The Coral Gables Times

Tax Time

Got a gripe about your City taxes? Don't write to your congressman — City Hall is the place to air your complaint. July 10, 11 and 12 have been set aside by the Coral Gables City Commission to read written complaints and sit as a Board of Equalization. The Commission will then sit after July 12 from day to day to hear oral complaints. The general assessment roll will be on file in the tax assessor's office and be open for public inspection five days before the commission sits as a Board of Equalization.

National Championship? Our Bookish Billy Wows 'Em on Court

By BECKY DOYLE-QUINN Times Staffer Billy Colson, son of Mr. and Mrs. William R. Colson, 1218 Coral Way, is the best 11-year-old tennis player in Florida. He won the doubles and second place singles at the state contest in St. Petersburg and will go to Chattanooga, Tenn., July 24 to represent this state in the national tennis competition. But tennis is not Billy's only interest. He is catcher for the Salvadore Park all star baseball team and plays left end for the Youth Center football team. They won the state championship this year. The blue-eyed, crew cut and tan youth is an "A" student at Coral Gables Elementary. And he reads voraciously. "I like to read stories of famous men," says Billy. He has finished biographies of Albert Schweitzer, Thomas Jefferson, Teddy Roosevelt, and Leonardo deVinci and is about to start on John F. Kennedy's "Profiles in Courage." His daddy feels that the "A" in reading is all important. To encourage the children to read he has given them each their own shelf on the family bookshelf and a charge account at a local book store. For each book they read, Mr. Colson deposits a dollar in their savings accounts for college. Billy has read 30 books since Christmas. Billy also is interested in cars. He puts together and paints models which are on display throughout the house. Right now he is considering general surgery for his profession, but he's also interested in architecture. For all his accomplishments Billy is still a nice, well-mannered youngster. His "yes, ma'ams" are frequent and prompt. His dad plays tennis weekends. "I used to be able to beat him," says Mr. Colson, "but not anymore." Mrs. Colson is just beginning to play now and brother Dean, nine, plays too. Billy's sister, Catherine, six, doesn't have much interest in the game yet. "Billy is the product of a wonderful thing here in the Gables," says Mr. Colson, a Miami attorney. "The Youth Center and Salvadore Park provide many opportunities in sports too many parents don't know about." The Colsons live just a good serve's distance from the park. Several other children who have grown up near the park have gone on to national and international athletic fame, among them John Karabasz and Frank Froehling.

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Renting Rooms Here Illegal, Court Rules

Ordinance Against It, Judge Says By MAURICE LABELLE Times Staffer A city policy which permitted limited room renting in residential areas of Coral Gables has been thrown out by the Circuit Court. Judge Ray Pearson last week voided the resolution, approved by the City Commission March 22, 1960. He also enjoined the city from carrying out its provisions, and ruled that the resolution did not change the ordinance prohibiting room renting. The suit was filed in August of 1960 by the late James W. Nichols and Mrs. Nichols, of 225 Salamanca Ave. Nichols was a former president of the Coral Gables Apartment Owners Association. City officials were the original defendants, but 28 other persons asked the court through their attorney, C. Wesley Gustafson, to intervene in the case. The court ordered the defendants to pay the $88.12 costs. Attorney for the city was Ted Semple and George H. Lairy for the plaintiffs. Semple said Monday that the City Commission could write a new ordinance incorporating the features of resolution, if it so chose. The commission is in the same position it was before the (See Rooms, page 2)

Exit Stopwatches City Fathers Call Time Out on These

The stopwatches have been stopped. No longer will the city's meter checkers use stop watches to give motorists a break on overtime parking. City Manager L. W. Robinson Jr. has ordered the checkers to substitute human judgment for the stopwatches, which he said had been misunderstood by the public. Checkers had been allowing overtime parkers an extra two minutes to get back to their vehicles before issuing a ticket on an overtime meter. Now the checkers will wait a reasonable amount of time before a ticket is handed out — but no stopwatches.

45-Unit Apartment Under Way on Santona

A $320,000, three-story, 45-unit apartment building in the Riviera Section of Coral Gables gave local construction a substantial boost last week. The apartment house to be constructed at 6580 Santona St., brought the weekly total to $361,192 on eight permits. Owner of the large apartment is Santoria Nevia Corp. Architect is Maurice Weintraub and the contractor Millman Construction Co. An additional permit for $5,000 for alterations, was also issued on the same building. Permit totals do not include land values. Other permits issued last week went to L. S. Kurtz, 329 Cadima Ave., alterations, $3,500. K. G. Account Inc., 1401 Cordova St., residence, $15,680. J. A. Cox, 3400 Alhambra Circle, screen enclosure $2,912. Mrs. Alvin R. Jennings, 11901 Cutler Rd., Florida room addition, $3,100. Mi-Lin Inc., 141 Edgewater Dr., pool, $2,500. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Kaber, 420 Hardee Rd., addition, $8,500.

Penny Wise

One cent separated the low and high bid for armored car service for the City of Coral Gables. Armored Car Service, Inc. of Florida got the nod with a bid of $47.85 per month. Loser, Rolfe Armored Truck Service, Inc. bid $47.86 on the job.

Bus Deal At Least Year Away

Coral Gables will be in the bus transportation business for at least one more year — regardless of any agreements that might be worked out for a takeover by the Metro Transit Authority. Al Jacobson, chairman of the Bus Advisory Committee, said so Monday. Jacobson and committeemen met with Transit Authority officials last week and are to meet again in the near future to negotiate towards a possible sale of the city's system to Metro. Preliminary discussions indicate that Metro would not be able to provide the Gables with the personalized service offered to residents now, Jacobson said. Meanwhile, City Manager L. W. Robinson Jr. indicated that he is going ahead with several plans to improve and expand service. One of these is a plan to offer a special bus service to Matheson Hammock on weekends and holidays. (See story on page 20.) Air conditioned buses on the Miami run are also a possibility, Robinson said, if he can learn definitely that the city will remain in the bus business. Another run being planned for next fall is one from the terminal to Immaculata Catholic school in Miami and back. Robinson said also that approximately 20 buses will have to be replaced if operation by the city is continued.

Church Thief

Someone broke into the Church of the Little Flower Sunday and stole a ring containing 12 keys.

—Photo by RAYMOND LANG BILLY COLSON & ATHLETIC EQUIPMENT

Gables Tips Scales On Weight Control Concern

Putting two related businesses under the same roof may be more efficient, but the Coral Gables City Commission did not think it would be particularly beneficial to the city. The Commission turned down the application of Gerald F. Crampton for a combined naturopathic office and store selling weight control products at 2513 Ponce de Leon Boulevard. Crampton's application had gotten by the Zoning Board before it ran into static from the City Commission. Naturopaths have been outlawed by the State Legislature, but are allowed to operate under a grandfather clause. No new licenses are being issued. Said Commissioner Franklin Evans, a medical doctor: "Isn't it highly irregular for a physician to hire himself out?" Crampton had explained that the naturopath would be paid by him and would prescribe weight reducing products which would be purchased in Crampton's store. Crampton, who said he has operated similar businesses throughout the country, saw no irregularity in the arrangement.

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