Coral Gables Historical Archive
Coral Gables Riviera
Friday, January 2, 1942, page 5 (of 6)
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To Become Junior D. A. R.'s
Organizing members of the Coral Gables Society Children of the American Revolution will be guests at a "Get-Acquainted" party from 2 to 4 Saturday at the home of Mrs. James Sottile, Sr., 1833 N. W. 9th Street, Miami. The society itself will not be organized until February when all the application papers will have been passed on by the National Board of Management in Washington, D. C. The National Board will also select a name for the society from a list of names submitted by the Senior Board of the Coral Gables organization. Mrs. Sottile, organizing president, C. C. G. A. R., Mrs. Leslie Lide, chairman, Mrs. Wade Livingston Street, regent of the Coral Gables D. A. R., Miss Helen Warner, State treasurer, and past regent, Mrs. George Washington Wood, past regent, and Mrs. Roy H. Evans, librarian of the Coral Gables D. A. R. make up the senior board of the Coral Gables C. A. R. Organizing members are: Ann Batcheller, Shirley Carter Beard, Martha Bentz, Glenn R. Cookerly, Helen Foster, Jessie Foster, Eleanor Foster, Helen Giersch, William Gordon, Albert Gordon, Susan Cabell Hunt, Janice Kyle, Margaret Kane, Linda Louise Sottile, Ruth Staffelbach, Ruth Sullivan, Jessica Wilkerson, Nancy Wilkes, Thacker Selden, Edward Selden, Betty Jo Miller, and Michael Singletary.
This Week in Defense
THE NAVY-Navy Secretary Knox, returning from a plane trip to Hawaii, reported the U. S. armed services there were not on the alert against the first Japanese attack. Mr. Knox said that the Navy lost one capital ship, a training ship, three destroyers, and one target layer and suffered damage to other ships which will take from several days to several months to repair. He reported 2,719 Navy officers and men were killed and 650 wounded. The President appointed Supreme Court Justice Roberts head of a special board of inquiry. Pending completion of the inquiry ranking officers of the Hawaiian command were relieved of duty and replaced. In the shift, Admiral Nimitz replaced Admiral Kimmel as Commander-in-Chief of the U. S. Pacific Fleet and Lt.-Gen. Emmons, Air Forces, relieved Lt.-Gen. Short as commanding officer of the land forces in the Islands. THE WAR FRONT-War and Navy Department communiques during the week reported the sinking of one enemy transport and "probably" one destroyer, severe damage to another enemy transport, the sinking of a motor ship, capture of a fishing vessel, continued successful repulse of enemy attempts to take Wake and Midway, and continued bombing of the Philippines. LEND-LEASE AID-War Secretary Stimson issued a statement that although lend-lease aid would be momentarily lessened after the Pearl Harbor attack, the increased war effort "must inevitably increase rather than diminish shipments to those who are fighting our common enemy." The President reported to Congress that aid had increased from $18,000,000 in March to $283,000,000 in November-to make a total of $1,202,000,000 in aid extended to December 1st. ARMY-Secretary of War Stimson told his press conference that although the $10,000,000,000 supplemental defense bill provides for an increase of the Army to about 2,000,000 men, the War Department is "trying to develop machinery by which our Army can increase steadily without limits" and with "the least possible disturbance to our economic life." SELECTIVE SERVICE-Congress passed a bill calling for registration of all men between 18 and 64 and making those from 20 to 44, inclusive, liable for Stimson told a press conference out limits" and with "the least voluntary enlistments will be suspended as soon as the "present rush of patriotism" is over. All further manpower will then be obtained by the selective service system. The Census Bureau announced that the Axis area estimated the U. S. and China and India, have 163,887,900 men of fighting age-18 to 35-while the Axis nations have 28,560,000. NAVY-The Navy Department announced all navy yards to make maximum use of extra shifts and overtime work to rush construction. All Navy employees were ordered on a 48-hour week. Four ships were launched: the USS Columbia-a 10,000-ton cruiser- and three destroyers. PRODUCTION-OPM Production Director Harrison announced American and British plane output will surpass that of Germany by the summer of 1942; the U. S. will produce 840 light and medium tanks this month and 2,800 a month by this time next year; machine tool production necessary for critical Army weapons will probably be doubled in the coming year; the first bomber will be produced shortly after January 1, at the new $22,000,000 Kansas City assembly plant from parts made by the auto industry; plans have been approved by SPAB to triple aviation gasoline production. PRIORITIES-OPM extended its ban on the sale of new auto tires and tubes to January 4 and said a rationing program will go into effect January 4 providing tires only for essential commercial and public welfare activities. OPM also announced full control of all tin in
HANDBAGS
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LEON'S BAKERY
"Baked Goods of Distinction" 2416 Ponce de Leon Boulevard Coral Gables
GROVE Theatre
WOMETCO BEST ENTERTAINMENT GROVE Theatre COCONUT GROVE 25 Cents MATINEE SATURDAY-SUNDAY 1:45 Phone 4-4929 FREE SMOKING LOGE 30 Cents EVENINGS EVERY NIGHT 6:45 SATURDAY ONLY-JANUARY 3 BILL ELLIOTT "North From the Lone Star" Also Four Walt Disney Color Cartoons SATURDAY NIGHT Old-Fashioned Square Dance and Country Store "SQUARE DANCE ON OUR STAGE" With Fay Barris & Lilly IN RURAL SKITS SUNDAY-MONDAY-JANUARY 4-5 "South of Tahiti" BRIAN DONLEVY BROD CRAWFORD ANDY DEVINE MARIA MONTEZ And a Cast of 60 Sarong-Clad Girls
Conditions in England Described By C. T. C. Enlistee
George Broderson of Flushing, New York, a member of the Civilian Technical Corps now serving in England, has so aptly described the conditions existing in the service and in England that his letter is worth quoting. "People keep noticing my U.S.A. chevrons and coming over to thank me and my companions for coming over. And everything is cut price for us. Everybody goes out of his way to make the time as pleasant. Then, of course, there are the female units of each branch. They look smart in the counterpart of the male uniform. I still have two WAAFs walking with me in uniform. You would laugh if you saw my assistant. He weighs less than 100 pounds, cockney; and will do anything for me. Gets my cigarettes, cleans my room, and brings me tea. "I told you in my last letter of being within eight feet of Their Majesties. The King is quite a fine-talent looking chap-very thrilling, I tell you. "Concerning the war, things are still nice and quiet around here. We have heard of no bombings around here as far as I know. And, as far as I am concerned, I am quite satisfied with teenage. Everybody is very cheerful. They are really wonderful people. I wouldn't have missed this for anything. I will have to see all these places when the lights go on again. Leicester Square, Piccadilly, Trafalgar and all the rest. You can't imagine what a blackout feels like. It is quite amazing. Strangers go fumbling about and are unable to see anything. You can't imagine how black a blackout can be. After a while, however, it becomes quite commonplace. Everyone is grouping about asking or giving directions. Can you just imagine New York City without a visible light -walking down Broadway, around Times Square in a crowd without being able to see the faces around you? "It seems funny to have to go from shop to shop weighing cigarettes in five or ten lots-if you are lucky. We don't have much trouble, as we are considered 'in the service' and get preference all around. Everyone treats us swell and listens, awed, to accounts of the United States and New York-they just can't imagine people living the way we do. One meets Yankees from all over the United States in pretty nearly every town in the nation. "The only noticeable things that are hard to get. I find, are sugar, eggs and matches. How I wish I had a lighter! I can get cigarettes sent from the United States duty free, by having them mailed care of the American Eagle Club, 25 Charing Cross Road, London. They will forward them, as I am registered there. "The subway system is far superior to that in the United States. They are really comfortable over here and clean, too. Can you imagine going into the subway at Times Square and having to step over hundreds of people bedded down quite calmly on the stairs, corridors and platforms? I can't imagine how they can sleep with subway trains racing in and out a few feet away! "Returned home by train and after my hitch-hiking, managed to see some of that famous English countryside. It certainly is beautiful. The little, old coaching towns, with their hostelries and pubs-very, very lively, indeed. I think I will go hitch-hiking again on my next leave of two days. Jolly good fun, that. Every one seems to pick you up, although sometimes it is a long time between cars on some of the country roads. "I am certainly learning a lot about cars I didn't know before. By the time I get back, though, I should be an A-1 mechanic. I certainly am learning a lot I did not know before. I began to feel like an apprentice. "In our spare time we manufacture cigar lighters out of odds and ends. You should see some of the works of art that are constructed out of nothing. "I got a package from someone over here. It contained "comforts," as it is called-one pull-over sweater, pair of wool socks and gloves-very nice, too. "Have been down to the U. S. Embassy to get an invitation for Thanksgiving turkey dinner with all the fixings. Am looking forward to that. It shows there is something to being a Yankee in England. "I am with the R. A. F. and I am very proud of it. They are a fine bunch and I am happy to be with them. I would like very much, though, to sign up as an air gunner or something and get a crack at Jerry, but that is impossible, inasmuch as we are civilians and non-combatants. But, 'blimey,' I would try to give them a run for their money. We will get 'Jerry' in the end, guaranteed!"
MATERIALS-The SPAB announced
this country or en route by water; ordered manufacturers of ranges, stoves and other cooking appliances to curtail use of iron and steel; ruled sheepskin can be used only on OPM order; simplified priority procedure to permit extension of ratings by manufacturers purchasing materials for less than $500 worth of material. MATERIALS-The SPAB announced preparation of a program to assure allocation of 1-3 of those raw materials from the United States 'vital to Latin America's access to overseas sources is cut off entirely." OPM Director Knudsen asked all individuals to gather all scrap of any type in their homes and workshops and sell it at once to scrap dealers. Civilian Supplies Director Henderson said the war effort requires 50 pounds of waste paper a month from every family. The OPA Consumer Division reported that retreading auto tires cost only 30 to 50 percent of the cost of a new tire and gives 70 to 80 percent of new tire mileage. The OPM asked the public not to purchase new electrical fire fighting gas windows and not to use surgical tape to protect windows from vibration. LABOR SUPPLY-Federal Security Administrator McNutt announced unemployment due to material shortages will probably reach a peak in the first half of 1942. He said the hardest hit states will be the Great Lakes and Ohio valley area. He reported defense manufacturing had brought the first increase in six months in the number of industrial workers seeking war work through the 1,500 State employment services. The President asked all Governors to transfer to the U. S. Employment Service all personnel, records and facilities required for operation of a centralized national service. As the Federal Security Agency includes the USES, urged all employers to recruit workers exclusively through the local public employment offices and to refrain from "blind" advertising, labor scouting or pirating, and other "wasteful and disruptive" labor-recruiting methods. CIVILIAN DEFENSE-The Red Cross and the OCC announced an agreement to train CCC personnel in first-aid-fighting techniques and to use CCC camps, equipment and personnel if they are emergency needs, as evacautions in any part of the country. The Red Cross and OCD announced they trained nurses to place the nation's nursing program on a full war-time basis. To acquire this number, a new reserve of nurses under 40 is needed who because of age or marriage will be called. The RFC set up a War Insurance Corporation with a $100,000,000 capital to provide "reasonable protection" against damage to private properly resulting from enemy attack. The Office of Civilian Defense asked for continuous operation of war defense plans without interruption for blackout tests after 10-hour plans have once been demonstrated as satisfactory.
SERMON ANNOUNCED
The "Issues of Life" is the subject of the sermon, the Rev. Carl Stackman will deliver at the 11 a.m. Service Sunday at the Congregational Church. The church school meets at 10:00 a.m., Young People's meeting at 7 p.m. this to be lighted with reports of the Rally held this weekend at West Palm Beach.
Patriotic Group Opens Office In Miami
To emphasize advantages of the American way of life and combat subversive propaganda, a Florida state office of Appreciate America, Inc., patriotic group, headed by Professor Paul H. Douglas of the University of Chicago, was opened in Miami this week. The Florida office will be under the direction of Jack W. Brodey, former reporter and real estate editor of the Miami Daily News. "In the present war situation, organizations like Appreciate America have an ever-increasing important role to play," Dr. Douglas said in an explanatory statement. "We can expect an intensification of subversive propaganda, now growing attempts to cause disunity and create fear. Appreciate America is strictly non-profit. It seeks to expose the lies of enemy propaganda and to inculcate in all Americans an understanding of the fundamental principles and institutions of our country. "The organization was chartered on August 27, 1940, in Chicago, to create, extend and translate into concrete applications an appreciation of the American way of life. "If we have lived too closely to our country to evaluate its contrasting superiority to the systems which some would substitute, we ought to be dramatically apprised of the value of what we possess. "To this end, Appreciate America, Inc., seeks by spoken, written and pictured messages to make its modest contribution to the intellectual armor and defense of the American way of life." Posters in red, white and blue, bearing pointed comparisons between American and European standards, already have been prepared.
State Tenth In C. T. C. Men
According to a compilation of enlistment statistics just received by Dean Charles R. Foster, Florida representative of the Civilian Technical Corps, Florida ranks tenth in the number of applicants sent in to the new York office and eleventh in the number of applicants actually sent to Canada, among the states of the Union. "This places this an excellent record when one considers the total population of Florida and the fact that Florida is not thought of as primarily an industrial state," Dean Foster stated. The Florida Regional Office is continuing to accept applications for the Civilian Technical Corps, and urges men who believe that they have the necessary training and experience to serve in the maintenane of technical and military equipment in England, to get in touch with the local office. Co-operating with the local Regional Office, which is located at the University of Miami, are the various state employment offices, located in twenty-one Florida cities.
Primary Party
The primary department of the Congregational Church is having a party at the church from 3 until 5 today. Miss Mary Nash is in charge.
WEST FLAGLER KENNEL CLUB
DOG RACING STEAM-HEATED GRANDSTAND Only track in Greater Miami with Hurdle Races! ALL GLASS STARTING BOXES WEST FLAGLER KENNEL CLUB West Flagler at 37th Avenue POST TIME 8:15 P. M. ADMISSION 25 CENTS
KNOW YOUR INCOME TAX
REGULATIONS This is the first of a series of articles prepared by the treasury department to acquaint taxpayers with the changes in the Income Tax law. Who must file a return? Every single person having a gross income of $750 or more; every married person, not living with husband or wife, and having a gross income of $750 or more; and married persons living with husband or wife, who have an aggregate gross income of $1,500 or more. When must returns be filed? On or before March 16, 1942. For the fiscal year, on or before the 15th day of the third month following the close of the fiscal year. Where and with whom must income tax returns be filed? In the internal revenue district in which the person lives or has his chief place of business, and with the collector of internal revenue. How does one make out his income tax return? By following the detailed instructions given on the income tax blanks. Form 1040 and Form 1040A (optional simplified form). What is the tax rate? A normal tax of 4 percent on the amount of the net income in excess of the allowable credits against net income (personal exemption, credits for dependents, interest on obligations of the United States and its instrumentalities and earned income credit) in the computation of the normal tax net income; and a graduated surtax on the amount of net income in excess of the allowable credits (personal exemption and credit for dependents) against net income in the computation of the surtax net income.
ALPHA DELTI PHI'S HAVE MORNING COFFEE
Alumnae club of the Alpha Delta Phi sorority gave a morning coffee Wednesday the home of Mrs. E. R. Fripp on Ponce de Leon Boulevard. Miss Ann Bothune and the hostess greeted guests, Mrs. W. L. Gray, Mrs. Ben Hancock and Mrs. Derry Davis poured. Actives and pledges were guests. Out of town guest members were Miss Kitty Carr and Miss Leota Kirkpatrick of West Palm Beach.
SOUTH FLORIDA CIRCLE TO MEET
The Horticulture Circle of the South Florida Garden Club will meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the home of Mrs. Alan Connett, R.F.D. No. 3, Cutler Road. Mrs. Roger North will discuss papaya. A covered dish luncheon will follow the meeting.
Gas Batteries Sinclair Products Service
A. B. MACK PONCE DE LEON at MINORCA
WRITE A LETTER
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Draft Board Drops '4-As'
Coral Gables draft board 7 has been directed to discontinue the Class IV-A classifications of registrants predicted on previous military training and to reclassify men already in that category to determine their availability for additional service in the armed forces, Brig. Gen. Vivian Collins, State Director of Selective Service, said today. The action was necessitated by the entry of the United States into war against the Axis powers and the resultant cancellation of provisions of the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 which granted deferment to certain ex-servicemen in time of peace, the Director said. Heretofore the following men have been placed in Class IV-A: "Any person who satisfactorily served as an officer or enlisted man for at least 3 consecutive years in the Regular Army, Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard; or any enlisted man who was honorably discharged from the Regular Army or the Coast Guard for the convenience of the Government within 6 months prior to the completion of at least a 3-year period of enlistment. "Any person who as a member of the active National Guard satisfactorily served as an officer or enlisted man for at least 1 year in active Federal service in the Army of the United States and subsequent thereto for at least 2 consecutive years in the Regular Army or in the Active National Guard. "Any person who was an officer or enlisted man in the active National Guard at the time fixed for registration, and who satisfactorily served therein at least 6 consecutive years. "Any person who was an officer in the Officer's Reserve Corps on the eligible list at the time fixed for registration, and who satisfactorily served therein on the eligible list for at least 6 consecutive years. "Any person who as a member of the Naval Reserve or the Marine Corps Reserve satisfactorily served for at least 3 years on active duty and for at least 3 consecutive years in the Regular Navy or Marine Corps or with an organized unit of the Naval Reserve or the Marine Corps Reserve. "Any person who was an officer or enlisted man in the organized Naval Reserve or in the Organized Marine Corps Reserve at the time fixed for registration, and who satisfactorily served therein for at least 6 consecutive years. "Any person who was an officer or enlisted man in the Naval Merchant Marine Reserve or Volunteer Naval Reserve or Volunteer Marine Corps Reserve at the time fixed for registration, and who satisfactorily served therein for at least 8 consecutive years. "Members of the United States Coast Guard Reserve. other than temporary members. receive the same classification as members of the Naval Reserve. In discussing the elimination of Class IV-A, General Collins emphasized that only those men who are reclassified into Class I-A, the class for men available for general military service, will be called for duty in the armed forces. Ex-servicemen who have dependants or who are engaged in positions essential to the national health, safety, and interest, will be given the same consideration for deferment as are other registrants, he pointed out.
CASA LOMA HOTEL ADJOINING THE BILTMORE
Is a friendly hotel and it serves a friendly city. Several rooms and apartments are still available on a daily or weekly basis. The rates are reasonable. Here you will find excellent food service at popular prices. Schedule your next Bridge Luncheon with us. Special holiday rates are still available for your friends. Let's keep them in the Gables. MUSIC BY MUZAK GEORGE C. ANDERSON, Manager Phone 4-2571
THE HUDDLE BAR
AFTER THE THEATRE THE HUDDLE BAR Is Where To Go LIGHT LUNCHES AND MIDNIGHT SNACKS Around the Corner on Alcazar BEER & WINE FREE PARKING
PARAMOUNT THEATRES IN CORAL GABLES
AIR CONDITIONED MATS. 30c GABLES EVES. 40c 2112 PONCE DE LEON Ph. 4-1221 FRIDAY-SATURDAY JANUARY 2-3 WILLIAM POWELL MYRNA LOY In "Shadows of the Thin Man" SUNDAY-MONDAY-TUESDAY JANUARY 4-5-6 NELSON EDDY RISE STEVENS "The Chocolate Soldier" WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY JANUARY 7-8 ROBERT PRESTON • MARTHA O'DRISCOLL In "Pacific Blackout" AIR CONDITIONED MAT. 25c CORAL EVES. 30c 2315 PONCE DE LEON--PH. 4-4422 FRIDAY-JANUARY 2 Jeanette MACDONALD Brian AHERNE "Smilin' Thru" SATURDAY-JANUARY 3 Mark Twain's Immortal Story "Adventures of Tom Sawyer" In Technicolor SUNDAY-MONDAY-JANUARY 4-5 Rosalind RUSSELL "Feminine Touch" DON AMECHE TUESDAY-JANUARY 6 WEAVER BROTHERS "Tuxedo Junction"