Coral Gables Riviera

CORAL GABLES RIVIERA

AN INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER Published every Friday by the Miami Riviera Publishing Company, 306 Coral Way, Coral Gables, Florida Established January, 1926. Combined with the Dade County and Coconut Grove Times, 1929. JOHN D. MONTGOMERY President JAMES B. MOORE Editor and General Manager Mailing Address, P. O. Box 704 Telephone 4-1634 SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year by Carrier, Coral Gables and immediate vicinity $2.00 Six Months $1.25 One Year by Mail $3.00 Entered as second class matter May 21, 1926, at the Postoffice at Miami, Florida, under Act of March 3, 1879.

Advice to Scoffers

Some of Miami's health and school officials have labeled the closing of the Coral Gables schools during the existence of polio cases as unnecessary. They state that the action is taken merely as "soothing syrup" to worried parents. Remarks such as these, we can file under but one heading: "Asinine". It seems to us that these officials are scoffing at Coral Gables' courageous precautions, merely to hide their own inadequate actions. We agree that five cases of infantile paralysis do not constitute an epidemic, but we still maintain that the closing of the schools and the barring of children from public gatherings are the only means to prevent what could easily develop into epidemic proportions. When the disease is communicated through personal contact, we find it hard to rationalize the statements that the closing of the schools is unnecessary. We have watched children in the theatres on Saturday afternoons, drinking from the same fountains, taking each other bites from candy bars. How better could a disease be fostered and spread? Coral Gables is not offering its citizens a soothing syrup. It is dealing with them straight from the shoulder, telling them all the facts, and acting sensibly in taking all precautions possible. Coral Gables is not battling an epidemic—it is preventing one. Neighboring towns could well take a lesson from what is being done in our community.

Thank You, Mr. Mayor

In his address of welcome to the 500 N.E.A. delegates Monday at the Country Club, Mayor Paul D. McGarry devoted most of his words to eulogizing the Coral Gables Riviera. Said Mr. McGarry, in part: "There are many things I would like to tell you about Coral Gables, but I feel that the Riviera, a copy of which you all have been presented, can do it so much more thoroughly and accurately. This city is proud of its paper, which has been a constructive force during the entire period of the city's growth. It is one of the best advertisements for Coral Gables that we can offer you. I urge you all to read it thoroughly." It's words like that, coming from official sources, that make the folks who get out your newspaper feel that their jobs are worthwhile and that their efforts are appreciated. The Riviera thanks Paul McGarry for his much appreciated words. We assure him that we will always strive to maintain those standards that make The Riviera "one of the best advertisements that the city can offer".

Real Achievement

With the announcement that Ponce de Leon High School had won a national scholastic award in journalism, Ponce added another feather to an already well-studded cap. Ponce de Leon's position as the "forgotten school" is well-known to all Gableites, as is the struggle which has been carried on for years to get more working funds from the school board to carry on a program of badly-needed improvements. Yet, despite the fact that this financial aid has never come, Ponce de Leon had continued to move forward, in a way that shows exceptional spirit and determination on the part of students and faculty alike. The Ponce Tribune won the highest possible rating in this last contest sponsored by the National Scholastic Press Association, in competition with school papers all over the country. That is only one sample of the splendid work its students have done, and of the excellent teaching its faculty has provided in circumstances far from ideal for teaching purposes. It's really a bulldog spirit that has made Ponce shine in spite education and in all scholastic activities. A fine example of that spirit was shown when students, faced with portable buildings unpainted and ramshackle after years of neglect, bought paint themselves, then mounted ladders to wield the brushes and paint their school in their own recreation hours. That kind of school spirit is hard to beat. Ponce has rated high scholastically for years, often ranking above any other Florida school. It has sent students to many northern universities on scholarships, and had fine report of their records in college, due to the thorough groundwork given them at Ponce. Two Ponce students—Collins Hay and Barbarajane Mayhew—took first prizes in two Greater Miami essay contests against the best essayists in the metropolitan area. While the school is overcrowded, while it lacks paint and waterproofing and better teacher facilities and funds to carry on the student activities that mean so much to morale, it is nothing short of remarkable that Ponce de Leon is able to score time and again in competition with richer, more favored schools. There has been a remedy for the needs of Ponce proposed by a group of civic-minded Gableites, with every good deal of Coral Gables interested in the project. The group wants to set up a school district in which all of Coral Gables will be one school unit, instead of being split, as it is today. That redistricting will put Ponce in a stable position, able to receive benefit from the school funds spent by its own community. When a school has made the wonderful showing recorded year in and year out by Ponce de Leon, even when up against the severest financial problems, who knows what advances it can make if it is given the means to do its work properly, and can give its students the best of equipment in place of makeshifts?

Moth Killer at Holley Stores

A new weapon in the fight against insects came to Coral Gables this week when the F. N. Holley stores received the first shipment of Moth Vamoose, a sachet moth-killer that represents a strong advance in anti-moth preparation. Made in the form of individual small sachets, Moth Vamoose contains pleasant smelling chemicals, and need only be placed or hung in drawer or closet to rid the space of moths. It is impossible to spill Moth Vamoose. There is no dust or unpleasant odor in its use; but Moth Vamoose has been proved scientifically deadly to moths, while harmless and safe for your best clothing or furnishings.

Death Takes Col. Young

Full military services, with burial in Arlington National cemetery, were held Monday for Col. James Scott Young, 59, retired commander and former Coral Gables resident, who passed away Friday at his home in Charlotte, N. C., following a long illness. Col. Young lived here seven years, leaving two years ago to make his home in Charlotte. He was a Spanish-American war veteran and had served with the expeditionary force against Pancho Villa on the Mexican border in 1914. He retired in 1931. He leaves the widow, Mrs. Martha Hall Young; a daughter, Mrs. E. Reginald Bell, and a son, James Scott Young, III of Charlotte. Three sisters also survive him: Mrs. A. B. Evans and Mrs. Ray Christie of Miami, and Miss Alice Young of Washington, D. C.

Home Sales Rise

Like the mounting building totals, the real-estate figures of recent property sales in Coral Gables point to an extremely active summer, with an increase in out-of-town visitors settling here to become permanent residents and property owners. H. L. Mershon, senior partner in the Miami law firm of Evans, Mershon and Sawyer, recently purchased a home at 3608 Granada Blvd. from E. Fulton Webb. The property was listed at $28,500. William A. Rapp, a retired broker of Buffalo, N. Y., bought a house at 628 Alcazar Ave. from Alexander D. Smith of Coral Gables. Mrs. Ethel Tiffany of Jamestown, R. I., purchased the home of Dr. Oscar Linder at 1235 Catalonia Ave. for $7,000. H. B. Jackson, assistant finance director of the City of Coral Gables, has purchased the home of Joseph Renick, brother of Jockey Sammy Renick, at 1406 Milan Ave., for $6500. All the above sales were handled by W. Chilton Day of the Cray-Daino offices, who cooperated with Lewis S. Edwards on the sale of the Renick home.

Miss Peggy Beaton returned this week from Clearwater, where she attended the state library association convention. Sessions of the convention were held at the Clearwater Beach Hotel, Clearwater Beach. Miss Beaton was appointed one of a committee of four from the state to investigate the part libraries will play in the defense program.

In One Ear . . .

by Wells Bruen One of the greatest denials of the movie's standard drunken newspaperman was to be seen Monday at the city sponsored luncheon for the 500 NEA editors who came here for a flying visit. Many Gableites who expected to see bottles in every pocket, and were looking forward to a big bill for breakage at the country club, were astounded to find the NEA group one of the quietest and best-behaved parties ever seen in the palm-lined patio. No bottles, no drunken singing, no nuthin'. In fact, with 500 editors present and the bar primed for a land office business, the total bar receipts for the luncheon totaled something like $11.75! In general, the whole luncheon was a pleasure, and the editors were the most genuinely grateful people for the courtesies shown them that could be imagined. We hope they'll all come back again, and soon. As a matter of fact, it's rarely you'll see anyone working on a paper who does resemble the cinema picture of a reporter. I've only seen two or three reporters, for instance, who wore their hats in the office—and without exception they worked for little papers. Usually they get the idea from the movie caricature of how a newsman ought to behave. The El Bolero customers are wild about something new in the "most glamorized nitery" in town. This time it's a sultry Latiness called Consuela, who sings songs with Pan-American influence for the clients. The gal must have something on the ball, for the barstormers were beating their palms off to the elbows applauding her first night appearance. Plans for the Theatre of the Fifteen are finally complete for the summer. Instead of heading back up to New England for the summer season, the Fifteen have signed a contract with Mrs. Charmine Lantaff Camine to appear at her theatre, the Old Mill Playhouse for the summer season. The Old Mill Playhouse being in Flat Rock, which is near Hendersonville, North Carolina. Their season there will begin July 1, and will run for ten weeks. The group is planning to present the hits from their impressive roster this season, and several new plays a well. So far, there has been no definite statement on the plans for the theatre for next winter. Probably there'll be a last-minute statement on winter plans when the season ends here. When you're in the mood for a fast meal and don't feel like washing dishes, why don't you try the tasty turkey dinner at the Blueberry Muffin? The place has a wonderful dinner, with two surprises: the flavor and the price. (Both surprises pleasant, y'understand). It's on your way to town on West Flagler street, but at the same time it's not ten minutes from the corner of Ponce and Coral Way. The Gables Coliseum is going to open its doors again in the near future, with a lease held by a group of newcomers from the north. The deal isn't signed and sealed yet, but you can expect the doors to open on or about May 15.

MRS. SWING OPENS LA CASITA RESTAURANT

Mrs. Mae Swing is today announcing the opening on Monday, of La Casita (tea room), 3842 Main Highway. Mrs. Swing has assumed permanent management of the popular restaurant and has completely redecorated it. Luncheon and dinners will be served at popular prices.

Death Claims Miss Styles

Funeral services were held Monday with burial at Miami Memorial park cemetery for Miss Mary Alice Stiles, 84, of South Miami, who died Friday after a brief illness. She came here in 1922 from Elizabeth, N. J., and is a descendant of Ezra Stiles, a president of Yale University. She is survived by two brothers and several nieces and nephews. Dr. Nevin Schaaf and Dr. George B. Laird conducted the last rites.

Cavalieris Will Manage 19th Hole

The Cavalieri brothers, famed restaurateurs of Miami Beach, have taken over management of the Miami Biltmore's 19th Hole restaurant for an indefinite period. The brothers—Marcel, George and Alfred—operated the Patio Moresque on Miami Beach this winter. George will be in personal charge of the 19th Hole. The brothers will also operate the Cafe de la Paix at the Roney Plaza Hotel, Miami Beach.

To Asbury Park

Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Croce of 505 Alcazar left this week for Asbury Park, N. J., where they will spend the summer as guests at the Hotel Montauk.

Meeting Today on Summer Closing

Do you approve Wednesday or Thursday as a half-day for Coral Gables businesses during the summer months? The Merchant's Bureau is sponsoring a meeting at the Country Club of Coral Gables today at 12:15 p. m. to determine which day will be selected by the majority of the businesses. Andrew N. Houston, chairman, has issued a call for all persons interested to attend this meeting and avoid future confusion.

Rogers Electric Increases Space

With business showing a steady increase ever since its opening about six weeks ago, the Rogers Electric Co. at 2303 Ponce de Leon Blvd. this week took steps to increase the display space in its show room. The new space, which is an alcove adding 120 square feet to the store's floor space, is needed to accomodate the new refrigerators, stoves and other electric appliances which are being added to the stock daily.

Bible Class

Mrs. Julia Hanson, 337 Camilo will be hostess today at luncheon for the members of the Woman's Bible class of the First Presbyterian Church School.

Collins Hay Essay Winner

Following closely on the heels of the announcement of the Ponce Tribune's winning All-American honor rating this week came the news that Collins Hay, Ponce Tribune editor, had won an essay contest sponsored by the Miami Civitan Club. Hay, a senior at Ponce de Leon High School, was awarded a cup as grand prize in the Greater Miami contest, and was told that his essay would be entered in the national contest by Bernard Peacor, local contest chairman. Frances McGarry Joan McGraw, Jerome Frazell and Betty Joseph Taylor of St. Theresa High School won medals in the essay contest, as did Jack Hochl, Charlotte Hertz and Hal Carter at Ponce de Leon.

Mrs. William T. Mixson and daughter, Miss Jean Mixson left yesterday for Albany, Ga., for a visit with relatives.

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