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Coral Gables Riviera-Times
Friday, May 2, 1947, page 4 (of 16)
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Coral Gables Riviera Times
Published every Friday morning by the Riviera Publishing Company, 100 Aveuus Aragon, Coral Gables 34, Fla. Established January, 1926; combined with the Dade County & Coconut Grove Times, 1929. MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION and Florida Press Association. Albert E. Harum, Editor and Publisher; Kenneth S. Reynolds, Business-Advertising Manager; G. A. Moore, Managing Editor; Helen Reynolds, Society Editor; Gertrude Hardeman Circulation Manager NATIONAL EDITORIAL 1947 - ASSOCIATION Active - Member SUBSCRIPTION RATES-Six months, $2.00; One year, local, $3.00; One year, out-of-town, $3.75. Entered as Second Class Matter May 21, 1926, at the Post Office at Miami, Fla., under the Act of March 3, 1897. Mail Address Box 704 Phone 4-1624, 4-1625 The Coral Gables Riviera is liable for errors in advertising only to the extent of the space in which the advertisement appears
Good Start
The new streamlined planning board rolled up its sleeves and got down to work this week. From the attitude and actions at the first meeting on Monday, it looks as though the board will be a valuable asset to the city. The old planning board was too big, too cumbersome. It was difficult to get all of the members to attend a meeting. It was difficult, too, to crystalize opinion. The new board of seven men should be able to function with much greater efficiency. On Monday, after some clear thinking and discussion, the board cleared up two matters that have been hanging fire for many, many months. The bridge priorities were established and the Miracle Mile beautification plans were selected. Good planning is essential to the future growth of Coral Gables. In the planning board, the city commission has a valuable aide-de-camp. It is hoped that the diligence displayed at the first meeting will keynote the attitude of the board members during their terms of office.
New Economy
Since everybody longs for a new world why not work deliberately for an economy where we frankly recognize there's not enough for everybody's greed but enough to spare for everybody's need? Where God provides from a great store of plenty so that men and nations who obey Him need never improvise from scarcity? Where resulting freedom from demand in men and nations make the wealth and work of the world available to all, exploiting none? Why not realize that an economy is possible where everybody cares enough, and everybody shares enough, so everybody has enough? Where government no longer needs to control supply because individuals themselves are disciplined enough to control demand? Where people come before profits, national interests ahead of private interests? Where business becomes a matter of give and receive, rather than buy and sell, or trede and barter? ... Where work becomes a joyful service rather than a fearful way of avoiding hunger: or a selfish way of satisfying greed? Where teamwork becomes the most important product of industry? Where the way is thus opened for peak production and a higher peak than ever was or will be possible under the merely hired labor of commercialism, the directed labor of socialism, or the slave labor of totalitarianism? Where the boss voluntarily does more for his workers than the most radical government would ask? And the worker does more than the strictest task master expects? Where this idea of teamwork, exported abroad sets a pace for teamwork between nations, opening the way for the exchange of goods, services and money? Where nations, thus enjoying the respect and friendship of their neighbors, find—for the first time in history—that they are really economically secure? Why not?
OUR TOWN Tonight's the Night —By Jim Moore—
Jim Moore Chamber of Commerce It does a town and its people good to stop every now and then, take a deep breath, look back to see where we've been and then try to peer ahead to see where we're going. It's pretty much like coming to one of those railroad crossing signs—the big white X's that tell us to "Stop, Look and Listen" before proceeding on our way. Tonight, along with a lot of other men and women who are interested in this community we call "Coral Gables", I'm going to do just that. And I'm really looking forward to it. In honor of the occasion I'm going to have a light lunch, get a haircut and my best suit out of the cleaners, wash behind my ears and head towards the Country Club of Coral Gables. It's the big night for our Chamber of Commerce and I wouldn't miss it for love nor money. I'm looking forward to the chance of getting to know a lot better many of the folks I see briefly in their places of business during the busy day. Tonight we'll all have a chance to relax and let our hair down for some plain old fashioned chit-chat. I'm also anticipating with a great deal of pleasure those roast prime ribs of beef that are being prepared under the expert guidance of Maitre d'Hotel Charles May. I know what he can do to a hunk of roast beef. M-m-m-m. I'm also very much interested in the message that will be brought to us by John Temple Graves, who is coming over from the Birmingham Post to talk to us. A lot of people in Coral Gables have heard him speak before and I've never heard such enthusiastic recommendations. But most of all I'm looking forward to the feeling of pride that will come over us all when President Charlie Tutan takes us back over the past year and shows us what we've done through our Chamber of Commerce. When Mayor Keith Phillips looks back ten years and describes the situation then and now. It's then that you and I will be able to look across the table at each other and say "We've done that. That's OUR Chamber of Commerce they're talking about. That's OUR Town!" As the late cartoonist Clare Briggs used to say, "Ain't it a grand and glorious feeling?" Employees of the financial exchanges in New York are agitating for more pay. They argue that there isn't enough exchange, and you can quote them on that. Film Director Lewis Milestone says the movies need 12 feet of film to portray a kiss right, instead of the present three to five feet. Apparently he assumes all theaters are air-cooled.
ENDURANCE! WHAT ABOUT OURS?
My dad's Aunt Polly and mom's Aunt Sue Are visiting us, as great aunts do, And not having met for twenty years, They discuss at length their past careers. With their children raised and husbands buried, Their lives are simple and unhurried, With ample time to visit relations, And compare their major operations. They vie in tales of pain and endurance, Evading collections on life insurance— How they absolutely refused to die, And join the angelic host on high. Implying, of course, that the twain survives, Because they have led exemplary lives. Be that as it may, I should hate to bet That the devil himself won't get them yet. —J. I. BEERS.
Round About Here
Ray Westcott let us down. Last week we itemed that summer must be here because he had that "I-wanna-go-fishin'" look in his eye. Well he did go fishing, but he came home empty-handed. For shame . . . The Motheaten Moose is still on the go and we have a reporter tracking him down. We hope to report on his meanderings again next week . . . Louis Thibault, the man with the double voice, is still being kidded over a faux pas he made following his falsetto vocalizing at Kiwanis Club on Tuesday . . . Watch for the "No Man's Land" annextion question to pop up again in Tuesday's city commission meeting. The pros and cons are still working hard out in the county strip. Commissioner Dave Hendrick is back on the job again aftee being down for a few days with a throat ailment . . . Safety Director Bill Kimbrough is also having a little trouble in that department . . . Carl Warth on the street this week busily doing his part in the Children's Hospital fund drive . . . George Harper is spark-plugging the organization of a Coral Gables alumni group of his college fraternity—Sigma Chi. Norman McKay, the WBAYer, kept Kiwanians listening for a solid thirty minutes this week as he unreeled a solid stream of dialect stories. We don't know how he remembers them . . . Roy VanDevere, Roy Page and Lowell Southern were interested spectators at the first meeting of the new planning board on Monday . . . Dick and Reece Marshall, Jr. tell us that they flew to Havana for breakfast not so long ago. A friend flew them in his plane just for an early morning ride. City Attorney Ted Semple is really a busy man these days. He's spending weekdays in Tallahassee representing the city and the Florida League of Municipalities. On week-ends he flies back and catches up with his law practice. That's really long-range commuting . . . Cy Washburn eats a bowl of soup and takes a long nap before conducting a Philharmonic concert . . . Frank White of the Happy Hour got some new wine lists printed this week that are beauties. Of course we printed them . . . Incidentally our job pressroom foreman, Harold Johnson, is taking an awful ribbing this week. Seems as though a pretty young thing from WBAY came in and said she needed some envelopes printed in a hurry and presto—they were done in about an hour. Now they're saying that if you want your printing rushed, you'd better send a pretty girl down to see Harold. Dania papers please don't copy . . . With the arrival of the new baby at the Morton Engels' we're wondering how long it will be before a new sign goes up over the men's shop saying "Engel and Son". Fred Fleming, the University photographer, was in the plant Tuesday taking pictures of the journalism interne students at work. It's for a new brochure on the journalism department.
Pentland Calls for Volunteer Workers To Insure Success of Hospital Drive; Cites 'Local Angle' of Project
With the campaign to complete the South Florida Children's Hospital drawing to a close, Robert Pentland Jr., president of the institution, issued a final call this week for volunteers to work to make the drive a success. He stressed that previous to this campaign there have been 19 other campaigns, a majority of which have been for projects located at some distance from Dade County. The children's hospital, on the other hand, is located in Schenley Park, just west of Coral Gables. When completed, he said, it will be the finest of its kind in the Southern United States. Funds to be Used Funds contributed during the campaign, as well as funds on hand before the campaign began April 11, will be spent to rush the completion of the hospital, Pentland stated. Need of workers to make possible the completion of the hospital was stressed and it was pointed out that there is no resistance. Hospital officials stated that all who have been contacted so far have been glad to contribute but in order that all may be reached, workers are vitally needed. Long Range Plan Nor is completion of the hospital all, they said. There is a long range plan calling for ultimate construction of a nurses' residence, school convalescent home, research laboratory, salt and fresh water pools, memorial chapel and a colored project. All this will be built on the 40 acres of land, owned by the hospital, title to which is free and clear. Speaking of construction, officials recalled the post-war-built model by organized labor which resulted in an unfinished structure now worth $100,000. Labor Helps Typical of the contributions made by union labor is the case of the steel workers who were called upon to install the reinforcing steel in the structure. The building is made of cement blocks, reinforced with steel rods, a construction common to Florida. When it came to the placing of the rods, work came under the jurisdiction of the steel workers. They arrived on the scene and went to work. Regular accounts of time were kept and ultimately a check for work done was received from the hospital funds. This was returned by the union, men working without pay. The carpenters, being unable to carry all the expense of construction because of the large amount involved, set aside certain days when work was done without pay.
Local Chamber Names 22 Members
Trade Winds, the monthly bulletin of the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce this week announced the list of 22 new members for the month of April. The new Chamber of Commerce members include: Adolph-Andre Beauty Salon, Aragon Personnel Service, Coral Gables Hospital, Cashman Bakings Company, The Gingham Shop, Gunite Florida Service, Lloyd D. LeMan Studio. Marc-Abbott, Ltd., Plaza Delicatessen, Plaza Shoe Repair, Rexair, Inc., S & B Construction Company, Walter Paper Company, Whidden Motor Sales, Inc., Wilson's Stores of Florida, Dr. Richard C. Forman, Dr. Glenn H. Heller, David H. Hendrick, Dr. Frank W. Hewlett, Joseph Holober, Christian Jensen and Dr. William L. Wagener.
Youthful Singer from Brazil May Be Another Bing Crosby
There's a young Brazilian named Bing at the Coral Gables Youth Center who may be on his way to filling the 10 and 12-inch record-making shoes of America's own Bing Crosby, and not too far in the future. It's teen-ager Bing Martin, son of a Brazilian lawyer and veteran of South American motion picture performances—three of them — who sang Friday on the Center's weekly broadcast over WBAY at 8 p.m. A baritone, like his namesake Crosby, Bing's treatment of Brazilian and American songs has already drawn highly favorable comment from the Women's Club and P.O.E. sorority audiences. Bing is just back from Paris, although Rio de Janeiro is his home, and has already been offered a spot singing in an American movie short. Cameramen from his native Brazil are anxious too to come to Coral Gables and film him at work and play at the Youth Center. The boy-with-a-future feels that of all the world he has visited the United States is friendliest and most helpful. Saturday May 3rd is "Derby Day" from 5 to 7 at the Riviera Country Club. Members and their guests will enjoy mint juleps and music while they listen to the radio returns of the great race.
MRS. KECK TO ENTERTAIN
Mrs. J. Wylly Keck of 2502 San Domingo St., will be hostess at 12 o'clock luncheon May 9 for the members of group 4 of the Women's Association of the First Presbyterian Church.
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Location: Alhambra Circle, 6500 Block Legal: Lots 8 to 19, inclusive, in Block 178, Riviera Section Size: 200' by approxiatmely 275' Price: $9000.00 (being at the rate of _only $750 per lot) Exclusively for sale by LESLIE H. COOMBES REALTOR 2312 Ponce de Leon Blvd. Phone 4-2586
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BREAKFAST WITH Joe AND Joan
UNLIKE radio's famous breakfast-table couples, Joe and Joan do not discuss the theatre, society, literature and world affairs. Their toast-and-coffee conversation covers earthy things like babies and business, roasts and raiment—and the money involved in all of these. Smart indeed are the Joes and Joans who have a checking account to help them keep their finances in order and their table-talk sweet. If you're not among them, better hustle down and let us start one for you with a deposit that can be as little as one dollar. Member Florida National Group Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Member Federal Reserve System Florida National Bank at Coral Gables 1806 PONCE DE LEON BOULEVARD
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