The Coral Gables Times

Parking Lot Plan Being Restudied

The City Commission is scheduled to take another look Monday at the proposed ordinance requiring certain lots used for off-street parking to be improved. Considered back in early February, the ordinance would have required all owners of property being used for parking to pave, drain and landscape them. Two groups, the Retail Merchants Division of the Chamber of Commerce and Traffic and Parking Committee of the Chamber, and some individuals, including Commissioners Franklin Evans and C. L. Dressel Jr. had opposed the ordinance. Being considered now is an ordinance that would be limited to lots used in connection with new buildings; lots used in connection with a building; all those used for rented parking or those upon which complaints have been made. The new approach is scheduled to be taken up at next Monday's conference meeting.

We'll Send Crack Shots To Orlando

The City has approved the spending of $600 to send its sharpshooting cops to Orlando for the Florida State Pistol Championship matches in Orlando April 28-29. Gables policemen are fresh from winning the Southeastern section of the National Gallery Pistol Championship Matches held April 8 in Hialeah and they also participated in the Flamingo Pistol Tournament at Trail Glade Ranges at the end of March. In the Flamingo, team members were presented with 18 individual trophies in competition with experts from as far as California. Those participating were Assistant Chief D. F. Edwards, Lt. Floyd Neff, Officers Harvey Davis, Lewis Frederick and Bob Smith. Chief William Kimbrough has ordered the building of a new trophy rack to store all the awards.

Miracle Association Backs Ad Board in Bargain Feud

The Advertising Advisory Board, at odds with the City's paid publicity and advertising consultant, got support Friday from the Miracle Mile Association. It was not unexpected. The association's board of directors by a majority vote backed the board. Don Mullen is president. The Board has asked that the City-sponsored Ralph Renick TV newscast the night of April 25—the eve of Bargain Days—have one of its two major commercials devoted to calling attention to Bargain Days. Bert Burris, the consultant, has refused. He maintains such an approach is inconsistent with the City's advertising program. The Board maintains that the commercial could be done in the same tone as the general advertising. When Burris refused to follow the Board's wishes, the matter was referred to the City Commission. The Advertising Advisory Board, made up of five local citizens and chaired by Robert Hildreth, was surprised to find that neither Burris nor the City Commission regarded it as anything but advisory, certainly not with any policy-setting powers. Board members had considered themselves autonomous. There has been talk of resignations by most of the board members. However, these are being held up pending an attempt to reconcile the Board, the City Commission and Burris. The Bargain Days Committee switched its event from the traditional two days to three after an offer of support on the Renick show. Burris says that when he okayed support—asked for by Al Jacobson—he was thinking of it only as in the manner of other programs such as the Biltmore Open, flower show, et al. Those programs got a 10-second mentioned at the end of the newscast. There are two major commercials, each of 55 seconds' duration.

Students in Barry Concert

Ponce de Leon Junior High and Coral Gables High School students will be featured musicians April 28 when they appear in a student orchestral concert at Barry College. They are Holly Higgins, 14, of 3781 SW 27th Lane and Carol Ann Derflinger, 17929 Sunset Dr., as pianists, and Wallace Edward McMurry Jr., 16, 6480 SW 26th St., who plays the trumpet.

Bill Gale Is Promoted; Will Be In Miami Office

W. L. Gale, Coral Gables district manager since 1957 for Southern Bell Telephone, is being promoted to the area headquarters office in Miami. He will become division commercial supervisor there effective May 1. His successor here will be L. Earl Crittenden, in Miami since April of last year as division commercial engineer. Gale's new job will be to administer the business office function throughout the company's five districts in South Florida. He joined Southern Bell in Miami in 1948 and was group manager at Key West prior to an Atlanta assignment in 1954. In the Gables he has twice been president of the Junior Orange Bowl Committee, second vice president of the city's Chamber of Commerce and a director of the Coral Gables Rotary Club. He will continue to make his home here at 118 Antilla Ave. Southern Bell has three area headquarters in the state — northern, central and southern, the latter of which is in Miami. BILL GALE . . . telephone promotion

DEED CHANGES

Schulta to Lee R. and Eloy G. Erwin, 4927 Riviera Dr. $19,-200. Magann to Charles F. and Pauline B. Shewmake, 1515 Mantua Ave.

Former Kansas Citians Invited to Chamber Fete

An invitation has been extended by the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce to former residents of Kansas City, Mo., now living in this area to attend the 36th annual Membership Dinner of the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce. It will be held May 9 at the Coral Gables Country Club. The featured speaker of the evening will be H. Roe Bartle, serving his second term as mayor of Kansas City. Ken Kamberg, Chamber of Commerce member and ex-Kansas Citian, said that arrangements will be made to seat all guests from the "Heart of America" city as a group. Information may be obtained by calling the Chamber office at HI 6-1657.

And to Solve Parking, She Says, 'Tear Down Your Old Buildings'

Coral Gables City Hall had 32 'dignitaries' drop in for an inspection last Friday. There was the 'mayor', his 'city council', and a few 'department heads'. Of course, what would an inspection be without a 'fire chief' and 'police chief'? But business at City Hall went on as usual because the dignitaries were just doing part of their homework. They were all third grade students from Dade Demonstration School. The students recently held a class election in which they chose their own city officials from a mayor right on down to head of the sanitation department. As part of their lesson on how a city is run, Joe Mantinan, administrative assistant to the city manager, took the children on a tour of city hall. The children met everyone from finance director Kenneth Allyn to Mayor Robert Searle. The pupils giggled when Allyn told them he, as finance director, was just like their moms. He decided how to spend the paycheck, he quipped. The youngsters wound through the corridors of City Hall into the various departments. They finished their tour in the City Commission chamber with a brief talk from Mayor Searle. Mayor Searle popped a question at the children. "How would you make more parking space in Coral Gables?" he asked. There were a few simple replies. Then little Debra Anderson, 2630 SW 31st Ave., on the city council, said "Why don't you tear down all your old buildings?" Mayor Searle smiled. He then called on fire chief Richard Stanley, 3710 SW 29th St., "What do you do at your school in case of fire," the mayor asked. Stanley rose, started a sentence, halted, started again, halted. He began to blush. Then, with simplicity and directness, he straightened his shoulders and blurted, "We just all get out of the building!" Students in the class of teacher Jane Reynolds who made the tour were: Mayor, Vance Bretz, 225 Alesio Ave.; Council, Debra Greene, 3301 SW 25th Ter.; Debra Anderson, Frederick Evans, 2931 SW 38th Ave.; Martha Munoz, 3670 SW 24th Ter. Fire chief, Richard Stanley; police chief, Richard Lee, 2934 SW 35th Ave.; departments heads, health, Ashley Cid, 3747 SW 27th Lane; parks, Tina Kelly, 3428 SW 29th St.; and sanitation, Suzanne Ball, 234 Alesio Ave. Others were Jorge Coro, 3608 SW 28th St.; Robert Hurvitz, 2660 SW 36th Ave.; Kirk Ledger, 2655 SW 33rd Ave.; Jose Lopez, 2903 SW 38th Ave. Ray Rebello, 3681 SW 26th Ter.; Ralph Terrell, 3414 SW 25th Ter.; Jorge Tormes, 2760 SW 31st Ave.; Gary Wilson, Romano Ave. Lynn Byrum, 3118 SW 25th Ter.; Jean Del Buono, 2622 SW 36th Ave.; Alicia Del Castillo, 3061 SW 27th St.; Gisela Diaz, 328 Velarde Ave. Maria Gutierrez, 2789 SW 34th Ct.; Patsy Kagan, 2805 SW 35th Ave.; Linda Patterson, 3505 Monegro St.; Amalia Pazos, 3121 SW 23rd Ter. Janis Price, 2860 SW 34th Ave.; Claudia Puig, 133 San Sebastian Ave.; Irene Swan, 3188 SW 23rd Ter.; and Novene Urgell, 2784 SW 34th Ct. 'MAYOR' Vance Bretz addressed his 'Council' in the Coral Gables City Commission Chambers when these Dade Demonstration School third-graders toured City Hall. Council members are (left to right) Debra Anderson, Martha Munoz, Debra Greene and Frederick Evans. (Staff photo).

Ann Smith New Guild Leader

The Business Women's Guild of the First Christian Church elected Ann Smith leader. Other officers are Corine Bolt, vice-leader; Mary Brooker, secretary; Garvene Cagle, corresponding secretary; Mary Elizabeth Cue, treasurer. Elected department heads were Mabel Gilbert, study; Ardith Nesseler, worship; Meseal Phelan, membership and Lee Stewart, service.

As a friendship guesteur to our Latin friends, the Columbia flag was hoisted along side the American flag in Alhambra Circle Plaza Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Mantinan are looking on.