The Coral Gables Times

Thursday, June 22, 1961, page 8 (of 20)

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City Manager Changes Position, Wants Joint Vote

Joint voter registration of Coral Gables and Dade County was recommended by City Manager L. W. Robinson Jr. Tuesday. The recommendation, made by Robinson before the City Commission, was a reversal of a previous position taken by the city manager. Robinson, however, advised the City Commission to put off the move until after the municipal election of 1963. The city manager said it would take that long to merge the two systems together. City Commissioners, only three of whom were present, deferred taking action on the joint registration proposal until a full commission was present. The proposal for joint registration was advanced by Commissioner Joe Murphy recently. Murphy claims that 6,000 names would be added to the local voting list as a result. It was originally brought up by Bernard B. Weksler, a candidate for City Commission in the recent municipal election. Weksler and County Registrar Claude Brown appeared before the Commission Tuesday. Brown told the Commission he did not wish to comment on the proposal, but sai that six other Dade municipalities, including Miami, South Miami and West Miami, had joint registration and that he forsaw no difficulty in the addition of Coral Gables to the roll. Weksler told the Commission that action on the proposal must be taken before the July 1 deadline if joint registration is to be placed into effect before the next municipal election in 1963. Under the Metro Charter, the matter would have to wait two more years if not considered by the County this year.

Dennis Munro Honor Man At Navy Training Center

Dennis B. Munro, son of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene C. Munro, 5040 Riviera Dr., was named Honor Man of Color Company 117 which won top honors of 40 companies in training at the U.S. Naval Training Center at Great Lakes, Ill. Capt. V. J. Soballe, commanding officer at Great Lakes, stated in a letter to Munro's parents: "It is indeed a high honor for him to be selected from among a large group of young men for this award, and he is to be commended for the conscientious attention to duty which led to this achievement." The award was based on individual performance of duty in all phases of basic training, including leadership, initiative, military bearing, sportsmanship, response to orders, and a high over-all scholastic standing. Dennis is a graduate of Coral Gables Senior High and attended the University of Florida prior to his enlistment. He reported to the Naval Air Station at Olathe, Kan., this week where he will be enrolled in the air control school. DENNIS MUNRO

Dr. Wm. B. HAILEY — DENTIST —

ANNOUNCES THE REMOVAL OF HIS OFFICE TO A NEW LOCATION: 167 ALCAZAR AVENUE AT CORNER OF PONCE De LEON CORAL GABLES HI 3-4736

Murray's Is Sold

William S. Smith, formerly of Pennsylvania, has purchased Murray's News and Variety at 2526 Ponce de Leon Blvd. from Murray Karpe. Smith and his family were associated with the Arabian American Oil Co., in Ras Tannura, Saudi Arabia, for the last 10 years. Their daughter Kathy is a student at the University of Miami and a son, Bruce, attends the Miami Military Academy. The Smiths intend to operate Murray's News and Variety, for the time being, as a family business.

Elect Directors Mile Merchants Adopt New Name

The Miracle Mile Merchants Association is no more. Mile Merchants met Tuesday night and decided to change the organization's name to Miracle Mile Association after narrowly voting down the name Miracle Mile Guild. The change came when the group, in the process of reactivation, decided they could get more publicity mileage out of the new label. A 15-man board of directors was selected which will elect anew slate of officers in a subsequent meeting. The new directors are Allan Abess, J. Baldi, Bernie Blanck, Charles Finkelstein, Albert H. Friedman, Robert Gallagher, Mrs. Harriet Grey, Don Mullen, Ray Pels. Dave Rayvis, Leon Rubinstein, Paul School, Carroll Seghers, Nat Winokur and Buck Newburger. Named to the honorary committee were Miracle Mile founders, George K. Zain, Roy Page, Jim Rankin and Sam Weissel.

Three Homes Top Permits Issued Here

Building permits totaling $150,255 were issued by the Coral Gables Building Department last week. Three new homes were started, but the largest permit went for a $37,800 addition at the Riviera Health Resort, at 6901 Avenue Yumuri. Permits, which do not include land values, went to Rovin Construction Co., 500 Avenue Campana, screen enclosure, $4,650. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Cox, 3400 Alhambra Cir., addition, $2,000. Mr. and Mrs. William McDaniel, 1137 Alhambra, pool, $3,000. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Meckle, 4111 San Amaro, pool, $4,125. Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Friedman, 425 Avenue Malaga, pool, $2,600. Mr. and Mrs. Seymour Simon, 3809 Anderson Rd., addition, $4,180. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cook, 905 Avenue Andres, residence, $22,000. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Brown, 849 Wallace St., pool, $3,000. Mi-Lin Inc., 141 Edgewater Dr., residence $22,000. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dryden, 5800 Michelangelo, residence, $18,500. Mr. and Mrs. B. Russello, 1510 Delgado Ave., pool, $1,400. E. D. Rogers, 2020 Ponce de Leon Blvd., alterations, $1,000. Mr. and Mrs. Irving Quartin, 445 Ave., Gerona, residence, $24,000.

YES! YOU DON'T NEED SECURITY TO OBTAIN A LOAN

AT CORAL GABLES FIRST NATIONAL BANK Thousands of loans made annually on personal signatures alone. GIVE US A CHANCE TO SAY YES! Phone HI 5-2661, ask for INSTALLMENT LOAN DEPT. CORAL GABLES First National Bank 100 MIRACLE MILE

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MONEY FOR BOYS CARRY THE TIMES START RIGHT NOW

If you are 12 or more and want to go into business for yourself carrying a Coral Gables Times newspaper route every Thursday, the time to get going is RIGHT NOW! Come to our office at 364 Sevilla Ave. (just south of The City National Bank) on Friday from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. or on Saturday from 9 a.m. 'til noon. See Roy Speier, Circulation Manager.

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