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Coral Gables Riviera-Times
Friday, October 31, 1947, page 4 (of 12)
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CORAL GABLES Riviera Times
PAGE FOUR RIVIERA-TIMES FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1947 CORAL GABLES Riviera Times Published every Friday morning by the Riviera Publishing Company, 300 Avenue Aragon, Coral Gables 34, Fla., Established October, 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; Edward W. Wright, Circulation Manager. NATIONAL EDITORIAL 1947 ASSOCIATION Active Member SUBSCRIPTION RATES-Six months, $2.00; one year, outside of United States, $5.00; local, $2.00; single copies, $0.05. By mail, $3.00. 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.
The Spirit of Nations
Without a rebirth of the spirit in men and nations the Marshall plan can only prolong Europe's suffering. It can only float a little longer on a flood of dollars the grim efforts, relentless privation and stern legislation which are not, and never will be, an adequate substitute for a flood tide of initiative and inspiration. "Where there is no vision the people perish" is a saying which exactly fits our age. And governments which do not know the secret of kindling an inspired initiative in their citizens bog down in restrictive controls and materialist inducements. A new spirit, bringing renaissance, is the fruit of obedience to God. When the voice of God becomes the will of the people, problems are solved and men set free to create. When cabinets learn that secret they will soon secure cooperation through all parties in the government and through the nation. They will give a pattern of teamwork to farm and factory. They will enlist millions of citizens in a whole-hearted endeavor, greater even than the best of wartime efforts. Where does this renaissance begin? It springs from a heart and mind remade, whether in a cabinet minister or cabinet maker. It begins when a man starts to listen to God for direction and begins to live the way God tells him. Then he has in himself the answer to selfish human nature, which is sabotaging every government plan for world reconstruction. There is only one alternative to this new spirit. It is dictatorship. But those who would save Europe and the world from tyranny can still do so if they begin, in their own nations, to live the answer. If it can be said of our nation, "The voice of God is the will of the people," we will have the answer to all material needs and can bring a new spirit and renaissance to the world.
In Our Mail
Editor: Diviera-Times: May we take this means of congratulating you on plans to publish a daily newspaper for Coral Gables commencing November 3rd. The civic clubs of this city are proud of our community paper and of its progress. A daily newspaper is further proof of the steady growth and forward march of Coral Gables. We wish for you continued success. Cordially yours, CLEVE ALLEN, President Coral Gables Rotary Club
A LITTLE SIDE ROAD
A little side road plunges into the wood; It is not very wide, and not very good; But as we go dashing along the highway We wonder, where goeth the little by-way? It surely must lead to where somebody lives, Somebody with friends, and of course, relatives. And are they content where the little road ends, Possibly far from their kinfolk and friends? We hope they are happy, whoe'er they are, With a baby or two, and under a star Which nightly beams kindly upon their abode— A snug little cot on that little side road. —J. L. BEERS.
Yerington's Right
By Jim Moore Out in Yerington, Nevada, the community newspaper carries a line under its masthead that reads, "The only paper in the world that gives a damn about Yerington." Doggonit, I wish that somebody on the Riviera-Times staff had thought of that one first. Because that's the way I've always thought of the Riviera-Times fitting into the Coral Gables picture. Oh, sure, other papers print news about Coral Gables—but in the final analysis, they barely skim the surface of the news picture here in our town. To the most of them, Coral Gables is just another suburb of big, noisy Miami, where some people live and where there is something happening occasionally that is worth a couple of paragraphs inside. The staff of a community newspaper like the Riviera-Times gets pretty close to the folks who read the paper. To us they are not just names and addresses—but people we say "howdy" to every day, drink a cup of coffee with and maybe bet with on the outcome of a football game. The cop on the corner isn't just a badge and a number. He's Charlie or Pete and we probably know his wife and kids and heist a beer with him when he's off duty. It's the same with the bus driver, the merchant, and the president of the Chamber of Commerce. To us, getting out a newspaper isn't just throwing together cold type, ink and paper. It's keeping a friendly finger on the pulse of the town and sympathetically recording its heart beats. Or to phrase it another way, it's keeping the diary of Coral Gables, its joys, sorrows, victories and defeats. This is the last issue of the Riviera-Times as a weekly newspaper. On Monday it will make its first appearance as a daily—a step we have taken because our town is growing up. Keeping its diary adequately requires more space—more issues. The point I'm trying to make is this—just because the Riviera-Times is leaving the weekly field and plunging into daily publication does not mean that it will cease to be the community newspaper that it has always been. We are building no ivory tower over here on Avenue Aragon—we're just the same people, working a little harder perhaps, to do a better job for you in your community newspaper. And we'll still be, if the Yerington editor will permit me to paraphrase, "the only newspaper in the world that gives a damn about Coral Gables!"
In Our Mail
Editor, Riviera-Times; In view of the publicity given in the last issue of your paper to my complaint as to the postal service in the Gables, I would like to advise that my primary complaint was on account of the irregular and unsatisfactory daily deliveries in the business area, and not just concerning the "homing package." In justice to Postmaster Hugh P. Emerson, and the local branch of the Miami post office, I would like to advise that immediately after receipt of my letter, Mr. Emerson wrote me his assurances that the matter would be "very thoroughly investigated, and such action as is found necessary will be invoked to correct the irregularities." And that on the day following receipt of this letter, a representative of the post office called upon me in his investigation of the situation and promised that every endeavor would be made by the postal authorities to remedy the situation as to unsatisfactory deliveries in the business area. Insofar as the "homing package" is concerned, they seem to be as much puzzled over this as the rest of us. Yours very truly, PAUL H. BRINSON
FROM A RIVIERA NOTEBOOK
Handicap Race By Mary Helm Clarke CAPITAL ASSETS—NERVE AND IMAGINATION It was almost too easy in 1925-26, amassing large fortunes in real estate when buyers were begging you to sell. "Too good to be true" was a trite saying that unexpectedly proved to be true. September 18, 1926, ended all that. The city beautiful came out of the Big Blow with existing walls intact, but with boulevards and lawns a shambles. Fruits from the growers were scattered on the ground, practically all the palms were stripped of plumes and only ungainly stumps remained of most of the trees. One look at the wreck and notes were defaulted, tourists stopped coming, hotels and restaurants folded, and merchants were bankrupt. In all but scattered strong boxes, capital assets were non-existent. When the spirits of the community hit rock bottom, a diminutive Swiss housewife said, "They've got my money, but they can't get my nerve." She looked at the fruit scattered on the ground—bushels to be had for the gathering—and she sent her husband to find the little kerosene stove and set it up back of the garage. The whole family set to work gathering and preparing the fruit, and Mrs. DesPlands made it up into jams and jellies and tropical conserves. Then she candied the peeling of the citrus fruits and made coconut confections as a sideline. With this beginning in a backyard kitchen, Mrs. DesPlands built up a business that was hailed far and wide, as long as the valiant little Swiss housewife lived. The phrase, "They've got my money but they can't get my nerve," caught the imagination of all the housewives in the area. While their menfolks struggled to rebuild the stricken homes, lawns and bank accounts, the women looked around for more immediate "pot-boilers." One housewife viewed with dismay the soggy mass of silk that had once been a rack of ties. She had only remnants of cotton goods in the house, but she made a beautifully tailored tie for her husband to wear to church. Everyone admired it. The demand for hand-made tropical (cotton) ties was overwhelming. From that small beginning has grown a flourishing industry. And so it went. With capital assets of nerve and imagination and the humble materials at hand, men and women of Coral Gables weathered the big blow and the subsequent bust until readjustment and regrowth and stabilization brought a sane prosperity.
Local Ensign Sees Ceremony Honoring Dead
Ens. Norman P. Huddle, son of Dr. H. B. Huddle of 541 Hardee Road, took part in ceremonies in Antwerp, Belgium, incident to the removal of the first bodies of American war dead from Europe. His ship, the destroyer USS Vesole, was assigned from the Northern European Task Force of Admiral Richard L. Conolly, Commander of Naval Forces in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean areas, to escort the Army transport carrying the bodies to the United States while the transport steamed through European waters. While thousands of Belgians stood by in silent tribute and the bells of nearby Notre Dame Cathedral tolled their requiem, high-ranking officers and civilians of both the United States and Belgium eulogized the memory of the dead. Upon conclusion of the ceremonies, the Army transport and the Vesole cast off their moorings and steamed down the Schelde River and out to sea. The Vesole returned to her home port at Plymouth, England, after bidding farewell to the transport.
Beauty Contestant
Miss Katherine Hardeman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Vines Hardeman has been named a beauty contestant by her classmates in the annual Miss Brenau beauty contest to be held on the campus. She is a freshman student and Alpha Delta Pi sorority pledge.
Always Here
It's funny how you can know a fellow for a long time and never suspect some of the talents he is hiding under his own private bushel. Take R. C. Wylly, for example. We have known him for a long time as a good civic club worker, chairman of the Kiwanis church committee and one of the best grace-before-meals sayers in the community. You can imagine our surprise on Tuesday when he popped up at the Kiwanis luncheon, pulled a harmonica out of his pocket and cut loose with some old favorites, even dancing a soft shoe routine as he played. R. C. and MacGregor Smith ought to get together. Several weeks ago we carried a story about C. M. Paley, a former RAF member who trained here, requesting the C. of C. to send him some photographs of Coral Gables, as he had lost the ones he had to the enemy during the war. Well, the photos were sent and this week he wrote back from England stating, "Many thanks for your letter of September 16th and the literature which you sent me. It has given me a great deal of pleasure and has revived many happy memories of my stay in Coral Gables. Best wishes to the Miami Hurricanes. I often wish that I could watch them play again." Here's best wishes to Graham Stubbs for a speedy recovery after her recent operation and the same to "Sing" Thiel ... Cleve Allen says that he calls the children's room over at his house, the "Inner Spanktum" ... George Anderson is back in town after a summer spent in Wisconsin ... Also back from a short vacation are the Derby Pilkingtons. Derby is quoted in the Rotary Bulletin as saying that a vacation is a succession of 2's. It consists of 2 weeks which are 2 short. Afterward, you are 2 tired 2 return 2 work and 2 broke not 2. Over at the Elks Club the other day Bob Cribben was bemoaning the fact that he hadn't been named on any committees. "Whadd'ya mean?" asked a companion. "They just named you to that new board." Bob's ears perked up as he eagerly asked just what board his fellow Elk meant. "Smorgasbord," came the disquieting reply ... George Thorpe hopes that the new call letters for his Gables radio station will be the final ones. Now it's WVCG, but before those letters were made definite it was called WGWT, WKOG and WMUY ... Fuller Warren writes from Jacksonville that he enjoyed his recent visit to the Gables very much ... Dick Thiel is fast becoming the Hink Pink champ of Coral Gables. That's a new game, in case you haven't heard. University of Miami journalism Prof. Cy Hochberger insists the headline on the story of last Friday's football game should have read "George Washington Slept Here"
Gableites Told Of Mail Deadline For Armed Forces
Coral Gables residents were warned today by Postmaster Hugh P. Emerson of Miami, that only two weeks remained to mail Christmas parcels to members of the armed forces serving overseas. "In fact," Emerson said, "parcels for Navy and Marine Corps personnel serving in the most remote areas, and parcels destined for delivery in Japan, Korea, and the Pacific Islands should be in the mails now for Christmas delivery." Reports are being received from Army and Navy installations overseas that due to improper wrapping the contents of many packages have been lost or damaged in transit," Emerson said. "Because of the distances the packages must travel Emerson asked that great care be used in wrapping and suggested the use of unusually strong boxes, wrapping paper and cord." Insert Slip Emerson said that to insure delivery a slip of paper should be inserted in the package containing the name and address of both the sender and the addressee and a list of the contents of the package. Thus if the package is broken open or the address defaced in transit, proper disposition of the articles can be made. "Valuable articles should be registered or insured," Emerson said, "and fragile articles should be kept at a minimum." Emerson suggested that no perishable items be sent. Emerson said that no intoxicants, penicillin, inflammable materials, poisons, or compositions which might kill or injure another, or damage the mails was allowed to be mailed.
Local Man Fined On Prowler Charge
Thomas C. Lynch, 38, of 209 Avenue Malaga, was fined $25 and costs and given a 60-day suspended sentence by Judge C. R. Robertson Monday evening when he plead guilty to a charge of prowling in the vicinity of the women's dormitory located at Le Jeune Road and University Drive at the University of Miami.
GROVE
Open Weekdays 6:45 Open Sat. & Sun. 1:45 Sat. at 9:30 p.m. and Sun., thru Wed., Nov. 1-5 "Foxes of Harrow" MAUREEN O'HARA REX HARRISON Thurs.-Fri. Nov. 6-7 "Trail Street" RANDY SCOTT ANNE JEFFREYS Saturday Nov. 8 "California Gold Rush" WILD BILL ELLIOT One Showing 9:30 p.m. "LURED"
PARKWAY
AIR-CONDITIONED Open 1:45 Sat. thru Mon. Nov. 1-3 'Kiss of Death' VICTOR MATURE BRIAN DONLEVY Tues.-Wed. Nov. 4-5 "Gallant Bess" In Technicolor! MARSHALL THOMPSON GEORGE TOBIAS Thurs. thru Sun. Nov. 6-9 Her Husband's Affairs LUCILLE BALL FRANCHOT TONE
Paramount Theatres in Coral Gables
AIR-CONDITIONED GABLES Fri.-Mon. Oct. 31 - Nov. 3 Ida Lupino Dane Clark Wayne Morris "Deep Valley" Tues.-Wed. Nov. 4-5 Pat O'Brien Ann Jeffreys "Riff-Raff" Starts Thursday Nov. 6 JOHN HODIAK LIZABETH SCOTT BURT LANCASTER "Desert Fury" In Technicolor AIR-CONDITIONED CORAL Sun.-Mon. Nov. 2-3 RAY MILLAND TERESA WRIGHT "The Trouble with Women" Tues.-Wed. Nov. 4-5 James Cagney Annabella "13 Rue Madeleine" Thurs.-Fri. Nov. 6-7 One of the Greatest Films Of Our Time ALL ITALIAN CAST "Open City" (With English Sub-Titles) Saturday Nov. 8 Roy Rogers Jane Frazee "Springtime in the Sierras"
PONCE DE LEON BOULEVARD
An especially strategic business site, ripe for improvement. 75' frontage North of Riviera Drive 20' alley LESLIE H. COOMBES REALTOR 2312 Ponce de Leon Blvd. Phone 4-2586
YOUR MORTGAGE LOAN
The Coral Gables Federal mortgage is adapted to meet modern financing needs. Your mortgage problem is given personal consideration and you have the benefit of experienced counsel. Likewise there is no unnecessary waiting, as our service is planned for your convenience. Whether you are planning to build, or are purchasing an existing property, we invite you to consult our mortgage department and make use of their service. WE INVITE YOU TO CONSULT US 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
RESTAURANT ...
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