Coral Gables Riviera-Times

EVENTS | MEETINGS | RIVIERA TIME TABLE

Organizations are invited to list scheduled activities in the daily Riviera Time Table. Listings for this calendar of activities must reach the Riviera-Times editorial offices by 3 p.m. the day preceding publication. This Evening MUNICIPAL COURT—Convenes at police station, 5 p.m. MEN'S CLUB of Congregational Church meets at church, 6:15 p.m. GABLES THEATER—"Carnival in Costa Rica", Dick Haymes. CORAL THEATER—"San Quentin", Lawrence Tierney. GROVE THEATER—"Pursued", Robert Mitchum. PARKWAY THEATER—"King of Wild Horses", Gail Patrick. RING THEATER—"The Late Christopher Bean" (University of Miami) BOX THEATER—"The Glass Menagerie" (University of Miami) DOCUMENTARY FILM—"The Wave" in Spanish with English titles, University of Miami Main Campus lecture hall, 4 p.m., 8 p.m. Tomorrow ZONING BOARD meets with city commission in City Hall at 2 p.m. COUNTRY CLUB PLAYERS—Business meeting, Country Club, 8 p.m. GABLES THEATRE—"Wild Harvest," Alan Ladd. CORAL THEATRE—"Driftwood," Walter Brennan. PARKWAY THEATRE—"King of Wild Horses," Preston Foster. GROVE THEATRE—"Pursued," Robert Mitchum. RING THEATRE—"The Late Christopher Bean," University of Miami. BOX THEATRE—"The Glass Menagerie," University of Miami.

Hunt Confesses to Assaults, Faces Death For 8 Crimes

(Continued from Page One) among those to which Hunt confessed. These are the events which took place in the Coral Gables police station as Safety Director William Kimbrough and Deputy High brought Hunt here to be scanned by three attack victims: Hunt stood with a salesman, a fireman in plain clothes, a newspaper reporter and an off-duty policeman. He looked no more likely to commit an offense which could lead to his death in the electric chair than any of the others. Ernest V. Hunt was what might easily be termed a "clean-looking young man." He had sandy hair, his eyes looked straight ahead, and although his Navy gray pants were spotted and torn, his oxford shirt was freshly ironed. The only difference between Hunt and the other four was that his wrists had been handcuffed to his belt as a deputy sheriff led him in. But the housewife who said he was "definitely" the man she had beaten off with kicks and punches last Saturday night had not seen him handcuffed. A second identification was made, but this was less positive than the first. A young girl, only 17 or 18, was brought in, examined the five men slowly and whispered something to the detective at her side. "Guess who this is?" the detective ordered each man to say. "Guess who this is?" each man repeated. The peculiar question went up the line. This girl had been accosted last week by a man who slipped behind her, covered her eyes with his hands and called out "Guess who this is?" The sound of the repeated question must have told the girl something, for she informed detectives: "I think number three is the man, but I'm not quite positive." Number three was Ernest V. Hunt. A third girl walked in beside the detective, peered intently at each man in turn through dark glasses and walked out again. She was a 20-year-old University of Miami co-ed whose acceptance of a lift downtown had led to a criminal attack on her in a thicket near the campus. But the man who had assaulted her was not among the five, she told detectives. After she left the room, four of five men went their separate ways, one to his duties in the fire department, one to his newspaper office, one to his home and another to report for duty at the police desk. The fifth, Ernest V. Hunt, quietly obeyed a deputy sheriff's order, raised his hands and had them handcuffed to his waist. The deputy sheriff led him to the car which would take him back to the county jail to await indictment on charges which might cost him his life.

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'Weird Widgets' at High Prices Daze Would-be Xmas Shopper

By FREDERICK C. OTHMAN UUP Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, Dec. 3. (UP)—If I only had some money I didn't need I surely could buy some things this Christmas that I don't want. If this sounds cockeyed, charge it up to the advertisements that have left me dazed. In all my life there never have been so many weird widgets (like safety razors with built-in headlights) for sale at astounding prices (such as $8,500, tax included, for a silver-blue mink coat). A fellow can spend $150 for a small bottle of perfume, worldly and sophisticated, and $200 more for a solid gold jug in the shape of a budda to pour it in. An indoor roaster, then, with electric connections to the roof, can be had for $225. Twenty-nine ninety-five will buy a power shoe polisher, $64.50. An electric bologna slicer. A wrist watch in palladium, a metal which seems to be more precious than gold, and paved in diamonds goes for $3,000. Tax extra. Sweater for $50 I told you I was dizzy. The storekeepers want to sell me a sweater for tennis at $50, a monogrammed necktie for $25, and diamond cuff links (small diamonds) for $200. They'll give me three small cakes of soap for $2.75. They'll let go of a steak-knife, sharp, for $17.95 and an aluminum suit case, light, for $64.50. They'll monogram me 500 cigarettes for $17.50, and sell me a briar pipe, with a built-in lighter, for $10 flat. That last one's a little daisy. The flint and the wheel are part of the bowl. When the tobacco goes out, a whirl of the thumb starts the blaze going without loss of a puff. Another pipe, in genuine meerschaum carved in the likeness of a Hindu with whiskers and a turban, can be smoked — non-automatically—for $39.50. May Fry Eggs Two glass candlesticks, each holding one candle (which is extra), cost $60. A half dozen vaporizers of solid gold cigarette lighters are available at $200 and up. A platinum watch, wafer-thin for evening wear, is an even $1,000. A first class television set, which does a number of other things, too, and may even fry eggs, is $2,475, installation extra. A diamond pin, a replica of a sprig of wheat (and this shows how precious wheat can be) is $5,500. Ear-rings in the same motif, are $3,850 for the pair. The boys who think up combination, double-action apparatus have come up with the combo bed light and radio, $24.50; the dual whiskey decanter and radio, is $49.50, and the double-duty bottle that plays music in addition to gurgling, at $10. Another item with a nozzle is the flashlight that shines a beam around corners. Does this by means of a flexible plastic nose; it bends, the light rays follow the plastic. I could, if I wanted and could afford it, buy a lipstick set with four sapphires for $260, a crocodile bill-fold for $45, and a pair of British blankets for $75. Genuine wool. A clock that saves labor because it never needs winding because changes in the temperature keep it ticking, can be bought for $375, but I'm not sure whether that includes tax. A set of heman manicure scissors undoubtedly is worth $20 to somebody; a silver cocktail shaker, holding two pints, is $100 even. What I'm driving at (pardon me for chuckling, storekeepers), is that it must be tough to be rich. A fellow'd probably get a headache just trying to make up his mind.

Grave Rites Set For Mrs. Brock

Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow in College Park, Ga., for Mrs. Daisy Watkins Brock, 64, mother of Joe Harlan Brock of 1252 Blue Road, who died Sunday following a brief illness. Funeral services were held yesterday at the Van Orsdel Chapel. Mrs. Brock had made her home at 509 Pinecrest Drive, Miami Springs, for the past five years and prior to that had been a winter visitor to the area for the past 12 years. Prominent in the social life at the Springs she was a member of the Garden Club and of the Order of the Eastern Star. In addition to her son in Coral Gables, she leaves three sons, W. B. Brock and J. Gordon Brock, both of Miami, and F. W. Brock of Pittsburgh; also one daughter, Mrs. James F. Jackson of Miami.

When Wife's to Blame No Damage Suit

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (UP) — A truck backed into another and the customary crunch brought spectators to the scene. But the customary argument did not follow. The reversing truck, driven by a Kansas farmer, was damaged to the extent of about $50; the other, about $300. "I knew my wife was following me but I didn't realize she was so close," the farmer explained.

Library Staff Won't Get City Raise

(Continued from Page One) "said the library financially" but that they had no means of support. It was suggested that if pay raises are in order for library workers that they must come from the original appropriation or from additional monies raised by the club. Commissioner Dave Hendrick said that the Junior Chamber of Commerce is considering a $1,000 gift to the library that may help the situation. New library hours, effective next Monday, were announced yesterday by Librarian Margaret M. Beaton. The library will be open 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Monday and Thursday and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on other week days.

Chicago Cabbie Gives Service de Luxe

CHICAGO (UP)—The driver of Checker cab No. 5,000 goes beyond the call of duty to give good service to his customers. It brings fat tips, for one thing, but to Edward Hamilton that's not the most important thing. He says he just likes people and likes to see them happy. His cab containes the latest editions of all five Chicago newspapers, free cigarettes and cards of safety pins for mothers with infants. Hamilton supplies his fares with cleansing tissues and even the Chicago telephone book.

Vaught Chosen Coach-of-Year By SEC Mentors

NASHVILLE, TENN., Dec. 3.—(UP)—The University of Mississippi's John Vaught, a "freshman" in head coaching ranks, was named by his fellow mentors today as the 1947 "coach-of-the-year" in the southeastern conference. Vaught, who led Ole Miss to the conference championship, was named for the top spot by seven of the 12 coaches in the Nashville Banner's annual poll. He also picked up a total of 82 points on a 10-5-3 scoring basis for first, second and third places. Next gave the former All-American guard at Texas Christian a healthy lead over Vanderbilt's "Red" Sanders, who was second with three first place votes and a total of 48 points. "Red" Drew, who returned from Mississippi to Aalbama this year and thereby gave Vaught his head coaching chance, was third with 40 points, picking up the remaining two first place votes. In Penn's Cave, Centre County, Pa., you can travel almost a mile on underground waterways.

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TALKING IT OVER are Alan Ladd and Dorothy Lamour in a scene from "Wild Harvest," romantic action-drama of the wheat fields which opens Thursday, Dec. 4, at Gables Theater.

Gables Hospital Sets New Prices

A new schedule of prices, with hospital rooms increasing in price while penicillin dosage costs go down, will go into effect at the Coral Gables Hospital today, hospital head Dr. George Sena announced this morning. Private rooms go from $10 to $11; semi-private rooms take a dollar hike to their new price of $9.50, while use of the operating room increases from $25 to $30. Use of the labor room and delivery room will now cost $20 instead of $17.50. The 300,000 unit wax-enclosed dosage of penicillin drops from $8 to $6 under the new set-up, Dr. Sena said, and the common dosage of 100,000 units will now cost $1.50 instead of $3. The school bus transported 121,798 school children to school last year.

Temperance Plea To Be Presented In South Miami

"Panstrel," a combined panel trial and minstrel show, will be presented Sunday night, beginning at 7:30 o'clock, at the Coco Plum Woman's Club. Sponsored jointly by the Baptist, Methodist, and Presbyterian churches of South Miami, the cast included local talent recruited from the congregations of the three churches. Presented in Pennsylvania last year to over 200,000 persons, "Panstrel" is a temperance drama. It will be directed by Dr. Earl N. Bererstock of St. Petersburg who is now superintendent of the Florida Anti-Saloon League. Included in the cast of thirty members are: Rev. Carroll Varner, Rev. Bruce Cummings, and Rev. Frank Morgan who will represent the judges in the play. Professor Raymond Van Deusen who is cast as the Interlocutor, and Dr. Bergerstock who will portray the part of Mr. Drink. There will be no admission but an offering will be received. The play is open to the general public.

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