Coral Gables Riviera

CORAL GABLES RIVIERA

Don't Say ANYTHING You Don't WANT To Be True | AN INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER | Don't Say ANYTHING You Don't WANT To Be True | 17TH YEAR NO. 14 | CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA, APRIL 17, 1942 | PRICE FIVE CENTS

HOTELS LEASED TO ARMY

Festival of Values Plans Completed

Week of Sales to Feature Observance Of Charter Grant

KIWANIS FASHION SHOW TO INAUGURATE FESTIVAL; MERCHANTS MEET TODAY With Coral Gables' Festival of Values and Seventeenth Birthday Celebration but one week away, local merchants swung into action today to round out the program of entertainment and sales events. Final plans will be discussed at a meeting of merchants at 12:15 noon today at the Coral Gables Cafeteria on Alcazar Avenue. Andrew N. Houston, chairman of the Bureau, stated today that practically every store operator in the community had indicated that he would participate in the week of sales beginning April 25 and ending May 2. Launching the festival next Friday night will be the Kiwanis Club Style Show and Dance at the Country Club of Coral Gables. Local stores dealing in women's apparel will stage the show, featuring the latest modes in evening, daytime and sports wear. Following the style presentation, a dance will follow in the patio with Cy Washburn's Orchestra supplying the music. The Chamber of Commerce and Merchant's Bureau will sponsor the dance on Wednesday evening, the day Coral Gables was granted its charter. City officials and pioneers will be honored at this dance. A special supplement, reprinted from next Friday's Riviera and carrying the sales messages of co-operating merchants, will be distributed throughout the area south and west of the city. Merchants wishing to reserve space in this supplement to the Festival of Values issue may do so by calling the Riviera's advertising department.

ANDREW N. HOUSTON

Optimist Officers Appointed

Officers and committee chairmen for the Coral Gables Optimist Club were announced yesterday by H. N. Boureau, newly installed president. New officers include R. V. Hyman, secretary and treasurer; Leonard Bostwick, chaplain; Jack A. Erneman, sergeant-at-arms; Ernest Galloway, historian; Ed G. Schwartzman, pianist; Rees Marshall, assistant pianist, and Frank Denton, song leader. Committee chairmen appointed were O. A. Grundmann, boys' work; Dr. E. L. Rasmussen, blood bank; Paul H. Brinson, civic affairs; Joe Otto, attendance; Harry W. Morgenthaler, attendance; Chester S. Deigaard, membership, and Joe Whitley, program. R. G. Danner, special agent in charge of the local FBI office, was the speaker at last night's meeting at the Country Club of Coral Gables. Danner told how citizens can help the FBI during the war.

DR. AND MRS. HUTSON CHOOSE GABLES HOME

Dr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Hutson are moving this week to Coral Gables, having leased the residence at 1498 Avenue Sevilla at the corner of Alhambra Circle, through Lila Palmer Lehman, broker. The house is one of Coral Gables' true Spanish types, built in 1925, and commands a beautiful view of the Biltmore golf course at No. 3 green. Dr. Hutson, who recently became a commander in the Medical Corps of the United States Navy, was stationed for a time at Jacksonville. He is now stationed permanently in this area. The Hutson's recently lived at "Homewood" on the bay, the beautiful estate of the late Dr. and Mrs. James M. Jackson, parents of Mrs. Hutson's.

Henderson To Replace Nelson Is Prediction of Holdsworth

Leon Henderson will soon replace Donald Nelson as head of the War Production Board, according to a statement made Tuesday by Dr. John Thom Holdsworth, dean emeritus of the School of Business Administration at the University of Miami. Speaking at the Kiwanis luncheon, Holdsworth also predicted that Frances Perkins would soon be ousted as Secretary of Labor and that Secretary of Navy Knox will be named Ambassador to England. The educator stated that, in his belief, Madame Perkins would be given a "soft" government position and that Nelson would head another important governmental agency. Holdsworth scored New Deal policies of attempting to retain social gains at the cost of the all-out war effort. He said the 40-hour week and a lot of other recent labor and social gains must be forgotten until victory is won. "We will have time then," he said, "to think about those things." He praised the new "price control" bill now being considered by Congress and said that it was essential that wages and raw material costs be ceilinged if price control is to be effective. Holdsworth also predicted, because of the "scorched earth" policy in the rubber-growing countries, that American civilians could expect no new tires until 1945. Henderson, incidentally, taught on the University of Miami faculty for one semester under Holdsworth.

Heavy Rain Makes Lakes Of Streets

Stores Flooded, Barge Caught; No Wrecks Many Ponce de Leon Boulevard merchants waded almost knee deep in water yesterday as heavy rains inundated their stores and turned streets and boulevards into rivers and lakes. The record-breaking 7.78-inch rainfall proved too much for the city's storm sewers, which can take care of any normal amount of rainfall, City Manager George N. Shaw labelled the downpour of "cloudburst proportions." Stalled cars were a familiar sight and many reported late for work because automobiles bogged down in the wide puddles. Police Captain Lou Reeve said last night that no accidents resulted from the inclement weather. A dredge in the waterways got stuck under a bridge as the result of the high water, and the cabin had to be cut away to release it.

Grainger To Repeat Performance

Percy Grainger will return for another appearance with the University of Miami Symphonic Band on April 27 at Orchestra Hall of Miami Senior High School. Possessed of a prodigious technique and about as novel an approach to the problem at hand as any pianist today, Percy Grainger occupies a unique place in contemporary music. His love of folk music led to a career in the field of composition that has given him an exceptional place among modern composers. And it has given music lovers some of the most delightful pieces that have been composed in our time. Grainger will appear as pianist and guest conductor with the University band, which is directed by Walter Shaeffer. Tickets for this concert may be had by writing or calling the Symphony Office, University of Miami, main building.

Sign Artist Spears A Record Snook

H. M. Neville, whose finely fashioned yellow strokes on the streets of Coral Gables are ever a reminder to obey the police regulations, caught a big fish this week. It wasn't just an ordinary fish—it was a snook, and it weighed 49 1/2 pounds. Mr. Neville, who lives at 3712 Anderson Road, didn't have too easy a time with this 49 1/2-pound snook. He had been fishing with a gig from the canal bridge between South Miami and Coral Gables when along came the snook. Neville threw the gig and speared the monstrous fish in the small of the back, breaking his back. The snook set up a great to-do, splashing and throwing himself around in the throes of the death agony. "I just wanted to let everyone know that I'm doing something else besides painting signs," said Mr. Neville.

Women May Enter Red Cross Classes

There is still time for a few more women to enter the Red Cross first aid classes at the University of Miami, but registration must be made tomorrow. The classes will meet from 10 until noon and from 3 until 5 o'clock every Monday and Friday. Next available class will start April 28.

Music Fraternity Will Initiate

Sigma Chi Chapter of Sigma Alpha Iota, women's music fraternity of the University of Miami, will hold initiation services at the home of a patroness member, Mrs. C. Kirby Smith, 3110 Brickel Avenue, tomorrow evening. New patroness members to be initiated include Mrs. Paul Eckel and Mrs. C. A. Rasco. Pledge members to become actives are the Misses Marie Ester Gilde la Madrid, Ethel Newkirk, Helen Carnes, Betty Cole, Elsie Szedlasch and Mrs. Mary Watson of Tampa. Miss Jean Drake, president of the actives, will officiate.

READ IT FIRST IN THE RIVIERA!

Today The Riviera brings you the first word about the leasing of the Antilla and Solana Hotels to house Army Air Corps personnel. Last Friday, The Riviera scored another news beat with the story of the leasing of the Coliseum to Embry-Riddle. The week before the story of the Gables housing data being sent to military officials in Washington appeared a full day before it was prominently displayed in the Miami dailies. THREE IMPORTANT NEWS BEATS IN THREE CONSECUTIVE WEEKS! There are many more important events in store for Coral Gables as the war progresses. If you want to read them first READ THE RIVIERA REGULARLY. If Not a Regular Subscriber Call 4-1634 Today

Merrick Will Lists Estate At $300; Widow Left All

HOLDINGS OF GABLES FOUNDER ONCE VALUED AT $100,000,000 The will of George E. Merrick, whose assets were once estimated at $100,000,000, was filed in Probate Court yesterday, valuing his total estate at $300. Equity in an automobile and salary balance due made up the $300 sum left by the Gables founder and Miami postmaster. Merrick left everything to the widow, Eunice P. Merrick, who was also named administrator. The will, dated August, 1930, was witnessed by F. Wingfield Webster, 2710 Columbus Boulevard; Leila A. Shough and Jean E. Peterson, both of 840 Avenue Anastasia. Webster served with Merrick on the first City Commission. It was revealed that since his appointment to the postmastership, Merrick used most of his salary to pay back old obligations.

'U' Acreage Offered for Hospital

The original site for the University of Miami, comprising 85 acres, was offered to the government today as a hospital site by Dr. Bowman Foster Ashe president of the institution. Ashe said the trustees for the school would be willing to deed the land to the government for a military rehabilitation institution. In the meantime, a Lions Club committee, headed by Dr. Kenneth Cole, forwarded a resolution to Washington, asking that such an institution be located somewhere in this area.

University Students To Form Own Red Cross Classes

University of Miami students who have completed first aid in the Red Cross division of defense will form University of Miami first aid corps. Squads wil be made up from resident members from the various houses (fraternity) and will be on duty at those houses. University students to be instructors in the Red Cross corps aides will be Muriel Goldfarb, Martin Greenberg, Helen Gwinn, Dot Levin Harriet Marshburn, Q. B. Quintero and Peter Smimo.

Plan Florida Fishing Trip For Duration

There are at least five real optimists in California, judging by a letter received from E. Porter Hample of that state by the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce this week. Mr. Hample writes that several of my friends too old for the draft are figuring on a fishing trip for the duration of the war to your section. Please give us your hotel and housing accommodations and general fishing information. We have over $2,700 worth of salt and fresh water fishing tackle and one of the party caught four broadbills off Catalina Island last year." Alvie S. Lindborg, secretary of the chamber, contacted each hotel in the Gables and forwarded the housing information together with copies of both Coral Gables booklets, "The Sports Picture" and the latest booklet published by the Coral Gables News Bureau. The Chamber of Commerce hopes that the Californians are correct in their optimistic view that the war will not last long, otherwise it might be a prolonged fishing trip.

Shepard To Head Lions Club

Election of Leland Shepard as president of the Coral Gables Lions Club was assured Wednesday when the nominating committee selected him as sole candidate for the office. The Lions will elect a complete slate of officers at the luncheon next Wednesday at the Country Club of Coral Gables. Shepard, who has been secretary of the club, is associated with Deigaard and Preston, builders. He succeeds Will B. Reynolds.

Mrs. Hardeman Circulation Head

Mrs. Gertrude Hardeman of 1541 Sopera Avenue has been appointed to take full charge of circulation and circulation promotion for the Coral Gables Riviera, it was announced by Albert E. Harum, publisher. Mrs. Hardeman, who was schooled in circulation problems through participation in several contests conducted by this newspaper, has already assumed her duties in this connection. The new circulation manager is the wife of John V. Hardeman, real estate and insurance man, who has offices in Miami.

TO PRESENT TRAVELOGUE

The King Arthur Chapter, Daughters of the British Empire, will sponsor an illustrated travelogue party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Harrison, 1233 Alhambra Circle, at 8 P. M. tonight. This will be the first of a series of parties the chapter will give this spring. Proceeds will be used for the war relief fund.

Gables Defense Unified

Winegar Named Co-ordinator District Set Up Announcement of the appointment of W. Edward Winegar as co-ordinator of the new 9th Civil Protection Division was made at the meeting of the American Legion Wednesday night by City Manager George Shaw. Setting up of the new division by the Dade County Defense Council enables Coral Gables to carry on its defense activities as a compact unit, instead of a part of another division. Winegar will act as co-ordinator and liaison contact for the various defense agencies in the community. The Post unanimously named Sheldon Grebe to succeed Winegar as commander of the Legion. Also unanimously chosen by the Legionnaires were Charles I. Gohn, for first vice-commander and Ted Semple as second vice-commander, together with Marvin E. Kemery as historian. Edwin G. Bishop won the post of finance officer, while Herman Brown was named chaplain and Julius Labow was selected as sergeant-at-arms. The four new executive committeemen elected were Arthur Brigham, L. C. Shepard, Harry W. Morgenthaler and E. C. Hodge. The appointment of Winegar by the State Defense body to head the local civil protection organization was widely acclaimed yesterday by Gables residents. It was stated that local organization for war emergency needs would be expedited. Present at the Wednesday night election meeting as honor guests were members of the Coral Gables City Commission, county officials, some members of the local post who are now in active service and on short leaves from duty, and more than 100 post members.

MRS. BLOCK WINNER IN WEEKLY PLAY

Mrs. Ralph Block won the first prize at the regular weekly tournament play at the Country Club of Coral Gables, Tuesday. Mrs. Fay Morrison Britt was second and Mrs. Harry J. Boyer, Jr., third. Mrs. William B. Biggers had as guests her sister-in-law, Mrs. Thomas Butler, and Mrs. P. A. Hutchings. Mrs. Louis Edwards had as guest Mrs. Alex Y. Hiss and guest of Mrs. C. E. Courtney was Mrs. William C. Perry.

Will House Air School Students

Embry-Riddle Hints More Sites Sought Leasing of the Antilla and Solana hotels to house Army Air Corps personnel was announced yesterday by John Paul Riddle, president of the Embry-Riddle School of Aviation. Members of the Army Air Corps training detachment are expected to move into the Gables hostelries in about three weeks or upon the completion of repairs to the Coliseum, where classes will be conducted. The announcement confirms a prediction made in The Riviera last week that the Air Corps was expected to be trained in the Coliseum. Repairs to the municipally - owned structure were started this week when fill was laid for the pouring of a concrete slab floor. The Coliseum and the two hotels were leased "for the duration." The Solana, located at 116 Alhambra Circle, has 81 rooms, while the Antilla, at Ponce de Leon Boulevard, has 70. Negotiations were carried on by George Wheeler, vice-president of the school, who also arranged for the lease of the Coliseum. The men will be fed at a mess hall to be set up at the Antilla. Riddle declined to either confirm or deny that his school was seeking additional housing facilities in Coral Gables. Because of the large size of the Coliseum, it is supposed that more living quarters will be needed.

Abusive Talk Is Expensive For Jacobs

Sidney R. Jacobs, a merchant, of 2352 Ponce de Leon Boulevard, was tried before Municipal Judge C. S. Robertson in Municipal Court last Friday on a charge of disorderly conduct and was fined $25 and costs. The costs amounted to $4. Jacobs paid the fine and costs at the conclusion of the trial. He was booked under the name of Jay Cobbs, which is the name he gave Detective Charles Hecht who made the arrest. Jacobs was arrested upon an affidavit made by a young lady, a waitress in a local durg store. Witnesses, some of them employed by the drug store, testified that the young lady to whom Jacobs addressed the abusive and profane language had done nothing to arouse Jacobs' anger, and said his attack was without the slightest justification.

Fourteen Nominated for Chamber of Commerce Posts

Fourteen members of the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce were nominated this week as potential directors of the organization for the ensuing year, from which four will be elected, and the ballots have been mailed out by Alvie S. Lindborg, secretary. The nominating committee selected the following names, from which four will be elected: A. R. Cassidy, L. H. Coombs, F. N. Deigaard, R. L. Ely, Upton C. Ewing, S. E. Giffin, Judge D. J. Heffernan, Andrew N. Houston, F. A. Hoover, H. W. MacDonald, James B. Moore, Mrs. Celia Smith, Willard Ware and Ray J. Westcott. According to the by-laws of the Chamber, any five members may nominate one or more potential directors not later than seven days from receipt of the ballot. Holdover directors of the Chamber are Thomas C. Mayes, Hollis Rinehart, Jr., and Dennis Renuart. Frank N. Holley, Jr., retiring president, will automatically serve, together with W. Keith Phillips on the advisory board. The Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce is one of the most active organizations of its kind in Florida, and its membership includes firms and individuals throughout the Greater Miami area.