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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 and CORAL GABLES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. ALBERT E. HARUM Editor and Publisher KENNETH S. REYNOLDS Business Manager JAMES B. MOORE Managing Editor WALTER T. KRAM Circulation Manager HELEN REYNOLDS Society Editor DON CUDDY Sports Editor JULIA D. HARUM Woman's Page Editor PEGGY NORTH 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 ......... 20 One year, outside of Dade One month ....... $ 1.00 One month ....... $ 1.00 Three months .... 2.00 Three months .... 2.65 Six months ...... 6.00 Six months ...... 6.00 One year ........ 10.00 One year ........ 12.00 Outside of the U. S.: One year, $15.00 Mailing address: P. O. Box 6912 Coral Gables, 34, Fla. Telephone: 4-1628 Classified Department: 48-2641 RIVIERA 56 The Coral Gables Riviera-Times is liable for errors in advertising only to the extent of the space in which the advertisement appears.

OUR TOWN | Sky Anchorage

By Al Harum. When good friends launch a new venture it is customary to send flowers with "Success" emblazoned in gold letters. If it weren't so near Christmas I might send an orchid or two over to Bill Mitchell of Coral Gables, who probably is at this moment standing on the broad porch of a large and rambling home in Miami Springs contemplating the beauties of nature. But since I can't afford orchids and because there are four more Gableites who are concerned in the embarkation of this new venture—and that would mean ten orchids—I'll just tell you all about it. About a year ago Bill—and the four others I mentioned—acquired this estate in Miami Springs and evolved the idea of establishing an Aviation Country Club. The club would be operated on a strictly membership basis and would be convenient to Miami International Airport. The members would have a unanimity of interest. There would be tennis and swimming and water shows. The atmosphere would be aviation. Events confined to the field of aviation would be held at the clubhouse on Hunting Lodge Drive. But the profits would NOT be airborne—in fact there would be no profit, making for reasonable entertainment cost to the members. Mitchell thinks that the club might even play an important role in the improvement of inter-American relations what with visits by foreign dignitaries who arrive in Miami by air. The success of the idea hinges on the matter of zoning which the Miami Springs board takes up this evening. While the matter of zoning is strictly the business of the city itself it seems a matter of record that the establishment of similar clubs elsewhere has served to lure good homes to the neighborhood rather than prove a fly in the zoning ointment. Anyway, good luck to you fellows—Mitchell, who is president; Capt. Frank H. Evans of Eastern Airlines, vice president; Capt. John Sheppard, director; Armin Elsaesser, secretary and treasurer, and Russell Rasco, dean of the School of Law at the University of Miami, who is the corporation's counsellor. That's all for now—the orchids must come later.

Gablesgrams

By HELEN REYNOLDS, SOCIETY EDITOR. Tropical in setting, with the garage as the focal point, will be the Christmas open house Mr. and Mrs. Royce Powell and Mr. and Mrs. Van Gale Rowland are giving from eight until ten o'clock tomorrow night at the Royce home, 1137 Avenue Obispo. A decorated and lighted tree plus a manger scene will greet guests' eyes from the open garage. Eggnog and fruit cake will be dispensed in the garden. Honor guests will be Mrs. Rowland's mother, Mrs. Gambill Campbell, here for the holidays, and Mr. and Mrs. Hagan Powell, of Nashville, Tenn., who are down for Christmas with their brother and sister-in-law. The Nashville Mrs. Powell is the former Miss Florence De Pamphilis of Coral Gables. Following her many years' custom of entertaining the young people of the First Christian Church, Mrs. M. Henry Grant will again be hostess at seven thirty o'clock Sunday at her home, 1109 Avenue Malaga. The spacious lawn at the Grant home will be decorated with colored lights and a gleaming tree will stand in the patio. The young people will sing carols and will go caroling in the neighborhood, returning for games and refreshments for the balance of the evening. Berney Burgess, bridegroom-elect, gave his bachelor party Tuesday night at the home of his prospective father-in-law, T. L. Matthews, at 6905 Talavera street. His seven attendants were the guests. Poker and a snack supper was the diversion for the evening party. Prenuptial parties have been on the calendar of Miss Dorothy Theresa Smith and will be right up to her marriage day tomorrow. Captain and Mrs. George Snow, parents of the bride-elect, entertained ten guests at dinner Wednesday night honoring Mrs. Robert E. Ahearn Sr.; her teen-age daughter Catherine, and Roger Bermudez, all of Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua, who arrived to attend the marriage of Mrs. Ahearn's son and Miss Smith. Mr. Bermudez will be best man for the junior Mr. Ahearn. Captain and Mrs. Smith entertained at the rehearsal dinner for their daughter and her fiance last night, and tonight Miss Rose Marie Ferro, one of the attendants, will give a cocktail party honoring the couple. The marriage will take place at eleven o'clock tomorrow morning at the Church of the Little Flower. Being welcomed back to Coral Gables as permanent residents again are Mr. and Mrs. George J. Baya who have taken one of the apartments in the large attractive Colonial type building at the corner of Avenue Valencia and Hernando street. We met Mrs. Baya and her young nephew Dickie Hunt, son of Judge and Mrs. Richard Hunt, shopping the other day, and, said pretty Mrs. Baya, stunning in an all-white outfit, "We're back to stay forever—there is no place like Coral Gables." Miss Jerre Brigham, who arrived Saturday from Wellesley College has been busy with her former classmate David McDonald at Ponce arranging for the Christmas alumni dance to be given Monday night at the gym. Jerre, the daughter of the E. F. P. Brighams, 4400 Palmarito Road, will be making the rounds with collegiate groups holiday party-bound.

Speakers Tell Of Foreign Xmas Customs

Christmas in many lands will be given in miniature talks by members of the American Association of University Women when the association meets for this Christmas program at three o'clock Monday afternoon at Simpson Park Clubhouse. Mrs. Russ Williams, program chairman, will introduce as speakers for the day members who have spent Yuletides in foreign countries. Miss Millicent Mattocks will tell of Christmas in Singapore; Countess de Duras of a French Christmas; Mrs. O. H. Charles, the Philippines; Mrs. J. H. St. John, Cuba; Miss Violet McDougal, Sweden; Miss Lucille Shaw, Mexico and England, and Mrs. Paul Reed, Japan. Miss Louise Sparrenberger, chairman of music, will present Miss Margaret Mitchell, who will sing Gounod's "Ave Maria," and the "Lord's Prayer," by Mallot. She will be accompanied by Miss Sparrenberger. Christmas decorations will be arranged by Mrs. T. R. B. Reid, hostess for the day, who will be assisted by Mrs. Dan O. Patton, Miss Roberta Reid, Mrs. L. H. Pope and Mrs. John F. Bauder.

Wives Of University Legionnaires Invite 'Bachelors' to Xmas Dinner

Single boys at the University of Miami who are not going home for the holidays will be given a Christmas dinner "same as mother used to cook" at the 20th Street and Le Jeune Road dormitories on Christmas Day. Six turkeys donated by local grocery concerns will be stuffed and baked in the kitchens at the center by the feminine members of the Damon Runyon Post American Legion at the University. Student wives will bake home-made mince and pumpkin pies. The dinner and all the 'trimmings' will be free and will be served between the hours of twelve noon and two. One hundred are expected to attend. Members preparing and cooking the dinner are, Mrs. Arthur Sarnett, Mrs. Pauline Daniels, Mrs. Mark Martin, Mrs. David Roser and Mrs. George Nicholas, whose husband is commandant at the post. Following the dinner, movies will be shown. Sigma Kappa sorority at the University furnished the 14-foot decorated tree which will be placed in the dining room. The groceries donating the turkeys are Carl's Market, A & P Stores, Margaret Ann's, Table Supply and Arnold's Market of Miami Springs.

Traffords Kept Busy Meeting Son-a-Day

Meeting a son-a-day is keeping the Harry Traffords busy these days but they love it. The first son to come home for Christmas was Bert, a corporal in the Air Corps who has been stationed in Guam for the past year. He arrived Wednesday and will be here for three weeks. Arriving from Louisville, Ky., today is Bob, a junior at the University of Louisville where he is majoring in biology. He will be here for a week.

Wolveriners Here

Mr. and Mrs. Dave Walker of 645 Avenue Majorca have as their guests for several weeks Mrs. E. A. Poat and her son Robert Poat of Battlecreek Mich. Mrs. Walker also expects Miss Marie Carrington of Bay Joint, Mich., soon after Christmas. Miss Carrington is the fiancee of Mr. Poat.

'Mom' Baker Fetes Students at Party

Mrs. Arthur E. Baker of 417 Cadagua Avenue, who is known as 'Mom' to the four college boys who make their home with the Bakers, was just that last night when she entertained at a Christmas party for them prior to their departure for homes in New York to spend the holidays. A seven-foot tree gleaming with lights and tinsel, and gifts for her four boys featured the party for Jack Schwadron, Alfred Shellan, Martin Perfit, Jack Rubenstein and their dates.

HOLLYWOOD FILM SHOP

By PATRICIA CLARY United Press Staff Correspondent. (Editor's note: This is the last in a series on the creation of a movie star). HOLLYWOOD (UP)—Half the movie beginners who walk into Selznick drama coach Florence Cunningham's office don't know how to sit down. That's one of the many things they learn from her as she polishes them into performers whose voices and bodies are completely free. "Most people sort of reach out for the chair as they sit," Miss Cunningham said. "You should hold your body straight as you lower yourself—'sit with your chest,' I call it. "It means calling attention to a more attractive part of your body rather than emphasizing—uh—a less attractive part." Same thing goes for standing up. Don't push yourself out of your chair, bent half over. Make your knees do the work while you hold your body erect. "Another thing many beginners find difficult is standing alone on a stage," Miss Cunningham said. "They find themselves all arms and hands. That's what I mean about freeing the body. They've got to forget all about themselves before they can begin to react to a part." Concentrate on Character Helping an actor or actress learn to react and respond is the biggest part of a dramatic coach's job. They read plays aloud together and learn all kinds of parts. They learn to concentrate completely on their character. Early in their lessons beginners make a record of their voices. It's played over frequently then to help them find and correct their own errors. Even when a movie beginner becomes a star, he comes back often to Miss Cunningham. Selznick's foreign importations—Louis Jourdan and Valli, who are introduced in "The Paradine Case," and Christian Kelleen—take frequent lessons with Miss Cunningham. Jennifer Jones, star of "Portrait of Jennie," still is eager for coaching. "People on the set tell me that in "Portrait of Jennie" Jennifer starts to act in her dressing room and is completely in character until the scene is over," Miss Cunningham said. "That's an example of perfect concentration. Miss Jones can concentrate so completely that for a while she actually is the person she plays." Proof that most movie fans have this power of putting themselves in another's place, Miss Cunningham said, is the generous way in which they always respond to public appeals.

Dr. Walsh Arrives

Dr. Robert C. Welsh, of Durham, N. C., arrives tomorrow to spend the holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Welsh, thirty-one hundred and ten Segovia. Dr. Welsh was graduated in medicine from Duke University last May and is serving his internship at Duke Hospital.

Treet Stricken

INDIANAPOLIS (UP)—The teletype machine at police headquarters was in a tricky mood. One report concerning an accident said the car "ran off the road into a ditch, continued on to strike a treet and ended up against the southeast end of the bride."

Miss Fertig Home

Miss Charlene Fertig is spending the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dayton Fertig, twenty-two hundred and seventeen Columbus Boulevard.

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