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Channel Dredging Will Start Monday

Two More Enter Local Political Race

Improvement Program Will Open Gables Waterways To Larger Craft, Yachts

Hailed by many as one of the most progressive steps Coral Gables has taken since its incorporation, work will be started Monday on dredging a channel from the city's deep waterways system into Biscayne Bay. The completion of the channel, expected in 40 days, will open the waterways to large yachts and according to local real estate men will passage a boom in larger waterfront homes. The work will be done under the supervision of M. B. Garris and the dredge was moved into the canal this week by the M. and M. Dredging Company of Miami. Dredging work will be financed by setting up a special improvement district including all waterfront properties to be benefited. The property owners in the area have already formed the corporation and negotiated the letting of the dredging contract. All work will be done under city supervision and payments made through special assessments. The channel will be 100 feet wide and 7 feet deep, and run from where the canal enters the bay, just north of Tahiti Beach, approximately 6,000 feet into the bay to the 8 foot water level. The hump-back bridge on the Tahiti Beach Road is now in process of removal and plans are underway for the raising of the Hardee Road and Granada Boulevard bridges from 2 to 4 feet.

Straws In The Political Wind

by JIM MOORE POLITICAL DERBY ENTRIES AS OF FRIDAY, MAY 9 FOR MAYOR W. Keith Phillips Joe Whitley FOR COMMISSIONER Wallace A. Bell Andrew T. Healy Dennis A. Cray Thomas C. Mayes Registration books closed last night with approximately 2,800 persons inscribed as duly qualified voters. Despite the fact that there were over 300 new registrations this year, the number of voters is considerably less than last election. This is because over 700 names were purged from the books several weeks ago. Every now and then, we self-styled political prognosticators must take a little bow and say smugly, "I told you so". So now, if you don't mind, we'll call your attention to the fact that Joe Whitley's entrance into the mayoralty campaign and Andy Healy's announcement for the commission were both predicted previously in this column. For several weeks we've been discussing the probability of Paul McGarry's entrance on the political scene. Although Paul has still made no announcement, we will confidently predict that next week's issue of The Riviera will carry the story of his intention to seek re-election both as mayor and commissioner. Capt. Allen F. Kniebielhy is again being mentioned as a possibility for the commission race. Capt. Kniebiely almost ran during the last election, but changed his mind at the last minute. Now we hear that he is again ready to make the plunge. The dearth of candidates in this election has a lot of the old timers puzzled. In 1939, by this time, there were 12 commission candidates and two in the mayoralty campaign. Unless a lot of dark horses break out like a rash during the next week, things will be mighty quiet for the June balloting. Deadline for candidates to file petitions is Tuesday, May 13. That's just FIVE more days! Have you had one of Tom Mayes' campaign cigars yet? As we predicted last week, the blessings of the Taxpayers' Association have been bestowed upon Messrs. Bell, Mayes, Cray and Whitley. So now, if we can get a few more candidates out, we'll get on with the campaign.

Healy and Whitley Announce

Two additional names were thrown into the political pot this week when Commissioner Joe Whitley announced his intention to run for mayor and Andrew T. Healy entered the commission race. Whitley has two more years to serve on his commission term while Healy has never held public office before in Coral Gables. Whitley, pioneer Gables realtor, was first elected to the commission at a special election in April, 1928 when he served for two years. He ran again in 1939 and was given a four-year term by the voters. He has lived in Coral Gables since 1923 and has been a Floridian since 1890. He is a member of The American Legion, Shrine and a past master of the Coral Gables Masonic Lodge. He was born in Newport News, Va. and prior to coming here he was a public accountant. He served in both the Spanish American and the World War. He is a Gables property owner and with Mrs. Whitley, lives at 711 Avenue Alcazar. Healy, who is married and has two children, came to Coral Gables in 1927 and although this is his first venture into office-seeking, he has been an active civic worker and is a charter member of the Coral Gables Junior Chamber of Commerce and the Country Club of Coral Gables. Born in Holyoke, Mass., 29 years ago, Healy is a graduate of Tufts College, near Boston and Catholic University in Washington. He came to Miami in 1925 and moved to Coral Gables in 1927. He owns his home at 1544 Avenue Placentia.

Barge Man Electrocuted

Tragedy entered the dredging preparations in the Coral Gables waterways Thursday when dredge worker Sam Redd, 24, a resident of Miami, was electrocuted by a high-power line which collided with a boom on the dredge while it was being towed past the old Tahiti Beach bridge. Redd, who was working at the time of the accident, did not see the power line which was strung across the waterway, and was knocked unconscious by the shock immediately when the power line and boom touched. Floyd McCullough, another workman on the dredge, who was shocked by the contact, was not permanently injured, but sent out an alarm when he saw Redd fall. An emergency car from the Florida Power and Light Co. arrived on the scene and its crew attempted to revive Redd, but after a half-hour of effort, the task was abandoned. Redd was declared dead at 10:35 a. m. at the University Hospital.

Wade Street Funeral Held Wednesday

Funeral services were held Wednesday at 3 p. m. in the Bryan Memorial Church for Wade Livingston Street, prominent and active Gables civic worker, who died Sunday in Jackson Memorial Hospital after a long illness. The services were followed by burial in Woodlawn Park. Street, who was in his late fifties, had been active for years in Coral Gables civic life, was a member of the Kiwanis, was a Mason and a director of the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce. A native of Lisbon, Ohio, he began his business career there under his uncle, Jefferson Livingston, organizer of the T. A. Snider Preserving company. Later he went on to become president and general managnr of the company in which he had begun as a canner. Before retiring and moving to Florida, Street became interested in the national canning industry, and was for a while vice-president and general manager of New York Canners, Inc., as well as president of the Indiana Canners Association. He also served as president of the Livingston Canning Machine Co. In addition to his business record, Street was active in civic and national life, having been police commissioner of Chicago and a major in the United States Army. He retired from active business life some time ago because of failing eyesight. In addition to his other civic work, he was tensely interested in boys' work, and was active in both the Boy Scout and Boystown movements. He was a direct descendent of Robert Livingston, of New York, one of the four makers of the Declaration of Independence. He leaves the widow, Mrs. Clandia Bass Street; his mother, Mrs. Clara Livingston Street; and two aunts, Miss Minnie Livingston and Mrs. Louise Pierce, all of Coral Gables.

'Taxpayers' Name Slate

The candidacies of Joe Whitley for mayor and Wallace A. Bell, Thomas C. Mayes and Dennis Cray for commissioners were officially endorsed Monday night when the Taxpayers' Association met at the Country Club of Coral Gables. Approximately 144 members were present to endorse the ticket unanimously.

'90's' PARTY TOMORROW

Tomorrow night will see the fourth annual Gay Nineties Ball and Carnival to be presented by the Junior Chamber of Commerce at the Country Club of Coral Gables, when festive Gableites will dress up in their forefathers' finery and dance to the old tunes of another era in order to help the youth program of the Jaycees. Among the evening's features will be door and costume prizes amounting to over $250, a beer garden, Monte Carlo, bingo, old time movies and the original costumes. Harry Reser and his orchestra will play for dancing and special show events of the evening. Funds raised at the Ball will be used by Jaycees in their funds to aid the athletic department of Ponce de Leon High School, and also for the benefit of Boy Scout Troop Seven. Tickets may be purchased from any Jaycee, or they may be bought at the Country Club. Country Club members will be required to pay admission to the Club for this party.

Commission Has Busy Session

Coral Gables' city commissioners, Tuesday, rolled up their sleeves and in a busy hour-session proceeded to clean up quite a few matters of business that have been pending on the agenda. During the course of the meeting the city fathers: Named City Manager A. B. Curry as acting police judge to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Thomas C. Mayes. Curry will preside on the municipal bench until after the election when the new commission will appoint a permanent judge. Decided to hold a conference with MacGregor Smith, president of the Florida Power and Light Company, to discuss the possibility of the city purchasing the Consumers Water Company system. By resolutions, authorized a replat of Block 36, Biltmore addition and Block 5, McFarlane section. Turned down a recommendation of City Attorney Morton B. Adams that the city pay $150 to Mrs. Katherine Kelly, because of injuries she claimed when she tripped on a city pavement. Accepted a proposal made by Edmund Friedman, county engineer, whereby the county will remove the city's Flagler Street rails and repave in acordance with the city of Miami specifications, if the city will transfer the ownership of the rails to the county. City Manager Curry informed the commssion that the city would save approximately $1,000 on the transaction. The city will have to remove the rails on South Miami Avenue, however. Requested the cooperation of (Please Turn to Page Five)

At the city commission meeting on Tuesday, the Dade County commission was asked to construct short for a bascule lift bridge with a temporary stationary span at Cocolum Plaza. This will made possible the installation of a lift span there at a future date. Also tied in with the canal dredging was a proposal advanced Tuesday by John Rave-line and associates to sub-divide the Mahi Shrine Golf Course and to dig a system of canals through it so that each lot will front on the water. These canals would connect with the main Gables waterways.

Give Bingo Party

Preparing for the granting of their annual business scholarship, the Coral Gables Business and Professional Women last night gave a bingo party in the Legion Post to raise scholarship funds. Each year the B. and P.W. give a scholarship in a business school to a graduate of Ponce de Leon High School, to finance the graduate's business training.

Students Receive Honors In Annual Award Assembly

Twenty Ponce de Leon High School students received scholastic and literary honors in the school's award assembly last Thursday. Martin Avery received the Civic Leader Award, which was presented to the school by the class of 1939. The Herff-Jones Athletic Award was presented to Maybelle Baldwin, while the Activities and Service Award was presented to Betty Hudgen. The Coral Gables Woman's Club Trophy, awarded the all around senior girl, was presented by Mrs. Andrew Doleman to Barbara-jane Mayhew, and the Hi-Y Award, for the all around senior boy, was presented by Eddie Bell to Bill Starmann. Because of the absence of a member of the South Miami Biseayne Post No. 31 of the American Legion, Mrs. Susan Archer presented the American Legion Scholastic Plaque for outstanding work in commercial work to Violet Fulford; English, Barbarajane Mayhew; history, Lloyd Spain; language, Carol Wesehuck; mathematics, Latham Collins, and science, Charles Clarke respectively. The Bausch-Lomb Optical Science Award was presented to Robert Mixon by Mrs. Archer and Mrs. Wade Livingston Street awarded Barbara Browne the D.A.R. Good Citizenship Medal. The 9-A citizenship awards were presented by Mr. Pete Schneider of the Walter Coftler American Legion post No. 98, to Clyde Hudson, Virginia Allen, William Prabl and Jacquelline Cordes. The Lindley DeGarmo American Legion Declamation Cup was presented by Mr. W. M. Martin to William Pierce and Mrs. W. M. Martin of the Lindley DeGarmo American Legion Auxiliary presented the prizes for the Poppy Poster Contest to Raymond Cook and Katherine Stiles.

To Repeat 'Pinafore'

The Coral Gables Music Club will repeat its successful performance of the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta, "H.M.S. Pinafore," which was presented at the Elementary School this winter, at Bayfront Park in Miami, May 1. It was announced at the last meeting of the Coral Gables Civic Round Table.

Identification Service To Be Launched Soon

Wheels will begin to turn the first of next week on the citizens' voluntary identification registration, according to City Manager A. B. Curry, who said that police identification facilities are being increased to meet the new load and will be ready Monday or Tuesday. The new cards, which will carry the seal of the City of Coral Gables, will contain information concerning the appearance, age, birthplace, etc. of the bearer and will contain as well a thumbprint, photograph and signature. "These identification cards can be of definite value to the citizens holding them," said Curry, "with the increasing demands on travelers to produce identification. One of the city cards will be the most positive identification a traveler could produce." Curry added that the registration for the identification department was entirely voluntary, and was being asked as a possible future defense aid as well as being offered as a service to Gables citizens.

Crash Victim Buried

Burial took place Tuesday afternoon in Valdosta, Ga., for Leland Jackson Allbritton, 23, who died Sunday when his motorcycle collided with an automobile on 36th St. near N. W. Tenth Ave. Allbritton was employed by the Huskamp Motor Company in Coral Gables.

Stewart Transferred

Douglas Bothwell Stewart of Coral Gables, a draftee to Camp Blanding, has been transferred from Blanding to permanent duty at MacDill Field, Tampa, in the 66th Signal Company. Morton Engel, owner of Engels Men's Shop on Ponce de Leon Boulevard, left Wednesday morning for Camp Blanding, Fla. where he will enter the army as a selectee.

Chamber of Commerce to Install New Directors, Officers May 14

Next Wednesday night, May 14, will see a double ceremony in the Chamber of Commerce offices, as the newly-elected directors of the Chamber take office, and the group's officers for the coming year are named. The newly-elected directors are: Arch Cassidy, Tom Mayes, Denis Renuart and Hollis Rinehart, Jr. The hold-over directors are: Frank N. Holley, Jr., president, and Judge D. J. Heffernan. The death of Wade Livingston Street, who was second vice-president of the chamber, has created another vacancy which will be filled by the directors at their May 14 meeting. Following the installation of the new members and election of officers, policies and plans of the organization for the ensuing year will be discussed. In reviewing the chamber's activities during the past year, President Holley pointed out that much has been accomplished for the betterment and development of Coral Gables. The chamber sponsored the planting of coconut palms along Coral Way and Ponce de Leon Boulevard, and has received a large number of trees donated by citizens. It is hoped that after the June city election work will start on this beautification program. The chamber is responsible for the location of 17 attractive billboards in various sections of the Greater Miami area, comparing Coral Gables to exclusive residential sections of major cities throughout the country. These boards cost the chamber $2,000 per season, and this season brought many visitors to the city who had never been here previously. The chamber worked hand-in-hand with city officials on the widening and deepening of the Coral Gables canal and creating a yacht basin near the mouth of the waterway where palatial yachts may secure safe dockage. This will be one of Coral Gables in many years, as these yacht owners are potential residents, and yacht supplies (Please Turn to Page Five)

Drama, Debates To Take Place At University

Since the University of Florida cancelled its interscholastic debate and play contest for this year, the University of Miami invited high schools of South Florida to participate in the first annual debate and play contest, to be held May 9 and 10 at the University. Ponce's program for the contest will be divided into two portions, the first being a play, "Pearls", under the supervision of Mrs. Marguerite Harvey. Characters will be portrayed by Olga Davis, Edith Batcheller, Bill Fielder and John Tyler. The second part of the program is to be devoted to debates with Miss Mary Catharine Symonds' debating class will debate with the representatives of schools from Dade, Broward and Monroe counties, on the question "Should the Power of The Federal Government be Increased". Competing from Ponce in the debate portion of the program will be Bill Pierce, Jack Hoehl, Martin Avery and Justus Schneider.

Kiwanis Club Attends Rally

The Coral Gables Kiwanis Club took first place for attendance at the southeastern district rally held Monday at the Hollywood Beach Hotel in Hollywood. The local Kiwanians, 28 strong, made the trip in a city bus provided by City Manager A. B. Curry. Following the luncheon, at which state governor Frank Wright was the speaker, the local contingent was honored by having "When the Moon Shines in Coral Gables" played for them by Hem Olson and his orchestra, currently appearing at the hotel.

Draft Board Seven Gets 14-Man Call

Making the first demand for new white men in almost a month, the Army this week sent a call for 14 whites to Draft Board Seven in Coral Gables. The selectees will leave for Camp Blanding May 22.

Wins Swim Award

Carl Green, Jr., of 307 Alesio Ave., received an award in varsity swimming at Cornell University, where he is a student, on Wednesday, April 30, according to an announcement made this week by the University.

TO UNDERGO MAJOR OPERATION

Major Frank Shattuck has been ordered to report to the Veterans Hospital at Bay Pines on May 10 for a major operation. Major Shattuck has been in the organization of the Hawley Russell Radio Service for the past 12 years.

Economy Laundry will open a pick-up station soon at 121 Coral Way.

"Spring Dance" will be the next offering of the Florida Playmakers, May 22, 23 and 24.