The Coral Gables Times

Thursday, July 27, 1961, page 19 (of 24)

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Just Like People Caesareans to Fish Hooks- Animals Have Their Problems

By RAYMOND LANG Times Reporter One little cat tangles with a fish hook and another jams a sewing needle in its throat. If you think people who go to doctors have it bad, listen to pets' troubles. A dog has a bit of trouble with his gall stones. A chimp, dressed like a little girl, gets a shot of penicillin to fight off penumonia. It's happened. Ask Mrs. Rotta Dobb, a receptionist for a Coral Gables veterinarian. "There was this one cat who had gotten into the garage," said Mrs. Dobbs, "where the fish hooks were. "It got the hook in its mouth and tired to get it out with its paw, but got that caught. It tried with the other paw and caught that one. "Then it tried with both its hind paws and got them caught." The pet's owners brought the bundle of fur to the vet nad he removed the hook. Mrs. Dobbs said another cat had somehow jammed a sewing needle and thread into its throat. The vet pushed it to one side and then pulled it out. Often the vet must perform a Caesarean operation on a pregnant dog. Mrs. Dobbs explained that this owner, who raises pedigreed dogs, will instruct the vet to perform a Caesarean if it seems the dog will have trouble with a natural delivery. Of course, dogs have other problems. Everything from trouble with gall stones and gall bladders to overweight and chicken bones caught in their throats. Though pets may come and go with their humanlike problems, Mrs. Dobbs will always remember the chimp. "I looked out the door," she said, "and here comes a woman with a chimp in a dress, with little socks and shoes, and a little cap with a ribbon tied under the chin. "It was the cutest thing! I had never seen a chimp so dressed up." Mrs. Dobbs said the owner told her the chimp was treated just like a child. She had her own nursery and bed and ate from a dish while sitting in a high chair. "And after the chimp got its penicillin shot, they got into the car and the chimp sat in the front seat by the window. "I said 'Bye, bye.' "And do you know that chimp turned right around to me and waved 'Good-bye'?"

Presbyterian Melon Fete Is Saturday

Youth groups of the Coral Gables First Presbyterian Church, 121 Alhambra Plaza, will present a watermelon social and musical show for the benefit of the Latin American Youth Exchange, Saturday evening. Peter Eloff, 17, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl J. Eloff of 6080 SW 118th St., is now in Bogota, Colombia, with his church as sponsor. The senior high and college-age groups of the church have offered to raise $250 for his benefit through their social. Festivities begin at 5:30 p.m. and the musical show, a chronological survey of courtship, will be presented at 6 and again at 7:30 and 9. The production is written and directed by Nick Hodsdon, a junior at Tulane University. One dollar for adults and 50c for children will entitle patrons to all the watermelon they can eat and admission to all three shows. Tickets may be purchased in advance at the church office or from any of the church young people, and purchased at the door on the night of tend. The public is invited to attend the show.

Team Golf For Women

It was team event, drawn blind Friday, at the Coral Gables Country Club's Women's Golf Association. Play was foursomes. Mrs. Fay Britt, Mrs. Howard Marshall, Mrs. Krit Logsdon and Mrs. A. M. Dohre. Two teams tied for second place with 155 1/2. They were Mrs. J. C. Finerty, Mrs. Cliff Snyder, Mrs. Franklin Parson and Mrs. Anne Stokes, and Mrs. Edna Kaspar, Mrs. Richard McClain, Mrs. R. G. Schmid and Mrs. E. J. Livesay came in first with 150.

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Wessell Named President Of City Planning Board

Donald H. Wessell, president of Wessel Construction Industries, Inc., 139 Giralda Ave., has been named chairman of the Planning and Advisory Board of the City of Coral Gables. Wessell, a 14-year resident of the Gables, is a director of University Federal Savings & Loan Association. As head of the seven-member Planning and Advisory Board, he will direct the work of the citizens group charged with the study of the physical planning of "The City Beautiful" in order that it may be kept in line with master plan with relation to streets, land use, schools, recreation and facilities. William L. Wood is new vice chairman of the board. D. H. WESSELL

Dr. Cooper To Lead Med School

Dr. John A. D. Cooper will be installed as dean of the University of Miami School of Medicine some time this fall. Dr. Cooper, who is at present associate dean of Northwestern University Medical School and also professor of biochemistry, holds both the M.D. and the Ph.D. degree, and has done extensive work in the fields of metabolism and radiobiology. He will take the place of Dr. Homer F. Marsh, who resigned as dean last month to become vice president of the University of Tennessee.

They Want Mr. Taylor For 'Scene'

Robert Taylor — not the movie actor — is a much-sought-after and well-dressed gentleman. Taylor — at least that's the name he gave to dozens of store owners in Coral Gables and South Miami — bought several hundred dollars in clothes for which he paid in elastic checks. Complaints flooded the Coral Gables and South Miami Police stations and Chambers of Commerce as "Taylor" "spent" freely in Miracle Mile and South Miami stores using checks drawn on the Commercial Bank of Miami. Police are checking out various leads — a license number and one check allegedly signed by a Teamsters Union official. Teamsters told police they did not know the person named.

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Gas Station Again Bids For Giralda

A tire company's second bid to erect a gas station at the southwest corner of Avenue Giralda and Douglas Road will be the subject of a future public hearing. General Realty Corporation, the contract purchaser, seeks the zoning changed from CB Commercial to CC Commercial to permit construction of the station. A similar request was denied by the City Commission May 23. Owner of the property is Continental Equities Inc.

Police Aimed to Win And They Couldn't Miss

Sure as shooting the Coral Gables Police Department won the Florida Peace Officers Association annual pistol match cup last week at Clearwater. The four-man team of Lt. Floyd Neff, Officers L. W. Frederick, Harvey Davis and Assistant Chief D. F. Edwards came away with the shinny new trophy after nosing out law enforcement teams from all over Florida, including municipal, county, State and federal units. Lt. Neff also took the slow fire match in the masters class and Officer Robert Smith, who went along as an alternate, won two plaques in the sharpshooter class. A two-year lay off from competition apparently sharpened the shooting eye of the local dead eye Dans.

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