Coral Gables Historical Archive
The Coral Gables Times
Thursday, June 8, 1961, page 1 (of 50)
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Proposed Budget Good for Most Tax Cut for Some, And It's Balanced
By MAURICE LABELLE Times Staffer The proposed Coral Gables budget for 1961-62 means lower taxes for some, higher taxes for others, a sizeable pay boost for employes and operation in the black for the first time in 4 years. Here are its major provisions, some of which may be altered by the City Commission following a series of budget meetings which began this week: The $5,392,841 total is $384,369 less than last year. It is the first real balanced budget since World War II. Millage is increased from 17.69 per $1,000 of property value to 19 per $1,000. Even so, 7,000 homeowners will get tax reductions under the raise, be- (See 7,000, page 2)
Say, Which Way to Miami?
LE JEUNE ROAD'S work bothers everybody, it seems. Miko Reilly, 3, of 500 Alhambra Cir., is disgusted. So is Linda Brundage, 4, Ohio visitor at grandmother's, Mrs. O. M. Brundage, 447 Giralda Ave. Photo by Lang.
We Take The Cake At UM
The University of Miami, founded 35 years ago, will accomplish a major academic goal Monday when it confers its first two doctor of philosophy degrees—both on Gable-ites. Additionally, a Gables girl, Miss Jan Tellander of 4130 Malaga Ave., an English major, is the top arts and sciences graduating senior at UM with a 2.9 average out of a possible 3.0. Receiving the Ph.D's will be Alfred Etaugh Jr., 1270 S. Alhambra Cir., and William Edgar MacDonald, 1249 La Mancha Ave. Etaugh's work is in psychology. MacDonald joined the staff at the University as an instructor in the Department of Pharmacology (science of drugs) in 1955. His research work—he will get his doctorate in pharmacology—has pertained to studies on the toxcsity of nitro-olefins. The layman better understands nitro-olefins as the irritant present in Los Angeles-type smog. MacDonald's wife, a UM cum laude graduate in 1940, is the former Miss Roberta Butler. The University's graduation exercises will be held Monday at 8 p.m. in Miami Beach Convention Hall.
THE Coral Gables TIMES
Vol. 36, No. 17 20 Pages Thursday, June 8, 1961 Phone HI 3-1661 Price 10c
It's That Time
Graduation time is here. In today's Times are the names of dozens of people you know. On page 6 is a list of Ponce Junior High graduates. On page 8 are our high school graduates and on page 10 those leaving Gables Elementary. It's just a part of the good reading in today's Times, the only newspaper in the world that cares about Coral Gables.
Four-Story Apartment Is Opposed
A group of 150 members of the Sunrise Harbour Association met Tuesday night to protest the proposed construction of a four-story apartment building in their area. According to Gerald Katcher, 85 Morningside Dr., another meeting is scheduled tonight (Thursday) for the board of directors to select a spokesman to appear at next Tuesday's City Commission public hearing. The proposed apartment in Emile Gould's Sunrise Harbour Development would have 53 units and would be located immediately east of the boat launching ramp on Edgewater Drive. Opponents claim it would create a traffic and congestion problem and interfere with a nearby park as well as be undesirable for adjacent and nearby single-family homes.
'61's Building Beating '60; UM Is Help
Building activity in Coral Gables, trailing badly all year, shot past 1960 figures last month with a $2,012,000 goose from the University of Miami Richter Library addition. Total for the five-month period—$5,450,903 is well ahead of the $4,930,229 for the same period last year. The total for the month of May was $2,621,621. This is considerably more than the $978,498 registered for May 1960 and helped pull up lagging statistics. Going into May, construction activity this year trailed $2,829,282 to $3,951,731 for the same period last year. A total of 315 permits were issued last month. Only seven new homes, costing a total of $164,220 were started. Additions, totalling 27, accounted for $135,272; one, six unit apartment, $54,000; one store, $15,000; five pools, $14,700; seawall, $11,400; garage $7,200; foundation, $5,000; fallout shelter, $595; and 265 miscellaneous permits, $196,734.
OVER BURDINE TRACT Land Struggle Goes On
The controversy over the Burdine tract off South Dixie Highway resumed at Tuesday's City Commission meeting. Area property owners pressed commissioners to have six dedicated streets in the tract paved. Action on the proposal was deferred 90 to 120 days by the Commission, which indicated the thorny problem of how to develop the nearly 20 acres would be turned over to a planner. The six streets proposed to be paved at the owners' and city expense were Avenue, Madruga, Mariposa, Matanzas and Cotorro, and Heraldo and Turin Streets. Spokesmen for the homeowners backed off on their demands following the suggestion by City Commissioners that the problem to be thrown into the lap of the soon-to-be-hired planning consultant. Edward J. McBride, who with his father, Arthur B. McBride, owns a majority of the tract, opposes the street improvement. He indicated it would cost them $30,000. He came armed with a court-type reporter. Also there representing the Burdine interests was Stuart (See Burdine, page 2)
Graduation Programs Announced
Commencement is here for graduating students at Coral Gables High and Ponce de Leon Junior High. Coral Gables High will graduate 753 seniors at 8 p.m., June 12, at the Dade County Auditorium. Ponce de Leon Junior High will graduate 611 — its largest graduating class — at 9 p.m., June 12, at the Miracle Theater. At the Gables commencement Arthur Lundeen, president of the Coral Gables First National Bank, will be guest speaker. Dr. T. Rupert Coleman of the University Baptist Church will deliver the invocation. Salutatorian Bill Zame and valedictorian Jeff Platt will (See 753, page 2)
The Flag Flies Every Day Mom Sided With Mel & Dad Lost
By JOE MORRIS Correspon:ent Mel Phillips is a 12-year-old boy who proudly displays his $3.95 American flag from the side of his home at 4906 Campo Sano Ct. every day of the week, including Sunday. It is Mel's gesture of defiance and determination to do what he can to combat communism. His father, a Navy veteran who's now an electrical engineer, advised him to display the flag only on recognized occasions. But daddy was overruled when Mel's mother Dot sided with her son. She, too, thought it was time for patriotic people to let it be known, holidays or not. Mel is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Emory B. Phillips Jr. Mel's awareness of Communist aims began to rise a year ago. It has increased as he has heard grown-up thoughts on TV, read newspaper reports and learned about the hot spots of communism from his 7th grade geography teacher at Ponce de Leon Junior High School, Charles Shew. Standing in his driveway Monday after school's end, the slender, sandy-haired boy smiled at the question, "What can people your age do to combat communism?" He answered sincerely. "They can talk to their friends and try to influence them to do American things. They can go to church. And they can cooperate with their government." He replied without hesitation when asked, "Why should youngsters be concerned with such a problem?" "If we ignore the other countries of the world the Communists will say the United States doesn't want to help and will take them over. Our trade with those countries will stop and soon the world will belong to the Communists." Mel thinks every American should make every day Flag Day. And he talks often with his classmates from Venezuela, Honduras, Bolivia and Cuba about the American way of life. By the way, fellow citizens, Flag Day is next Wednesday. MEL & FLAG