Coral Gables Riviera

PAGE 8 -THE CORAL GABLES RIVIERA- FRIDAY, MAY 30, 1941

The Clipper Crowd NEWS OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE PERSONNEL OF PAN-AMERICAN AIRWAYS

By Nancy Humphreys Of particular interest to Pan American personnel were the fifteenth annual commencement exercises of the University of Miami. One of these exercises, held last Monday evening at the Miami Biltmore Country Club, Juan Terry Trippe, President of Pan American Airways, was granted an honorary doctor of laws degree from the University of Miami. To receive this honor in person, the indefatigable Mr. Trippe made a flying trip from New York—And left Miami by plane just twenty-eight minutes after the conclusion of the ceremonies. Monday, June 2nd, is the date set for the initial scheduled flight by landplane between Miami and Nassau. Service will be five days a week (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday). Departing Municipal Airport, Miami, at 9:00 a. m., arriving at Oakes Field, Nassau, just eighty minutes later. On the return trip the Doughughes leave Nassau at 11:00 a. m., arriving in Miami 12:05. The famous tropical headwinds are responsible for the fifteen-minute reduction in flying time. On alternate Wednesday a Baby Clipper (S-43) will make the trip from Dinner Key, stopping at Cat Cay. H. A. Andrews, mechanic first-class, is being transferred to Nassau to be mechanic for the DC-3A's. Although still not formally announced, it is well known that, with the opening of the vacation season, Pan American is giving its employees a delightful May Surprise gift: a round-trip pass; This pass is good in the Eastern Division for the distance which the employee can travel in one day each way, subject of course to payload (which rather limits one's scope during May). In the alternative, wishes to travel beyond the one-day limit he may do so at a fifty percent reduction of regular fares. Since flights to Port of Spain, Barranquilla, Kingston, and Cristobal are very reasonable most popular spot for Pan Am vacationeers is Merida, Mexico. And all who have made this pilgrimage to the Mayan ruins return glowing with enthusiasm for the charm and beauty of Yucatan. And for very reasonable rates at luxurious hotels leaves one's bank account more than just a pleasant memory. Some of the Yucatan-bounders include, Ben Blackman, Sheridan Lee, Hector Cruz, John Leypoldt, John Bates, Bruce Abercrombie, Jim Henry, Ernest Hawkinson, Ed Flipse, Tildo Carrera, Nick Murphy, Bob Flipse, Collie Freeman, and Walter Freeman. In New York to attend a conference of public relations representatives from the entire system is Arthur E. Curtis public relations representative for the Eastern Division. This conference is held in conjunction with the Traffic conference. The Broadmoor Hotel, Colorado Springs will be headquarters for the C. Berwind Harjesses during their months' stay in Colorado. Later Mrs. Harjes and daughter, Ivy, will go on to New York for a month, while Mr. Harjes returns to his home, 2819 Alhambra Circle, Coral Gables, and to his post in the Division, Manager's office. Two weeks of complete relaxation in a small lake-front cottage will be included in the vacation itinerary of Mrs. Polly McDaniel, switchboard operator for Pan American for to, these many years. Leaving this week-end, Mrs. McDaniel will motor to Chattanooga, Tennessee with her husband in time to meet Mrs. W. R. Dykes; will then go down to Atlanta to visit her mother-in-law. Clayton, Georgia will be her last stop, where she will be the house-guest of Dr. and Mrs. Cortes Mimms for two weeks of what every vacation is supposed to consist of: rest. Mrs. McDaniels plans to return to Coconut Grove the end of June. Communications school instructor P. Armand De Claive has just returned from an eight-day trip to Rio, where he was checked out on the DC-3A's: During his absence Ray Bourret was in charge of the school. Captain J. A. Maxwell was in command of the new DC-3A which arrived at Municipal Airport Monday evening from Brownsville. A. L. Terwilleger was co-pilot; Thomas Higgins, radio operator. Honeymooners Dr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Atanasio were honor guests at a party given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Fernandez, 2881 Florida Avenue, Coconut Grove, last Monday evening. Guests included: Mr. and Mrs. August Pena, Mr. and Mrs. N. D. Loud, Frank Valls, Miss Beatrice Bretzfield, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert Fernandez and Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Homan. Mrs. Atanasio was formerly Miss Marjorie Hickman of Pan Am's Purchasing Department in New York. Her marriage was an event of May 17th in the church of Our Lady of the Angels in New York City. Dr. and Mrs. Atanasio arrived in Miami by boat last Sunday; are house guests of Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Lennon and Mr. and Mrs. William Pritchard at 1021 Astoria Avenue, Coral Gables. The Coconut Grove British war relief committee is temporarily minus its president, Mrs. Edward C. Wright, who also left last week by Clipper to join her husband in Trinidad for the summer. Mr. Wright is a relief airport manager. Two new watchmen have been added to the force at Dinner Key; Garfield E. Grumbly, 451 S. W. 24th Road; and Olen Monroe Fether, 1761 N. W. 42nd Street. Other new employees at Dinner Key include: Harry A. Hart, 2225 S. W. 19th Street, helper in the Motor Shop; Stephen Parrish, II, 4013 Douglas Road, Coconut Grove, helper in the Instrument Shop. At Municipal Airport Richard W. Silliman, 2765 S. Bayshore Drive, is now in the stockroom. In Brownsville for a conference of chief pilots of all divisions is Captain R. H. Fatt, Jr., chief pilot for the Eastern Division, temporarily pounding the table in Brownsville for Roger Wolin is Mrs. Edward Nash (Isabel Hanson) Mathaws. 3700 Douglas Road. Leaving for Rio this week was junior pilot S. A. Belcher, Jr., 122 S. W. 23rd Road. Mr. Belcher was well known in Miami as a sportsman pilot before he became connected with Pan American. Other junior pilots heading for Rio include: John Van Brussel, R. E. Ebarts, M. P. Archibald, Ralph A. Bottheff, and David G. Raul. Notes from my anonymous correspondent, "The Dinner Key Hole Peeker": Junior Pilot Boeck has "Dog Trouble" recently when his transfer to Rio de Janeiro was pending. . . . when he though his transfer was quite definite, he made elaborate plans for his Great Dane dog—and shipped it by train to New York where he went to Rio . . . while the dog was enroute he was informed that his transfer had been postponed . . . . and so the dog came back and just made it as far as New York when he was told again that he was going to Rio! There was nothing to do but head the dog for Rio again. Boeck is Rio and believe it or not, he had to bring the dog back the second time! Mr. Boeck's transfer certainly made a traveling traveler of that Great Dane . . . . Maybe we're wrong, but we sort of thought summer was just around the corner . . . . however, not according to Paramount Pictures, who shipped a pair of skis to Nassau this week, we hear from one of the Express Representatives—sounds to us like Nassau's "going Hollywood" just because there's picture-making going on over there!

Gables Ranked Eleventh for Life Insurance

Every day in 1940 Florida policyholders and beneficiaries were paid $76,164. by life insurance companies, or a total of $27,800,000 for the year or $14.65 for every man, woman and child in the state, according to a special compilation released today by the National Underwriter, weekly insurance newspaper. Florida ranked 25th in life insurance payments among all states. Coral Gables Ranked Eleventh Miami led Florida cities in life insurance payments in 1940 $1,580,000 in 1939, while Coral Gables was in eleventh place. Jacksonville was second in payments in Florida with $1,895,000 in 1940 and $1,650,000 in 1939. Miami Beach came third with $1,649,000 followed by Tampa with $1,292,000; St. Petersburg, $700,000; Pensacola, $415,000; Daytona Beach, $418,000; Orlando, $375,000; West Palm Beach, $367,000; Palm Beach, $320,000; Coral Gables, $310,000; Tallahassee, $280,000; Lakeland, $265,000; Gainesville, $220,000; Ft. Lauderdale, $215,000; Clearwater, $186,000; Winter Haven, $158,000; Sarasota, $115,000; Winter Park, $96,000; Winter Garden, $92,000. Substantial life insurance payments were made in nearby states, Georgia having $33,100,000 with Atlanta ahead in the city with $11,620,000; Alabama's life insurance payments totaled $24,200,000, led by Birmingham with $8,211,000. Payments on Prominent People Prominent people in Florida maturing life insurance policies last year through death or endowment were: Edward O'Toole, Coral Gables; M. Scott Kearns, Fort Lauderdale, physician; Jesse E. Miller, Eau Gallie, farmer; Harry Finkelstein, Jacksonville, merchant; George W. Persons, Kissimmee; merchant; Frank P. Jewett, Lakeland, retired army officer; Cyrus W. DeLong. Prominent people in Miami were: Randwick A. Bissell, restaurateur; Vernor F. Gransden, retired; Kenneth D. Harris, attorney; Ralph Neufeld, real estate broker; John J. Quinn, contractor; John W. Seybold, retired. Other prominent people were: Roy J. Holmes, Miami Shores, physician; Martin Friedman, Pensacola, clergyman; Horace T. Moore, Tampa, salesman; Evander W. McNeil, West Palm Beach, retired. The $27,800,000 in life insurance money paid to Floridians in 1940 exceeded the $23,543,125. in W. P. A. payments in the state for the fiscal year, was eleven times the $2,410,584 in P. W. A. grants, six times the federal agricultural adjustment program payments of $4,792,207 and seven times $4,065,391 in federal payments to the state under the social security act thus demonstrating the importance of life insurance's contribution to the economic security of the state. Life insurance payments were more than the $25,367,682 federal income and excess profit taxes collected in Florida, were sixty two percent of the $43,345,000 in wages paid by manufacturers in the state and one-fourth of the $109,418,000 cash income from farm products. These life insurance payments were much larger that the social seurity taxes of $4,829,085 and the federal unemployment taxes of $631,162, were forty two percent of the total retail store payroll of $64,244,000 and 3-1-3 percent of the total income within the state. Jacksonville life insurance payments averaged $59 per family. They represent 33 percent of the wages paid by manufacturers operating in that city. Life insurance payments over a 261⁄2 year period equal the city's annual retail trade volume. Miami life insurance payments averaged $62 per family. They represent 70 percent of the wages paid by manufacturers operating in the city. Life insurance payments over a 30 year period equal the city's annual retail trade volume.

Legion Tap Room Opened to Public

Coral Gables residents have been invited to enjoy the facilities of the newly renovated tap room in the Legion club house at Alhambra Circle and Salzedo street, where Charles Swinehart, well known to Gablesites as a purveyor of good food and refreshment is in charge. Mr. Swinehart, a member of the local Legion post, has announced that the tap room where business lunches and steak dinners are featured, will be open to the public and available for luncheon, social or dinner meetings of clubs or other organizations.

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Ed Kirkland, Harold Lanigan, Burgess Lee, Jack Luffman, Billy Markley, Ken McCormick, Wm. Mc Worter, Jimmy Mendel, Clyde Mercer, Charlie Mills, Mickey Mixson, George Moore, Dick Motter, Leo Mudd. Fritz Myers, Bob Parent, Bob Phinney, Paul Reiner, William Rhett, Eugene Robbins, Dickie Royce, Justus Schycon, Ted Stant, Sherry Sherwood, George Snow, Lloyd Spain, Bill Starling, George Stults, Frank, Bud Thue, Bob Trafford, Henry Troetschel, John Tyler, Jimmy Upshaw, Jack Wallace, Bill Wallendorf and Rollin Wilson.

Tampa life insurance payments averaged $40 per family. They represent 16 percent of the wages paid by manufacturers operating in the city. Life insurance payments over a 26 year period equal the city's annual retail trade volume and over a 9 year period equal the total savings bank deposits in the city.

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CORAL GABLES . . . Must Go Forward

I am deeply concerned about Coral Gables . . . We dare not lag behind. It's FORWARD, and then some. . . . My deep-seated interest in my home city prompted my candidacy for this outstanding honor. . . . As a home owner and a resident of Coral Gables since 1927, I know what we need and I do mean it. . . . As a home owner and a resident of Coral Gables since 1927, I know what we need and I am dedicated to help forward the city's interests. . . . FORWARD FOR CORAL GABLES-THE CITY OF HOMES AND FRIENDLY NEIGHBORS. Vote for Andrew T. "ANDY" HEALY (An Independent Candidate Pledged to Serve You and no Special Group) As Your CITY COMMISSIONER On June 10th (Political Adv. paid by a citizen and taxpayer)

COCONUT GROVE NEWS By Susan Howe Clark PHONE 4-1634—4-3132

By Susan Howe Clark PHONE 4-1634—4-3132 MIAMI PUBLIC WELFARE DIVISION OFFICES, IN CHARGE OF CITY PARKS, and on occasion serving as political arrangements committee, concedes that COCONUT GROVE BAYFRONT PARK roadway is completed and there is no further cause for delay in landscaping a[TEXT LOST] generally refurbishing the park . . . but Gerald Ash, director, won't commit himself as to a date the work might get under way . . . . A prominent Grove resident has offered a large number of coconut palms for the park use and the city allows laborers are now available for the task. Meantime, the city public works department has not yet submitted cost estimates for possible development of the rock pit at Douglas Road and 28th Street into a rock garden. Looks like there is work to be done by the local Civic Club park committee again. BY A WAY, RALPH MAGRUDER'S AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT LAST THURSDAY WAS fortunate, in that "little sister" Martha Magruder, 14, who was riding home in a convertible at Barry College, was only slightly bruised. Mr. Magruder suffered a broken right arm and possible internal injuries when his car collided with an ice truck which was being driven without lights after dark. He was confined to the hospital until Sunday but was at his office for a short time Tuesday . . . Mrs. Magruder hopes to return home from Thomasville, Ga., next week, where she has been confined since her automobile accident some weeks ago while enroute to Atlanta with friends who were painfully injured. She will be accompanied home by son Joe who is this week completing studies at the State University, Gainesville. HOUSEKEEPER CLUB AND ITS PUBLICITY DEPARTMENT ARE feeling quite delighted this week, having received the second prize award in a national club publicity contest conducted by the New York Herald Tribune. Six entries were allowed from each state, through the Federation of Women's clubs, the local club receiving their award in Florida for "editorial excellence". Mrs. T. S. Carrero, competent retiring press chairman for the club, was responsible for the story which brought the award . . . more than 200 members of women's clubs, belonging to the State Federation, attended the luncheon held by the Housekeeper Club on Wednesday, when annual installation of incoming officers was the major business. DR. STEWART LEE JEFFRIES, CIVIC CLUB PRESIDENT, advises that the meeting scheduled for next Thursday at 3 p. m., will be the concluding one until Fall. He urges a full attendance. Recently returned from an extended motor trip to the nation's capitol, where they enjoyed seeing the Spring bloom of azaleas, lilacs and tulips, are Mr. and Mrs. John Thomas, Moorings Way, and their house guest, Mrs. Anna Swezy, of Vallejo, Cal. Upon her arrival home, Mrs. Thomas invited some 100 guests in for tea and to bid goodbye to her guest who is leaving for her home. Mrs. A. B. Commons assisted in receiving the guests and Easter lilies provided Spring floral decorations throughout the home. PLYMOUTH CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH WOMAN'S SOCIETY WILL MEET NEXT WEDNESDAY with Mrs. Walter Pope, on Southwest Third Street, Red Cross sewing will occupy the morning, with covered dish luncheon to follow. THE WELL KNOWN AXIOM "CRIME DOES NOT PAY" WAS AGAIN proven in the mystery play given in the Housekeepers Club, Tuesday, by the Miami Theatre Workshop, when Walden Greenwell, director-actor, presented the group's first production "A Murder Has Been Arranged", a ghost play in three acts by Emlyn Williams . . . Mr. Greenwell, as Maurice Mullins, and Marie Angier as Beatrice Jasper, in the leading roles, did a splendid job of keeping the story moving. Their portrayals were professionally and smoothly depicted. They were ably supported by John Edward Curtis as Sir Charles Jasper, Anne Bronson as Mrs. Wrag and Betty McCown as Miss Groze . . . and while the story lagged a bit in spots, the general effect, and dramatic mystery theme of the play produced the desired atmosphere of horror throughout the entertainment . . . . A goodly audience witnessed the production and expressed their enjoyment with enthusiasm. Mr. Greenwell informs us that he is leaving today for Washington and West Virginia to join his wife who has been a instructor in the State School for Deaf in W. Va. Together they will return and reside during the summer on 3740 Loquat Boulevard, Utopia. Work on several laboratory plays is scheduled for the immediate future, with a series of three plays to be presented beginning October. MY NOTEBOOK REVEALS that once again Lieut. Col. Homer Saint-Gaudens passed through the Grove this week, en route to Puerto Rico, Trinidad and other island outposts, on an inspection trip for the U. S. War Department, office of the Chief Engineer. He expects to be away six weeks and will stop here before returning to Washington . . . Ernest F. Coe, father of the Everglades National Park movement and prominent Grove resident, suffered a fracture of the skull in an automobile accident last week-end on W. Flagler Street and Douglas Road. He is recovering satisfactorily . . . . A marriage interesting their Grove friends this week, was that of Mrs. Virginia Church Snider and Thor S. White, mural artist . . . Flin Pierce, associate of Irving E. Thomas Real Estate firm, left yesterday for Hendersonville, N. C., to join Mrs. Pierce and her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Crawford. Together, they will enjoy a vacation in the mountains and will return by automobile . . . . Baron and Baroness Frederick van Hogendorp and their son, Eric their Grove home this week, to spend the summer months in the north . . . Arthur Ayars, son of Mr. and Mrs. Erling Ayars, now residing in Coral Gables, is renewing old friendships hereabouts, while spending a two weeks vacation with his family. Young Mr. Ayars is junior correspondent for Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., in New York City . . . . Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Bell and family, 3233 South Moorings Way, have left for their summer home in Philadelphia . . . Rev. Galen H. Craik, who spent several days here, guest of his aunt, Mrs. A. B. Brother, Charles D. Craik, has returned to his parish and home in Rawdon, province of Quebec, Canada . . . Miss Louise Rorrer, student at FSCW, has returned to Coconut Grove to be with her mother Mrs. Florence Burger and aunt, Mrs. Ella Wood, South Bayshore Drive. She will resume her studies in September . . . Mrs. Florence B. Humes, 3400 DelMonte Road, left this week to spend two months with relatives in and near Shrewsbury, N. J., and Peterboro, N. H. The marriage of Miss Marie Kuykendall and Henry Sturgeon Rothe will be at 3 p. m. Sunday in her father's parish, Plymouth Congregational Church. Plans for the marriage were advanced a few weeks when it was found the budi-groom elect's vacation from business had been advanced. Miss Pearl Cay, cousin of the bride, will be maid of honor and Mrs. William Bryan sister of Mr. Rothe, Louisville, Ky., will be matron of honor. Dr. and Mrs. Henry H. Rothe, will be here, Dr. Rothe acting as best man for his son. Dr. J. Delman Kuykendall, pastor of Plymouth Congregational Church for more than 20 years, will give his daughter in marriage.

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