Coral Gables Riviera

CORAL GABLES RIVIERA

AN INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER 16TH YEAR NO. 52 | CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA, JANUARY 9, 1942 | PRICE FIVE CENTS

Gables Faces Suit On Pinball Courts May Be Asked To Rule on Zoning Ordinance CITY MOVES TO BOLSTER EXISTING ORDINANCES; DISCRIMINATION CHARGED

While Coral Gables city commissioners studied existing ordinances, with the view of banning pin-ball machines out of Coral Gables, The Riviera learned yesterday that the strength of such ordinances may soon be tested in the courts. Pin-ball devices, slot machines and the like have heretofore been kept out of the city by the simple expedient of a zoning ordinance which relegates them to the sparsely populated industrial section, where they would prove worthless. With the gates being let down in Miami, however, it was learned yesterday that certain operators are studying the Gables defense with the idea of attacking it on the grounds that it is discriminatory. The ordinance faced a similar test once before, and only the repeal of the state law legalizing the machines by the legislature kept the case out of courts. A slot machine was placed in a Ponce de Leon Boulevard store and the owner submitted to arrest. An attorney for the slot interests prepared the case for court, the state law permitting the machines was repealed. If the pin-ball operators are successful with such a suit, it is feared that the Gables ordinance controlling liquor bars, will be attacked on similar grounds. The zoning ordinance now permits such establishments only in the vicinity of the Miami Biltmore Hotel and the Country Club of Coral Gables. At Tuesday's Commission meeting, City Attorney Edward L. Semple was instructed to make a thorough study of existing ordinances pertaining to the case and to strengthen them wherever possible.

TOWN AIMS BLACKOUT

Reserves Set to Act As Police Actual Air Raid Procedure Will Be Followed

Coral Gables will enter into the practice blackout Sunday night as though an actual air raid were in progress, City Manager A. B. Curry announced yesterday. The city's defense forces were given a final check Tuesday night at a meeting at the Legion home. At the first blackout signal, city officials will go immediately to their posts at the city hall and the fire and police station. Mobilization of the reserve police force of 54 American Legion members will be commenced by W. Edward Wineman, acting chief, aiding of Police Captain Lou Reeves. Wineman estimates that it will take but a few minutes to summon his men. Following Miami's suit, the traffic signals have all been fitted with shields, making them invisible from above. Air raid wardens will be on duty throughout the city, seeing that all lights are extinguished. Any emergency calls during the blackout period should be made to 4-6161 which has been established as headquarters telephone. Dade County's first practice blackout is scheduled from 10:15 p.m. to 10:45 p.m. Many minutes, all arrangements having been perfected by the Dade County Defense Council, and it was emphasized that every person is expected to observe the blackout instructions, there shall be no exceptions. In order that the instructions may receive wide circulation, the council has had them incorporated in a bulletin, a four-page newspaper layout, and general distribution is being made. In a practice blackout, or an actual air raid, the main requirement is that the people remain calm, and observe the basic rules incorporated in the bulletin. There are two reasons for blackouts. First, they hide bomb targets. Second, they conceal whole areas so that they can not be used as guides to enemy bombers. In the first instance, an enemy pilot over a black-out city is unable to identify the important targets in the city. In the second instance, an enemy pilot flying over a blacked landscape can find no illuminating place by which to set his course toward his main objective. Blackouts are, therefore, designed to prevent death and destruction. The air raid alarm blackout signals will reach the people by warnings over the radio. All sirens, horns will be turned on and off three times, at two-second intervals Factory and other steam whistles will blow a series of blasts of about five seconds each, three seconds apart. Sirens on police cars and fire engines will sound blasts at the same interval. The "all clear" signals are: Announcements will be made by radio. Street lights will be turned on. Steady two-minute blasts of whistles.

KNOW YOUR Air Raid Wardens

Wardens and Deputy Wardens for the seven Coral Gables precincts were announced yesterday by Paul D. McGarry, District Warden. Precinct Wardens will, in turn, appoint block wardens so that eventually each city block will have its own warden. Hollis Rinehart, Jr., and J. Fritz Gordon have been named assistant district wardens. Precincts correspond with county voting precincts. Precinct | Warden | Phone 86 — Harry S. Lord | 4-9059 J. P. Shaw, assistant | 4-9085 87 — Walter M. Wilson | 4-2943 Leland Breckenridge, assistant | 4-3292 88 — Clyde S. Davis | 4-4190 E. C. Hodge, assistant | 4-1083 89 — O. H. P. Kenney | 4-3185 106 — S. J. Keep | 4-0118 J. C. Thomas, assistant | 4-7696 107 — John V. Hardeman | 4-4038 108 — T. C. Reducka | 4-5779 Fred Ravlin, assistant | 4-0289

Refreshments Under Table At This Blackout Party

"Won't you crawl under the table and have some refreshments?" Sounds silly, doesn't it? But it will be expressions like that which will characterize the party to be given by Phebe and Eleanor Sudlow this Sunday evening. The time of the party has been set to coincide with the practice blackout, and the event will take its motif from that defense measure. Invitations for the party were written in lemon juice and had to first be heated to be read. Phebe and Eleanor will greet their guests in a house entirely darkened from the outside. Refreshments (well a deep, dark secret) will be served from under the tables instead of on them, just as if a first class air raid were going on overhead. Each guest has been requested to bring a flashlight. The party is one of a series being given by members of the First Presbyterian Church choir, following Sunday night services. Among those to be present are members of the R. A. F. cadet corps, who have filled in some of the vacancies caused when male members left to enter service in the army, navy and marines.

Gray Becomes President of Kiwanis Club

William L. Gray, Jr., became president of the Coral Gables Kiwanis Club at the annual installation ceremonies held Tuesday night at the Country Club of Coral Gables. He succeeds John B. Tower. Others taking office included Russell A. Rasco, first vice-president; Thomas C. Mayes, second vice-president; Harry N. Rath, secretary and treasurer. Directors include A. B. Curry, Carl Dewey, William D. Fuller, Frank N. Holley, Jr., John Gautier, Byron Sprowl and O. B. Sutton. Following the banquet and ceremonies, dancing was held in the patio.

Rich South Dade Harvest Predicted by Hollingsworth

By TRACY HOLLINGSWORTH The shrill whistle of the tomato canning plant in South Miami, reminded me Wednesday morning that the call was "all out" for workers in the field and at the machines to save the luscious fruit now ripening in the fields of South Dade County. That means more than just tomato, potato, bean, lettuce, etc., harvesting season had started. A ten million dollar harvest, and every dollar made, spent in Dade County—some thought to think about—and that is what the annual agricultural results mean for this area, provided the weather permits. Thank goodness the weather has been perfect and the demand excellent, therefore the guess right. When the Bower plant whistle sounded, I took to the road—that great highway leading to Key West—and dropped in at the Kerr and Paxson packing plant at Perrine. They were busy packing tomatoes, and then at the International Fruit packing plant at Peters, the scene carried one back to the days before the freeze and the "too much rain". Tomatoes everywhere and mu- Please turn to Page 8

Woolworth Store Opens Saturday New Building on Coral Way Houses Chain Enterprise

Coral Gables will, this week end, welcome the newest link in the F. W. Woolworth chain of department stores. The branch is located in modernistic and spacious quarters at 128 Coral Way and will open its doors for business tomorrow morning at 8:30. The new enterprise embraces 800 feet of floor space. A public lounge with overstuffed leather chairs will provide a welcome relief for tired shoppers and a large parking space in the rear of the building will add to the convenience of shopping in the new store. The store is completely equipped with the latest fluorescent lighting and is completely "breeze conditioned"—Air Castle fans assuring a steady exchange of air in the store constantly. A corps of 30 employees will open the store tomorrow morning—all of them hired locally. Named as manager of the local Woolworth branch is R. L. Whitelock, who has been associated for seventeen years with the company. The store has locker rooms, showers, and a large and well equiped lounge room for the employees on the upper floor of the Coral Way building.

City Workers Use Savings For Defense

A $1,500 surplus in the Municipal Credit Union went all out for Victory this week. At a meeting of members of the Union, formed by the city employees as a savings and lending agency, it was voted unanimously to use the surplus to purchase defense bonds, L. W. Robinson, Jr., president, reported yesterday. In addition, city employees are making plans to divert a portion of their pay checks for bonds and stamps. A poll is now being conducted to determine whether the bonds shall be held in a pool by the Credit Union, or bought for the individuals through the finance department. It is anticipated that every employee will pledge some portion of his or her salary for stamps and bonds.

Holley Opens Seventh Store

Frank N. Holley will open the seventh of his chain of Five and Ten Cent Stores today at 500 S. E. First Street. The new downtown store is housed in a recently constructed, air conditioned building. It will feature a 100-foot soda and luncheon bar, a beauty parlor and a rest lounge for patrons. Entirely home-owned and operated, the Holley chain has grown in space of nine short years from its modest beginning of one small store in Coral Gables to seven complete Five and Tens, located throughout the Miami area. As there is no perfect recipe for success other than hard work and careful planning, Mr. Holley attributes a large portion of the popularity of the stores to the policy of "Holley quality, which we have carried out with unwavering thoroughness in every line of our merchandising." "Holley buyers insist on the best," said Holley, "which means that Holley customers can always be sure that for every dime they spend in a Holley store, they are getting a full ten-cents-worth of value in quality, service and satisfaction." Mr. Holley is president of the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce.

Clinical records of the orthopedic clinic at Camp Blanding show that most foot trouble is due to lack of conditioning.

'MRS. SANTA' RIBS OFFICIALS WITH CARNEGIE BOOK

What Gables lady signs herself "Mrs. Santa Claus", and what's her beef with Coral Gables' city officials? That's what has been puzzling city commissioners, the city manager, clerk and attorney ever since last Tuesday's meeting. When the group met, a package wrapped in Christmas trimmings was found on the table. When opened, it was discovered that it contained a copy of Dale Carnegie's, "How to Win Friends and Influence People" and a card signed "Mrs. Santa Claus".

Advice on Income Tax Available Deputy Collector To Open Office At C. of C. Bldg.

Coral Gables residents will have an opportunity to get expert advice on their income tax problems when C. G. Parramore, Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue, comes to the Chamber of Commerce Building the last two weeks of January. Parramore will aid local residents and business people in filling out their returns. It has not been determined as yet, whether he will be able to accept tax money. No charge will be made for these services.

First Aid Course Is Offered Free Classes Will Begin Monday at University

In complete co-operation with the all-out defense effort, the University of Miami, in conjunction with the Miami chapter of the American Red Cross, is offering a twenty hour First Aid course for all citizens of Coral Gables and vicinity, and the students, faculty, and employees of the University, beginning Monday, January 12. The classes, which will be limited to thirty students in each section are to be two hours in length, and will be conducted by certified Red Cross Instructors, under the direction of Henry R. Roney, director of Safety Service. No college credit is to be given for the course. There will be no fees or charges outside of that of the text, which may be procured at the University Book Store for 60 cents. Upon completion of the primary course, the student is eligible to take the next ten hour course that leads to a certified instructors rating. Since registration has already started, Harry Provin, Registrar of the University of Miami, urges all those interested to call or come to the Registrar's Office in the Main Building of the University, phone 4-0801 for the class schedule and full details about this First Aid course.

Latest addition to the Coral Gables business district is the new F. W. Woolworth store which will throw open its doors tomorrow morning at 128 Coral Way. —Morningstar Photo

Hawaiian Luncheon Prevails At Luncheon for Bride-to-Be

Most effective was the motif in decorations, combining wartime and Hawaiian lovliness at, the large luncheon Mrs. S. Earle Giffen gave yesterday at the Miami Biltmore Hotel. The sixty guests were placed on one side of a huge "V" shaped table. A life sized papier mache cannon topped by a huge V was placed at the entrance of the table. Lazy water scenes of the Hawaiian beaches interspersed with red and gold flowers profusely decorated the tables. Each guest was presented a lei. The guest of honor, Miss Ruth Diestelhorst, wearing an Hawaiian print crepe, and with a red Hibiscus tucked on the right side of her dark lovely head, sat at the apex of the V. Her especial decoration in front of her place was a church with a miniature wedding party entering the door. The hostess, Mrs. Giffen, a Please Turn to Page 8

Time Ripe for United States to Enter European War, Says Walter Lippmann

The moment has come for the offensive in Africa. We must not tributing what we can to the counter-offensive and to the British offensive in Africa. We must not nothing to contribute just because we are prepared for large military operations. As Hitler faces the attack from the East, he is more than ever vulnerable in the rear—in occupied Europe, in neutral Europe, and in the entangled, vassal states, like Italy and Finland. This is the soft side of Hitler's In all this vast region, the Nazi power is stretched thin over passively resisting peoples who look to us, knowing that from us have nothing to fear and from us they have everything to gain: deliverance from slavery and their deliverance, the means to restore their lives. They have always looked to us—even in the days when we were paralyzed by our debate, even when we could not believe we were about to plunge ourselves together before it was too late. They will by this time have recovered from the first shock of the events at Pearl Harbor, and, perhaps even yet more clearly than we, they will have grasped the lasting importance of Pearl Harbor. It is that at the East, he is more of Pearl Harbor America became totally committed to a life-or-death struggle with the Axis. For the fact that Japan struck while negotiations were in progress demolished the last conceivable basis for any kind of negotiated peace with any of the enemy governments. The fact that the effect of this treacherous blow has been the loss of American territory means that for America the war can now have only by complete defeat or complete victory. This total commitment of America will be understood correctly in Europe as meaning that our war Please turn to Page 6

MRS. WADE TO SPONSOR STAMPS

Mrs. John S. Wade was appointed chairman of Defense Savings stamps yesterday at the meeting of the Coral Gables Woman's Club executive board. Stamps will now be on sale at every meeting of the club. Mrs. Howard Weenick, Red Cross chairman, announced that the Gables had raised $1,116.00 which is 200 dollars over last year's goal. Red Cross first aid classes will be available to all club members Monday and Wednesday at the club.

Gables Elementary Attains New High in Registration

An all time high registration of 993 students at the Coral Gables Elementary school was noted with the arrival of 21 new students following the holiday recess. Miss Abigail Gilday, principal, stated "Seven more students and we will have attained the 1,000 mark." Work is being rushed on the four portable rooms, which will be opened in the next week or so. The other rooms by that time will have undergone repairs and repainting jobs, so that one thousand students or more may be amply cared for. Students who registered on Monday have come from as far as Ontario and Texas and as near as Miami Beach. The new students are Henderson Cleaves, son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Cleaves of Staten Island; Elizabeth Driver, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Driver, Brownsville, Texas; Jane and Robert Fan, son and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Fan of Cranbury, N. J.; Claudene Ruttig, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Ruttig of Franklin, Ind; Jay and Joy Hollenbeck, children of Nellie Hollenbeck of Troy, Pa.; Helen and John Kenny, children of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kenny of Spring Lake, N.J.; Douglas Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Smith of Chatman, Ont.; James Stanton, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Stanton, St. Louis; George Tralles, and Jackey Tralles of St. Louis; Maurice Tuttle, son of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Tuttle of Shelton Island, N. Y.; Anna May and George Wetherhold, children of W. E. Wetherhold of Allentown, Pa.; Betty Jane, Billy, Bobby, Elmer and Glen, children of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer J. White of Salisbury, Md.; Gilbert and Ryan Charles of Newnansburg, N. Y.; and Jean Smith, daughter of Mrs. Cleous Smith of Miami Beach.

Eighty-one Join Legion

Eighty-one new members of the Coral Gables American Legion post were initiated at Wednesday evening during an impressive ceremony attended by more than 300 Legionaires, members of the Auxiliary and district and local officers of both the American Legion and the Auxiliary. Ralph E. Freeman, 5th District Commander and Luther Jones, District Adjutant, both of Belle Glade; Mrs. C. C. Upchurch, Coral Gables, 5th District Auxiliary President; Mrs. Zoie Buzzell, National Committeewoman for the Legion Auxiliary and Mrs. L. A. Haines, District Sergeant at Arms and Mrs. Iris Landahl, local Legion Auxiliary president, were among the distinguished guests introducing the Charles I. Gabel, chairman of the committee in charge of the ceremony. Commander W. Edward Wineman of the local post turned the meeting over to District Commander Freeman, who, together with the Dade County Guard of Honor, and District Adjutant Al B. Lambert, conducted the initiation ceremony. Following Commander Wineman's address of welcome, Mrs. Wade Livingston Street led the group in the National Anthem. Entertainment and dancing concluded the evening's program. Refreshments were served by members of the Auxiliary.

RUBBER STAMP PEARL HARBOR

A. L. Hildreth, 3504 Ponce de Leon Blvd., is giving his friends and business associates no chance to forget Pearl Harbor and Wake Island. Hildreth has designed a rubber stamp with a large "V" as the central motif. At the top is the word "Remember" and along the sides of the "V" are the words, "Pearl Harbor" and "Wake Island". All of Hildreth's letters carry the stamp.

Poppy Day Set Next Saturday

Saturday, January 17, has been designated as "Poppy Day" for Coral Gables and Dade County, according to an announcement by Mrs. Bror Landahl, president of the American Legion Auxiliary. The poppies, which will be sold locally by the Auxiliary, are made by disabled veterans of World War I, and money received is for their benefit.

Former Miami High Girl Tries To Pull 'Garbo'---Not So Hot

Remember Connie Keane, the Miami High School kid who went to Hollywood, coiled her inky-black hair over one eye, affected a low-neck dress and turned into Veronica Lake, the movie star? Well, Connie, we're sad to report, has gone Hollywood. She came back to her old stamping grounds this week, took a suite at the Miami Biltmore and then tried to pull a Garbo. To the press, she was inaccessible. She wouldn't give interviews, she wouldn't be photographed and she wrinkled her freckled nose at the massive Biltmore and quipped, "I've stayed in better places." Seems as though Connie (Veronica to you, puhleeze) holds some sort of grudge against the local gentry of the Fourth Estate. She feels she wasn't given the local build-up she deserved when she set out to win movie fame. So the press was soundly snubbed. "Engie" Englebrecht, resourceful news-gatherer at the Biltmore, did obtain one picture by digging up 13-year-old Dorothy Powell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Powell, 515 Catalona Avenue. Dorothy, it seems, works at La Lake's shrine and has been keeping a scrap book ever since Connie (or Veronica) first appeared in pictures. Well, it wouldn't do to show Dorothy that her idol had feet of clay, so Miss Lake condescended to pose with her, autographed a sketch the child had done, and then went back into her Garbo role. Of course the press is "broken-hearted". As Veronica said about the Biltmore, the boys in the city rooms merely shrugged and sighed, "We've seen better dames."