Coral Gables Riviera-Times

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4 RIVIERA-TIMES PAGE ELEVEN

Ponce Debate Team Plans Trip to Jacksonville

By DENIS O'DONOVAN and PAULINE MARKS Riviera-Times Correspondents Miss Midge Wood, Ponce debate coach, arrived home late last night from Tallahassee, where coaches from all over Florida met to schedule the year's events. First trip on the Ponce debaters' program is one to Jacksonville for the state student congress. At the first session, Saturday, students voted enthusiastically for Ponce to debate. Money is being raised for the Jacksonville event. In order to raise money for the trek to Jacksonville, Ponce debaters are selling booster tags for all football games. In the first debate of the "A" class tournament at Ponce, Allen McCormick and Howard Mizner defeated John Leonardy and Charles Steers. The debate was on this year's national high school topic, "Resolved: That the Federal Government should require arbitration of labor disputes in all basic American industries." In the first "B" debate, Larry Hoffman and Tom McComb won a decision over Bruce Booher and Ernest Wolff. Play in Rehearsal "If I'm wrong, I'll eat my hat!" says John Towns rashly in the play "I'll Eat My Hat" now being rehearsed by Bob Vague, Thespians for presentation in a future assembly. Rhea Grafton plays his young wife, while Barbara Johnson enacts the role of my young wife next door. Suzanne Summers and Jackie May portray matronly gossiping over the fence early for lunch. What happens when Rhea takes John up on his statement, claim makes the plot of the play. "Getting Pinned!" a comedy of college life, will be presented to the dramatics department assembly November 20 by first period dramatics students. Kitty Pearsall enacts the role of Janice Sterling, who has practically accepted Luther Lansing's-Russ Morrison-fraternity pin. But his perky little sister, played by Betty Geiger, tells Luther that Janice is expecting a visit from Hayward Torrance-Taj Hanna-her old beau. Luther now turns to Verna Garson-Gail Clifton-another co-ed. Verna has always had her eye on Luther, and when she turns up with a fraternity pin on her dress, the play reaches a climax. Mary Rice has the role of Janice's mother, Betty Jones, that of their colored maid, and Bill Paswall, that of Harold Ford, a football hero. Speculation Rife Speculation is rife, as they say, about who will be this year's Hi-Y Sweetheart. She will be crowned at the Hi-Y Sweetheart Dance, an annual affair, to be held Friday night, November 14. Hi-Y members will choose their favorite by secret ballot, and no one except sponsors Elmer Day and Bill Barnett will know who she is until the coronation at 10 o'clock at the dance. Gene Lockhart and his sextet will provide the music, with Ponce junior Betty Lou Pullman vocalizing. Members will present a stage show. Proceeds will go to the World Youth Fund. All Greater Miami Hi-Y's are conducting a drive for clothes for European Relief. Plans Photo Class Principal H. N. Rath, who doubles in brass as a teacher and photographer, plans to conduct a class in photography techniques one day each week after school. Would-be Weegee's already enrolled are Carita Carballo, Mary Chafer, Pauline Marks, Frank Faber and Jack Stickrod; all of whom are hoping to work on yearbook photography this year.

Liberal Arts Subjects Offered To Adults

In addition to business and vocational training the Division of Adult Education of the University of Miami will offer a variety of Liberal Arts subjects during the fall semester which began October 6. Courses in science, art, English, foreign languages, history, home economics, mathematics, philosophy, psychology, radio, sociology, and speech have been scheduled. Science offerings include botany, chemistry, physics, and zoology. Art courses scheduled are: art in everyday life, life drawing, oil painting, water-color, and cartooning. The drama department will sponsor courses in playwriting and puppetry. Among the English courses offered are: composition, world literature, English literature, great books, and modern drama. Courses in six foreign languages will be given: French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish. History courses include: western civilization, U.S. history, and the history of Soviet Russia.

School Carnival Raises $2,000 for PTA Welfare

The Coral Gables Elementary School's 1947 Hallowe'en Carnival registered a clear profit of close to $2,000, Mrs. Warren Gilbert, announced today. "The final tally may be a shade higher or lower than that estimate, when all expense is accounted for," the festival chairman said. She estimated that a crowd of some 1,500 children and parents spent Saturday afternoon and evening enjoying the novelty rides provided on the "midway" adjacent to the school or shopping at the 35 booths manned by parents and teachers. Profits from the traditional event will be turned over to the Parent-Teachers Association treasurer for use in the organizations welfare and educational activities during the coming year. "I should like to offer the sincere thanks of the P.-T.A. to the hundreds of Coral Gables merchants and artisans, whose gifts and donated services insured the success of the Carnival," Mrs. Gilbert said. "Letters expressing our appreciation will go to each and every one." The chairman gave verbal bouquets to the City of Coral Gables, the Coral Gables Police Department, the University of Miami Band which led the student parade, and the Coral Gables Riviera-Times. She singled out Tom Q. Smith, Miami's radio "Rambler" for the fine boost he gave the event and expressed thanks also to Coral Gables radio station WBAY. Electrical contractor Canfield won the gratitude of the association for installation of lights that decked the booths. Mrs. Gilbert will make her final report on the Carnival at the regular Parent-Teachers Association meeting set for next Tuesday.

New world's record for rainbow trout-36 pounds! It's a Lake Pend Oreille, Id., catch, shown by lucky fisherman C. C. Shepherd of Opportunity, Wash. Previous record, 32 1/2 pounds.

CHISOX WILL PAY $500 FINE IN ORDER TO MAKE PLAYER DRAFT

CHICAGO, Nov. 4, (UP)-Chas. Comiskey III, part owner of the Chicago White Sox, was quoted today as saying that the Sox will pay the $500 fine imposed by Baseball Commissioner A. B. (Happy) Chandler for signing a high school pitcher. Comiskey told the Minneapolis Tribune that the club's board of directors would announce its decision to pay the fine when it meets here today. He said the decision was made at a meeting last week-end. The action was taken because officials are anxious to regain the club's rights under baseball law to participate in the minor league player draft. Deadline for the draft is Nov. 10. Such action on the part of the Sox board of directors would cut the ground from under General Manager Leslie O'Connor, who had refused to pay the fine. It might even lead to O'Connor's resignation, although Comiskey told the Tribune that "O'Connor can stay on" if he wants to keep his job. "If O'Connor wants to fight (Chandler's fine), that's up to him," Comiskey said, "but if he does he will have to do so as an individual and not as a member of our organization." Comiskey emphasized that the board's action did not mean that they had taken a stand for or against either Chandler or O'Connor.

Gulfstream Bustles With New Arrivals

Activity will quicken at Gulfstream Park during the coming week as thoroughbreds flock to the "Track by the Sea" for the approaching 40-day winter racing season, Dec. 1 through January 15. Horses are enroute from all eastern and western turf centers, and before six days have passed Gulfstream Park will be host to upwards of 100 racers ready for the inaugural bugle. The former rider H. A. "Rabbit" Dabson is in charge of nine head bound from Maryland, led by the world's record holder Nance's Ace. This fleet mare will be made eligible for the Gulfstream Park Inaugural Handicap and for all other sprint classics of the meeting. Ray Metcalf is also shipping nine from New York, although the balance of his stable is currently at Rocking-quarantine. Trainer H. Goldberg will have three in tow, although the best "horse" in his barn is Jack Turner, one of the leading apprentices of the New Jersey circuit. This boy will join a large colony of young riders to be on hand for opening day. Other arrivals due this week include J. J. Halley with seven, V. J. Sovinski with four and many other outfits enroute from Chicago, New Jersey and New York.

Ann Randolph To Write Golf Column

Mrs. Ann Randolph, chairman of the Women Golfers Association of the Country Club of Coral Gables, will write a weekly column on club athletic activities for the Riviera-Times. Her first article will make its appearance on Friday. Umps Clark, popular pro-manager of the Granada golf course and recently named temporary manager of the newly-acquired Biltmore golf course will take over the column as soon as his difficult schedule permits. Ann is the wife of Arch Randolph, president of the Dade Aviation Corporation and chairman of the Coral Gables Country Club Flying group. The Randolphs have been Gables residents for five and one half years and now live at 1126 Alhambra Circle.

Cattle Cause Many Deaths On Highways

Thirty-four visitors and residents met their death in collision with roaming cattle upon Florida's highways during the 5-year period, 1942-46, when both travel and speed were greatly restricted owing to gasoline and rubber rationing, Florida State Chamber of Commerce research revealed. During the same period and from the same cause 264 visitors and residents were injured, some seriously, the Chamber revealed. It was stated by the organization that property damage in excess of $80 was sustained in 521 of the 726 auto-cattle collisions reported by the State's Department of Public Safety during that period.

MEET HAROLD TEEN'S CREATOR Problems of 'Teen-Agers Are Familiar To Cartoonist

Carl Ed, whose last name is pronounced to rhyme with "feed" instead of "fed," is on solid ground when discussing the behavior of teen-age Americans. For 27 years his familiar comic strip, "Harold Teen," which starts November 3 in The Riviera-Times has sympathetically and pathetically interpreted that strange, violent, and unpredictable animal, the adolescent, to other puzzled segments of the population. Stationed at his observation post on Chicago's north shore (the best place in the country to study the young of the species), Carl Ed isn't worried. He thinks adolescent America is fundamentally the same as always. Jovial Heavyweight Now 55 years old, Carl is a jovial heavyweight who resembles the shape of pickles and a conversational habit of adding, "You know what I mean?" to almost every sentence. His studio where he likes to work at night with the windows open, is a big, cluttered room on the third floor of his 14-room home in which, by the way, he takes an ivory roller's delight. Before settling down to work he customarily mills about in circles like a pup selecting a spot to nap. He finds an excuse to visit the basement, amble up-stairs again to look over a pile of letters and papers, smokes endless cigarettes, investigates the 1792 Swedish-made violin which stands in a corner, wonders why it's so difficult to learn the violin with gloves on, and well, and finally, in stark, martyred desperation, flings himself at the blank white bristol board. Likes "Oddities" He insists, that "some of these fellows can draw rings about me," but the luscious armfuls he sometimes sketches have the punch. As the bristol board begins to fill he works with increasing cheerfulness and absorption. Once started, he can't stop. Even on the bookcase a clock is ticking. In winter the studio's temperature falls rapidly, but the colder it gets the better Carl likes it. He works in a loose shirt unbuttoned at the neck, and a loose pair of old pants. This strikes him, indeed, as ideal wear for any occasion; he hates to "dress up." When he was 14, Carl became a freshman at Augustana College in Rock Island, Ill., and took art in addition to his regular studies. Encouraged by his teacher, Carl occasionally sent his works of art (political cartoons) to local papers (and those days he was experiencing the thrill that comes to all embryo crayon-wielders - seeing their stuff in print, not to mention the now and then check for services rendered. Good, steady white collar jobs were scarce when Carl graduated. The revenue he received for his art during and after his college days just about kept him in socks and shirts. So he got a job as a buggy trimmer. When he tired of trimming buggies, he heated three-inch rivets in a railroad shop. From 1913 to 1918, Carl did everything on that sheet except the printing and delivery. After making good as a cub, he became a reporter, then did rewrite, was sports editor and finally became the city editor. In the interim, he developed another comic, a ball player of the "You know me, Al" type. It was called "Luke Mc-Gluke" and was widely syndicated. All work and no play began to tell on young Mr. Ed physically toward the end of his stay on the Argus. His job as city editor and the work he was doing at home on his comic strip kept him busy more hours than there are on the clock. That kind of routine will floor anybody in time, and Carl knew that he would soon have to make up his mind as to what he was going to be - a good newspaperman or a good comic artist. He was giving his problem a lot of serious thought one day in the office when he got a letter from the Chicago American. Would he be interested in working for the American as its sports cartoonist? Would he? He took the job a week later, meanwhile discontinuing his own comic cartooning. Missed First Love Any other up-and-coming artist would have been tickled brown with this present set-up. The pay was good and the hours not too long. But after a few months, Carl began to miss his first love - comics. So when he learned that there was a vacancy in the art department on the Chicago Tribune, the roost of many top-notch cartoonists, he put in his bid and was hired. That switch marked Carl's first step toward big time. Carl found himself in swell company, artistically speaking, on the Tribune. Among his co-workers then were John T. McCutcheon, Sidney Smith, Gaar Williams, Carey Orr, Herbert Morton Stoops and Ray Sisley. All of them gave the youngster the glad hand and Carl never forgot the advice they gave him. The Armistice was only a few months old and army parades were still a novelty in Chicago, when Carl started working nights again at home on a new comic. Continued Art Career Later he tested automobiles in the days when they looked like covered wagons. He even worked as a teamster for the Rock Island arsenal. Between jobs, he met and married Ellen Schwack, a very pretty girl from Rock Island. Marriage dumped a lot of responsibilities in Carl's lap, and he soon learned that two can't live as cheap as one. However, there were a few thousands lying around loose under the living room rug. Despite the small pay he received from the variety of jobs, he managed to continue his art career. It was while punching a time clock as a billing clerk for the Moline Peoples Power Co., that Lady Luck finally gave him a tumble. Unknown to Carl, the editor of his hometown paper sent several of Carl's sport cartoons down to the World Color Syndicate in St. Louis. R. S. Grable, owner, liked the stuff and wired Carl to come south. Carl's new boss liked his crayons with him. Carl did and remained there two years drawing a comic strip about a baseball fan called "Big Ben." Couldn't Get Raise In 1913, Carl tried to get his salary boosted from $15 per week to whatever he could get. He didn't get very far, so he returned to Rock Island, but still on the payroll. At that time, Carl was turning out six daily strips a week. This arrangement left one day in which to think up ideas, relax or run around the block. Carl decided to utilize those precious hours by seeking additional employment. Carl soon found more than he was looking for. He was calling on the editor of the Rock Island Argus in hopes of selling him one of his cartoons. The editor sold Carl, instead, a full-time job as a cub reporter.

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