Coral Gables Riviera-Times

PAGE FOUR RIVIERA-TIMES MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1947

CORAL GABLES Riviera Times

Published Monday through Friday afternoons by the Riviera Publishing Co., 200 Avenue Aragon, Coral Gables, 34, Fla. Established as a weekly newspaper January, 1926; combined with the Dade County & Coconut Grove Times, 1929; published daily except Saturday and Sunday. MEMBER, NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION, FLORIDA PRESS ASSOCIATION, CORAL GABLES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ALBERT E. HARUM KENNETH S. REYNOLDS Editor and Publisher Business Manager JAMES B. MOORE WALTER T. KRAM Managing Editor Circulation Manager HELEN REYNOLDS DON CUDDY Society Editor Sports Editor JULIA D. HARUM PEGGY NORTH Woman's Page Editor Classified Manager THEIS & SIMPSON, National Advertising Representatives New York Chicago Atlanta Detroit MEMBER, AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS Full Leased Wire, UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Week......15 cents | Out of Town: One month......$ 1.00 | One Month......$ 1.00 Three months...... 3.00 | Three months...... 3.00 Six months...... 6.00 | Six months...... 6.00 One year...... 12.00 | One year...... 12.00 Outside of the U. S.: One year, $15.00 Mailing Address: P. O. Box 6072 Coral Gables, 34, Fla. Telephone: 4-1634 Classified Department: 48-2641 RIVIERA 36 The Coral Gables Riviera-Times is liable for errors in advertising only to the extent of the space in which the advertisement appears.

Hasty Decision

The announcement by James A. Henderson that the school board is interested in acquiring Chapman Field to broaden its aviation training program comes as quite a blow to this community's ambition to secure the tract, or part of it, as a future park. If the board files a bid on December 12 to secure the tract for an airport, it will probably be the only priority bidder seeking to purchase the field. Both the Gables and the County had decided not to submit bids in an effort to have the classification of the field changed. It appears that the school board may be a bit hasty in making its decision. Estimates on the amount of money required to put the field back in shape range from $150,000 to $500,000. Sale restrictions would also require the board to operate part of the facility as a public airport. Now aviation training is a fine thing, and the board is already carrying out a program of engine training at Tech High. But certainly the school system could find better uses for the money needed to put Chapman Field in shape than use for more important than teaching high school students to fly airplanes. The School Board should give serious thought to the sale conditions before jumping in and trying to grab off the property.

In Our Mail

Editor Riviera-Times: The City of Coral Gables will soon begin operation of the Biltmore golf course as a public links, with a greens fee of $3, and will continue operation of Granada at an increased fee of $1.50. Thus the golfers who are able to pay up to $3 are well provided for in the Miami area. But what about the many who love the game, but are in no physical condition to play 18 holes in sequence, but to whom the playing of nine holes once or twice a week is not only a pleasure but a real health-giving stimulant. Also there are many who would like to put in nine holes of play before or after their regular hours of employment, and the many housewives and others of the "gentler" sex who have to pay the same fee as those who are to play 18 holes, but could manage to slip away to Granada for nine or less. Does it not seem unfair to these several groups to have to pay the same fee as those who are strong enough to go the route (18 holes) and can afford the high fees? The Granada course is a nine-hole layout and should be operated as such in the interests of those who need the gentle exercise, and to whom the fees are a real consideration in these high-cost-of-everything days. I offer the suggestion that tickets be issued at Granada having two coupons attached thereto, each good for nine holes of play. Then a player could play the entire 18 upon one occasion, or retain one of the coupons for another time, at his convenience. This plan would give the older players and the low income ones, a break without in any way infringing on the rights and privileges of the others. Also in my opinion a greens fee at the Biltmore of $2 would benefit more citizens of the Gables and prove just as profitable in the end than the higher fee. Yours truly, J. L. BEERS

AROUND TOWN

Work for Marley By Jim Moore Tonight as the bands blare "Jingle Bells" and Old Saint Nick rides merrily through the streets, the Christmas lights will twinkle on, up and down Coral Way and Ponce de Leon Boulevard. The story of the hard work that went into stringing the lights has already been recounted in this column. But there is another story behind the gaily colored bulbs-one that offers an interesting study in contrasts. Christmas lights don't just appear as if by magic. They have to be put in place by hard labor-and what is more, someone has to pay for them. The decorations which will glow tonight when the master switch is thrown represent an expenditure of approximately $2,000. Last summer the plans for this year's decorations were made, and it was decided to raise the money to buy them by individual contributions from the business places located on the streets where the lights would be strung. An appeal was made to all of the business and professional men located on Coral Way and Ponce de Leon Boulevard. Quite a few men in these classes voluntarily, ranging from $5.00 to $50.00. Others were canvassed by block captains and Chamber representatives and paid their share. Some people who were located on neither of the streets that would benefit from the decorations, but knowing that it was their town, also came forth to give their share. Ray Wescott, whose Peerless Awning Company is located on LeJeune Road brought in a check, stating, "Anything that benefits any part of Coral Gables, helps me." Leon LaSalle who has the cleaning place next door did the same thing. Cleve Allen, whose furniture company is on Alhambra Circle, read in the Riviera-Times that more money was needed and came in with a contribution. Eddie Rogers, on the same street, gave a big donation and is working hard on the project itself. The Renuart Lumber Yard contributed as did Charlie Tutan, the Dodge dealer on MInorca. Professional men who have no Christmas wares to sell sent in checks. It was a swell picture of Gableites working together for their community. But, as I said before, it was also a study in contrasts. Despite those who gave-those who helped even though they weren't located on the streets to be decorated, over 40 percent of the merchants on Ponce de Leon Boulevard and Coral Way have not contributed one red cent! One shop that depends on Christmas trade as one of the main bulwarks of its income, refused point blank to cooperate when approached by the block captain. Others not only refused to help but were downright rude to the solicitor who was only trying to do his part for the town. Yet when the lights go on tonight, they will shine just as brightly in front of the stores of the merchants who refused to help as they will in front of the shops that gave. It's almost too bad that there couldn't be a break in the lights in front of these shops...areas of darkness amidst light and festivities, to point the finger of scorn at those who want to take all and give nothing in return. But that isn't the spirit of Christmas and those who have helped are content to let the lights shine in unbroken strings to welcome the shoppers to all stores. But I can't help but hope that the Christmas lights in front of the stores of those who refused to work or contribute fellow townsmen will fill them with a sense of guilt for their sins of omission. So, like Scrooge in the Christmas Carol, they too will someday realize the error of their ways. The ghost of Marley would find much work to do in Coral Gables this Yuletide season.

The World at Its Worst By Gluyas Williams

AS YOU ARE CONGRATULATING YOURSELF ON GETTING YOUR WIFE DRESSED AND OFF TO A DINNER PARTY ON TIME BY THE RUSE OF SETTING THE CLOCKS HALF AN HOUR AHEAD, SHE REMARKS BRIGHTLY THAT SHE KNOWS YOU HATE TO BE LATE TO PARTIES SO, TO BE SURE SHE'D BE READY ON TIME, SHE SET ALL THE CLOCKS IN THE HOUSE TWENTY MINUTES AHEAD, ONLY SHE DIDN'T NEED TO BECAUSE THE PEOPLE 'PHONED SETTING THE DINNER HOUR BACK HALF AN HOUR.

It Says Here

We watched the other day while a woman pulled her car into a parking meter slot, got out and started fishing for a penny in her pocketbook. After groping around for a few minutes she finally pulled out a one-cent stamp, gave it a lick and pasted it onto the meter ... Another motorist we know tells of walking into a store and asking for change for a dime to feed the meter. "I can't make any money that way," the storekeeper complained. "No," said the motorist, "but you can make a lot of friends." Mayor W. Keith Phillips had his comeback all ready when he was introduced as speaker at the Miami Rotary luncheon last week. The chairman got up and introduced Keith, who was to speak on behalf of the Lighthouse for the Blind, as "the mayor of that foreign city, Coral Gables." "That's right," said our chief executive, "it's out of this world." ... The Marion Shultzes took their youngster to see Santa Claus at Helm's Toy Wagon on Saturday where she seriously informed St. Nick that she desired a "Bi-bleette" for Christmas ... Upon Ewing has what is probably the only gas street lamp remaining in Florida in front of his place on Avenue Minorca. It works, too, by bottled gas. Mrs. William T. Hillea, prominent Coral Gables clubwoman, has a nomination for our Diogenes Club. Seems as though she dropped her coin purse in the Coconut Grove postoffice and with it lost two charge-o-plates and a little less than five dollars in cash. Her mail man found it and returned it to her the next day when making his regular rounds. Mrs. John C. Sullivan got exasperated the other day when eight wrong numbers in a row interrupted her kitchen chores. When the phone rang again and a sweet voice said, "May I please speak to Mr. Hackney," Mrs. Sullivan blew her top and shouted, "No you can't speak to Mr. Hackney," and banged the receiver without further explanation. A few seconds later the bell tinkled again-same voice-same request. "See here," said our heroine, "This is Mrs. John C. Sullivan. My phone has rung nine times in the last hour-all wrong numbers-and I never heard of Mr. Hackney!" "Oh, I'm sorry said the caller. I'm a client of your husband and I just left his office. He gave me Mr. Hackney's number and also his home phone number to call, in case I needed him. I must have gotten them transposed."

SHORT QUIRKS

Shoebills Grace Zoo PHILADELPHIA (UP)-Two rare storks from the Nile River have arrived at the Philadelphia Zoo. Known as shoet-billed or whaleheaded storks, the pair is valued at $2,800. Their bills are shaped like wooden shoes, and are just as large. Happy Anniversary NEWAYGO, Mich. (UP)-Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wack agreed it was an ideal 31st wedding anniversary present. They spent the day watching a newly-drilled oil well come in on their farm. Fire Chief on Job CONNEAUTVILLE, Pa. (UP)-Hilda Uher saw smoke rising from her telephone switchboard. Instead of calling the fire department, she intercepted a business call Fire Chief James C. Manross had started to make. Manross ran over and put out the blaze, caused by a short circuit, with a fire extinguisher. Much Fat Saved NEW YORK (UP)-The American Fat Salvage Committee reported that an average of 422,000 pounds of used fats was turned in every day from August, 1942, through July, 1947. The total recovered was 810,681,613 pounds, of which 184,758,846 came from the armed forces. Not Bad at All INDIANAPOLIS (UP)-Sam Strange, 71, was only a minor casualty when a tire exploded on his truck and the flying rim cut off half his leg. "Luckily, it was just my wooden leg," he said. No Stamp Needed, Sonny CHEROKEE, Ia. (UP)-Employees at the Cherokee postoffice were stumped only temporarily by a telephone call from a three-year-old boy inquiring if he needed a federal stamp to go duck hunting. The youthful caller was told that if he was big enough to carry a shotgun he could hunt without a stamp. Forest Fires Dwindling OLYMPIA, Wash. (UP)-Washington state forest fire losses during 1947 were the lowest on record, with but 5,756 acres ravaged. Fire destroyed 58,995 acres in 1944, dropped to 30,378 acres in 1945 and 12,003 acres in 1946. Hub City Gets Conventions BOSTON (UP)-Boston had 318 conventions this year and during 1948, 225 already are booked. The 1947 convention delegates are estimated to have spent more than $8,500,000 here.

It Could Happen

(FORT WAYNE IND. (UP)-Everyone laughed when George Spiro explained how he got his black eye. "New variation on the running-into-a-door story," his friends said. Spiro got his black eye when he was feeding his baby and the child jabbed a spoon into his dad's eye.

Straight and Ackeret

MILWAUKEE (UP)-More than $2,000,000 assets of the North Shore Savings and Loan Association here are in good hands. Earl S. Straight is secretary of the group. His assistant is named Walter Ackeret.

JUNIOR CLUB TO SPONSOR GIRL'S GROUP

Sponsorship of a club for girls at Ponce de Leon High School will be announced to the members of the Coral Gables Junior Woman's Club when they convene at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the clubhouse. Details of the plan have been completed by Mrs. Walter Cunningham, youth conservation committee chairman. Recognizing the need for adult guidance and counseling, a club at Ponce already in its formative stage will be given official assistance by the Gables Juniors in order that they might attain a creditable social and civic program of activities. The committee members will be named at this meeting. Mrs. Curtis Haggard, club president will preside at the regular meeting for the board at 10 o'clock. Mrs. C. Russell Morgan, state chairman of junior club women, will be the guest speaker. Scheduled for December 17th at 2:30 p.m. at the club house will be the annual Children's Christmas Party for children of members. Each member-guest will bring a gift to be donated to Jack and Jill and A-Head campaign for the children.

Illness Postpones Bozeman Bridal Reception Here

Wedding reception for Mr. and Mrs. William Oswald Bozeman, Jr. which was to have taken place Saturday at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Clark Conover in Miami, was postponed due to illness of the groom. The marriage of the former Miss Gloria Elizabeth Conover and Mr. Bozeman took place November 24th. The double ring ceremony was solemnized at St. James Methodist Church, Augusta, Ga. The couple was attended by Mr. and Mrs. John Edward Gleadon of Hendersonville, N. C., former Miamians. Immediately following the nuptials, the couple left on their wedding trip to Hendersonville, N. C. Enroute south, they stopped in Atlanta, Ga., to visit the bride's grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Jay Conover and with the groom's grandmother, Mrs. O. A. Bozeman. The bride is a graduate of Miami Edison High School and attended the University of Georgia where she was pledged Pi Beta Phi sorority. She also attended the University of Miami. Mr. Bozeman attended the University of Miami where he became a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity. He is a member of the Country Club of Coral Gables.

Gableites Serve On Freedom Committees

Gables residents will take an active part in the Woman's Day Program to be held Thursday, December 18th at the Miami City Auditorium in celebration of the arrival of the Freedom Train. Mrs. S. A. Shikany will serve on the committee arranging the "Freedom of Religion" portion of the program, while Mrs. F. R. Wickard is a member of the "Freedom from Want" program committee. Special events will be the directional field of Mrs. William E. Tschumy, and Mrs. Russell Jones will direct the Dade County Girl Scouts chorus.

INTRODUCING THE SOROPTIMISTS Frances Roozen's Heart Is Divided Between America and Holland, Land of Forebears

By HELEN REYNOLDS If Frances Roozen could be twins, she would live in two countries at once, for she loves Holland, the home of her forefathers as well as the United States, where she was born, and Coral Gables, her home. We met Frances as she was coming away from the post office the other day. -Pilkington Photo Miss Roozen "Wheee!" she exclaimed, "Am I glad that is over. I have just sent 12 Christmas boxes, each weighing 44 pounds to my kinsfolk in Holland." When we asked "All Christmas presents?" she replied, "No, indeed, they are filled mostly with clothing and food stuffs for it is still difficult for the Hollanders to get enough to wear or to eat." Miss Roozen, charter member of the Coral Gables Soroptimists and another personality in the Riviera-Times series on career women, plans to visit those relatives sometime after the New Year. It will be her first trip abroad since 1934 and she is very homesick to again see the places where she was reared. Proprietor of one of Coral Gables' oldest beauty shops, Frances learned the beauty business in The Hague, Holland. She was born in Michigan, but her parents returned to The Hague when she was two and her education from then on was a patch-work of schooling "here and there" she said. Her first beauty shop business was conducted in The Hague. She also worked for the famous "Antoine of Paris." On her many trips back and forth between Holland and America Frances managed to get in tours of England, France, Belgium, Switzerland and Germany. Her parents, because of their health, came to Florida and Frances opened her Gables shop nine years ago. With her brother Jack, who is completing his course at the University of Miami (interrupted during the war when he served in the air corps) she shares the family home. Jack also takes care of the business end of the beauty shop and helps Frances manage her real estate holdings. As a member of the Country Club of Coral Gables, this tall stately career girl, who could easily double for a professional model, likes to dance. She also likes to visit the race track when she can get away, sees the crowds and the fun and maybe place a ducat or two on the hangtails.

Returns to College

After a week's vacation with his parents, Thomas J. Ray is back in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, where he is attending the University of Alabama. He is the son of the J. C. Rays on 1533 Avenue Sopera.

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I HOPE THIS SETTLES THE NON-FLORIDA VS. FLORIDA XMAS CARD ISSUE!

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