Coral Gables Riviera

PAGE 5 THE CORAL GABLES RIVIERA FRIDAY, JAN. 9, 1942

Letter From Cadet's Parents Expresses Gratitude to America

Appreciation for the hospitality shown their son, an R. A. F. cadet, was expressed in a letter received this week by Mrs. Ernestine Tylee, from Mr. and Mrs. G. Weston, Slough, England. Cadets Geoffrey Weston and George Thomas were regular week-end guests in the Tylee home until they were called back to England and active duty. The letter stated: Dear Mrs. Tylee: You may or may not be surprised to receive this letter, but however that may be, it is giving us very much pleasure to write it. Geoffrey, our son, has written so enthusiastically to us about your kindness to him during his short stay in Miami, that common curtsey alone directs that we should acknowledge what you have done. He has told us of the fine times you have given him in your home and of his own feeling of regret that he has now to leave your beautiful part of the country. Will you please accept our gratitude for taking a very lonely stranger of a different nationality into your own home circle, for making him happy and for giving him not only entertainment, but also the comforts of real home life 6,000 miles from home. We, in England, had pre-war conception of American people, drawn from newspapers, films, and books supplemented by meetings with visitors to our island from your own country. I have met a number of them, including some who came over with the American plant, when it established its British branch and some medical men from the middle west on a tour of British Hospitals. I must confess, that I had only a very biased opinion of American life. It has taken war and a series of enthusiastic letters from my son to give me a real insight into the real America. A country with a people, who can welcome so warmly the sons of another, although itself not at that time at war, to give them the expert training of its own technical prowess and to throw open to them its pleasures, its homes and its cultural institutions, must be a great people. This beastly war has done one thing for me and I am sure for many more of our British people, and that is to realize that at heart in our ideals and outlook the British and American peoples are indivisible. Now we are in this war together and it is to be hoped that when the common victory is assured, the feeling of friendship which have already been brought to life by individual acts of kindness like your own will be cultivated. In this way our democratic idealism—our love of home and family life, our standards of conduct and Christian ethics will provide a foundation for world wide special relationship making a repetition of the disasters and misunderstandings of the past generation impossible. I hope that some day we may meet, but if that day never comes, you for one, can be assured that you have made the minds of two English people very content while their only son has been so far away from home. This will always remain a memory by which our estimation of American people will always be influenced. I am afraid that these few words of thanks may seem a very inadequate return but be that as it may, they are sincerely meant by Yours very sincerely George and Florence Weston

KNOW YOUR INCOME TAX REGULATIONS

This is the second of a series of articles prepared by the treasury department to acquaint taxpayers with the changes in the income tax law. Forms for filing returns of income for 1941 have been sent to persons who filed returns last year. Failure to receive a form, however, does not relieve a taxpayer of his obligation to file his return and pay the tax on time—on or before March 16 if the return is made on the calendar-year basis, as is the case with most individuals. Forms may be obtained upon request, written or personal, from the offices of collectors and from deputy collectors of internal revenue in the larger cities and towns. A person should file his return on Form 1040, unless his gross income for 1941 does not exceed $3,000 and consists wholly of salary, wages or other compensation for personal services, dividends, interest, rent annuities, or royalties, in which event he may elect to file it on Form 1040A, a simplified form on which the tax may readily be ascertained by reference to a table contained in the form. The return must be filed with the collector of internal revenue for the district in which the taxpayer has his legal residence or principal place of business on or before midnight of March 15, 1942. The tax may be paid in full at the time of filing or in four equal installments, due on or before March 16, June 15, September 15 and December 15. In making out your income tax return, read carefully the instructions that accompany the form. If you need more information, it may be obtained at the office of the collector of internal revenue, deputy collector or an internal revenue agent in charge. Remember that single persons or married persons not living with husband or wife, who earn as much as $14.43 a week for the 52 weeks of the year, and married persons living together who have aggregate earnings of as much as $28.85 a week for the year, are required to file returns.

Gables Girl Will Wed New Englander

Mr. and Mrs. Carl N. Whalen of 645 Avenue Minorca, are announcing the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Miss Jeanette Whalen and George A. Cook of New Haven, Conn. The wedding will take place Saturday at the rectory of the Church of the Little Flower, after which the newlyweds will motor to Darien, a suburb of New Haven, to reside. Miss Whalen is a graduate of St. Theresa's High school and the University of Miami and has been on the teaching staff at St. Theresa's school. Mr. Cook is a graduate architect of Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, N. Y., and follows his profession while engaged in the contracting business in New Haven.

Dr. Noble Addressed

Dr. Enrique Noble addressed the members of the International Relations Group of the A.A.U.W., Monday at the meeting held at the Y.W.C.A. Dr. Noble is the exchange professor at the University of Miami with the University of Havana.

Over the Radio

E. E. Pennock, formerly of Coral Gables and wellknown for his violin, now of the R.C.A.M. C., writes Mrs. Pennock from England that he has time from his duties in the medical corps, for several radio broadcasts a week. Mr. Pennock may be heard over the B. B. C.

From California

Mrs. George West of San Jose, Calif., is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Leis of 931 Avenue Obispo Mrs. West will make a seasonal visit.

Back To School

Miss Ann Park, Miss Donna Winslow and Miss Janie Skagseth, have returned to Virginia Intermont College, Bristol, Va., after spending the holidays with their respective parents. Mr. Winslow motored the trio back, arriving there Sunday.

Nino Martini Made Met Debut Without Audition; Sings Here

A debut at the Metropolitan Opera is regarded as the signal acheivement for an opera singer, but a debut without an audition is something that only Nino Martini, the opera company's handsome leading tenor, can boast about. Two of the circumstances surrounding the tenor's debut at the Metropolitan are the most unusual in the annals of the opera house. For Mr. Martini, who will be heard here on January 19, with the University of Miami Symphony Orchestra, conducted by John Bitter, is the first singer to make the step to the operatic "big time" from radio. What is even more significant, Martini is the first singer ever to have been called for an audition, told to sing a selection, and informed later that his audition was merely a formality. NINO MARTINI Nearly Fell Martini was so surprised that he nearly fell off the stage. He had come to the opera house at the request of conductor Serafin, who had heard him the year before in Philadelphia, and dry-mouthed and shaky waited his turn to go on the stage. Finally his name was called and he stepped from the wings and approached the conductor. But Martini tells it best himself. "All that I could think of was that huge black emptiness that crept past a dimly-lighted music stand. I stepped forward and my heart sank as Mr. Serafin shook his head and started to speak. 'I might as well tell you Mr. Martini, this is a waste of time,' he said. I had fifteen years of my life slip by and plunge into an abyss. Then Mr. Serafin smiled, 'It is a waste of time because regardless of what you sing—you have already been engaged!' If he hadn't held out his hand to congratulate me, I would have fallen into the orchestra pit." Came for Movies Mr. Martini came to this country from Paris in 1928, where he had signed a contract with Jesse Lasky, to make sound pictures. Arriving in Hollywood, he made a series of foreign shorts and was signed for radio. Mr. Martini was invited to audition with the Philadelphia Opera Company and made his debut there in 1932, singing as the company's leading tenor during that season. It was during that time, Martini was later told by Serafin, that he had been heard by the Metropolitan management, and passed upon. Martini made his Metropolitan debut in 1933 and the handsome tenor has been there each year since.

Englishman Here

Sir Edward Johnson of Surrey, England and Garden City, L. I., is a guest at the Prestland, 119 Avenue Menores. Sir Edward has a string of horses here for the winter meet. He has raced in Egypt and France and is a noted huntsman.

Grove Theatre Now Gets Films Earlier

The Grove theatre is now the first neighborhood theatre in the Wometco circuit to get the first-run screen offerings after they finish at the beach and downtown houses. This moving up of picture runs as it is known in the vernacular of the theatre, coupled with the fact that the Grove is now putting in all new seats, have just completed the installation of a new screen and screen curtain and the many new innovations that will soon go into this house makes the Grove one of the finest theatres in the South. On tonights program, the Grove is offering the hilarious comedy, "Go West, Young Lady", starring Penny Singleton, Blondie to you, Ann Miller and Glenn Ford. "Go West, Young Lady" has all the western atmosphere that it takes plus the comedy antics of Miss Singleton and clever Ann Miller in several dance numbers that will send you home remembering a sweet picture that is filled with laughter. A special issue of the March of Time is also on this program—"Battlefields of the Pacific". A remarkable fact about this short-subject is that March of Time has made this film from previous issues and situations made in them are shown as happenings today. Pets and mascots at Camp Blanding have flying squirrels and even armadillos.

G-TALK By BARBARA BROWNE

Their eyes bagged and bleary, university students returned to school this week to get a little rest. Whoever said that Christmas vacation was a time to get that much needed sleep had never spent said vacation in Coral Gables. With all the dances given by the sororities and fraternities and the parties welcoming home old friends, it was no wonder that few members of the younger set wanted to waste their time sleeping. But now, mid-terms are over; school has begun again. Y. W. C. A. Delegate Returns Miriam Stewart is back from the national Y. W. C. A. conference held at Miami University at Oxford, Ohio, during the Christmas vacation. She says that she is fairly bubbling with the plans that she will discuss at the next general meeting of the Y. W. C. A. at the "U". Students to Give "Candida" Reopening of school means work for the drama students who are hustling to have their production of George Bernard Shaw's "Candida" ready for the opening February 5. Students chosen for the cast are: Shirley Haimes Goldstein in the role of Candida, Edward Barlow as the Reverend Morell, Natalie Allen as Miss Prosperpine Garrett, William Prunty as Lexy Mill, Manny Roth as Mr. Burgess, and Bill Reich as Marchbanks. The play will also be given on the 6 and 7 of February. No Cold-No Woolens Clothes are becoming a touchy subject with the girls at the U. They don't mind the weather won't stay cold long enough for them to wear all of their winter woolens. As Lois Estelle Pelgrim says, "Why I've got one perfectly darling wool suit that I have worn once. Just once! Imagine that!" Well, guess that's Miami weather for you. Merry Louise Lewis had a bizarre brainstorm when she arrived at a dance last week attire in a full dress ballerina outfit complete with ballet slippers that laced around her ankles. She was quite picturesque. It's mighty quiet around the Gables with all the girls and boys gone away to school, but it is also restful to be able to settle down to work again. It was a wonderful Christmas, but oh, sweet sleep! A recent hospital train bound for Camp Blanding completed the trip from the Carolina maneuver area to Starke in seven hours.

CALLING DRAFTED MOTHERS By ERAINE TURIN

Editor's Note: Mrs. Turin is a Coral Gables resident and mother of a draftee. She is an accomplished writer and playwright. And recently conducted a radio program for the mothers of boys in the service. This is the time—when another year is in the making—that we are more given to contemplation. And no matter what the conditions are in which we are placed—war or peace—at such a period, we will stop to think, to consider what the future holds in store for us. The past, full of that which might have been and was not, and the future, full of that which may be and can be, seem to meet within our selves; at that point of meeting we are brought to our knees to our Maker. A prayer lies in the heart at such a time of contemplation. A prayer to make us more capable to cope with what may be expected of us. And now that war is upon us, drafted mothers of our nation, you may feel this closeness all the more keenly, because your own sons are concerned. You may have feared and felt disheartened in the past. Now you can face that fear, now you can examine it more sanely. And as you do so, you will find that, in its stead, you have put on the armor of courage to overcome the weakness to which mothers unwittingly are prone. And for those of you, who already have sons in the battle area, let me give you a letter to read which may offer you some hope. The letter is from an Englishwoman who now resides in the United States. She writes: "Dear Mrs. Turin: I have great interest in your idea to get the drafted mothers of your country together. This should be of much help to the mothers and to your nation. For my part, I believe a drafted mothers movement in England would have done much for me. To get together with other women in my same position and to talk over mutual problems would have given me much comfort. I also believe that the drafted mothers of England could have been a good influence to our country. At the beginning, the English were too slow in realizing the dangers in store for them. Only the drafted mother realized those dangers, and could have brought those dangers home in time. When I say in time, I mean to have awakened England to the necessity of producing war materials long before the British Empire did so in earnest. Only when so many of our Tommies and civilians were taken by death, did all England awaken to the fact of those dangers. Of course you know all this. But I want to bring these factors home to you, that America will be awakened in time. And the drafter mothers should be able to do this very effectively, because the mothers of a nation really have much more influence than any one may suppose. "But when I started out to write you, I had another matter in mind. Your boys are indeed fortunate in modern warfare than are the civilians—so to speak. England's catastrophes proved that. In the proportion of those in bers of men fighting, the casualties were much less than were the proportion of those in civilian life. My son's sad experience proves this. He was in the Royal Air Force when England first went to war. He was in many encounters and always came through unscathed. Then he was sent to a hospital because of an illness which any civilian could have contracted. While there, he was killed by a bomb that destroyed the hospital. So you see he did not die in combat, but rather as any civilian might have died in this kind of a war. I left England at once and thank God I'm over here where I hope you, Americans, will benefit by England's early laxities. Sincerely yours—." Drafter mothers of our nation, this Englishwoman's letter gives us something to think about, and it may be well to include its intelligent reasoning in our contemplation. It may strenghten us as we start out to cope with a new year of warfare—that is, if we see to it that we have sufficient protection to protect soldiers and civilians alike. (Copyrighted, 1941)

CELERY SHIPPED

H. L. Lehman, manager of the Sanford State Farmers' Market, announced this week that first shipment of celery is moving now from the Sanford area this week. The northern market for celery this year is expected to be especially good.

SAME Management Since Organization 1926 DIRECTORS STATEMENT OF CONDITION THE CORAL GABLES FIRST NATIONAL BANK CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA Organized 1926 Edward C. Romfh, President Comptroller's Call—December 31, 1941

DIRECTORS Edward C. Romfh President, First National Bank of Miami Preston G. Prevatt Member, Shutts, Bowen, Prevatt & Julian, Attys. Herbert S. Sawyer Evans, Mershon & Sawyer Alec Baker Attorney-at-Law Charles C. Brand Brand Properties, Inc. Dennis V. Renuart President and Treasurer Renuart Lumber Yards, Inc. Frank N. Holley, Jr. F. N. Holley 5-10c Stores Charles F. Baldwin Retired Real Estate Broker Charles T. Fuchs, Jr. Fuchs Baking Co. Rodney Miller Contractor Luther Chandler Retired, Former Vegetable Grower Wirth M. Munroe Yacht Designer OFFICERS Edward C. Romfh President George B. Romfh Vice-President Alec Baker Vice-President Eugene B. Rimes, Jr. Vice-President and Cashier Herman C. Eberts Vice-President This Bank is controlled by the First National Building Corporation, an affiliate owned by The First National Bank of Miami. ASSETS Loans to Individuals, Firms and Corporations | $ 471,481.73 First Mortgage Loans on Real Estate | 9,400.00 Overdrafts | 40.91 Real Estate Owned | 3,515.43 Stock—Federal Reserve Bank (120 Shares) | 6,000.00 Furniture and Fixtures | 53,114.12 Other Assets (Accrued Interest and Prepaid Expense) | 25,915.23 Bonds Owned (See List) | $2,188,959.86 Cash Reserve and Due From Banks | 1,174,470.21 Total | 3,363,430.07 $3,932,897.49 LIABILITIES Capital | $ 100,000.00 Surplus, Undivided Profits and Reserves | 136,795.17 Deposits | 3,696,102.32 Total | $3,932,897.49 DEPOSITS December 31, 1940 | $3,246,511.20 December 31, 1941 | $3,696,102.32 This Bank is Controlled by the First National Building Corporation, an Affiliate Owned by The First National Bank of Miami LIST OF BONDS OWNED U. S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS, Direct and/or Fully Guaranteed: (Maturing within 5 years) | $1,149,718.75 (Maturing within 5 to 10 years) | 852,146.88 (Maturing within 10 to 15 years) | 174,031.25 STATE AND MUNICIPAL BONDS | 13,062.98 Total | $2,188,959.86 (A Detailed List of Bonds Owned Will Be Forwarded Upon Request) MEMBER FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM AND FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION

Elementary P.-T. A. Study Group Will Study First Aid

In place of the usual study group of the Coral Gables Elementary school P.-T. A. meeting for book reviews, the group will join the First Aid class course starting Feb. 5th from 10 to 12 Mondays and Thursdays, according to Mrs. E. P. Brigham. Mrs. Brigham announced the change at the regular monthly meeting of the P.-T. A., Tuesday at the school. Mrs. J. Artmore Wright, president, presided and announced that the proposed purchase of the tea service had been deferred because of the stress of times. Miss Lucille Chapman had charge of the program. Mrs. T. V. Moore gave a talk on the Needs of Defense today. Mrs. George Dixon gave a review of the book, "Mr. and Mrs. Cugat" by Isabel Scott Rorick. Refreshments was served at the close of the meeting in the cafeteria with Mrs. D. R. Smith, chairman in charge, assisted by Mrs. N. R. Farwell and Mrs. Fred R. Clark.

Miss Betty Wynns Engagement Announced by Parents in Georgia

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Erle Wynn of Newnan, Ga., formerly of Coral Gables, are announcing the engagement of their daughter, Miss Elizabeth Nelson Wynn and Lieut. John Lewis Porter, son of Mrs. Thomas L. Porter of Worchester, Mass. No date has been set for the wedding. Miss Wynn, a popular member of the younger Coral Gables set, attended the schools of Miami and was a graduate from Florida State College for Women, where she was a member of Pi Beta Phi fraternity and Alpha Chi Alpha, honorary journalism sorority. The former Newnan several months ago with her parents who have a country home there. The Wynns lived for many years at 808 Alhambra Circle, plan to build a town house in Newnan soon. Lieut Porter was graduated from the Worchester Technological Institute and is a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. He came to Miami about a year ago and is on active duty at the naval air station in Miami.

AFTER THE THEATRE THE HUDDLE BAR

is Where to Go LIGHT LUNCH * MIDNIGHT SNACKS Around the Corner on Alcazar BEER & WINE FREE PARKING

GROVE THEATRE COCONUT GROVE

WOMETCO BEST ENTERTAINMENT GROVE THEATRE COCONUT GROVE 25 Cents MATINEES Saturday-Sunday 1:45 Phone 4-4929 FREE PARKING LOGE 30 Cents EVENINGS (Inc. Tax) 6:45 SATURDAY ONLY JANUARY 10th CHARLES STARRETT IN "Thunder Over The Prairie" ON THE STAGE—MATINEE ONLY Major "The Dog With the Human Mind" SATURDAY NIGHT Old-Fashioned Square Dance and Country Store "SQUARE DANCE ON OUR STAGE" With Fay Barris & Lilly In Rural Skits SUNDAY-MONDAY JANUARY 11-12 ABBOTT & COSTELLO IN "Keep 'Em Flying" with MARTHA RAYE CAROL BRUCE

GABLES 2112 PONCE DE LEON Ph. 4-1221

PARAMOUNT THEATRES IN CORAL GABLES AIR CONDITIONED MATS. 30c GABLES EVES. 40c 2112 PONCE DE LEON Ph. 4-1221 FRIDAY-MONDAY JANUARY 9-12 BOB HOPE VERA ZORINA VICTOR MOORE "LOUISIANA PURCHASE" IN TECHNICOLOR! TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY JANUARY 13-14 JEFFREY LYNN JANE WYMAN "The Body Disappears" THURSDAY-FRIDAY JANUARY 15-16 EDW. G. ROBINSON LARAINE DAY EDWARD ARNOLD "Unholy Partners"

CORAL 2315 PONCE DE LEON—PH. 4-4422

AIR CONDITIONED MAT. 25c CORAL EVES. 30c 2315 PONCE DE LEON—PH. 4-4422 SATURDAY-MONDAY JANUARY 10-12 CLAUDETTE COLBERT RAY MILLAND BRIAN AHERN "Skylark" TUESDAY JANUARY 13 MARGARET LOCKWOOD REX HARRISON "Night Train" WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY JANUARY 14-15 ROBERT YOUNG RUTH HUSSEY in "Married Bachelor" COMING—"SUSPICION"