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Grove Legion Post Busy With Air Warning Service

Good vision, perfect hearing, a clear voice, not subject to fright, and between the ages of 18 and 35, are some of the requirements outlined in applications being eagerly filled in by members of the Lindley DeGarmo, Post No. 70, American Legion, in the aircraft warning service being formed here and in other Dade County veterans' organizations. Carefully following plans made and system organized by the U.S. Army for aerial defense observations, 25 look-out posts will be formed throughout the county during the coming two weeks. First-hand methods of operation of similar warning services in England have been incorporated in the set-up, following the return from Britain of National Legion Commander Milo Warner, local officials said. Grove volunteers, veterans and civilians who signed for service in the Dade County Defense Council, met in the local legion post home recently to hear explanation of the new service by Post Commander Larry M. Duncan and Adjutant Charles MacNeil. Exact location of the proposed observation service being organized through this post cannot be revealed, it was said, but it is expected that within 10 days, the post will be ready to operate "at a moment notice." All those wishing to apply for the service will be given another opportunity to sign. In the midst of this, local legionnaires are busily supervising modernization of their building, remodeling the main meeting room, front entrance and adding a new roof to the structure. Upon completion of remodeling, the building will be adaptable and suitable for use of civic and social organizations, according to Mr. Duncan.

Home Building Is Important

Home building continues as one of the most important forces in the nation's construction program during the protracted period of emphasis on huge defense jobs. More and more families look toward the personalized comforts, convenience and security that they can find only in their own homes. The healthy trend does not show any signs of reversing itself in the near future. Howard M. Thompson, general manager of Home Owners' Catalogs, said that he considers it highly significant that the money being spent for building and one and two-family houses has increased this year and, at the same time, less money has gone into multifamily or apartment houses. While many of the houses being built today are speculative, that is, built to be sold or rented, a large extra-discriminating group orders its homes built especially to fit the individual needs and fancies of the families who will live in them. Readers of The Riviera who are planning ot build homes for their own occupancy in this area during the next twelve months, at costs of $4,000 or more, may have personal copies of Home Owners' Catalogs to guide them in the deliberations of their home-planning stage. There is no cost nor obligation involved in writing to F. W. Dodge Corporation, Atlanta, for this book, designed exclusively for home building families. It will be sent postage paid to all who qualify.

LICENSES REQUIRED

State Game Department officials point out that al lfishermen are now required to have a license over the fishing in their own county and caution sportsmen and others to secure them at once from their local county judge.

CROSSES EVERGLADES

No highway ever constructed aroused more interest than the Tamiami Trail that forms the northern boundary of Coral Gables and runs across the state through the Everglades. It was built against unbelievable odds and at a stupendous cost.

THE MEN WON'T CARE BUT WE'RE HOPING THAT THE WOMEN WILL

We doubt if our male readers will be much interested and frankly we don't give a hang. We're presenting a new feature this week that's slanted wholly to please milady. We're hoping she'll greet it with open arms and look for it eagerly in weeks to come. And despite the fact that the men might not read it they'll reap some of the benefits. But enough teasing—you'll find it on page two.

Davis Named To State Post

TALLAHASSEE, July 18.—J. Edwin Larson, State Treasurer and Insurance Commissioner, announced today the appointment of Walter D. Davis of Gainesville to the position of Chief Clerk in the Office of the Insurance Commissioner. Mr. Davis is the veteran Secretary of the Senate, having served in this capacity since the 1929 session and as Assistant Bill Secretary in the 1927 session. He was a practicing attorney until 1933, when he accepted the position of State Compensation Officer with the CWA, and continued the same work with the WPA till 1937, when he was appointed Director of the Workmen's Compensation Division of the State Industrial Commission. Mr. Davis has had a wide experience in the field of workmen's compensation insurance and Mr. Larson stated that his appointment is in line with the policy adopted by the State Treasurer and Insurance Commissioner to secure the best qualified persons obtainable to serve the citizens of Florida through his offices.

TO CONTINUE EFFORTS

The Florida Association of Real Estate Board will continue its effort for State real estate, tax reform, tax equalization and tax reductions, officials announced this week during the quarterly session held at Daytona Beach. Consisting of 288,208 acres of muck, mangrove, islands and waterways, the Everglades lie cradled in a huge basin of lime rock.

Millage Must Be Reduced, Official Says

Tallahassee. July 17 (Spc.)—Bringing renewed and welcome assurances that millage rates must come down under the new statutes in proportion to the increase in valuation, State Comptroller J. M. Lee told a radio audience Tuesday that property has been carrying far its share of the tax load "will not suffer from any unfair tax burden because of the new tax laws," and he added, "those who make their returns will not be slighted by higher facts a fact that should be carried proportionately by those who do not make returns on time, either." "There are ways to find property that is escaping taxation, and I am going to help find it. I refuse to be the tool through which we increase the burden of those who conscientiously and with faith in good government file their returns, while others who make no return or incomplete returns have their burdens diminished. "I sat through a railroad assessment board hearing Thursday and heard dubious taxpayers shout 'It can't be done' and I take issue with that attitude. I affirm here and now—it can be done, and I promise you it will be done." "And as we accomplish the purpose of these new tax laws, our activity will mean reductions for those who are now paying by bringing in much property not paying now. We are going to find it and put it on the roll for taxation and then we are going to collect. "Don't fool yourself," he added. "Don't get the idea we'll lie down and let many escape." The Comptroller opened his talk pointing to the necessity for preparedness, adding that "our preparedness means everybody has done or is doing everything that is required of a good citizen." He pointed to Florida's problems "courageously met by the Legislature, which corrected the wrongs suffered by those who have been paying taxes all the years of our tax nightmare." "Our Governor has shown the courage to demand full, complete and fair administration of these laws," he said, "and I join wholeheartedly in the job. Let every individual find his duty under these new laws, which have eliminated mixed taxation. They provide that you levy your own taxes, and assess your own money in your own home government. When you do your duty you help yourself." "There'll be no failure if we set our minds to the task, and there'll be no increase on those carrying their fair share of the load. These laws require that millage go down ratably as the assessment goes up. This provision will be as strictly and rigidly enforced as the requirement for full cash value assessments. This will reduce the taxes of those who have been paying."

POWELL APPOINTED

Judge Lloyd Powell of Crestview has been named general council of the Northwest Florida Regional Housing Authority it was announced by Ammon McClellan, state Housing Co-ordinator.

The long-awaited Charlie Chaplin comedy brings beloved Charlie Chaplin back to the screen as "The Great Dictator," and in this scene he gives his own laugh-filled version of what a radio broadcast should be. This new comedy will have its local showing at the Grove Theatre starting this Sunday and continuing through Tuesday.

Most Drowning Victims Babies

More babies between one and two years old are accidentally drowned each year than persons of any other age, warns the National Conservation Bureau, accident prevention division of the Association of Casualty and Surety Executives. "Most of the 400 drownings annually of toddlers aged one and two are due to insufficient parental supervision," the well-known safety organization states. "Parents should not let their little ones crawl out of their sight when near water on or near the home premises. If there is any drowning hazard near the home, make sure that your tot cannot escape from the yard or play area. "Don't even leave him or her alone in the bathtub while answering the door or telephone!"

COMMISSION MEETS

Florida's Racing commission began a series of executive sessions last week to consider applications from three horse race tracks, 10 dog tracks and one jai alai fronton for 1941-42 operating dates.

FLYERS ARRIVE

A contingent of 150 British Flying cadets arrived in Coral Gables last week for 12 weeks of intensive training. Similiar groups have been in training at Arcadia and Lakeland for several weeks.

RETAILERS WARNED

State Comptroller J. M. Lee warned retailers that their license and inventory taxes were due and payable on July 1 and urges that payment be made immediately to avoid penalties and help reduce the state's collection costs.

When out of town register from Coral Gables.

Be Careful! It's Summertime ---Danger Lurks

Beware the ides of March may sound good in mythology, but summer is the time for modern Americans to watch their step. Accident statistics disclose that this season is the most dangerous of the whole year. Two thousand dead each week—one every five minutes—has been the accident record of these months year in and year out, according to the National Conservation Bureau, accident prevention division of the Association of Casualty and Surety Executives. With Americans enjoying at least temporary prosperity after many lean years, and excitement running high over international events, the prospects for avoiding an even higher death rate this year are none too good, say the safety specialists. "But it can be prevented with just a little care and reason," says Julien H. Harvey, chief of the National Conservation Bureau. Things That Cause Accidents "Already 1941 has produced a 16 per cent increase in traffic deaths over 1940, with 1,500 more fatalities recorded in the first four months of the year than in the corresponding months of last year. An experience chart shows the motor vehicle deaths rise sharply in the vacation months, when more cars are on the road than at any other season. "The peak season for drownings has arrived and lightning generally kills several hundred persons each summer. Injuries incurred in recreational activities also result in many fatalities. Sunburn and sunstroke, heart failure induced by over-exertion, poisonous snakes, mushrooms and berries; impure drinking water, and infection of neglected cuts and scratches—perhaps the stealthiest killer of all—add their quota to the summer accident death rate. "Bad cases of sunburn probably ruin more vacations than any other single cause. The way to avoid severe burn is to expose yourself to the sun in gradually increasing doses—a few minutes the first day, a few minutes more the next day, and so on. Any good commercial suntan lotion will stop most of the rays that cause sunburn. So will a 5 per cent tannic acid solution, or a liberal application of olive oil or cocoa butter. If you do get sunburned, use a good commercial remedy."

Seaboard Places Freight Car Order

NORFOLK, July 18 (FNS)—L. R. Powell, Jr., chief executive officer of the Seaboard Airline Railway, announced this week that order has been placed for 750 new freight cars and 13 Diesel-electric motors. Three of the engines he said would be 5,400 horse-power freight movers, two will be 2,000 horse-power, while the balance 1,000 horse-power each. The new equipment will greatly improve the company's freight and passenger service between Florida points and the eastern seaboard.

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GROVE Theatre

WOMETCO BEST ENTERTAINMENT GROVE Theatre COCONUT GROVE 20 Cents MATINEE Every Day 1:45 Phone 4-4929 FREE SMOKING LOGE 30 Cents EVENINGS (Inc. Tax) 6:45 FRIDAY JULY 18 | SUNDAY - MONDAY - TUESDAY JULY 20-22 CAROLE LOMBARD ROBERT MONTGOMERY RKO RADIO Picture with GENE RAYMOND JACK CARSON - PHILIP MERIVALE - LUCILE WATSON in MR.& MRS SMITH SATURDAY JULY 19 Romance of the Rio Grande CESAR ROMERO as "The Cisco Kid" Patricia Morison Lynne Roberts Ricardo Cortez Chris-Pin Martin Charlie Chaplin in his new comedy The Great Dictator Produced, written and directed by CHARLIE CHAPLIN with PAULETTE GODDARD

GABLES THEATRE

Air Conditioned GABLES THEATRE Phone 4-1221 25c MATINEE TAX INCLUDED 35c EVENINGS Smoking Loge - No Extra Charge Open Daily 2 P. M. Saturday-Sunday-Monday-Tuesday July 19-20-21-22 Paramount Presents BOB HOPE • DOROTHY LAMOUR in "CAUGHT IN THE DRAFT" with Lynne Overman • Eddie Bracken Produced by B. G. DeSYLVA Directed by DAVID BUTLER Wed.-Thurs. July 23-24 "WINGS OF THE NAVY" with GEORGE BRENT OLIVIA DeHAVILAND FRANK McHUGH Friday-Saturday July 25-26 JUDY CANOVA in FRANCIS LEDERER in "PUDDIN' HEAD" COMING SOON "Million Dollar Baby" "Shining Victory" "They Met in Bombay" "Bride Came C. O. D."

ATTENTION SHOPPERS! HERE'S REAL NEWS! HAL TODD Has Purchased Rath's Sanitary Market

ATTENTION SHOPPERS! HERE'S REAL NEWS! HAL TODD Formerly Head Butcher at Coral Gables Grocery Co. Has Purchased Rath's Sanitary Market 2006 Ponce de Leon Boulevard And is ready to give his old customers the same quality of service they have been accustomed to getting. WE'RE HIGH ON QUALITY and LOW ON PRICE!

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