Coral Gables Riviera-Times

Thursday, December 4, 1947, page 3 (of 12)

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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 CONSOLIDATION—Debate at Coral Gables E[TEXT LOST] 9:00 p.m. ZONING BOARD meets with City Commission in City Hall at 8 p.m. COUNTRY CLUB PLAYERS—Business meeting, Count[TEXT LOST] Club, 8 p.m. GABLES THEATRE—"Wild Harvest," Alan Ladd. CORAL THEATRE—"Driftwood," Walter Brennan. PARKWAY THEATRE—"King of Wild Horses," Presto[TEXT LOST] Foster. GROVE THEATRE—"Pursued," Robert Mitchum. RING THEATRE—"The Late Christopher Bean," Univ[TEXT LOST] sity of Miami. BOX THEATRE—"The Glass Menagerie," University of Miami. Tomorrow ROTARY CLUB meets at Country Club of Coral [TEXT LOST] 12:15 p.m. KIWANIS CLUB attends Box Theatre, 8:15. GABLES THEATRE—"Wild Harvest," Alan Ladd. CORAL THEATRE—"Driftwood," Walter Brennan. PARKWAY THEATRE—"Ride the Pink Horse," R[TEXT LOST] Montgomery. GROVE THEATRE—"Vigilantes Return," Jon Hall. RING THEATRE—"The Late Christopher Bean." BOX THEATRE—"The Glass Menagerie."

Has Anybody Here Seen Kelly? The Guy Who Put the 72-Hour Week in Effect for Firemen is a Mysterious Character

(Continued From Page One) andent, was the first one to be queried. He was a little puzzled. Finally, he scratched his head and "Talk to Lieutenant Kelley." The reporter, thinking he [TEXT LOST] the famous Kelly lig[TEXT LOST] went to [TEXT LOST] [?] back yard, nustiou back to see the lieutenant. The [TEXT LOST] reporter was disappointed. Only Rumor "A lot of them think it was named after me," said Kelley who denied that he was not the Kelly of Kelly Day. But he knew something of the legend. "I'm only repeating what I've heard," Kelley has[TEXT LOST] "Fire[TEXT LOST] lieutenant said he believed the term had originated in Cincinnati, Ohio. A fireman named Kelly, said Lieutenant Kelley, had been instrumental in pushing the 72-hour week for firemen through the city council. That Kelly was, a member of the International [TEXT LOST] of [TEXT LOST]. A call to the Miami Fire Department moved the story to Chicago. Tony Wilcox, a former president of the Miami local of the firemen's international, said he thought the term was first [TEXT LOST] in Chicago [TEXT LOST] the or the Kelly. [TEXT LOST] at Miami Beach was [TEXT LOST] the answer, [TEXT LOST] med after Mayor Kelly, [TEXT LOST] "It was na[TEXT LOST] he said. "They [TEXT LOST] of Chicago [TEXT LOST] or him when he gave [TEXT LOST] the firemen a 72-hour [TEXT LOST] 10 years ago." But a return check found Lieut. Kelley in Coral Gables in disagreement with the Mayor Kelly version. "I don't think so," he commented. Brunstetter [TEXT LOST] A former mayc [TEXT LOST] al Ga-bles, who had help [TEXT LOST] up the legislation which [TEXT LOST] at ty Day to Dade [TEXT LOST] nty two years ago, was consulted. Attor-ney Roscoe Brunstetter had worked with the Gables' depa[TEXT LOST]ture ment's Lieutenant Kelley and President Wilcox of the Miami local of the international when Dade County passed its version of the 72-hour law. Brunstetter was frank. "I don't know," he said. "I haven't the faintest idea." Even the law which went into effect here in Dade County on June 11, 1945, is generally known as the Kelly law. A slightly faded copy of that act is today pasted alongside the duty schedules at the Gables fire station. When the firemen occasionally look up one of its provisions, they always refer to it as the "Kelly law." But not one of them knows for sure who Kelly was.

Xmas With Tree 'n' Santa Planned For Frog Hollow

By MARY HICKEY Riviera-Times Correspondent With nothing left of the Thanksgiving holiday but the memory of that last cold turkey sandwich, Frog Hollowites are turning their thoughts to making this Christmas a memorable one. The whole community is buzzing with activity, and plans are already well under way for a Frog Hollow Christmas party for the children, complete with lighted tree and Santa Claus-while all the musically inclined are preparing their scales in preparation for a merry Christmas Eve of carol singing. There will be a meeting tomorrow night, at your correspondent's home, 3835 S. W. 60th Court, to select committees and pool ideas for making this a real old-fashioned Christmas; so come one, come all—we need plenty of willing workers! Neighborhood Ramblings We always thought that open who asked if he could return a parachute if it didn't work properly was the supreme optimist—but in our opinion he rates second in line to the "Nook" Tuckermans! Those of you who might be inclined to disagree with us, are invited to saunter over to Sixtieth Court and inspect the so-called "trees" that Nook has planted in front of his home! He calls them Gumbo Limbo trees and assures us that in no time at all they will sprout leaves! We never heard of a Gumbo Limbo tree before—but we personally feel that it's going to require a little "mumbo jumbo" to make them resemble something more than a hat-rack! As a helpful hint to the parents in the neighborhood whose young ones object strenuously to being cooped up in the conventional play-pen, we suggest that you inspect the rather unconventional but highly practical one the Paul Trices have erected in their yard for their young son, Donnie. From where we sit it looks like a mighty good idea, and we're all set to try it ourselves when our own small fry reaches the rambling stage. Birthday Greetings The Dekle home over on 60th Avenue was the scene of two celebrations last week, for in addition to Thanksgiving, young Pat Dekle celebrated his fourth birthday with a party on Saturday. The traditional favors, cake and ice cream, and a round of games, were all thoroughly enjoyed by a group of the neighborhood youngsters including Julie Towson, Dorrie Buchanan, Michel Shepard, Judy Ann Swelton, Tommy Dekle, [TEXT LOST] Dekle, Judy Vetter, Danny and Rusty McKitterick and their cousin, Johnny Havenmayer, Jean Green-away, Beverly Jean Martin, Mary Anne and Stevie Ulmer and the smallest but by no means the least guest, little six months old Keith Dekle. Welcome We'd like to say "hello" and "glad to have you with us" to Marvin and Shirley Kaffman, who hail from Bay City, Mich. and St. Louis, Mo., respectively. The Kaffman's are the newcomers down at 3707 S. W. 60th Court and residing with them are Shirley's parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Gralnick, and her brother, Edward. Meet Your Neighbor Scouting 'round the neighborhood in search of talent for the Christmas party, we spotted the other evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Esten Ulmer over on the corner of S. W. 38th St. and 59th Avenue. The Ulmers were one of the first group to "discover" Frog Hollow and have been living here for almost a year. Ulmer came here originally from Clearwater, Fla., while Mrs. Ulmer, who hails from Arkansas, has been vacationing in Florida ever since she was nine years old and it was during one of those visits that she met her husband. Ulmer, a graduate of Stetson University at DeLand, is back at his work as an accountant with the Internal Revenue Department, after seeing four years' service in the Navy. Mrs. Ulmer, who won a scholarship at Arkansas State College to study piano, is also, we understand, an accomplished artist on the accordion and is at present studying the organ. Ulmer's hobby is sports of all kinds, with football holding the limelight. Neither of the Ulmer's children, Mary Ann, 9, nor Steve, who is 6, have shown any incli-cation so far that they will follow in their mother's footsteps and head for musical careers—but we wouldn't be surprised if young Steve makes his dad's pride and joy at football! Congratulations Friends of Dr. Clifford Snyder of S. W. 60th Avenue are congratulating him on receiving the post of resident physician at Jackson Memorial Hospital. In honor of the occasion, Dr. and Mrs. Snyder entertained, at their home, all the Internes from the Jackson Hospital. We'd like to add our best wishes and know that all of Frog Hollow will join us in wishing the doctor continued success.

Please Don't Tell Grain Speculators Expert Says to 'Jumper 'em

By FREDERICK C. OTHMAN UP Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, Dec. 4. (UP)—If you read this dispatch, kindly keep it secret from the speculators in the Chicago wheat pit. They're suckers and we've got to hold 'em ignorant until we get the rest of their money. "Do you mean to say," demanded the incredulous Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney of Wyo., "that the more speculators there are the more their money, the better it is for the country?" Maj. H. G. L. Strange went ahhhhh! "Exactly, sir," he replied in a hoarse whisper. "But I hope that as a result of this meeting the speculators don't find this out." The major is a precise little grain expert from Winnipeg, who was invited by the joint congressional economic committee to tell how the Canadian government controls of the grain market are working out. The lawmakers thought maybe they'd get some new ideas. They did. President Truman brought this up, you may remember, when he said what we need is a law to keep the speculators from using the Chicago grain market as a slot machine. He charged their gambling in bread is boosting the cost of living. Booted Speculators The Canadian government booted out the speculators a while back and turned the grain business into a federal monopoly. So Chairman Robert A. Taft of the congressional planners asked the major to drop down and explain how the system was functioning. "Lousy as usual," replied Maj. Strange in words a good deal more dignified. For 5,000 years, he said, generals and kings have been trying to regulate the grain business and every time they do, they make a mess of it. The Canadian mess, he added, is a little sloppier than most. The farmers are losing millions, everybody's sore, the politicians are mixing in, and no telling what'll happen next. Eventually Loses This, he said, is because the poor, silly speculators were banished. Each of these babies figures he's smarter than the next fellow, invests his money in wheat futures, and evntaualy loses it, he said. "And I suggest you gentlemen keep this a secret from them," Maj. Strange cautioned the legislators. "It is very nice to have them spend their money that way." Senator Ralph E. Flanders of Vermont, observed that previous evidence indicated most of the gamblers in the Lasalle Street grain pit on a single day last September were housewives. "H-m-m-m-m," replied Major Strange, who is director of research department of the Searle Grain Co., Ltd., one of the biggest firms of its kind in the world. These ladies have husbands, he said, he presumed, and if they want to fritter their money away on wheat which goes up when they expect it to go down, that's fine. Should Be Encouraged "They should be encouraged," he said. "Not abused." The Republicans led the major on. The Democrats argued with him. If he's right about speculators, then President Truman is wrong and, of course, vice versa. Senator O'Mahoney, the chief heckler, said Major Strange's words sounded extra strange to him. The major invited the senator to Canada to see for himself and the porridge the government has made of the grain business. He urged then, almost with tears in his voice, that the United States pamper its grain speculators and steer clear of government regulations. "Because," he said, "I am afraid that if you follow in our footsteps all our turmoil—and I warn you it's mixed in politics now—will descend upon you." Strangely enough, Fleet Admiral William F. Halsey, Jr., joined the Fleet in 1904 as a passed midshipman aboard the old battleship Missouri and aboard the vessel witnessed the climax of his career, the signing of the Japanese surrender.

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