fare. SEE ANY TRAVEL AGENT, HOTEL OR PAN AMERICAN AIRWAYS SYSTEM - 300 E. FLAGLER ST. - - - PHONE 3-7183
SNOWDEN'S GROVE SERVICE STATION
GRAND AVE. — VIRGINIA ST. Complete Body - Fender Painting and Mechanical Work
ABE ARONOVITZ FOR City Commissioner
HONEST — FEARLESS — INDEPENDENT A Candidate for Public Office Should Be Judged by His Record in the Past City Government for the People Instead of for Special Interests ★ "Keep Faith With Abe and He Will Keep Faith With You" Paid Political Adv.
La Casita
Opens May 5th LUNCHEON — DINNER MRS. MAE SWING Permanent Manager 3542 Main Highway COCONUT GROVE