Coral Gables Riviera-Times

CORAL GABLES Riviera Times

PUBLISHED MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOONS VOL. 21-No. 71 (D) U.P. Leased Wire CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1947 8 PAGES FIVE CENTS MEMBER AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS

TRUMAN CLASHES WITH GOP, DEMANDS ALL 10 POINTS OF ANTI-INFLATION PLAN

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11. (UP)-President Truman today clashed head-on with Republican congressional leaders on the anti-inflation issue, saying he wanted his sweeping 10-point plan to the letter. He directly challenged the Republican proposal to relax the anti-trust laws, saying that he intended to enforce them as long as he is president. Anything less than the 10-point plan will not be enough to do the job of combatting inflation, Truman told a news conference as GOP leaders geared to rush their own milder four-point plan through congress by Dec. 19. Truman also disclosed that the administration would offer congress within a couple of days legislation to carry out his recommendations for stand-by wage and price control powers.

Police, Mobs Fight In Streets In Strike-Paralyzed Rome

ROME, Dec. 11. (UP)-Police charged a mob of 1,000 persons with jeeps, arrested 80 agitators in one place and lustily swung their clubs in perhaps 20 other cases today as the communists paralyzed Rome and 109 other cities and towns in Rome province with a general strike. In the National Assembly, communist deputies screaming "murderer" rushed Minister of Interior Mario Scelba, who is charged with keeping order in Italy. Other deputies intervened and the scuffle quickly ended. The minister of interior announced a policy of guaranteeing the "right to work" and heavily armed police enforced it. Police drove nine jeeps at breakneck speed into a mob of 1,000 in downtown Rome, seriously injured at least two persons with their clubs and arrested 12. Forty members of strike squads wearing armbands that said "civil police" were arrested en masse in front of the Labor Ministry and rushed off to jail.

11 Die In New Violence Between Jews And Arabs

JERUSALEM, Dec. 11. (UP)-A fresh outbreak of violence in Palestine today killed 11 persons-five of them in a bus which was bombed at Haifa. The new casualties included 10 Arabs and one Jew killed. A bomb hurled at a bus in Haifa killed five Arabs and wounded 30 others. Another bus loaded with Arabs was fired on after it entered Jerusalem on a trip from Jerico. Bullets killed one Arab outright, and when an Arab mother and son tried to aid the casualty, they, too, were shot to death. Two other Arabs died in Haifa, as Jews began to show more and more offensive combat. The lone Jewish victim was killed by a sentry at the Lydda airport after he failed to stop when challenged.

GOP Chief Lays Prices, Aid to New Deal Failures

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11. (UP)-Republican leader Charles A. Halleck told the house today that the constant demands for foreign aid and present-day high prices are the result of "terribly mismanaged foreign affairs by the New Deal democratic administration." The Indiana GOP leader made the charge during the closing hours of debate on the $590,000,000 foreign aid bill. Supporters predicted the bill would be passed today after a last effort to increase the total. Halleck said that when he and other Republican leaders were called to the White House several weeks ago to discuss the foreign aid program, he told the president that it should be remembered that it would have the effect of raising prices still higher. The administration, from the president on down, pooh-poohed the whole idea that these foreign programs had any effect on prices," Halleck went on.

French Emissary to Reds Denounced By Government

PARIS, Dec. 11. (UP) - Government sources today denounced as a communist and promised firm action against Lt. Col. Raymond Marquie, head of the French repatriation mission to Moscow who charged France with bad faith in the friction between the countries. Relations between France and Russia continued on the downgrade. Some official quarters expected the Soviets to renounce their treaty of military alliance with France as the next step in the diplomatic slusfest. The foreign office said Marquie's criticism of France in a Moscow press conference last night was made without official authorization, represented merely his personal opinion, and would draw strong disciplinary action against him.

Big League Status Denied Pacific Coast Ball Clubs

NEW YORK, Dec. 11. (UP) - The major leagues today refused the request of the Pacific Coast league for big league status. In announcing this expected decision, the majors said that they realized there should be "development and expansion" but that such a move could not be made at this time. Walter Mulbry, assistant to commissioner A. B. Chandler, made the announcement at the close of the three-day major league winter meeting. "The major leagues recognize that various sections are developing greatly and have increasing population, and that it is to baseball's interest that it should develop along with this expansion," the major league resolution stated. (See story on page 10.)

Blast Rips Lehigh Mine, Kills 4

WILKES-BARRE, Pa., Dec. 11. (UP)-An explosion ripped through the Franklin mine of the Lehigh Valley Coal Company here today, and killed four workers. The blast occurred shortly after noon in the Ross vein, where eight men were reported working. The Wilkes-Barre general hospital said three men were brought from the scene, in "bad condition" from burns.

Search Widened For Jax Flier

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Dec. 11. (UP)-Private planes took off in waves today to join some 20 military aircraft in a wide search for a Jacksonville sportsman flier who became lost in bad weather Tuesday night. Additional planes were poised at military bases at a half-dozen points, ready to resume yesterday's fruitless land-sea hunt as soon as overcasts lifted and drizzling rains stopped. Additional United Press News on Page 2

CITY PLANS TO EXTEND BUS SERVICE

Areas West Of Red Road Would Benefit Tentative plans for the extension of Coral Gables bus service west of Red Road to serve the rapidly developing housing areas there, were announced today by Chester Smith, superintendent of municipal transportation. The plans call for additional busses and extension of the Salzedo-Ponce and Biltmore runs to take care of such areas as West Miami, Frog Hollow and the other built-up sections west of the Gables. Smith estimated the cost of the service extension at $35,000 a year but stated that inome revenues could not be determined until service was started. He said that the runs might operate at a loss until they are well established but added that any loss would be offset by the growth in total merchants. One route would serve the area west of Red Road between SW 16 Street and the canal, while the other would cover the Bird Road area to Ludlum Road. If the routes are successful, additional loops might be worked out later to serve wider areas, he said. Smith stated that he hoped to get the service started by January 15 if he can secure county cooperation in repaving roads in the section that were badly damaged by the recent high water.

48-Hour Week To Halt Spiral Asked by C of C

The Board of Directors of the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce last night asked both employers and employes of Coral Gables to declare a six-month moratorium on the 40-hour week and asked employes to forego any "feather-bedding" or slowing down of production. The proposed moratorium would end overtime payments for work over 40 hours a week, and substitute a 48-hour week. The action was taken, Chamber spokesmen said, because the stored up buying power of this country and the necessity of supplying certain needs of Europe and Asia have overtaxed our production to the extent that competitive bidding for commodities has caused "a serious and vicious spiral of inflation." The Chamber asked each of its members to wire President Truman as well as 4th Congressional representatives to ask that the government take action to suspend the 40 hour week.

YOUR CARRIER

(Editor's Note: This is the 12th in a series of articles introducing the young men who deliver the daily Riviera-Times to your door.) Ronnie Poe is the carrier salesman who delivers the Riviera-Times along the Tamiami Trail, is only 13, but he's got his mind made up as far as his career is concerned. "I want to be a telephone lineman like my dad," Ronnie says. Ronnie goes to the Coral Gables Elementary school, his home room teacher is Miss Esther Gentile and his favorite subject is geography. Ronald Poe says he is not even remotely related to Edgar Allen Poe.

On The Inside

Classified | 6 Editorials | 4 Comics | 8 Crossword Puzzle | 11 Golf News | 10 It Says Here | 4 Movies | 11 Radio Programs | 11 Riviera Time Table | 2 Society, Woman's Page | 7, 8 9 Sports | 10, 11

TODAY'S WEATHER

Partly cloudy with a few widely scattered showers tonight and Friday. Moderate southeast winds.

Leslie H. Coombes of Coral Gables, retiring president of the Miami Board of Realtors, will be presented with a plaque in tribute to his work in ceremonies tomorrow night at the Country Club of Coral Gables. A. Packard Lobeck will succeed him.

Zone Change Foes Gird For Hearing

Brigham Sees Wedge to Lower City's Restrictions Mounting opposition to the proposal to lower zoning restrictions in the Riviera section of Coral Gables was reported today, as opponents of the plan began mustering forces for an open hearing called for December 22. The proposed re-zoning will affect over 50 blocks in the area south of Bird Road, including property fronting on the main waterway. Spearheading the campaign to prevent any lowering of Gables restrictions is Arthur W. Brigham, 1225 Avenue Obispo, who told the Riviera-Times today that he intends to have the commission room filled to capacity when the hearings open. Brigham, who does not live in the affected area, but who is a long-time Gables resident, said: "It's time we were thinking about upholding the restrictions here instead of lowering them." He described any move to reduce the restrictions as a wedge which "would gradually cause Coral Gables to be thrown open to nondescript development type houses." "We had a taste of that during the war when houses of that type were permitted in one section," Brigham said, "and we don't want any more of it in our community." Brigham said that he was forming a committee to enlist opposition to any further lowering of Coral Gables standards.

Fuchs Reports Theft Of Boat Bedding

Charles Fuchs of "Jungle Acres", South Miami reported today that $100 worth of sheets, pillow cases and bed spreads had been stolen from his boat overnight. The boat was moored at the Hardee Road Bridge in the Coral Gables waterway.

DUO SNAGS 'NAME' PERFUMES AND A LOWLY GARBAGE CAN

Gables police are today searching for two men who broke into the Gregg-Pressley Sundry Store at 5106 SW 8 Street yesterday and hauled out a load of expensive perfumes in a garbage can. L. F. Hollingsworth, a carpenter employed on additions to the store, found a rear window broken when he came to work yesterday. The frame was bent and sprung and the copper screening cut. Containers of Coty and D'Jer-kiss perfumes were missed, but the store inventory had not been made to make a complete inventory before they would know the total value of the stolen articles. Besides the perfumes, candy, cigarettes, an electric toaster, a silex and about $30 in small change were taken and the garbage can is gone. Det. Lt. A. M. Bishop and Det. Officer Hugh McGough are investigating.

Guard Unit Signs Up 29 For Duty Here

25 Recruits Are Students At University T/Sgt. John H. MacDonald reported today at noon that 29 ex-G.I.'s have signed up for the Coral Gables company of the National Guard. The recruiting sergeant said that with two former privates on the list, the problem of picking the one no-student allowed by the outfit's table of organization was on the way to solution. MacDonald said he would recommend that Commanding Officer Capt. Aubrey L. Marsh hold Army intelligence tests for all privates joining the company and assign the man with the lowest score to be the company's lone private. The high scorers would become privates first class. The 29 who have signed up so far include a fireman, James A. Pickering, an iron worker, Louis J. Dolbow, a store manager, F. A. Murphy and a sales engineer, Jess Waynick. The remaining 25 are all University students. The students who have joined up are Martin L. Tropauer, William L. Horan, Robert C. Meyer, Robert Diaz, J. P. Murphy, F. A. Murphy, Irving H. Lesser, Francis W. Donnelly, Seymour Davis, Wallace B. Bohnhoff, Carl E. Warner and Michael Ferrara. Other student-soldiers are Martin E. Zierold, Seymour Davis, Edinger, Allen Jacobs, Herbert L. Allen, John R. Ashe, Edward H. Epting, Charles B. Preston, Wilmer C. Becker, John A. Klemuk, William P. Harnach, Tilford A. Ewing, Robert S. Bothwell and Clarence Parker.

Ponce High Chorus To Give Cantata

The 100 voices of the Ponce de Leon High School mixed chorus will render the Christmas cantata, "King All-Glorious," on Sunday afternoon at the Coral Gables Elementary School Auditorium. The chorus is under the direction of Miss Dorothy Brindle, teacher of choral music at the high school. The cantata was written by Roy Nolan. The program is for the public and no admission or collection will be taken.

Zains Return

Mr. and Mrs. George K. Zain returned today to their Coral Gables home from Hendersonville, N.C., where they spent the summer.

-Riviera-Times photo by Binner INDIVIDUAL DOLLAR CONTRIBUTIONS from the members of the Business and Professional Women's Club provided this $100 check being presented to Youth Center President Harry Morgen-thaler by Mrs. C. P. Rohm. Miss June McKay, first vice presi-dent, smiles her approval of the donation to the Center.

UPHOLDING THE HONOR of Ponce de Leon High School in Jacksonville today will be this quartet of debaters attending the National Forensic League's Florida Student Congress. Pictured are Allen McCormick, John Leonardy, Howard Misner and Denis O'Donovan. Also on the trip are Charles Steers and Larry Hoffman.

City Moves To Finance Off-Street Parking Plan

Four Sites Are Selected By Board Coral Gables city officials began negotiations today for the financing of the purchase of four sites for off-street parking, estimated to cost between $150,000 and $200,000. Final survey of the areas has been completed, but announcement of the location of actual sites is being withheld to prevent price booming and speculation, City Manager William T. McIlwain, said. The sites, recommended to the city by the Planning Board, are strategically located in the business district with a combined frontage of 750 feet. The lots, when acquired, will accommodate 327 automobiles. To Issue Certificates Cost estimates have ranged from $100 to $200 per front foot, with necessary paving and installation charges making up the balance of the total amount required. The city manager said that the city plans to issue revenue certificates to finance the purchase of the property. The certificates will be redeemed through the installation of parking meters on the property. Planning for the off street parking has been in the process for over a year, following recommendations made by the Planning Board, the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce and the Miracle Mile Association. McIlwain said that he hoped to acquire the sites through negotiations with the property owners, who are reported to be widely scattered. He said that the city wishes to avoid condemnation proceedings if at all possible.

Minus Cabfare, Tom Loses His Alcoholic Anonymity

COURT JAILS YOUTH FOR 15 DAYS AFTER PLEA BY FELLOW MEMBER The bond between Alcoholics Anonymous and its mem-bers is a strong one. Tom McGrath, 22, of 5870 S.W. 51st St., said yesterday in municipal court that he didn't want to miss a meeting, even if he was drunk. McGrath, a native of Connecti-cut, told Judge C. S. Robertson how he hailed a taxi to haul him to the meeting without having enough money in his jeans to pay the fare. McGrath, who ad-mitted being intoxicated, said he expected he could borrow from his brothers in A. A. to pay the hackie. But the A. A. associates didn't lend enough for the $2.90 worth of transportation and cab-man William LaFlamme wasn't inter-ested in excuses. He hauled Mc-Grath into court on disorderly conduct charges. "I just didn't have the money-I didn't do it maliciously," Mc-Grath explained. "I wanted to go to that meeting." A member of the local branch of Alcoholics Anonymous was on hand as McGrath twitched nerv-ously in front of the bench. Be-cause of the organization's wishes, he will be identified here as "Al A." The groups members do not officially have last names, only initials. Judge Robertson questioned both McGrath and "Al A." and it was brought out that McGrath had borrowed money frequently to buy liquor and had sometimes neglected to pay it back in full. "I think we can help him as much as you can," Judge Rob-ertson told "Al A." The judge ordered McGrath to the city jail for 15 days, adding that he'd be sober when he comes out and the A. A. members could help him then. "Will the A. A. give up with McGrath," a reporter asked "Al A." "We never stop trying to help them," replied "Al A."

Fountains They'll All Be Lighted for Visitors

Visitors arriving in Coral Ga-bles in mid-January will find the city with all of its fountains in operation and its plazas trimmed and blooming, the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce was in-formed today by City Manager William T. McIlwain. McIlwain's report followed a meeting of the Chamber's board last night when the subject was discussed. The DeSoto fountain has al-(Please Turn to Page Two)

Star Acts Slated For VFW Fiesta

The three De Castro sisters, Comedian Gene Hoffman and the entire floor show from the Club Granada will take part in the VFW's Fiesta Del Sol tomorrow night, the VFW announced today. In addition, Senorita Denora and her six-piece Cuban band will play for dancing in the street from 8 until 11. The Spanish ceremony of the sun begins at seven Friday night with a parade along Ponce de Leon Boulevard featuring the University of Miami band. After the parade, there will be a show at the corner of Ponce de Leon Boulevard and Avenue Val-encia. Cpl. Bill Cstroff will M.C. the entertainment with Mike Pey-ton heading the Club Granada en-tertainers. The ceremonies continue again on Saturday night with the same cast, but there will be no parade Saturday.

Burruss to Talk To Century Club

William B. Burruss will address the men's dinner of the Century Club at the Coral Gables Coun-try Club tonight on the "Four Aces of Human Relationship." Burruss is a native of Coral Gables who has a national repu-tation as a speaker, having ad-dressed gatherings in every state of the union. One of his points tonight is ex-pected to be the definition of the word "success." "The word suc-cess causes more insanity than any other reason," Burruss holds.

Motorcop Hit 75 to Nab Pair Speeding in Truck

A motorcycle racing at 75 miles an hour took three and a half miles to catch a pair of truck drivers, Officer A. H. Borders testified yesterday in municipal court and Judge C. S. Robertson found the two truckmen guilty of speeding. Officer Borders said he finally caught up with truckmen, Oscar J. Hutson, 37, of 2310 NW 59 Street and Nelson F. Eichelberger, 29, of 05 Street and 7 Avenue after he'd ridden his motorcycle for all it was worth. Judge Robertson levied a fine of $20 each against the two men. Harold R. Graves, 36, of 415 Avenue Aledo, paid a fine of $25 for reckless driving. John Jutad, 58, of 1306 Avenue Milan and Edmund Mix, 47, of 216 SW 60 Court were found guilty of disorderly conduct and paid $20 fines apiece. Justad's wife had complained to police about their behavior and had the pair booked. Eugene Williams, 44, Negro, of 1471/2 South Dixie Highway, who had told police the firearms he was charged with shooting were firecrackers, changed his story yesterday and admitted to dis-orderly conduct by firing a pistol. He was given a 15 day jail sen-tence and a $50 fine.

Byerly to Speak

Col. Joseph Ryan Byerly of Coral Gables will address mem-bers of the Fourth Florida District Townsend Clubs at 3 p.m. Sunday in Bayfront Park, Miami.

GULFSTREAM PARK RESULTS

FIRST RACE- Corsican Sword 8.50 3.60 2.60 Fouta 3.40 2.50 Short Sue 2.90 SECOND RACE- Little Miss 43.50 12.00 5.80 Victory Song 5.80 3.40 Fanash 3.10 DAILY DOUBLE: 115.60 Tomorrow's Entries On Page 6

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