Coral Gables Riviera-Times

PAGE FOUR RIVIERA-TIMES FRIDAY, MAY 23, 1947

CORAL GABLES Riviera Times

Published every Friday morning by the Riviera Publishing Company, 200 Avenida 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 Manager; James B. Moore, Managing Editor; Helen Reynolds, Society Editor; Gertrude Marker, Classified Advertising. 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 4-1634, 4-1635 The Coral Gables Riviera is liable for errors in advertising only to the extent of the space in which the advertisement appears.

OUR TOWN | Tax Exemptions

OUR TOWN By Al Harum Tax Exemptions FOR years, now, we've paid our income tax with only a moderate amount of beefing. After all, we get what we pay for—and if we pay a lot for government we should get good government. But this week, for some unaccountable reason, we glanced through a return form and what do you think we saw? We saw that for each dependent we are permitted to deduct the sum of $500. Five hundred dollars, mind you! We had always accepted this deduction clause as a matter of rote without giving it much thought. We are fortunate enough to be blessed with two such deductions—one a 12-year-old who is achieving such proportions that it looks as though we'd be wearing HIS hand-me-downs pretty soon, and the other a 10-year-old who makes up in fastidiousness what he lacks in size. At the dinner table these two healthy $500 deductions consume great portions of food (God bless them) to replace the energy lost on the tennis courts, the softball field, the classroom, and mad dashing here and there in an effort to cram scads of activity into an all-too short day. I would be glad to give Collector of Internal Revenue $1,000 per year just to feed these boys all they could eat. We took these always-hungry boys to the Country Club buffet recently and (as advertised) they ate all they wanted. Both asked, as we left the club, "How long has this been going on?" Now, let's get back to the tennis court, etc., etc., we mentioned a while back. Our two denizens seem to melt through sneakers in the cold, cold ground with amazing regularity—to say nothing of school shoes, Sunday shoes, etc. A conservative estimate as to shoes: at least half an exemption! Let's see, now, we've got them fed and shod. We need trousers, shirts, shorts, undershirts, neckties, belts, socks, dentist, doctor, school supplies, ice cream cones, movies, $1.00 haircuts, and (the first thing you know) razor blades. These, conservatively, constitute a couple of exemptions in themselves. What we're trying to say is that while healthy $500 exemptions running around the house pay off on the emotional side of the ledger they surely don't when they step into the office of the Collector of Internal Revenue. A Russian writer accuses Hollywood of subordinating profits in a campaign to prove the American way of life is preferable to communism. Maybe Hollywood IS trying to prove that, but the other part just goes to show those Moscow boys will say anything.

ITALIAN ARCHITECTURE

A furnished home which is not new but which has plenty of snap and a degree of charm not always attained in newer construction. The appointments include a very roomy porch, two airy bedrooms and bath upstairs; one bedroom and bath on the ground floor, and a maid's room with bath. Located on a roomy Alhambra Circle corner south of Bird Road, and under University influence. On the basis of comparable value we believe the price of $27,500 to be very interesting. -:0:- SOMETHING OF A SENSATION 340' Frontage Ponce de Leon Boulevard Commercial Zoning Two parcels of 180 and 160 feet, respectively. TOTAL PRICE $25,000 FOR IMMEDIATE SALE AN EXCLUSIVE OFFERING LESLIE H. COOMBES REALTOR 2312 Ponce de Leon Blvd. Phone 4-2586

IT COMES OUT HERE

IT COMES OUT HERE—Fire Chief Top Hardin demonstrates the operation of fire truck equipment to his prototype Hugh Ansley.

It Says HERE!

The talk was about the high cost of running a business when Helen Reynolds brought up "Frenchy," whose knife-sharpening, scissors-grinding shop is on wheels. "He's wise," quoth Helen. "His overhead's underfoot." . . . the Venus Beauty Salon's telephone number is a full house—44455 . . . Overheard at the Country Club: "I've never met Cy Washburn, but I know his brother Oliver. You know, the classical music one." . . . Barbara Murray (Spike Reynolds' redheaded dotter), wrote from New York to kid us about a typo. "A sentence in a story about a champion bridge player said he had 'travelled all over the country looking for a whole and had finally settled in Coral Gables.'" Roger Baker yelled Jet Pilot right across the Derby finish line before he discovered his ticket was on Jett-Jett. Wilbur (Umps) Clark, Gables golf pro, attended ground breaking ceremonies for the new Redlands Golf and Country Club. He reports our neighbors are planning quite a layout . . . George Donoghue stopped a friend driving by, opened the back door of the car and got out a measuring tape. Asked howcum by the motorist, George hinted subtly "Oh, I have to have a box moved and want to see if it will fit!" George Caster asked how we were and we told him in sorrowful detail. Then he handed us a black-bordered card reading: "Your story has touched my heart. Never before have I met anyone with more troubles than you. Please accept this token of sincerest sympathy" . . . Publisher Al Harum wants to remind the anonymous correspondent who sent him a penny postcard with a sketch of a moose and the words "You'll be sorry, Al," that the penalty for dispatching the moth-eaten you-know-what to a previous owner is 583 Mooses (Meese?). Two of the mildest-mannered people we know—Judge C. S. Robertson and Mrs. C. R. Norris—are murder fans. Fictional murder, that is . . . Bus Rosco has one complaint about life in general: "It's so daily," he says . . . Senator A. G. McArthur of Fernandina, wants the state to license pari-mutuel coin machines. "The Poor Man's Hialeah" he calls 'em. Roy Page, whose hobby is tropic horticulture, went to Sarasota for a visit and brought home a Lychee nut tree and an interesting complex. Both were acquired at the arboretum of Col. W. T. Grove, whose plantation boatsts thousands of rare plants gathered from all the tropic regions of the earth . . . Willa Robinson bought some luncheon meat at the Plaza Delicatessen Monday and on Tuesday was awarded a 22-pound turkey by the store . . . Inman Padgett swears he's going fishing the first day Weatherman Ernest Carson guarantees calm, mal-de-mer-proof weather. The Louis K. Manleys listened to pro and con arguments on visiting Key West for eight years and before deciding this week to go down and see for themselves.

CALLING ALL CARS

CALLING ALL CARS—"Police Chief" Vic Dacy takes a call via radio phone in a Gables prowl car, while his boss, "Safety Director" Don Lebaron listens in.

Key Clubbers Run Gables

(Continued from Page One) quest—a call for a new fire-truck and four new firemen by Mr. Donald LeBaron, money to be gotten by cooperation with the police department. Fire Chief Hughes Ansley and Police Chief Victor Dacy agreed that by clamping down on traffic violators and fining more people, it might be possible to get money for needs of the fire department. ZONING POSES PROBLEM Problem of zoning came next, with the matter of changing Venetian pool's concession stand into a hot lunch counter postponed for investigation and subsequent presentation to the floor. Department of Public Works reported that $10,000 would have to be assessed for repair of bad roads between University of Miami campuses. Suggestion was made from the floor that the particularly dangerous intersection of Blue Road and Granada be cleared of trees by a public works squad, in order that the blind corner there be cleared for better driving vision. Further discussion referred to a future meeting. Don Hale, representative of Granada Golf Course, presented a request for repair of greens and fairways—a long-range plan aimed at increasing course traffic and revenues by improving the layout just as Miami Springs had done on its course. The commission agreed that despite a $500 cost for each green the job might be worth while in long run revenue increase, but since over-time was being run into, the meeting was adjourned after referring the request to a future meeting. KEY CLUB COMPLIMENTED "You did a wonderful job, men," said City Manager McIlwain, as the meeting reached an end. "Now, you can see with us how difficult a job it is to administer a city's functions without going overboard on expenses." The commissioners agreed. In a bare 3/4 of an hour, they had managed to consider spending of $125,000. They agreed too with the Rev. Harvey J. Fritsch, Country Club Christian Church, and Kiwanis committeeman in charge of the meeting in the absence of Fred Wilson, school sponsor, and Willard Ware, Kiwanis committee head, when he expressed thanks to City Manager McIlwain, to the commissioners, and to city employes who made the success of the Key Club's program possible, and in his hope that the affair become an annual one. The one-day dual government came to an end officially when Mrs. Katherine Skogstad approached City Clerk Ed Poorman downstairs after the meeting, tendering a check, and asked "Mr. Poorman, you're signing the checks now, aren't you?" He was. And Key Club day was officially over.

NOTICE

The Contractor employed by the City of Coral Gables, will complete the road repairs in Section B on May 31, 1947. All residents in Section B wishing their driveways put in with material similar to that used by the contractor repairing streets in Section B please call the Department of Public Works at 48-3434 within the next week. THE CITY OF CORAL GABLES Department of Public Works May 22, 1947

SOD HAS COME!

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LIST YOUR PROPERTY WITH US.

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The CASA LE JEUNE

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See us for ... FHA Insured Mortgages

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CORAL GABLES FURNITURE COMPANY

FINE FURNITURE FOR FINE HOMES 221 Alhambra Circle Telephone 4-3182

CORAL GABLES' OLDEST AND LARGEST BANK | THE CORAL GABLES FIRST NATIONAL BANK

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More than 80 per cent of 1946 automobile accidents in the United States occurred in clear weather. drive carefully—always!

RUSSIAN BALLET SCHOOL

SUMMER COURSES — June 15th to Sept. 1st BALLET — TOE — CHARACTER — MODERN Under the personal direction of G. MILENOFF BALLROOM DANCING — Private or Classes RUMBA — TANGO — WALTZ — SAMBA — FOX TROT LEONARD FALCAO, teacher in charge 2901 Ponce de Leon Blvd. Phone 48-5462

THE BOOKWORM | CORAL GABLES' ONLY COMPLETE BOOK SHOP

CORAL GABLES' ONLY COMPLETE BOOK SHOP THE BOOKWORM BOOKS FOR EVERY TASTE 214 VALENCIA Two Blocks South of Coral Way, Just off Ponce PHONE 4-2659 FOR FREE DELIVERY SERVICE OPEN EVENINGS UNTIL 6:00 Lending Library • Magazines • Stationery • Greeting Cards

DO YOU PLAN TO BUILD Now? Later?

DO YOU PLAN TO BUILD Now? Our mortgage officers will be glad to discuss your building and financing problems, and give you the benefit of our experienced Home Loan Service. Later? Start a savings account to accumulate your building fund — and let this fund earn for you until you are ready to build. CORAL GABLES FEDERAL Savings & Loan Association GEORGE B. CASTER, President 2501 Ponce de Leon Blvd. Telephone 4-7627 Member Federal Home Loan Bank Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation

Ventilation Specialists | Let Us Help You Plan A Cool Comfortable SUMMER

Ventilation Specialists Let Us Help You Plan A Cool Comfortable SUMMER We will furnish a VENTILATION SURVEY of your home, office or shop without obligation. We carry a complete stock of Fans from the smallest desk type to the largest attic or industrial fan. RADIOS • RECORD PLAYERS • AUTHORIZED PHILCO DEALER • EXPERT RADIO REPAIRS • PHONOGRAPH RECORDS • FULL LINE OF HOME ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES. GABLES APPLIANCE CO., INC. 1905 Ponce de Leon Blvd. Phone 48-3623

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