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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 OPTIMISTS CLUB—Meets at Country Club of Coral Gables, 6:30 p.m. PHILHARMONIC — Concert at Country Club of Coral Gables, 8:45 p.m. GABLES THEATER—"Lost Honeymoon," Franchot Tone Louis-Walcott fight pictures. CORAL THEATER—"Riff Raff," Pat O'Brien. PARKWAY THEATER—"Pursued," Robert Mitchum. GROVE THEATER—"Down to Earth," Rita Hayworth. RING THEATER—"The Late Christopher Bean." BOX THEATER—"The Glass Menagerie." Tomorrow MUNICIPAL COURT convenes at police station, 5 p.m. LIONS CLUB meets at Country Club of Coral Gables, 12:15. GABLES THEATER—"Lost Honeymoon," Franchot Tone. CORAL THEATER—"Riff Raff," Pat O'Brien. PARKWAY THEATER—"Station West," Zachary Scott. GROVE THEATER—"Farmer's Daughter," Loretta Young. RING THEATER—"The Late Christopher Bean." BOX THEATER—"The Glass Menagerie."

HILDE REGGIANI, lovely Metropolitan coloratura soprano, who is the wife of Bruno Landi, will sing Gilda in the Miami Opera Guild's production of "Rigoletto" Jan. 10, 12, 14, 16.

Red Pants, Gold Braid Shiny Seats Pose Problem for State Department

By FREDERICK C. OTHMAN UP Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, Dec. 9. (UP) Now our Department of State is confronted with the stupendous case of the two pairs of red pants with the gold braid down the sides. Second-hand pants with shiny seats. Give 'em back to Hungary, or Hungary declares war. You know about the 105 pedigree Hungarian horses that our Army liberated from Germany. And now Hungary is needing our government to send 'em home. Well, sir, the pants belong to the grooms who rode the horses. OTHMAN It brought along with the horses—besides the pants—two jackets to match, two coachmen's hats with plumes; four buggy whips; four buggy whip clinchers; two pairs of boots, and two black-varnished four-wheel carriages with rubber tires. That isn't funny. It may cost us taxpayers a couple of hundred million dollars and I don't mean Hungarian pengos. Stupendous Is Right Stupendous is right. Senator Wayne Morse or Oregon, and Co. Hamilton of the Army not to mention merely involved horses and whether the Army took 'em as legitimate booty of war or whether the brass hats (why can't you be polite about it, Othman?) stole 'em. Now pants are involved. Senator Morse said he supposed if we had to give back those pants we'd be setting a precedent. He said he imagined there probably were a few galleries full of old masters, a couple of kegs of diamonds, and maybe a warehouse of silverware (with gadroon edges) which the Army confiscated from our ex-enemies. Oh, yes, indeed, agreed Joseph A. Todd, a solemn-faced young diplomat in charge of the reparations section of the State Department. He said there were thousands of claims, 10,000 anyway, on file now. Many Items Involved "It will take a very long time to get a list of the objects," he continued. "There are hundreds of thousands of individual items involved." The senator announced, meantime, that he spent the week end at Front Royal, Va., looking over some of the magnificent horse flesh from Hungary. Since we were at war with Hungary a while back, he couldn't understand why we must give back the beasts, but he said he's willing to be convinced. And furthermore, he asked, why did the Army go to so much trouble to capture these horses and bring 'em to America? Col. Fred L. Hamilton, a veteran of 25 years in the Army horse department, told him. During the last quarter of a century he said the remount service has been trying to breed a first-class war horse. It spent a fortune seeking one as good as the Hungarian breed. Goal Attained "And these horses which we brought over from Germany are the goal we have been seeking all these years in our own breeding operations," continued the colonel. He personally selected the horses in Germany. Hardly had he got 'em to the United States before the Army double-crossed him by announcing it was through with horses, except for military funerals. It mechanized the cavalry and this, I can tell you, was enough to break a cavalryman's heart. Senator Morse abstained from mentioning that. I got to Col. Hamilton later and asked him what these Hungarian horses were worth. He said they were priceless. I said nothing was priceless. He said, well, a horse not quite so good went for $65,000 at a recent sale. Would he give $65,000 for a Hungarian horse? He said he would, if he only had $65,000. They're expensive nags, all right, but probably not nearly so costly eventually as the two pairs of crimson pants. If we give 'em back to Hungary, that is.

Japanese Teachers Fail in Purge

TOKYO (UP) — Nearly half the Japanese teachers screened by a commission of the Japanese education ministry during the past two months have been purged, including one Communist. The commission announced that, out of 225 teachers screened in September and October, 105 had been rejected as unfit. One purgee was Mrs. Yayoi Yoshida, director of the Toyko Women's College. Another was Shinichi Matsumoto, director of the Central Labor School. Rejection of Matsumoto was one of the first known instances in which a Communist was purged Previously, purge lists have consisted chiefly of pre-war ultranationalists and war criminals.

Mexican Border Leaking Again

LAS CRUCES, N. M. (UP) — Immigration officials in New Mexico, Texas and Arizona report a growing tide of illegal entries into the United States from Mexico. The Dona Ana County jail at Las Cruces has become almost a "hotel" for aliens who risk capture to get high-paying laboring jobs in the United States. Federal District Judge Colin Neblett has been sentencing "repeaters" to jail at the rate of 100 a month. U. S. District Attorney A. H. Clancy of Santa Fe, N. M., said the immigrants have much to gain and little to lose in trying to make it safely across the border. "If they are caught, they get free transportation back to the border," Clancy said. "At the worst, they get a jail sentence, and in some cases they fare better in jail than they do at home."

Babe on R.R. Tracks Gets Lucky Break

GREEN BAY, WIS. (UP) — David Arnold, aged 18 months, is too young to realize how lucky he is. David was playing on the railroad. A train came along and he fell between the tracks. The train passed over him but he was not harmed. His mother didn't escape so easily. She suffered a broken kneecap when she tried to save the baby.

Coral Lake Park Nears Capacity As Visitors Arrive

By VERA BARNES Riviera-Times Correspondent Park Nears Capacity Fullness as Season Draws Near The new trailers and visitors for the winter continue to pour in, and it won't be long before there won't be a spot available. It seems that most of these people are connected with the race tracks, but there are a lot that are here to make their permanent homes. Not just in trailers, but they temporarily until they can build for themselves or buy a house already completed. Among the new-comers there are Mr. Haughneys, a surveyor, and his wife from Lincoln Park, Mich.; Mr. H. I. Moran, a life-guard, and his family from Miami; Mr. and Mrs. Edward Schlessinger and their son David; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stevens and their two children from Elmira, N. Y.; and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Zeek and their two children from Burnettsville, Ind. Then there are Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Buchanan of Florida; Mr. Cheever, a recreation park owner and his family from Keene, N.H.; Mr. Lester Hadler and his family from Wisconsin and Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Jones and their four children from Moultrie, Ga. Mr. Jones is a welder. Here also for the winter season are Mr. and Mrs. K. S. Snead and their child of Knoxville, Tenn. Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Owens of Indianapolis, Ind.; Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Jarvis of Milwaukee, Wis.; and Mr. and Mrs. James Karras and their son Tommy of Lake Wales, Fla. Mr. Karras is a hotel cook. Social Notes Mrs. Gertrude O'Hanlon was hostess to 20 little active boys at a birthday party for her son this afternoon. The usual youthful games were played, and the refreshments were man-sized hot dogs and potato salad and potato chips. We have three boys with us just temporarily, they say. It seems that Mike Rafter, Russ Waechter and Jim O'Neill, all of Erie, Pa., are here for a short time while making their way to California. We do think that the newspaper reports of the snow fall in Los Angeles may discourage them just a little, and that they probably will spend the rest of the winter here where the climate is really something to write home to the folks. The klages are back among us after the receding flood waters, and so are Dorothy Norris and Betty Raymond. It's good to see the familiar faces again. Well, one of our girls really came through to prove once and for all that the girls at Coral Lake really have what it takes! Lynn Dixon, one of three entrants for the title of Trailercoach Queen, won third place at the Trailercoach Show the other night. It's not so much what they won, but what it stood for, and we're all mighty excited kids the past Jim Dixon is just a little proud too, after all it reflects his good taste too! We are sorry to report that Doc Brown's mother is very ill. Mrs. Brown is about 84 years old, and has been rather sickly for quite a while. We all hope she gets better very soon. Al Jenning, Jr., and his year-old baby sister, Jeannie, were mighty excited kids the past Sunday. They flew all the way up to Ohio to spend the winter with their grandparents. And what made the trip twice as thrilling, was the fact that they made the trip all by themselves. Their mother, Helen is still in the hospital recuperating from polio. She was stricken the fourth of July, and is getting along very nicely and may be discharged by Christmas. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Hicks are in Key West on a fishing trip, but we wonder how much fishing they will get done there with the added attraction of the President visiting there at the same time. Mrs. Pardue is having a house full of guests these days; first her two daughters came down and now she is expecting her mother for a visit too. Social Season The social season is in full swing these days and nights now that the Park is filling up. The first dance of the season was held last Saturday night in the Community Hall, and the music was furnished by Doc Martin and his band. It was a huge success, and plans have already been made for another one to follow about the 20th of December, and to be a Christmas dance. The proceeds from the dances will go toward a Christmas party for the children out here in the Park, and we hear they've gotten Santa Claus to promise to be there in person. He Dood It Again!! Carlton Johns has done it again! Well another accident we mean. Yesterday morning on his way to the Gables on his motorcycle, on a through street, he hit another car that failed to stop for the sign. He's fully covered with insurance, but we think he's getting a little leary of riding on his two-wheeled charger. He wasn't injured seriously, a bump on the head, and a few bruises, and a good shaking up, but at any rate he was a lucky fellow. We can't say as much for the other car; Carlton said there had been damages done to the tune of $300.

LOWER NO MAN'S LAND | Santa Brings New Autos To Six Obispo Families

By DOT THAGARD Riviera-Times Correspondent Santa Claus has already visited the 600 block of Obispo bringing to the Haas, Bowen, Walter, Griffith, Peacock and Hanna families new automobiles. All this in one block does give a decidedly prosperous aspect to our area—a really "New Look." Mr. and Mrs. Ralph W. Bowen of 621 Avenue Obispo have as their guests, Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Merrill from London, Ontario, Canada. This is the Merrills first visit here and they are enjoying the balmy weather, having just received word from their London Ranch of terrific cold and snow storms. Mr. and Mrs. Merrill brought two of their race horses, "Washington Sy" and "Princess Nell," down with them. Planning to stay through the racing season, the Merrills have stabled the horses at Tropical Park and ran them Saturday at Gulfstream. New Arrivals Mr. and Mrs. Otto Bockll, newly arrived in Lower No Man's Land, are getting settled in their very attractive new home at 624 Avenue Obispo. Recently married, they came here from Trenton, N. J. Mrs. Bockll's mother, Mrs. Connell, also from Trenton, is down for the Christmas holidays. Mr. Bockll purchased this novel new residence in September, moving in with his bride this December. They say to be "forewarned is to be forearmed"—so neighbors, lay in your supply of ear plugs—our Ronnie has asked Santa for a real bass drum with cymbals, and we have it on good authority that Santa is going to bring a reasonable and just as noisy facsimile. Early Christmas plans told by the Lee Davis' of 710 Obispo include a late Supper party on Christmas Eve. The Davis' are expecting upward of 20 guests to help welcome Kris Kringle. Well, dot's dot for today!

Monument to Mother Of Garfield Found

RICHMOND, N. H. (UP) — A monument marking the birthplace of President Garfield's mother has been "rediscovered" in an isolated wooded area here. Harlan G. Barrett found the almost forgotten marker a half mile off a dirt road. All traces of buildings and paths in the area had been obliterated. The granite monument bears the inscription: "Here was born, Sept. 21, 1801, Eliza Ballou, wife of Abram Garfield, 20th President of the United States."

Take It Easy and Live, Union Vet, 96, Says

BLOOMFIELD, Conn. (UP) — Philip Judd, 96, who served in the Union Army as a drummer boy during the Civil War, offers the following recipe for longevity: A pleasant smile. Lack of worry. The ability to take things easy.

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