Coral Gables Riviera

PAGE 6 THE CORAL GABLES RIVIERA FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 1941

The Clipper Crowd

NEWS OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE PERSONNEL OF PAN-AMERICAN AIRWAYS By Nancy Humphreys Miss Ann Pfliptsen and Willard Tull, both of Accounting, are announcing "the big event"-which is to take place about the end of July. Father Brannen of Sts. Peter and Paul Church will officiate at the wedding ceremony of Miss Pfliptsen and the son of John R. Tull, one of Pan American's "old-timers". Miss believe our ears, so fantastic Betty Frances Hanas will be were his stories! His best is maid of honor, and John R. the one describing his duties at Tull, brother of the groom, best the airport near here had a man. Further details will be daily service to Havana-it fact, announced later. that was the only service P.A.A. Edward Farnham, assistant to had. He'd go down in the mornthe Division Engineer, is keeping to meet the plane, send it to ing the home fires burning at Havana reporting the depart7090 Biltmore Avenue, Coconut ure of the plane ... then he'd Grove, while Mrs. Farnham and go out on the field and dispatch son, Andrew, are galivanting said plane! After that, accordaround the countryside. They ing to Mr. Pippinger, there just left by car Monday, accom- wasn't anything to do until the panied by Mrs. Farnham's sis- plane came back from Havana, ter, Mrs. Edward Reichman, to so he and the other members of drive to St. Louis. Mrs. Farn- the staff, names on request, ham is planning to spend a would go fishing for the day. month with her people, Mr. and Coming back in time for plane Mrs. William H. Tiffin, in Fer- arrival, they'd all turn to, Capguson, Mo. And Mr. Farnham tain Swinson in command, and will join them later, and drive put the plane away for the the family home. night, thus passing another milestone in the meteoric career of Pan American! ... We know of another P.A.A. pioneer who could probably relate some choice stories of the "Baby Airplane" and that is Mr. Mario Martinez, who started as a very young member of the staff in the town-town of Key West and has now attained the responsible position of Division Express Superintendent ... would it be out of order for us to recommend that the Pippinger-Swinson-Martinez trio collaborate and write a book on their favorite "Key West Story" for posterity and the annals of P.A.A.? We've even dreamed up a title for the pamphlet-"P.A.A. And How It Grew-And How!" Mr. Benny Blackman, one of our energetic Traffic Representatives, has gone overboard completely on the subject of that trip to Merida ... he took the week-end trip last week and has been raving ever since-to the extent, as a matter of fact, that we're inclined to suspect his connections with the Mexico Chamber of Commerce! District Salesmanager Homer Lyon has a son that's going to be just about as smart as he is, someday. For Homer, jr. is showing real intelligence and industriousness. Just last week he won third place in the seventeenth annual National Spelling Bee-which is really an amazing achievement for a twelve-year old lad. Young Homer was awarded the opportunity to compete in the National Spelling Bee (as well as an all-expense trip to Washington, D. C.) when he won first place in the Miami Herald South Florida spelling bee. Pan American Airways has on order nine new Lockheed Continantals (land planes) valued at $7,800,000, which, with the exception of the new Douglas B-19 bomber, will be the largest and most powerful ships in the world. These ships, carrying between 50 and 80 passengers, will have a speed of more than 300 miles per hous, with a cruising speed of over 250 miles an hour. It is expected that they will be used on the Miami to Rio and Buenos Aires run, which would cut the flying time from Miami to Rio down to two days, and from Miami Buenos Aires to 21⁄2 days. The new planes weigh 43 tons and are designed for service above 20,000 feet. They will be propelled by new secret engines more powerful than any now used on military or commercial aircraft. The date of delivery has not been announced. P.A.A. is expanding in every way constantly. The downtown ticket office at 300 East Flagler street is almost doubled in size and beautifully redecorated. And all the accounting offices have moved to the seventeenth floor of the Du Pont building. The view is magnificent; and the air conditioning is nice for those who like it. The offices look as neat and sterilized as a hospital-thank heavens, the aroma isn't the same! Another young engineer's wife, Mrs. Thomas Q. Bennett, 4210 La Prado Boulevard, Coconut Grove, has taken her offspring and headed North. She's visiting friends and relatives in Columbus, Ohio. So, when Mr. Bennett made a flying trip from Washington, to Coconut Grove, over the weekend (on business) he found a lonely home, too. By now, every Pan Am employee, who is minus his green identification card, each with its own horribly unflattering picture. There who have regular access to the hangars are the possessors of big green pins with their number on them. If you aren't decorated these days, you just don't belong. And the hangars are enclosed with a wire fencing. Needless to say, a necessary precaution that should have been taken long ago, say the powers-that-be. Renewing old friendships in Miami is Mrs. Francis Chapman (the former Florence Rodgers), who is visiting her mother, Mrs. Jeanne Rodgers, in Miami Beach. Mr. Chapman, a Pan Am pilot, is being transferred from Rio to the Atlantic Division, where he will fly on the New York-Lisbon route. It's a recognized fact that Pan Am pilots are among the most eligible of the species, and many a lass thinks longingly of stewardess jobs-but not many are so aggressive as the enterprising young lady that telephoned the office the other day and inquired, "Do you have any sort of escort service for your junior pilots?" (Don't get excited-P.A.A. doesn't have such a service, darn it.) Everyone in Purchasing is disconsolate over the departure of genial A. D. (Mae) Reise, who left by plane Tuesday for a month's stay in Pan Am's New York offices. During Mr. Reise's absence Bruce Dedge is trying to fill his shoes. Popular Clipper Captain James Walker and his attractive wife have just returned from Rio; are now stationed in Miami. Captain Walker has seen service in both the Atlantic and Pacific Divisions-and hopes to call this "home" for sometime to come. Vacationing in Miami is Louis Boyd, of P.A.A.'s operating department in Barranquilla, expects to return to his post in Barranquilla about June 16th. Katherine W. and Mrs. Ray Bourret, 1217 Algeria Avenue, are taking what you might call their honeymoon trip, since it's the first time they've been out of the state since their March wedding. They left by Mexican Submarine, Wednesday, to drive straight through to Mexico City. On their return trip they'll stop over in Merida, making a quick trip out to Chichen Itza to inspect the Mayan ruins. And on June 11th they leave Miami for two weeks of horseback riding and loafing at Vincent's Ranch, just out of Asheville, North Carolina. More notes from our "Dinner Key-Hole Peeker": Several years ago, long before the days of photographs, identification cards and vacation passes, that little airport in Key West where Pan American Airways was born, was the scene of many fabulous stories. At least, fabulous to those of us who are now a part of the great System encircling the globe. We were eavesdropping (innocently, understand!) on some of Mr. Slim Pippinger's reminiscing the other day and could scarcely

Melvyn Douglas and Merle Oberon are the romantic duo in the swiftly paced comedy "THAT UNCERTAIN FEELING" which has its local showing beginning Sunday at the Grove Theatre. Burgess Meredith also stars in it.

Advance on Next Year's Allotment Is Given University of Miami

The Coral Gables City Commission, Tuesday, by a unanimous vote advanced $1,000 to the University of Miami out of next year's scheduled appropriation for the institution. The advancement was made so that the school could pay some due taxes. The commission also signed an agreement with the Miami Corporation, (representative of the Deering Interests) providing for a right-of-way for the widened canal, the construction of a new road to Tahiti Beach and the purchase of the rock now being dredged from the canal. The new road was made necessary by the fact that the present road to the beach is not unsable because of the removal of the bridge over the canal. Since another road is in existence, it was pointed out that it would be cheaper to construct the new one from material dredged from the canal than to repair the old one. The Miami Corporation has agreed to purchase rock and gravel dredged from the canal with the exception of the material to be used on the new road. The first draft of a resolution, setting up an improvement district in the area to be benefited by the opening of the canal mouth into the bay and the other dredging operations, was read by city attorney Morton B. Adams. Several exceptions to the zoning ordinance, approved by the zoning board, were ratified by the commission.

VOTE FOR Andrew T. 'Andy' HEALY

City Commissioner JUNE 10, 1941 Paid Political Adv.

MEXICO CITY In 111⁄2 Hrs.

ROUND TRIP $170 (30 day limit) New, deluxe Flying Clipper Ships to Old Mexico's picturesque capital-with glimpses of popocatepetl and the Maya Country en route. Here's an ideal all-air vacation adventure. ALL-EXPENSE TOURS QUOTED ON REQUEST 3 Flights Weekly FROM MIAMI EVERY MON., WED., FRI. All-Expense Tours to THE MAYA RUINS 3 to 12 DAYS-$127 to $323 NO PASSPORTS REQUIRED OF U.S. CITIZENS-NO BAGGAGE FEE Fares and schedules subject to change without notice. SEE ANY TRAVEL AGENT, HOTEL OR- PAN AMERICAN AIRWAYS SYSTEM 300 E. FLAGLER ST. PHONE 3-7383

Building-

(Continued from Page One) owners; Babcock-Lamont, builders; $5,000; lot 6, block 39, Biltmore addition; 748 Avenue Sevilla; Paint and Steward, architects. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. DeCamps, owners; Babcock-Lamont, builders; $5,000; lot 6, block 39, Biltmore addition; 720 Avenue Palermo; Wolfe and Martin, architects. A. L. Reynolds, owner; Berry and Son, builders; $10,000; lot 14, block 44, Country Club section 3; 3800 Toledo Street; John and Coulton Skinner, architects. C. M. Vance, owner and builder; $4,000; lot 1 and 1⁄2 of lot 2, block 35, Granada section, 1223 Genoa Street; Albert Lang, architect. Mr. and Mrs. George Bushman, owners; Pearson Construction Co., builders; $15,000; lots 17 and 18, block 223, Riviera section; 1112 Avenue Alfonso; Leroy K. Albert, architect. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Adams, owners, Babcock and Lamont, builders; $15,000; lots 24, 25, 26 and 27, block 50, Country Club section 4, 3501 Alhambra Court; Upton C. Ewing, architect. Atlas Builders, Inc., owners; R. P. Schermerhorn, builder; $5,000; lot 3, block 36, Biltmore Addition; 736 Avenue Sevilla; Paist and Steward, architects. A. T. Spindler and W. T. Scholtz, owners; W. Clayton Getty, builders; $7,980; lot 1 and 2, block 9, section C; 1044 Avenue Castile; E. Dean Parmelee, architect. Samuel Church, owner and builder; $7,800; lots 19 and 20, block 28, Country Club section 2, 829 Avenue Catalonia; H. George Fink, architect.

Defense-

(Continued from Page One) the role of power companies in National Defense. He stated that no shortage of electricity was anticipated in the South Florida region such as is threatened in other States of the Southeastern area because of drought conditions. "We have a surplus in this area which is available for diversion to the area where it is needed," Banning stated, "because of the fact that power here is generated in steam plants."

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New Enlarged LA CASITA

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ROLLER SKATE IN COMFORT

SPECIAL RATES TO PARTIES Afternoons 2 to 5 P. M. Children 15c - Adults 25c plus tax Evening 7:30 to 11 P. M. Admission 35c plus tax VENETIAN SKATING RINK 2790 S. W. 27th AVENUE

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New Telephone Directory Closes June 26th

IF you desire additional listings or changes in your present listings or if you are going to move before the above mentioned date, you should notify the Telephone Business Office right away so that the changes will appear in the new issue of the directory. Additional listings cost little. You can add the names of members of your family, or you can have business associates listed with your firm's telephone number, making it easy for your friends and business associates to reach you by telephone. • Business concerns desiring representation in the Classified Telephone Directory (yellow pages) should also make arrangements at once. SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY INCORPORATED

Gables Booklets Are Distributed At Jersey Resort

Atlantic City, N. J.-(Special)-The opening of the Florida exhibits at Atlantic City accompanied one of the biggest Memorial Days this world-famous resort has ever had. Over 250,000 visitors poured onto the Boardwalk and 20% percent of them visited Florida's exhibits on the Steel and Heinz Piers. Although formal openings of Florida's exhibits will be held several weeks from now with elaborate ceremonies attended by prominent state and national officials from Florida, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and Washington the holiday crowds enjoyed the exhibits to the utmost. They marveled at the spectaramas and dioramas depicting Florida's agricultural, industrial and scenic attractions. They stood spellbound before the great citrus spectarama with its orange groves seeming to stretch for miles. They laughed at the trained parrots and macaws who screamed "Come to Florida" and tried to figure out whether the mechanical mocking bird who flirts his tail and cocks his head as he sings was real or not. Guy Lombardo, Jimmy Dorsey, Bob Crosby, Alex Bartha and their star entertainers, four of the biggest name bands in the country, all of whom played on the Steel Pier during the holidays, drew thousands into the great ballrooms adjoining the Florida exhibit and incidentally into the exhibit itself. The Florida Information bureau at both piers were swamped with requests for information on Florida. Many from people who were getting their first glimpse of the Sunshine State. Booklets on Coral Gables, supplied by the city's news bureau, were given to hundreds of visitors. The booklets were taken to Atlantic City by Mrs. W. G. Mehrtens, who also distributed them to delegates at the National Federation of Women's Clubs convention. "The interest that these visitors to Atlantic City from all parts of the United States have shown in Florida indicates that the Florida exhibits here will bring many tourists to Florida next winter as well as stimulate new markets for our products," commented Earl W. Brown, manager of Florida National Exhibits.

CASH FOR New Construction - Modernizing

CONSULT WITH LOAN DEPARTMENT REGARDING CASH FOR New Construction - Modernizing RE-NU-ART LUMBER YARDS, INC. "Everything to Build Anything"

COCONUT GROVE

By Susan Howe Clark PHONE 4-1634-4-3132 M. R. Morgan, of Jacksonville, inspector in charge of the proposed new postoffice in Coconut Grove, spent the past few days here examining bids which have been made for construction of a new building for use of the U. S. Postal department ... Postmaster George E. Merrick expressed his pleasure in the interest being shown in the proposed new building in our village, saying that several remarkable offers had been made on bids. No decision or action will be taken however, until after June 7th, the last day on which bids will be accepted. Lease on the present postoffice quarters expires at the end of this year. Apparently many of our local women residents are fully cognizant of the grave importance of Red Cross training, which is being offered through efforts of the welfare division of the Housekeepers Club. In event of any possible emergency, whether it be war or storm, those taking the course in first aid and home nursing will be ready to help through offering their services. There were 40 in the first aid class at the clubhouse on Tuesday and a second class is being organized this morning at 10 o'clock ... Announcement is made by Captain Cliff C. R. (Cliff) Reeder, well known Grove resident and wife of Mayor Reeder, has offered to serve as chairman of the home nursing department of Red Cross training. The nurse who will instruct all volunteers interested in this phase of the work will probably be named this week. Thirty-eight women have already registered ... Work days at the clubhouse are Tuesdays and Fridays from 10 to 4 o'clock... All women of the Grove organizations are invited and urged to join in the job of production for the American Red Cross. Bathrobes, mittens, tiny tot's layettes and knitted garments, all await needed volunteer workers. Arthur Curtiss James, one of Coconut Grove's most admired and beloved winter residents died in his New York City home, Harkness Pavillion, Wednesday, of pneumonia. Burial will be tomorrow, with funeral services in the First Presbyterian Church in that city. His death followed his wife's which occured three weeks ago, shortly after arrival in the north from their estate here. Known as one of the nation's 12 wealthiest men, Mr. James inherited silver and gold mines from his grandfather and father, and added to his holdings until it was said he held more railroad stock than any other man in the country. His possessions at one time were estimated to be $350,000,000. Mr. and Mrs. James were early leaders in this area's social life and were active in affairs of the Plymouth Congregational Church, which they generously supported. With the late W. J. Matheson, they were largely responsible for it's construction. Mr. James was one of the village's and Miami's most generous philanthropists and many in the immediate area will greatly feel the loss of his always generous aid. The James' estate, Four Way Lodge, Main Highway, was a tropical paradise, and has, since its creation, been the scene of many garden parties and garden tours. Not to forget the immediate needs of the distressed and war-torn Britons-a new committee make an appeal for workers for that worthy cause. There are piles of grey woolen yarns and bolts of pale blue outing flannel down at the headquarters of the Coconut Grove branch of the British War Relief Society, Inc., in the Grove Theatre building ... on the wall is a list of women who work certain hours of certain days each week ... some knit, some cut out children's garments, others mend, sew up seams or just sew buttons of finished garments ... but more workers are needed ... urgently needed, for there is so much to be done for these families over there whose homes and personal belongings have gone in the bombings of the enemy. You may take yarn or garment material home if you cannot spend time at the work headquarters, according to Mrs. Lodowick Rossner, summer committee chairman for the local group, but she urgently requests all women who can spare any part of their time, to either come to the work-shop or telephone 4-4162 any week day between 10 and 4 o'clock. More wire coathangers and worn clothing are needed. Funds derived from old newspapers, earned from their sales are used for maintenance of the battlefront soup kitchen which has been established by the society. Should any woman wishing to work at home have no means of obtaining materials upon which to work, a telephone or personal message to the headquarters will bring the desired number to your door with work materials ... Summer committee members named to assist Mrs. Rossner in carrying on the work include Mrs. A. Y. Hiss, secretary; Mrs. D. A. Curtis, workroom chairman; Mrs. John Moore, wool chairman, Mrs. Edward Moore, sewing chairman; Mrs. James Orndorf, Jr., old clothing chairman and Mrs. Shane Miller, all salvage chairman. AS Very recently Anderson Feed Company, Grand Avenue, observed their 12th anniversary of continuous successful feed business in Coconut Grove ... D. P. Anderson, (not J. M.) as erroneously reported, owner of the business received many congratulatory messages and was more than pleased with the response received about the free Purina "Flock" inspection service which he offers. Architect Marion I. Manley, returned to her Grove home this week, after attending the convention of the South Florida chapter, American Institute of Architects, in San Francisco. Miss Manley is president of the chapter. Back in 1922 or thereabouts, the quaint little tea house known as LaCasita, 3342 Main Highway, was built by the late Commodore Ralph Munroe, for his daughter Patty to operate. Ever since that time LaCasita has been a favorite dining place for home folk and for visitors. This summer Mrs. May Swing has taken over permanent management of the dining rom and in just five week completed a pleasing expansion of the structure, which will almost double it's original size. Broad eaves, an artists' peacock and colorful shrubbery landscaping, included in the expansion program, are enhancing the charm of this pleasant place in which to dine. Mrs. Swing personally supervises all preparation of foods and will continue to serve luncheon and dinner and invites summer party groups to avail themselves of her delightful tea house. It was more than usual interesting to chat with Miss Louise Hawker and her sister-in-law, Mrs. Arethusa F. G. Leigh-White this week. They are those two prominent English women who have traveled some 23 countries in recent months, (Mrs. Leigh-White by globe, as the relations of the World Association of girl scouting and Mrs. Hawker via her twin passion-seeing the world and accompanied by her two police dogs and her maid.) They've been living next door to your correspondent this week, and when we were invited to inspect their trailer we were amazed. Central in the trailer are beds for Mrs. Hawker and the maid, and two spaces especially arranged for "Mr. Shadow" and "Mr Cheeky", the dogs. Storage compartments on either side of the car carry beyond 200 cans of vegetables, and ice chests keep food fresh en route. In one fender has been built a milk can-(the gift of Henry Ford when Mrs. Hawker was in Michigan), and which carries water while traveling, and the interior of the station wagon-home is hung with bric-a-brac even as your or my walls might be... Mrs. Hawker purchased up 165,000 miles on her (Please turn to Page Seven)