Coral Gables Riviera-Times

CORAL GABLES On The Stage

By IRENE ERICKSON The incongruous finally happens when the curtain goes up on "Jason" Tuesday night. Into the swank Park Avenue home of a drama critic are invited vague characters picked at random from the street, because a fresh young playwrite wants to illustrate his theories on humanity. Jason Otis, the New York drama critic, in the sophisticated comedy is handled by Dr. Sidney G. Cassell, while Mrs. Jacqueline Pierce has the ingenue lead as Jason's wife. Scot Is Irishman A Scot himself, Dr. Norman Buchan portrays Mr. Kennedy, an Irish plumber. Mrs. Delton Wright is cast as Mrs. Kennedy. The part of Crocker, a seaman, is taken by Costa Rican Vice-Consul Walter Ashby. Cast as Nick the plasterer is Ted Archer. Peggy Postal is Violet, the typical Mammy-type maid. Mike, the young playwrite, is Dick Trice. Mrs. Alonze Bliss becomes Miss Crane, the very, very efficient secretary. William Hartnett as Bronson and Howard C. Bixby as Squibb are Jason's colleagues. Crew Busy Behind the scenes: All the hammer-ing you've heard lately until such hours at 11 at night has been ye olde scenery crew going all out to complete the sets. A story about sore thumbs which came from pushing in too many thumb tacks is only one of the many that the crew headed by Herbert Tuckerman, has related. On the matter of tickets: In most things it's first come, first served, and so it is with reservations for "Jason." Tickets for choice seats for club members and guests at the opening night are already awaiting William Gray, Mrs. George Carver, D. W. Leavitt, the W. G. Strollers and the Ned Matthews. Rolf Elliott, the box office chairman, may still be reached at 4-7602. The play will be presented again Thursday, and by your insistence, Country Clubbers, you can get the cast to put it on the following Monday night. Costumes Are Here With spring fast giving away to summer, cottons are here to stay for months. Everything from beach wear to formals of cotton may be seen at tomorrow's fashion show luncheon, the first in a summer series to be directed by Helen Lane. Net Trophies Handsome trophies and cups went to winning teams at Wednesday night's banquet when the Country Club tennis team played host to the South Florida Tennis League. The University of Miami Tennis Club team, which came in first in the league, and the Fort Lauderdale club, the runner-up, each received a trophy for the club as well as cups for the players on the team. New Chairs If you should sit down in a green chair in the patio some evening, you might take note, because it is one of the first shipment of brand new chairs which will gradually replace the old ones that have seen much sun and moon. No Chain, No Go The rumors that rolled when others are not looking, haven't been forgotten by Gordon Taylor, who was unable to use his yellow motorcycle for two whole days recently because the drive chain disappeared one night. This vital chain seems to work on the same principle as one on a bicycle. Don't Forget Don't forget "Jason," Country Clubbers, because there's a play that will give you a night's entertainment that you will remember for weeks afterwards. Club Calendar Friday, May 9: Rotary Club luncheon, 12:15 p.m., Civic Room. Junior Woman's Club meeting at 10:30 a.m. Contract bridge, 8 p.m., Card Room. Kiwanis dance, 9 to 12 m. Saturday, May 19: Fashion show luncheon, 12:30 p.m., Helen Lane in charge. Regular Club dance, 9 to 1 a.m. Sunday, May 11: Dinner, 6 to 9 p.m.; music. Monday, May 12: Duplicate bridge, 8 p.m., Card Room. Rhumba-Samba Class, 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 13: Kiwanis Club luncheon, 12:15 p.m., Civic Room. Contract bridge, 8 p.m., Card Room. C. G. Summer Theatre opening night "Jason," 9:45 p.m. Wednesday, May 14: Junior Chamber of Commerce dinner and meeting. Gables performance of "Jason," 8:45 p.m. Duplicate bridge, 1:30 p.m., Card Room.

Local Rotarians Present Report On Convention

The 10th annual district council of 167 of the Rotary International was held at the Sheraton Plaza Hotel at Daytona Beach, Fla., of April 27-29. Dr. Otto J. Sieplein, president of the Coral Gables Rotary, was the official delegate. He was accompanied by his wife and the following Rotarians and their wives: Edward Henderson, Robert Stubbs, and J. Cleve Allen, president-elect. District Divided The most noteworthy action of the conference was the division of the Florida district into three separate districts: no. 167 A, 167 B, 167 C. Division 167 A consists of the northern part of the state, which is Jacksonville and Tallahassee; Division B consists of all the east coast from Daytona through Key West; division 167 C comprises all of the west coast. This division will lessen responsibility and the time required for a district governor to properly administer his district. James Keller, member of the Miami Rotary club, is the new district governor of district 167 B. He will attend the International assembly and annual Rotary International convention which takes place this year in San Francisco. Speakers Named Outstanding speakers at the Rotary Conference held in Daytona Beach were: S. Kendrick Guernsey from Jacksonville and presidential elect of the Rotary International; Rilea W. Doe, Director of the Rotary International from Oakland, California. Dr. Russell Williams of Miami; Tom Hood, past director of the Rotary International from Dunedin, Florida; Gamble Cleveland, governor of the 165 District R. I. from Valdosta, Georgia; and Bishop Henry I. Louttit of Orlando, Florida. Gables Commended Dr. Sciplein and the Coral Gables Rotary club were highly complimented by District Governor Geiger on their splendid record made by this club during the first year of its existence. Before the division, 167 district had 43,054 active rotarians and 75 active clubs. It is the second largest district in all of the rotary international. The Coral Gables Rotary club had 24 charter members on March 4, 1946 and now lists 37 active members. The social side of the conference included a Fellowship dinner on Sunday night. The toastmaster was Dr. Doak S. Campbell, president of the Florida State College for Women. On Monday night a banquet and Governor's Ball was held at the Sheraton Plaza hotel. A golf tournament was held that afternoon. To Mountains Mrs. P. M. Stubbs, 216 Avenue Palermo, will make a trip to the Carolina mountains this summer.

In The Editor's Mail THIS IS WHAT YOU SAID!

Editor, Riviera-Times: In your issue of May 2nd relating Mr. Reinhold's fully justified "kick" against the noise made by planes flying too low over Coral Gables you ask for any other suggestions. Here are mine for what they are worth. Air traffic, of course, is here to stay and bound to increase in the future. Airplanes need a certain horizontal distance to get up to a given height and everybody, who without checking, decides to live within the zone where excessive air-plane noise cannot possibly be avoided due to limitations in landing and landing has no more grounds for objection than if he voluntarily picks a boiler factory to live next to. Not in Zone However, the Coral Gables area is not in this "necessary" noise zone. The distance from the 36th Street airport is sufficient to allow all planes to reach a ceiling above the nuisance noise level for Coral Gables, either going or coming. According to my observation all the low flying planes have been flying at a horizontal level when passing over instead of climbing or descending, showing that no effort is being made to reach a level possible at which the noise nuisance would be avoided. So far as my home is concerned 95 per cent of the useless noise producers are F.A.A. airplanes of the four motored type, apparently going or coming from South American countries. On certain days it is impossible to telephone, listen to radio, or even talk due to a succession of F.A.A. planes roaring over at low levels, as low as even 200 feet or so. (This morning, May 4th, at 8 a.m. a P.A.A. four-motored plane thundered over my house at about 200 feet). Pilots Instructed It is understood that the higher executives of these plane companies do not want this unnecessary low plane flying and have instructed their pilots against it. They want such dangerous practices reported to them by giving plane numbers, time of occurrence and estimated heighth, when they will have something to take action upon. It is believed very probable that a certain few "cock of the walk, public be damned" ideas are the chief cause of this trouble. There certainly must be a large percentage of experienced pilots who do not only consider what little chance there is in case of trouble to get out when flying say at 200 feet, (which an expensive airplane and a load of passengers), but also give some consideration to the uncomplaint living below, even if they are on their way to Colombia or Rio de Janeiro, etc. Company executives, when looking forward to the future, do not want an accumulation of unnecessary ill-will building up which may result in unfavorable public relations or even legislation. Give Them Data If the companies are sincere about correcting this avoidable low-flying there is need only for interested or injured persons to give them specific data about the planes giving the trouble and then some of these Wild West pilots can be replaced. Possibly such reports should be turned into local police headquarters, where they can be assembled and presented to companies concerned for action. It is believed that some instructions as to this should be issued by the Coral Gables responsible authorities. A suggested method for any resident who has a high speed camera is to photograph these low-flying planes as they go over. This will give the plane number, and from the type of plane and wing spread the height can be figured, with the type of camera being given with focus used. Time of occurrence should be given with general direction of flight. Even without such a camera, plane numbers, time, and estimated heights should be reported. If done regularly it would not be long before the pilots to blame could be identified. Further Check As a further check on distances a measured distance at a distance from camera of 1,000 feet can be photographed and sent in with snaps of low-flying airplanes. By comparison ceiling distances of planes could be figured fairly closely. Use as a measured distance perhaps, the width of wing spread of the P.A.A. four-motored planes, the chief offenders. It should not take long with above steps to find out who the offending pilots are, when it is then the responsibility of the companies to rectify the situation, giving the pilots, who are thinking about the best handling of their expensive machines, their proper reward. A RETIRED ARMY COLONEL. Editor, Riviera-Times: I read with much interest and sympathy the letter from Mr. Reinhold printed in your issue of May 2 regarding the low-flying plane nuisance. I note your report that the CAA and the Port Authority continue to do nothing. There is always some one way to blast action out of a government bureau if one persists and uses some ingenuity to find that way! Meantime, I'd be glad to contribute toward a fund, say of $500, to be posted with some civic agency, as a reward payable to any person furnishing information leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone violating the municipal ordinance against low-flying. Yours very truly, SYDNEY L. MOORE. Editor, Riviera-Times: In the May 2nd issue of "Riviera-Times," I notice that Mr. E. M. Reinhold of 901 Country Club Prado, has enlisted your support in a campaign against the raping of Coral Gables by airplanes. Some time ago a gentleman who lives on Ferdinand Street, close to Mr. Reinhold, told me he is going to offer his property for sale because he can no longer stand the noise of the planes. It seems to me that upwards of 50 planes fly over my property each day, and at times the noise is so great that it is almost impossible to think. I heartily endorse the contents of Mr. Reinhold's letter, and enclose check for $25 to supplement Mr. Reinhold's check. I hope Mr. McIlwain, our City Manager, will take this matter up seriously and have the planes take a course other than over Coral Gables. I think the majority of our residents sought peace and quiet when they settled in Coral Gables, and now have everything but that. I shall appreciate any suggestions that anyone may have to offer. Sincerely yours, JOHN O. WILSON, 1813 Country Club Prado. Dear "Ars Longa:" May I thank you for the interest and the understanding, manifest in your write-up in the Riviera-Times of the work and the aspirations of the University of Miami Trio. It is gratifying to see the response of the public in general, but it is important and vital to have the critic, the musician, the expert recognize and promote the advancement of music and musical taste in our community. HENRY GREGOR.

HERE JANIS CARTER SETS HER TRAP for Glenn Ford by paying his fine for a minor offense in the exciting film "Framed." It will be shown at the Parkway Theatre Friday through Sunday, May 9-11.

Legion Post Installation Is Observed

F. R. "Bob" Wickard was installed as commander of the Coral Gables post 98, American Legion, on Wednesday evening at the post home. The installation ceremony was performed by Harry Cooper, tenth district commander, assisted by the Dade county guard of honor. Others who took office this week are P. P. Savage, jr., first vice-commander; James R. Simpson, jr., second vice commander; Larry W. Ropes, third vice commander; Olon D. Floro, finance officer; Joseph R. Byerly, historian; Raymond St. J. Sprague, chaplain; William C. Hostetler, sergeant-at-arms; Alfred T. Martin, Martin J. Neary, Edwin L. Shaw, and John S. Sherman, executive committeemen; Dave Hendrick, jr., legal committee; Furman L. Angelo, house committee; Frederick Y. Denson, service officer, and Paul R. Greenway, adjutant.

To Visit Kinsfolk

Mrs. E. S. Woodward, 2010 Country Club Prado, is planning a trip to Washington next month to visit her sister. She also will travel to St. Louis, Mo., this summer.

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