Coral Gables Riviera

Vera Zorina and Bob Hope are but two of the stars in "Louisiana Purchase" which opens today at the Gables for a four day run.

Awards for Decorations Are Delivered

Prizes, in the form of defense bonds and stamps, were mailed yesterday to the winers in the recent Christmas home decoration contest, sponsored by the Merchant's Bureau. Those receiving bonds and stamps were Dr. and Mrs. Clede Neill, 2320 Segovia Circle, first prize, $25; Judge and Mrs. D. J. Hefferman, 338 Avenue Majorca, second prize, $15; Mrs. Edward Tanner, 1117 Alhambra Circle, third prize, $10. A special mention was made of the apartment house owned by C. C. Patterson at Anderson Road and Biltmore Way. Because it was not a one-family residence, it was not eligible for a prize, the judges reported.

MR. AND MRS. PACKHAM ENTERTAIN NEW YORKERS

Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Dowd, son Gerald, Jr., and daughter Patricia of Brooklyn, N. Y., have been the recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. William Packham of the Solana Hotel. Mr. Dowd who is an executive in the Bush Terminal Company is a past commander of Bay Ridge Post American Legion. He and his daughter entertained with songs and music as special guests at the regular Saturday night dance of the Harvey Seeds Post, of which Mr. Packham is a member. The Dowds were very much taken with their first trip to Coral Gables and Patricia and Gerald would like to enroll in the University of Miami.

MR. AND MRS. OEHLER ENTERTAIN MOTOR-BOATERS

Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Oehler, Jr., of 3116 Alhambra Circle, have had a house party of friends from St Louis, Mo., over for the week-end. Entertaining the guests aboard their cabin cruiser "Knarf" for a trip to the Keys and to the Latin Quarter for supper were among the highlights of their stay. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Harold Kaemmerer, James F. Healey, Harriet Niederbremer, R. E. Botthenskien, Mr. and Mrs. Hal Hellikson, Mr. and Mrs. Paul DesChamps and Buddy Sinclair.

The screen's reigning comedy favorites, Abbott and Costello, take to the air in their new laugh film, "Keep 'Em Flying", These two stars of laugh and mirth open at the Grove Theatre Sunday.

Initiates Nine New Members

Mrs. Andrew Spain, Mrs. A. L. Jeffrey, Mrs. V. A. Hill, Mrs. Lonnie Parker, Mrs. Nathan Pratt, Mrs. L. Shapoff, Mrs. Lacey Vaughn, Mrs. John Gwin and Mrs. W. J. Burgess, new members, were initiated at the meeting Tuesday night of the Lindley DeGarmo Unit of the American Legion Auxiliary. The National Defense Chairman reported that 506 hours had been spent in Red Cross and other phases of defense work by the members during the month of December. She also reported that the Unit is sponsoring a Red Cross Sewing and Knitting room at 3438 Main Highway, Coconut Grove. Mrs. A. L. Buzzell and Mrs. W. E. Burkins will have charge of the room and other members of the Unit will be on hand every day including Saturday from 10:00 a.m till 4:00 p.m. The Unit voted to send Mrs. L. M. Duncan, the President, to the mid-winter conference which convenes at Daytona Beach, January 10th and 11th.

HOME REPAIRS—LOANS ARRANGED

HOME REPAIRS—LOANS ARRANGED. PLASTERING PAINTING, ROOFING, CARPENTER WORK. FLOOR SANDING. JOE POHNL, 3640 S. W. 14th St. 16 YEARS IN GABLES. YOUR PROTECTION, INSURED WORKMEN.

REPAIRS

FRED ACKER—PHONE 4-9591. Repairs, painting, plastering, remodeling, carpentry work. Storm Shutters. Loans arranged. Fully insured. 44 Almeria. See our Blackout scheme. 9-16-23-30

LANDSCAPING

— A pleasing landscape makes an attractive house. Call Wallace Tyker at 4-8540 for dependable landscape service. Maintenance; redesigning; new lawns. tf

AWNINGS

— Canopies — Vivatex treated materials—repairs and servicing. Peerless Awning Co. 2333 Le Jeune Rd. Phone 4-1898

LEHMAN TRANSFER & STORAGE CO.

Careful Furniture Moving In Closed Vans — Expert Packing — Modern Fireproof Warehouse Service — Baggage Transfer — Chair Rental LEHMAN TRANSFER & STORAGE CO. 222 Ave. Aragon Phone 4-3575

GARDENING

GARDENING: LAWNS fully cared for, resetting, bitterssm grass and soil furnished. Ph. 4-7474. R. M. Poteet.

PLANTS FOR SALE

GARDENIA PLANTS, finest stock; 75c and up; 134 Giralda; next door to Coral Gables Garage. Entrance in rear. 9-16-23-30

FOR RENT

THREE BEDROOMS in brand new home vicinity both tracks. 5806 S. W. 30th St., Coral Gables. In beautiful Schenley Park. Phone 4-4727. tf

STUDIO-LODGE

STUDIO-LODGE. Electric Kitchen, Tile Bath, Furnished, Screened Porch, Garage, Sundeck. 1510 Madrid Street. Phone 4-1437. tf

STUDIOROOM

STUDIOROOM, single or double. Private tile bath, separate entrance. 1510 Madrid Street. Phone 4-1437 tf

ONE ROOM GUEST HOUSE

ONE ROOM guest house. Shower. $16 a month. 3589 Avocado Avenue, Coconut Grove. 4-0313.

EFFICIENCY APARTMENT

EFFICIENCY APARTMENT, centrally located; yearly or seasonal; adults only. 2327 LeJeune Road. tf

ROOMS

ROOMS—Breakfast if desired. On bus line, at Venetian Pool. Restricted, reasonable. 2705 De Soto Boulevard tf

FASHODA

Efficiency bungalow apartments. 111 Alhambra Circle. Ph. 4-9195.

UNFURNISHED ROOMS

— utilities Furnished. 42 Almeria. Phone 4-2244. tf

TUTORING

SHORTHAND in 30 days. Medical Office, Laboratory and X-ray courses. International Business School. 2416 Ponce de Leon —Phone 4-9768.

PERSONAL

WE GUARANTEE TO REDUCE 10 VISITS | $15.00 TRIAL TREATMENT | $2.00 Regularly $3.00 VAPOR MINERAL BATHS Swimming Instruction and Gym. LOTTY SCHOEMMELL HEALTH CENTER 127 Alhambra Circle Tel-4-4040 tf

'Fifteen' Open Acting School

Learning the theatre in the theatre is the soundest method of achieving a successful dramatic career, and such opportunity is now offered by the professional acting and producing company of the Theatre of the Fifteen. In response to the numerous requests received by the Fifteen's association with their company, they are announcing the opening of a School of the Theatre on February 2nd. That day will mark the beginning of twelve weeks of intensive training with professional actors, directors, and technical experts. The School of the Theatre will be housed in the same building as the Fifteen's playhouse, the Douglas Entrance on the Tamiami Trail, Coral Gables. Student plays will be presented on the playhouse stage, and students with exceptional ability will have an opportunity of appearing in the Fifteen's productions, or working on them in some technical capacity. Classes will be held daily except Sundays, and will be scheduled so that undergraduates may take them in addition to their other work. The number of students is necessarily limited. Enrollment closes January 25th. The Theatre of the Fifteen began its third year of professional activity in Coral Gables, December 31, 1941. This organization has presented more than fifty productions during the past two years. This period has been divided into six seasons: two in Miami, and the others in Boston, Baltimore, Osterville, Cape Cod, and Hendersonville, North Carolina; representing a total of more than four hundred performances.

OPTI-MRS. PLAN RETURN TO WAR WORK

Plans to do Red Cross and defense work in place of their scheduled social program for the winter, was voted upon at the luncheon-bridge of the Coral Gables Opti-Mrs club, Wednesday. The party was held in the Barcelona special dining room. Mrs. Shaker Shikany, president, presided. Bridge followed the luncheon.

GIRL SCOUT NEWS

An air raid knots, drilling, second and first class requirements, business, and a new member all rolled into one gave Troop 13 the once over last Friday evening. Our new member is Beverly June Bauri. Last week we really used up our time and 9:00 rolled around unexpectedly fast. Last Saturday we had a very enjoyable trip down to Matheson Hammock. Jane and Kathryn Ruth Larsen, Mary Sterns, Lulu Sherman, and Pat MacGill were all on a hike with. Kathryn, Sue Adams, Margie and Virginia Race, Dorothy Diehl, Dorothy Burger and Mrs. Flippen, from 59. Sunburnt? You bet! Cooler? Well-er-kinda!! Next week we're drilling, planning for our February party, and reviewing Flag etiquette. Mary Jane Sherman—Scribe

BOY SCOUT NEWS

On Sunday Nichols was made Junior Assistant Scout Master and Bill Wood is taking over his duty till life as quartermaster. A talk of the Aviation merit badge was made by Mr. Bennett, an employee of a very outstanding Aircraft Corporation, Games were played and troop meeting was closed with taps and the Scoutmaster's benediction. John Peacock—Scribe

HAWAIIAN PARTY HONORS BRIDE-TO-BE

Continued from Page One presented a novel presentation of her gift, a silver tray to the honor guest, bride-elect of Dr. G. Jack Coleman. The gift was presented by Miss Diane Higgins as she walked and sang "I Love You Truly" from the piano to where Miss Geise was seated. Mrs. Dorothy Moore accompanied Mrs. Higgins at the piano.

RICH SOUTH DADE HARVEST PREDICTED BY HOLLINGSWORTH

Continued from Page One chines operated by hundreds of workers poured the fruit into boxes while huge trucks were backing up at the unloading platform disgorged their green cargoes. The shuttle train of the Florida East Coast Railway backed and coughed, placing cars for shipment of the fruit to waiting northern and eastern markets. Southward—in the fields hundred of women gathering tomatoes while others were cutting down weeds trying to encroach on the plants, and yet the harvest is young. Next we come to Goulds—the marketbasket of South Dade County. Jeff Baldwin is getting ready for his early potato crop. His packing house is being renovated The Tropical Cooperative Association, composed of Francis Dolan, J. M. Shoemaker, F. W. Peters, shows renewed life after a heavy planting summer. Soon this huge packing plant will be shipping hundreds of car loads of potatoes daily. And up stairs in the office of G. W. Bottlar, the tickertape tells him just what the market is doing and where the best demand lies for the products. Oiling Machinery We move on just a pace and find the Luther Chandler "Blue Goose" plant and the packing house of Holferty, Blake, Ester, busy with the oiling of machinery. All will be ready for the rich harvest within the next three weeks. We pause at John W. Campbell's where tomatoes are being "run". Here is real activity; and it won't be long before John will be "running" potatoes—he is running this week from his plant near Fort Meyers. And here is Walter Peterson's great packing house—Walter is "running" tomatoes now but he is "king pin" in this area on string beans with a strong leaning to potatoes. His beans are the most sought after in this section—he knows his beans. Chas. L. Capelle, at Princeton is also busy with tomatoes now and D. E. Basher, at Goulds reports a good crop of tomatoes. Workers in the fields and in the packing house everywhere are busy at fever pitch to get their produce to the market as fast as possible. Iceberg Lettuce Ready But here is one of the most interesting packing houses in South Florida—that of H. Brenner, at Homestead, where the finest iceberg lettuce is being packed and shipped to the market. Brenner is a pioneer in the growing of iceberg lettuce in that section, and last year harvested over 500 acres of this product—amounting to some 20,000 crates, shipped to Northern and Eastern markets. Skeptics told Brenner "iceberg lettuce could not be grown successfully in South Florida," but Brenner knew better. He gambled for two years and won each time. Housewives in the Greater Miami area last year wondered at the delicious lettuce they were buying, little realizing that it was grown right here at home and not shipped from California. Wednesday the big packing house of Brenner at Homestead was a bee hive of activity. Trucks arriving from the lettuce farm filled with the green heads, while in the plant hundreds of workers were busy packing and icing the crates for shipment by train and truck. Local Products to Dominate By January fifteenth, there should not be a crate of California lettuce in Greater Miami markets, because South Dade County can fill the local demand with a product fresh from the farm and at a price less the cost of freight. Local housewives would be wise to ask for Dade County lettuce, just as they should ask for locally grown potatoes and tomatoes, because any profits made by the growers remains right here at home. Practically all the larger growers and packers of South the Coral Gables Chamber of Dade County are members of Commerce, because they realize that this organization really believes in the prosperity and development of our back country.

Sports Program Aids Defense At University

Basketball, boxing, tennis and swimming teams at the University of Miami are off on a busy winter season of athletics in accordance with the plan to stress sports programs as an adjunct to military fitness. The basketball team made a surprisingly good showing in holding a veteran, powerful Marshall college quintet 37-33 in its first game. Marshall had not been held under 49 points by any previous foe. Coach Hart Morris has in Capt. Red Tobin one of the best shots in the state—he tallied 15 points against Marshall while Joe Krutulis, other senior on the team, is an accomplished floor man and generally checks in with 10 points a game. Sophomores and Guard Paul Carifeo, a junior, man the other positions and Miami may be a factor in the state race this winter after all, despite the loss of three first stringers and most of the reserves by graduation and to the army. Boxing gets underway Jan. 17 with Southwestern Louisiana at Miami. "Red" Cameron is the only veteran on the squad which plans six or eight matches this winter. The swimmers have competed in several dual meets with private clubs and are showing promise while the tennis squad is again looking good as its members compete individually in the various winter tournaments.

John Tobin on Way To Seventh Letter

John Tobin of New Rochelle, N. Y., high scoring forward on the University of Miami basketball team, is well on his way to winning his seventh varsity letter this winter. He has won three football letters and two basketball letters thus far and he would probably have annexed three basketball letters as well had the Hurricanes maintained a team. Red won his baseball letter as a sophomore but since then the Hurricanes have not been able to find a suitable diamond and so have had to drop the sport.

CARD AND COFFEE PARTY FOR TUESDAY

Members of the Little Flower Guild of the Church of the Little Flower will have a card and coffee party at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the auditorium of the church. The ladies of the society, 42 of them, now meet Monday and Wednesdays for Red Cross work in the auditorium under the direction of Mrs. Denis Renuart, defense chairman.

DELIGHTFUL BAKERY SURPRISES

are always being found here because we are always on the lookout for delicious bakery products that are new. Peacock's CORAL GABLES BAKERY 2518 PONCE DE LEON BOULEVARD PHONE 4-9159

We Take Pleasure in Welcoming F. W. Woolworth Co. TO Coral Gables

DEIGAARD & PRESTON, INC. Builders 264 GIRALDA AVENUE PHONE 4-4014

For Sun Seekers WAVERLY PLAY SUITS

2 & 3 PIECES PIQUE — PRINTS — SEERSUCKER SHARKSKIN — CHAMBRAY BATHING SUITS for Women, Boys, Girls 49c to $3.98 OPENING TODAY: Holley's New Downtown Store - - - 300 S. E. 1st St. F. N. HOLLEY 5 & 10c STORES 217 CORAL WAY 2136 PONCE DE LEON BLVD

YOU'RE IN THE ARMY NOW

YES, you are in the army now — YOU. We are all in it. We do not all wear uniforms but we are all volunteers enlisted in the ranks of UNCLE SAM for the one purpose of putting our common enemy where he belongs and ending up this war in the shortest possible time. "Rookies" we are, all of us civilians. And like all rookies, we will have a learn a few things even if we have to learn them the hard way. Good for us, too. We will have to learn for one thing that as a nation we are the most extravagant, the most wasteful and the most reckless money spenders on the face of God's green earth. No people like us in the world for spending money freely, foolishly, needlessly, without giving it a moment's thought. As an example, take tires. The quality of automobile tires has been so good and the price so relatively cheap that we have given little or no thought to getting out of them the full mileage that they were originally built to give. We drive madly to the "dogs," to the racetracks, to night clubs, eating places, amusement places at 60 miles an hour like we couldn't get there quick enough to spend our money. Burning up our rubber. Wasting gas. Over-working our batteries. Over-heating our motors. Inflicting unnecessary wear and tear on our tires. Extravagance is no name for it. Madness is nearer right. And now that we can no longer get new tires just for the asking, we are beginning to think of how best to conserve those we have and how to get out of them the full measure of service they were originally intended to give. For years DIXIE has been preaching the economy of having smooth tires capped by the DIXIE PROCESS so as to get the last ounce of mileage out of them. And now that necessity makes it imperative, car owners by the hundreds are rushing in pell mell to DIXIE to have their tires capped now ... immediately ... right away. To meet this demand we are working three shifts a day, seven days a week, harder and faster than we have ever worked before, but under present conditions we cannot guarantee deliveries of DIXIE AUTOCAPS at any specified time. One thing we will not do is to slight the quality of our product or risk our reputation for first-class work even if we have to lose a lot of business by refusing to turn out inferior work owing to the pressure of time. DIXIE AUTOCAPS now as always will maintain their standard of quality. No press of business will induce us to do anything less than a first-class job. DIXIE TIRE CO. — MIAMI —