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The Coral Gables Times
Thursday, August 10, 1961, page 1 (of 52)
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THE Coral Gables TIMES
THE CITY BEAUTIFUL Vol. 36, No. 26 28 Pages Thursday, August 10, 1961 Phone HI 3-1661 Price 10c
Gets License He Wins Bout In Lion's Den
By BECKY DOYLE-QUINN Times Reporter The Red Lion is here to stay. The City Commission said so after much deliberation at its meeting last week. The Red Lion is the proposed name for an English pub on Alcazar Avenue. F. A. Gibbs appeared before the commission to ask permission for the transfer of a beer and wine license from the Huddle Bar and Grill, 252 Alcazar Ave. The Gibbs family has purchased the site and intends to remodel it after the type of pubs seen in English towns and New England cities, he said. DIDN'T CLICK The Commission did not at first approve of the name. One felt it just didn't "click." Another thought it in poor taste. A third cited the old "Bucket of Blood" Tavern that used to be on Douglas Road as the reason for his disapproval. The Gibbs' son, Bradley, came before the commission in a last minute appeal and stated that much research had gone into the name. He pointed to a flag that hangs in the commission meeting room. On the flag are two lions—red lions. OUR FLAG? "Those, sir, are English lions, and if they are good enough to adorn the flag of Coral Gables, they are good enough to name a bar after," said young Gibbs. A commissioner informed Bradley that the flag was the flag of Cartegena, Colombia, the sister city of Coral Gables, and that the lions are Spanish lions. "Well, they look like English lions," murmured Gibbs. MUCH TROUBLE Commissioner Joe Murphy suggested a motion be passed to accept the name and transfer the license, "in view of the trouble and research these people have gone to." The commission did not want to deny the license transfer simply because of the name. The motion was passed, with Commissioner Evans abstaining.
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There's No Lemon At Ronnie's Tee Time
RONNIE SHOWS FORM —Staff Photo by RAYMOND LANG By CHARLES SUNERGREN Correspondent Ronnie Dean Tegge, age five, already has had a taste of the thrill of athletic fame. It started over a year ago when he won his first golf championship, the National Pee Wee Tournament, held in Orlando. This year he went back to defend his title and won again. Golf seems to come naturally to him as it does to the remainder of his family. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Tegge of 500 Vilabella Ave. His Dad, a National Airlines pilot, is also an avid golfer, so is his 15-year-old sister, Rena, who has taken second place in the National Junior Golf Championship and recently won a putting contest at the Coral Gables Country Club. Ronnie has his own set of standard "little boy's" clubs. His playing style, however, is that of an adult. He has drives as long as 100 yards. The backyard is a favorite practice spot and he sends the ball arcing gracefully through the air across the street. "Believe it or not," says his father, "I haven't had to pay for a window or a windshield yet." Proud of his lean, tanned body, the boy does chin-ups and push-ups daily to keep in condition. And if he's untypical of his age in golf he's certainly typical of it in other respects. Our interview ended, he asked, "Dad, will you fix my bike?" His father got up obligingly and went off to the garage.
It Was a Boy
Remember the Dr. Gibbys, who needed a zoning clearance for their Parmo Avenue home to add room for a fifth child? That fifth child came last week, weighing in at 6 lbs., 2 oz. and going under the name of John Andrew Gibby. Mrs. Gibby expects to be home from the hospital Monday. As for the extra room, its disposal will be discussed at a public meeting in September.
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Realty Sales Up, Building Holds As CG Business Gains
The real estate market here—both in building and in selling existing homes—continues to improve. Building permits were off slightly for July, 1961, compared to the same month last year but continue to run ahead for the year. Home and property sales are up better than a half million dollars this July over the last one and are helping to bring 1961 to within catching distance of 1960. Figures released this week by the Coral Gables Board of Realtors show this July's total in realty transfers to be $2,022,150. Last year it was $1,482,200. The breakdown is 44 single-family residences, $1,237,250; 10 multiple-family residences, $428,200; three commercial buildings, $154,800; and 36 lots, $201,900. Year-to-date totals are July, 1961, $10,533,295 and July, 1960, $11,282,725. The Gables' Building Department issued permits last month for $1,240,295 compared to $1,427,925 in 1960. Year-to-date figures are $7,990,877 for 1961 and $7,354,135 for 1960.
Retired Colonel New Assistant at Doctors'
(Related story, page 2) An Air Force colonel, who at 41 already has one career behind him and is retired, began another this week in Coral Gables. He is Mahlon P. (for Parr) Clark, the new assistant administrator at Doctors' Hospital. He succeeds Miss Ethel Langhorn who has returned to Evergreen, Ala., to be with her mother. Clark's job will be to assist Mrs. Mary Reeder in directing the 209-bed institution which operates on a yearly budget of about $21⁄2 million. The new executive is a native of New York State. At first he said Oneonta because, "you've never heard of the town I was born in. You'd better put Hartwick, though; my mother would never forgive me!" Hartwick is but nine miles from Cooperstown, N.Y., the birthplace of baseball. Clark retired from the Air Force in 1959 as a lieutenant colonel after 21 years' service. He joined, what was then the Army, as a private in 1938. His first job was an ambulance driver in the medical corps. His medical orientation stuck and he spent virtually his entire military career in that field. During World War II he was sent through flight school and earned his wings. "Afterwards, though, they sent me right back to hospital work." When he left the Air Force at Tampa (his mother now lives near there at Zeyphr Hills), he was in charge of an Air Reserve Center hospital unit of 250-beds. After retiring from the service, he joined Eastern Air Lines here to be in charge of their security. He was with them until joining Doctors'. Hospital work runs in the family. Clark's wife, the former Betti Connery, was a captain in the Nurse Corps when they met. They have two children, 19-year-old Wayne and 14-year-old David. Their home is at 4800 SW 87th Ave. And as for the Air Force, it's still very much around. Wayne enlisted this week. MAHLON P. CLARK
More Power
Coral Gables radio station WVCG has submitted an application to increase its FM (frequency modulation) power to the Federal Communications Commission.
Melvin Reese Wins Vote With Little Campaigning
Melvin Reese, Miami city manager, has a three-woman fan club going in the Gables. Its members are three ladies whose 1953 Cadillac stalled one day last week on South Dixie Highway. The trio is Mrs. Frank E. Harlow, 931 Obispo Ave.; Mrs. Harry Higgins, 908 Andres Ave.; and Mrs. John Rees Harlow, 101 Antiquera Ave. To them it seemed that no passing motorist would note their plight—none that is until an auto with a lone man in it. He assisted. "Young man, what is your name?" Mrs. Frank Harlow recalls asking him. "You are the only person who's stopped to offer help." "I'm Melvin Reese," he answered, "your city manager."
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