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CORAL GABLES RIVIERA

VOL. 17 NO. 19 CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1942 PRICE FIVE CENTS

UNIVERSITY GRADS TO ENTER FIGHTING SERVICES 100 PER CENT ALL THOSE PHYSICALLY QUALIFIED TO JOIN NATION'S WAR ON HITLER

One hundred per cent of the physically qualified recipients of University of Miami sheepskins will report for duty in the armed service of the United States upon their graduation on May 25th, Foster Alter, dean of men, revealed today. Of the class of 135 graduates, 70 are men, Dean Alter said, and of this group of 70 all those who have passed the requirements of service physicians will join America's war on the Axis powers. "Just as fast as recruiters take up their posts here students are signing up," Dean Alter said. "Some have signed up on the deferred basis—that is, with permission to finish out their courses of study, secure their degrees, and then enter the services. In addition to that, the University has supplied more than 300 to the two Air Corps." The commencement day on May 25th will be the University's 16th and the presentation will take place at the Miami Biltmore Country Club on that evening. President and Mrs. Bowman F. Ashe will open the three-day festivities with an "at home" from 4 to 6 P.M. Saturday afternoon, May 23, at their home, 3625 South Bayshore Drive, Coconut Grove. The baccalaureate service will be held as usual at the Coral Gables Congregational Church at 11 A. M. Sunday, with the Rev. W. C. Cumming of the First Presbyterian Church, Miami, giving the keynote address. The School of Music's annual public concert in honor of the graduates will be given at 5 P. M. Sunday at Orchestra Hall, Miami Senior High School auditorium. The University Symphony Orchestra, with John Bitter conducting, will present the program. Soloists include Selma Einbinder, violin; Gladys Goff, soprano; Charlotte Hager, violin; Lucille Rubin, soprano; Irving Laibson, piano, and Thomas Posell Smith, piano. Senior breakfast will take place at 9 A. M. Monday at the Tiffin, under the supervision of Dean Henry S. West. Climaxing the graduation scene will be the awarding of degrees in the evening at the Country Club. An informal reception and band concert on the terrace of the club will follow the exercises. Most active in the graduating group and arranging senior week activities is the committee headed by Claud Corrigan, president of the senior class; Malcolm Foster, Robert Sterner, vice-president, and Frazier Peyton, treasurer. Others on the committee include Alvalyn Boege, Jeanne Girton, Caroline Dodd, Selma Bronston, Mickey Goldfarb, Julia Adams, Mary Goldman, Don Chadderton, Jim Hamilton, Frazier Peyton, Perry Fox and John Quimby.

Sees U Doing Its Bit

DEAN FOSTER ALTER

100 Women Sought for Post Duty Winegar Asks For Observation Job Volunteers

A plea for 100 women volunteers to serve as daytime observers at the Air Raid Listening Post, located in the heart of Coral Gables, was made today by W. Edward Winegar, coordinator in charge of civil protection in Coral Gables. The appeal was made jointly by Winegar and his chief observers, T. J. Browder and Fred Sargent, who are in charge of this phase of public protection. Specifically, the woman who will volunteer for this patriotic duty, as explained by the chief observers, were that they be American citizens, in good health, between the ages of 19 and 50, be of good vision, with or without glasses, and have fairly good hearing and of good telephone voice. Volunteers will be asked to serve one three-hour period each week, the time to be the same each week, between th hours of 6 in the morning and 9 at night. Women residing in the same neighborhood who wish to serve together, can, as a gas conservation measure, decide upon the day and time they wish to serve together and make their applications at the same time to the officer in charge of this division. The local listening post is located in the center of the city and on a bus line, is situated in a modern building with all conveniences, but for national defense reasons, the location is not published. Women answering this appeal for service are requested to fill in and mail the coupon located on page 8. Observation posts at which men and women stand guard each entire day are in reality the first line of defense of the homes. These posts are as important in defense as are the actual combats of the fighting forces in repelling the enemy. Women residing outside of Greater Miami should communicate with their air raid warden and he will be in position to advise them where to apply in their sections. The general function of these observation posts is shrouded in secrecy, but they are the posts at which the movements of all airplanes are spotted and the information communicated to (Please turn to Page 4)

British and R. A. F. Flags Now at "U"

Through the generous gifts of many Canadian and British-born residents of Coral Gables and under the sponsorship of Mrs. Fred McNee of Coral Gables, the handsome new British flag, which now is displayed in the lounge of the Administration Building, was made possible. In addition to the British flag, Mrs. A. W. Koch, resident manager of the building for the University of Miami, points with pride to the only Royal Air Force flag in Florida. This flag, with its well-known emblem, flies from the patio of the old San Sebastian, in juxtaposition to the American flag.

Services Held for Lieut. Robinson

Funeral services were held at 4:30 Tuesday for Lieutenant William H. Robinson, Jr., who was killed in an Army airplane crash at Paine Field, Washington, last week. The services were held at the Philbrick Colonial Funeral Home, with Dr. W. H. McKinsey of the University of Miami officiating. Burial will be at a later date in Pittsburgh, Pa., his former home. Lieutenant Robinson was the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Robinson, Sr., of 624 Santander Avenue, and was a graduate of the University of Miami. He received his preliminary flight training at the Embry-Riddle School and was commissioned just two weeks prior to the fatal crash.

Shaw to Replace Burned Auto

The City Commission this week delegated to City Manager George N. Shaw the power to purchase a new police car and short-wave radio to replace the one destroyed by fire while it was on tour duty last week. The fire resulted in the suspension of Sergeant Henry MacDonald by Police Captain Lou Reeve. MacDonald offered no explanation of the mystery blaze except that he had "gone to sleep." Shaw told the commissioners he estimated the replacement charge to be in the vicinity of $1,500—$1,100 for the new car and $400 for the radio equipment.

City Votes $10,000 Gift To U of M Sum Will Be Taken From Budgetary Fund In July

An apropriation of $10,000 as a gift to the University of Miami was voted this week by members of the Coral Gables City Commission. The commissioners voted the funds with the understanding that the sum would be deducted from the $25,000 appropriation usually voted the University in the annual budget in July of each year. The money, which will be used to meet current expenses in the operation of the Gables institution, is charged to publicity in the budget operations. At the same time it was announced that a letter from Dr. Bowman F. Ashe advised that the University's School of Music, located on LeJeune Road, would be reconverted to dormitory use. The letter followed the serving of notice by the commissioners that use of the building for music practice sessions was a violation of the zoning regulations.

Ration Board Fixes Hours

The Coral Gables Rationing Board today announced that the office at 217 Coral Way will be open between the hours of 9 A. M. and 5 P. M. during the week from 9 A. M. to noon on Saturdays. The Board, headed by Frank N. Holley, has been interviewing a steady stream of applicants for gasoline, sugar and tires. Serving with Mr. Holley are Andrew N. Houston and Arch Cassidy.

City Regains Deed; Signs Peace Pact With Woman's Club ATTORNEY CALLS FRAUD CHARGE 'TECHNICAL' NOT 'ACTUAL'

Climaxing a week of negotiation, the City of Coral Gables was today in possession of the deed to the Community Library Building, center of much controversy between the City and the Coral Gables Woman's Club during the past year. The presentation of the deed to the city was made by Lyle Holcomb, designated by the Woman's Club to act in their behalf in carrying out the terms of the peace pact voted by the club 105 to 9 last Monday. Under the terms of the agreement, now in full effect following its adoption by the commissioners on Tuesday, provides: 1—The deed to the building be conveyed to the city. 2—The Woman's Club to have deed reconveyed as soon as possible or allowable. 3—The Woman's Club to retain possession of the building. 4—The Woman's Club to manage and operate the building, receiving excess of income over expenses in its operation. 5—The Woman's Club to receive a letter disavowing fraud charges. 6—The Woman's Club to receive $10,436.46 and the title of furnishings and equipment if the agreement terminates at any time. 7—The City to pay off existing mortgage. 8—The City to pay recording and tax stamp fee and keep club in good maintenance and repair. 9—The City to appoint the president of the Woman's Club as manager. 10—The City to dismiss liti- (Please turn to Page 4) An editorial on the settlement of the Woman's Club controversy will be found on today's editorial page.

Ponce Grads Get Awards Chamber Makes Honor Presentation

Outstanding Ponce de Leon High School students received athletic and general awards from the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce, the Miami Junior Chamber of Commerce, the boys' and girls' athletic department and the debating and music departments. The Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce trophy went to Raymond Moose. Henry McDonald received the Miami Junior Chamber award. Jack Hoehl, valedictorian of the graduating class, and Bill Pierce, salutatorian, received the Herff-Jones scholarship medals. For outstanding work in the French department Joan Delanoy, Lillian Gregory and Betty Wilder received medals. National Forensic League awards in debating were as follows: degree of excellence, Bill Pierce; degree of honor, Jack Booher, Adria Gobat, Jack Hoehl, Martha Jo Dunagan, Harry Letaiv, Hayes Wood, G. D. Twitty; degree of merit, Lareeta Cater, Billy Herendeen, Alan Hutton, Bob Little Roger Stiger Charles White and Buddy Johnson. Medal awards were received by Bill Pierce and Jack Hoehl Jack Booher, Hayes Wood, Harry Letaw and Martha Jo Dunagan. Basketball medals were earned by Al Haguelet, Bob Price, Fairfax Montague and Bill Byrd. Letters were given to David Keele, John Hardeman, C. B. Brasington, Jack Daniels, Bobby Daniels Henry McDonald, Hayes Wood and Managers Dave Wood and Daniel Hanford. Letters in baseball were received by Bill Byrd, Al Haguelet, Robert Daniels, C. B. Brasington, John Hardeman, Henry Frampton, Ty Vickers, Luther Rolly, Douglas Suhr, Ar- (Please turn to Page 4)

Kiwanis Adopts Pledge To Vote Next Tuesday CLUB SEES CASTING BALLOT SOLEMN DUTY IN WARTIME

A mass pledge on the part of members of the Coral Gables Kiwanis Club to vote in the election next Tuesday was taken at the club's meeting this week at the Country Club. The resolution embodying the pledge pronounced the exercise of the ballot as a solemn duty in this wartime "when men and women in our armed forces are offering their lives to preserve this democracy." The resolution follows: WHEREAS, American is now at war and the men and women in our armed forces are offering their lives to preserve this democracy; and WHEREAS, we are fighting to preserve, among other things, the right to vote and the privilege of selecting by ballot our own public officials; and WHEREAS, it is the civic and patriotic duty for every American citizen to exercise that right and privilege; and WHEREAS, one of the objectives of the Coral Gables Kiwanis Club is to increase public interest in all general and primary elections; BE IT RESOLVED by the Coral Gables Kiwanis Club: First, that each and every member of this club eligible to vote hereby pledges himself to vote at the coming primary election on Tuesday, May 26; and Second, that each member of this club agree to urge all other citizens who are eligible to vote to show their democracy and patriotism by voting at the primary election on Tuesday, May 26, 1942. The resolution was signed by W. L. Gray, Jr., and H. N. Rath.

MPs Expected To Aid Police

Help for the Coral Gables Police Department in the handling of the large number of soldiers which have arrived in the Gables during the past few weeks, loomed today as reports of the arrival of Military Police drifted into City Hall. Although there have been few complaints on the activities of the soldiers, the "MPs" will help keep the record unblemished, it was said.

Two Gables Men Start Navy Careers

Guy F. Hull, Navy recruiter, with headquarters in the Post Office Building, Miami, announces that the following Coral Gables men were sent to Jacksonville, Fla., yesterday for final examination and enlistment: John M. Copeland, 1739 Tereia Avenue and Jack Golson, 5125 Riviera Drive.

From Nashville

Mrs. John S. Wade has returned from Nashville, Tenn., where she attended the funeral services of her mother, Mrs. Charles Buchanan.

Turner Promoted To 1st Lieutenant

(Special to Coral Gables Riviera) SHEPPARD FIELD, Texas, May 12—John W. Turner, 27, son of Colonel and Mrs. F. H. Turner of 3504 Durango, Coral Gables, was promoted to first lieutenant in the air forces recently, effective March 1. He is attached to the mess hall staff at Sheppard Field. Originally commissioned in May, 1937, he reported here in August, last year.

Ask Cops Aid Discipline Soldiers Feild Authorizes Chief to Act in Misbehavior

Police Chief Lou Reeves was today authorized by Captain George Feild, commanding officer of the Embry-Riddle detachment in Coral Gables, to take disciplinary action against students whose activities prove to be the basis for complaint. In a conference with Chief Reeves yesterday, Captain Feild said that it was his desire to make the people of Coral Gables proud rather than ashamed of the activities of the soldiers stationed here, and that the would co-operate to the utmost to discipline those who bring disgrace in any manner upon the service. Captain Feild declared that many who donned uniforms were of the erroneous opinion that the wearing of that uniform exempted them from control by civilian authority. The commanding officer told assembled men last night that they would be held strictly to account for their activities at all times. The Coral Gables Elementary P.-T.-A. and the Coral Gables Woman's Club are investigating charges that girls of school age accompanied by soldiers were frequenting barbecue stands and juke joints late at night. The P.-T. A. met Tuesday and heard Mrs. Bowman F. Hinckley of Coral Gables and a former president of the P.-T.A. accompanying home 13 girls between the ages of 12 and 16 (some of them honor students) found at barbecue stands with soldiers.

Ponce Graduate Wins Coveted Scholarship

Jack Hoehl, Ponce de Leon High School senior and valedictorian of the 1942 class, won a place in the Emory University Alumni Association Scholarship contest for the first time since scholarships have been offered, and is the first student to pull the district scholarship record above the honorable mention bracket. Jack won the alternate position in the contest finals, which will enable him to a $300 tuition prize, providing the winner of first place in District 10 does not avail himself of the scholarship. The six other scholarship contestants from Ponce, Jack Booher, Raymond Cook, Albert Pitt, Alan Hutton, Richard Daugherty, Jr., and Henry McDonald, all exceeded the average general average for the entire examination, as set by the university board, and all but one exceeded the average scholarship score for the State of Florida.

Installed

SHELDON GREBE

Legion Seats Grebe at Rite Retiring Leader Given Wrist Watch

Coral Gables American Legion Post inaugurated another year on Wednesday evening when Sheldon C. Grebe, newly-elected commander, took over the leadership of the local veterans' body. All of the newly-elected officers of the post were installed at a mass installation ceremony held Tuesday evening at the Miami Civic Center, where District Commander Al B. Lambert presided. The American Legion Posts in Dade County had their officers installed. At the Wednesday evening meeting the Coral Gables Post membership presented to W. Edward Winegar, the immediate past commander, a wrist watch as a token of the organization's appreciation of his services during the past year. A program of curtailment of expenditures to meet war-time conditions was outlined and recommended by the outgoing finance officer, M. F. Cummings, when rendering his official report, which releaved that the local post was in the best financial condition in its history, after including liberal subscriptions to the South Florida Crippled Children's Home and for War Bonds; also an extensive building improvement program. The newly-elected finance officer is Edwin G. Bishop. A communication from newly-elected Fifth District Commander Al B. Lambert was read at the meeting, announcing the appointment of three members of the local post to district offices. They are W. E. Winegar as national defense chairman, M. F. Cummings, district adjutant, and Bert Shoemaker, publicity and public relations chairman.

LIONS AUXILIARY HAVE VICTORY BRIDGES

Members of the Lions Auxiliary will meet June 1 at the home of Mrs. G. B. Hurst, 222 Avenue Romano, for the next in the series of Victory Bridge parties. At Monday's party Mrs. T. E. Norman and Mrs. U. J. Hiss won the stamps for high scores.

City Halts Bent Elbows Mid-air; Police Enforce 1 A.M. Bar Curfew

Another era has passed in Coral Gables. Those tipplers and would-be tipplers who lounged over Coral Gables bars, imbibing of malt and hops, in order to be on hand for the nocturnal rendition of "Three O'clock in the Morning," must turn the pages in their diaries. Unless you want to sing this famous tipplers' song in the peace and quiet of your bedroom with a couple of cans of beer, you can get ready right now to tell your grandchildren about how once you were allowed to drink beer at 3 A. M. in Coral Gables. 'Way, 'way back in 1942! Members of the Gables police force today were ordered to enforce a 1 A. M. closing for beer bars in compliance with an ordinance. The ordinance, before it was amended by the City Commission, ruled that beer bars should close at midnight, but the change was made to 1 by a unanimous vote. The enforcement order came upon the heels of complaints of residents in the neighborhood of one of the Gables more popular beer bars that commotion made by celebrants in the wee hours was doing no end of damage to their sleep. City Manager George Shaw promised the co-operation in rigid enforcement of the curfew edict. By Gum! Even the Barrel's Empty!

Staff Named By Winegar To Run Unit New Organization Embraces All Defense Volunteers

War-time protection for Coral Gables and its immediate environs in the county has been set up as a separate unit of the Dade County Defense Council, known as the Ninth Division, under the leadership of W. Edward Winegar, coordinator, who, yesterday announced completion of the civil protection division under his control. This organization will be composed of those citizens who have or will volunteer for civil defense such as air wardens, fire bomb squads, auxiliary fire, transportation, water supply, power medical, first aid dressing stations, fire protection, gas and decontamination services. Headquarters are being established at the Coral Gables City Hall, where the co-ordinator and sub-division heads will be on duty during emergency periods, it was announced by Mr. Winegar. This command post will at all times be in contact with the control center, Dade County Defense Council. The local division, along with the other nine divisions comprising the county defense set-up are coordinated through the central county control. As a first and vital move for local protection, Winegar yesterday issued an appeal for 100 women volunteers to serve as observers at the listening post located in the heart of this city. "The importance of this work for the protection of lives and property in our city cannot be underestimated," he stated. The Coral Gables Reserve Police Company, organized at the outbreak of the war and recruited from the membership of the Coral Gables American Legion Post, is an integral part of the new defense program, and members completed a 24-hour first aid course under the instruction of E. N. Featherstone, American Red Cross instructor, on Tuesday evening at the local Legion post. To date the division command has announced the following staff appointments: Alfred W. Roberts, assistant coordinator; Paul D. McGarry, chief in charge of air raid warden and fire wardens; Peter S. Gascoyne, chief in charge of transportation; W. E. Winegar, in charge of Legion reserve police; Harry Masters, chief in charge of water supply; William D. Fuller, chief in charge of power; Lieutenant Charles E. Lloyd, Coral Gables Fire Department, chief in charge of fire protection and fire wardens; August S. Sachs, chief in charge of gas and decontami- (Please turn to Page 4)

Methodists To Dedicate Two Flags

The dedication of two flags, the United States flag and the Christian flag, will feature the 11 A. M. service at the Coral Gables Methodist Church Sunday. The handsome silk flags, the gifts of Roy T. Bovard and Chester M. Vance, members of the church, will be placed in the sanctuary. Boy Scout Troop No. 38 and Girl Scout Troops 28, 56 and 87, will assist in the dedicatory services. The Rev. Carlock Hawk has chosen as the subject of his sermon "Lest We Forget." The choir will lead in the singing of "God Bless America."