Coral Gables Riviera-Times

Youth Center Winds Up Active Summer; Program Appealed to All Age Groups

Members of the Coral Gables War Memorial Youth Center this week wound up a Summer program of activities that kept things humming at the downtown youth headquarters and brought national recognition to the Gables. Miss Betty Ward and Ed Beck- | sters have been acclaimed for their outstanding talent in this production. At present 100 boys and girls are rehearsing the "Youth Center Follies" to be held September 19 at the Coral Gables Elks Club. A weekly radio program is broadcast direct from the Youth Center over WBAY. After one performance 536 phone calls were re- | ceived complimenting the performers on their excellent work. Cartooning was taught each Tuesday to over 50 children by Harry Wylie. Liz Schwartz, one of the foremost students, did such excellent work that she is now working on an oil painting of President Harry W. Morgenthaler which will be hung in the new high school wing now under construction. To add the strictly social to the Youth Center's already full program, dances are held each Saturday night for an average of 300 boys and girls. | man, Youth Center directors, daily supervised the activities and instruction of the many boys and girls who held membership. Assisted by Joe Clements, Sammy Mabbella, practice teachers from the University of Miami, and "Pop" Logan, boxing coach, the leaders produced a well-rounded program that appealed to all ages and every type of member and supplied entertainment for the whole community. Many girls from the 100 that were enrolled in the modelling class gained world wide fame in such publications as "Life", "American Weekly," "Lawn Tennis Magazine", Associated Press, United Press and International News Service. Only the young models who maintained an "A" or "B" in school were eligible to do such near-professional work. A movie taken at the Youth Center by Universal Newsreel gave about 50 youngsters the opportunity to appear in a production which would have an audience of more than 80 million people. An active summer sports program carried athletic recreation to over a thousand members from the youngest to the oldest. Softball, swimming and boxing took the spotlight this summer, followed closely by tennis, basketball, shuffleboard, gymnastics, swings, and ping pong. Beginning April 21st, softball became the major sport. The Youth Center's men's league had ten teams with 200 men participating. There were eight teams in the high school league with 150 boys playing. In this group three uniformed games were held nightly under lights. The elementary school league boasted eight teams with 100 boys taking part in morning games. Boxing instruction was given every evening to 100 boys. Weekly amateur shows at the Civic Center, Hialeah, and the University of Miami tennis stadium had 25 boys representing the Youth Center. Bi-weekly boxing shows with other Dade County Youth Organizations competing will begin at the Youth Center in September for the entertainment of the public. Swimming was taught to 500 youngsters at the Venetian Pool twice a week. Supervised boating and fishing trips were enjoyed by 60 members following fish fries at Matheson Hammock. In the dramatic field, a variety show has been playing for various benefits for the needy and civic organizations. Many local young-

City Attorney Has Brief Vacation

City Attorney and Mrs. Edward L. Semple left Wednesday for a vacation in Highlands, North Carolina. The city attorney's respite from the heat will be brief as he plans to return to his legal duties tomorrow.

CAN DO

Henry G. Hammerly, formerly a carpenter's mate, second class, in the Navy's Seabees, is constantly reminded of his wartime association with his fighter-builder buddies and the Seabee motto "Can Do". Henry's home town is Cando, N. D.

CONSTRUCTION WILL START SOON on this building to house the Phillis Kapp Studio of the Dance at 247 Avenue Malaga. Designed by Robert Little, the building has been functionally planned for the dancing school, and will feature a large, air-conditioned ball room, teaching rooms, dressing rooms and showers. Facing University Drive, the structure will be erected on an 80 by 100-foot lot, and will include an outdoor patio.

Stand Pipes Waived for High School

Coral Gables commissioners, Tuesday waived a building code clause requiring stand pipes and fire hoses for the new Coral Gables High School on the promise of Architect William H. Merriam that the building would be well-equipped with fog-type fire extinguishers. Merriam, who is an associate architect on the project, stated that school authorities were in accord with the decision to eliminate the stand pipes and hoses, and stated that in many instances they provided a hazard rather than a help, as persons tripped over them in a rush to leave a burning building. He said that the new school, to be built at Bird and LeJeune Roads, would be completely fireproof and that the fog-type extinguishers would be more efficient than hoses. Plans for the structure are now nearing completion and will be presented to the city for approval in the near future. The commission had previously waived the requirement for stand pipes and hoses in the new University of Miami housing project, which Merriam said was less fireproof than the proposed high school.

RED TIDE EXPLAINED | Smith States Beach Pollution Could Have Been Prevented

The littering of Florida's west coast beaches with thousands of dead fish, killed by the "red tide," could have been prevented if the advice of the University of Miami's marine laboratory scientists had been heeded, Dr. F. G. Walton Smith, head of the laboratory, told Coral Gables Kiwanians on Tuesday. Speaking at the club's luncheon at the Country Club of Coral Gables, Dr. Smith said that west coast cities had been warned far in advance of the approach of the mass of dead fish, and that a simple seine arrangement, towed by two trawlers, could have been used to net the fish before they reached the beaches. The fish could have been sold to commercial fertilizer companies to offset the cost of seining, he stated. Governor Criticized He also criticized Governor Millard Caldwell for failing to release the $45,000 allocated this year by the legislature, for research purposes to combat the "tide" and warned that it might continue to exist for another year. He said he felt confident that some means can be found to prevent a reoccurrence of the tide but that the University did not have sufficient resources to carry on the research without state or federal aid. He said that the red tide is nothing new to Florida and was first reported in 1878 and had re-appeared at 10 and 11-year intervals. It is caused when the chemical and physical balance of the ocean is upset, causing a species of small marine animal to multiply "crazily." Ordinarily this animal is found in sea water about 500 to 1,000 to the quart. In the red tide areas over 60 million are found in a single quart. The animals poison the water so that fish die in less than one minute after entering the red tide area. SHORT STAY Nearly sunk twice—once by a torpedo and once by shore battery fire—the USS Pensacola spent less than two weeks in the United States from December, 1941 until May, 1945.

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