The Coral Gables Times

UPPED IN RANK, in the promotion and reclassification of detective personnel of the Coral Gables Police Department, are, left to right, Sergeant Herman Pitz, Capt. E. H. McGough, Sergeant Charles Skalaski, and Lt. Don Clermont.

Heads Detectives McGough Named Captain

How does a man jump from sergeant to captain or from detective to lieutenant in what constitutes only one leap? That's the problem Coral Gables Personnel Director has in explaining how E. H. McGough will become Capt. McGough Friday (tomorrow) and Don Clermont will be Lieutenant Clermont. McGough, a 20-year veteran, will head the department. At the same time, Officers Herman Pitz and Charles Skalaski move up to sergeant. BISHOP'S RETIREMENT All the promotions come to the Detective Bureau which recently lost Capt. A. M. Bishop through retirement. The usual situation of the men apparently jumping two ranks resulted from a change in the city's classification system, Harrison said. Actually, he explained, a captain in the detective bureau has been re-designated a police captain, which is equivalent to the old rank of detective lieutenant. And a detective sergeant is now a police lieutenant and officers formerly designated juvenile officer-detective will now be a police sergeant, but not detective sergeant, a designation that has been eliminated. TITLES DROPPED In short, all detective titles have been dropped. This was done to equalize ranks in the Detective Bureau and eliminate the difficulty in not having ranks equivalent between sections, Harrison said. Under the change, the 43-year-old McGough, a World War II Air Transport Command sergeant, will be the top gun. The Lilly, Ga., native has been with the department since October, 1940. He returned from service in 1946 and was assigned the Detective Bureau. He is married and has two children, Robert 15, and Jerry Lynn, 10. The McGoughs live at 8610 SW 43rd Ter. WAS IN NAVY Clermont, 38, a Navy petty officer came to the Gables police in 1950 after a four-year stint. He joined the Detective Bureau in 1956 and has been juvenile officer since that appointment. The Clermonts live at 1000 Wallace St. Pitz a veteran of the Detroit, Mich., police force vice squad is 48. He joined the local police in 1947. Named outstanding police officer in 1948, he was once cited by the Florida Police Officers Association, for saving a baby's life. THREE CHILDREN The Pitz' have three children, Carol Lynn, 19; Charon Kathleen, 17, and Jeanne Therese, 15. They live at 11800 SW 60th Ave. Skalaski, 34, played on the University of Miami football teams of 1945-46 as tackle and guard. He received a Bachelor's degree in education. The versatile policeman is also director of the South Miami Recreation Department. Skalaski has been a Gables policeman since Oct. 1949. He was selected Man of the Year by the Coral Gables Jaycees in 1954 and by the South Miami Jaycees in 1959. Skalaski, who came from Bridgeton, N.J., is married and has four children, Charles III, 4, William, 2 months, Linda Jean, 14, and Donna Marie, 3. They live at 11210 SW 47th Ter.

Back To School

(Continued from page 1) school year. Enrollment is fixed at 225. Ponce de Leon Junior High, with an enrollment last year of 1,839, anticipates an increase of 50 to 75 students and an average increase of five students per classroom to 35. No TV classes but some early classes are planned. Failure to meet the Thursday registration deadline there will mean a loss of the three first days of school. UP TO 1968 West Laboratory school has a fixed enrollment of 425 and registration is pretty well fixed as far as 1968. Merrick Demonstration School officials said they did not expect any overcrowding, but had no way of knowing how many new first graders to anticipate. Last day of registration there is also Aug. 31. Coral Gables Elementary, with a registration of 800 anticipates no increase or overcrowding and no delays to those who might register after Aug. 31.

Meterless Parking Off Mile

Coral Gables' experiment in meterless off-street parking will get under way tomorrow (Friday). Only one lot will be used in the pilot program at the Andalusia Avenue parking lot in the 300 block behind Miracle Mile. But parking will not be free. An attendant will collect fees until an automatic machine is installed shortly. Some merchants expect to issue courtesy payment vouchers to customers who buy in their stores. On the results of the trial may rest similar conversion of the City's 16 other parking lots. "If the method meets with general approval," City Manager L. W. Robinson Jr. said, "it will probably be extended to other locations." The main advantage of the setup to shoppers will be that no overtime parking tickets will be issued. Users will merely pay for time used. The rate will be 15 cents for the first hour and 10 cents for each additional hour. These fees are on trial also and may be revised if need be.

Survey By Jaycees For Goals

(Continued from page 1) aware of its own needs, Adams said. The Jaycees also hope to alert civic organizations to these needs, determine a priority of needs and try to get them to work in concert to get the work done. Approximately 300 cities throughout the nation are undergoing similar surveys, but not to the extent the Gables Jaycees contemplate, says Adams. They have retained First Research Corporation to train a group of 40 of their members to go out and question residents. This will be after they have gone over a list of suggested questions to determine if and how they should be changed to produce the best type of answer. The questions are a composite of those asked in many national surveys. There are 11 categories: people, organizations, government, social agencies, churches, economy, tourists, appearance, education, recreation, and health are the topics to be covered. The survey will then be made using 1,000 "perfect" subjects selected before-hand who will represent a cross-section based on location, profession and income. Results of the survey will be placed on IBM cards, the results will be analyzed and a report will be made and presented to the City Commission, Adams said. Total estimated cost of the project is $2,000.

Kerdyk Dissents Raises News To Most Businessmen

Reaction to the city's action in raising of occupational license fees in 18 different categories is mixed. Most of the affected persons had not heard of the change. Taking a strong stand against the increase is former city commissioner Frank Kerdyk. "The reason for the occupational license fees," said Kerdyk, "is to regulate." The former vice mayor and Gables realtor said this type of action is what he opposed while on the Commission. "Businessmen get socked," said Kerdyk. The Board of Realtors took a look at the new fees affecting them Tuesday morning at a meeting, but took no action, William Anderson, vice president, said. A committee is studying the fees and will report later, Anderson said. But some took a passive view. "The fee is not out of line," said Marvin Cone, owner of Deerborne School. But, he added, the city might have asked for his opinion on the matter before increasing his license from $30 to $50. O. C. Williamson Jr., operator of the Coral Gables Garage said he would take up the matter at a meeting of fellow garagemen to determine if the $30 to $50 fee increase is a reasonable one. "It's quite an increase... My reaction is not favorable," said Williamson. Deel Motors, whose fee went from $50 to $75, indicated theirs was a large operation that would not be greatly affected by the $25 change. Gas Oil Products owner, Willard Ware, however, said that the increase from $40 to $50 on bottled gas dealers was just another expense of doing business in Coral Gables that is driving people out. "It's a minor step," Ware said, "but it's driving industry away from the area." William Mason, operator of Travel Inc., whose license went from $30 to $50 had another complaint. "The increase is not substantial," Mason said. But he pointed out that he was already paying $50 a year for bonding costs, which adds to his cost of doing business.

Upped Fees Will Bring More Cash

(Continued from page 1) Cleary recalled. But when the department presented its recommendations the following year, the Commission turned them down. The same thing happened last year at budget time. This year a revised list was approved. "I still say that Gables fees are way below those of most municipalities," Cleary said. According to City Manager L. W. Robinson Jr., the fee increases resulted from the recommendations of the Finance Department, which were studied and modified by the Budget Advisory Committee before they made their recommendations to the Commission. The increases bring the fees in line with surrounding communities, Robin said. Here is a list of fees, old and new: Classification | Old | New | Miami | Miami Beach Amusement | .25 | 175 | 50 | 150 | 385 minimum to 546 Auto Painting | 30 | 50 Barber Shop | 7.50 | 10 each chair Beauty Shop-(x) | 30 | 10 2 Bookkeeping Svc. | 25 | 30 37 40 Bottled Gas Deal. | 30 | 40 2 Dressmaking | 10 | 15 2 Exterminator | 30 | 75 47 Fender and Body Shop | 30 | 50 Garage | 30 | 50 Garbage, Trash, Collector | 50 | 50 0 Garbage, Trash, Junk | 250 | 500 Insurance Adjuster | 30 | 50 Agency | 30 | 60 Salesman | 5 0 15 17x Company | 50 | 125 220 115 Private School more than 1 teacher | 30 | 50 34 Only 1 | 15 | 30 Real Estate Broker | 30 | 60 40 Salesman | 5 0 17 Restaurant | 25 | 30 2 Each add. seat over 10 | .25 | 1.00 Small Loan Co. | 100 | 150 219 2 Travel Bureau | 30 | 50 146 2 Vehicle Dealer | 50 | 75 146 2 x-The old fee was $30 for each shop, but the new fee is $10 for each chair. z-No basis for comparison.

Meter Girls And Gables Square Off for Justice

(Continued from page 1) wrong times on more than 40 tickets checked out by Auditor Paul Gleman. Mrs. Searle and Miss Barrow countered the city's charges by saying that no matter how many tickets they wrote, it wasn't enough. Also alleged was that a quota system existed. CITY DENIES The city has denied that any quota was ever established. Allyn, at the time, blamed bad morale following the transfer of the girls from the Police Department to his department for the controversy that led to their firing. Stripped of their police powers and reduced to checking meters, the girls were retained at their existing salary, $83.50 per week, but cut off from a top step pay increase, according to Personnel Director Robert Harrison.

Still Going

The summertime program is coming to an end at Coral Gables Youth Center but it isn't over yet. The center is still busy with children. The adult program for Fall will start Sept. 5. The children's new program will begin Sept. 25 and will include activities and an all-day Saturday program. Registration will begin Sept. 18. The morning prog [?"Playtime for Tots," will re-?] sume Sept. 11.