The Coral Gables Times

THE Coral Gables Times THE CITY BEAUTIFUL

Vol. 37, No. 13 28 Pages Thursday, May 3, 1962 Phone HI 3-1661 Price 10c

What's Up?

MRS. DAVID Parrack of Star Island had the funniest costume at the Gables Country Club costume golf tourney recently. Story and picture on page 19.

Refinery's Going to a Vote?

Referendum Petitions Are Slated

(Editorial on page 4) By MAURICE LABELLE Times Reporter A referendum is shaping up on the controversial Seadade Oil Refinery, Lloyd Miller, vice president of the Safe Progress Association, said Tuesday. Miller, a leader in the fight against the $40 million D. K. Ludwig refinery near Homestead, said petitions calling for a referendum will be distributed next week. No target date was set for he vote but one is already likely in August for other issues such as the Crandon Amendments to the Metro Charter. A referendum is, in effect, a public opinion poll by the county's registered voters. The anti - refinery spokesman, speaking before the Coral Gables Citizens Committee, also urged individual communities to follow the lead of Miami Beach. The Beach is filing a suit to block the refinery. Miller's group is led by Philip Wylie, author and local resident. "I tell you there is no way to stop industrial polution," Miller told the group Tuesday. Miller said he was no expert on oil refineries, but that common sense and "the example of (See Refinery, Page 2)

Jacobson To Lead Chamber

NEW CHAMBER officers are, left to right, Manager Lee Smith; first vice president Robert Hildreth; President Al Jacobson; and Treasurer Ed Brown. Absent is second vice president Robert Bradley. (Who's This Man Jacobson? To find out, turn to page 3) Albert Jacobson, merchant here for a decade and winner of this year's outstanding citizenship award, is the new president of the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce. Other officers, chosen by the board of directors last Thursday night, are: First vice president, Robert Hildreth of Coral Gables Federal Savings and Loan Association. Second vice president, Robert J. Bradley of Florida Power and Light Co. Treasurer, Edward F. Brown of Coral Gables First National Bank. Lee H. Smith was reappointed manager. Serving on the board will be the old plus five newly elected directors, to be installed next week. They are John R. Beverley, Dr. Robert L. Cherry, H. A. Crowley, Sam Miller and Rolfe Neill. Jacobson succeeds Hamilton Hayes as leader of the City's 580-member Chamber. He is proprietor of Rae's Stationers on Miracle Mile as well as owner of local commercial properties. In a short talk to the directors last week, Jacobson said among things in his administration to be stressed are financial self-sufficiency to get rid of a City subsidy for the chamber, amounting this year to about $6,000.

Gables High Principal's Against Inviting 'Amigos' to His School

(Editorial on page 4) Gables High Principal Harry Rath has said no thank you to a proposal to bring Operation Amigo to his school. "We've got our Project Amigo," said the principal, referring to the some 400 Cuban refugee children enrolled in the student body of 3,000. "People who dream up these ideas don't have to go through the agony they put us through. "I feel we've got all we can do," he continued, pointing to the school's crowded conditions. "You've got to use common sense in the school business." There is not a single empty classroom during the day and triple sessions became mandatory next fall. Only two schools have turned down the Amigo program, it is understood. The program provides a look at America for groups of Latin American high school children. The several tours which have come here, with the students staying as guests in Dade County homes, have been highly successful in the eyes of the sponsors. At Gables High, the idea first came forward March 2 in an editorial in the school newspaper, written by Lee Sandler. Rath said he was critical of the editorial but did not take any measures against its author. He said he talked to the journalism teacher and paper sponsor, Mrs. Ann Metzger. She presented arguments in favor of press freedom, Rath recalled. "Frankly, I think sometimes they have too much freedom," but added that he has never censored anything in the paper. Members of the student body said yesterday (Wednesday) that students hope to change the principal's mind and get the school to participate in Operation Amigo.

483 Lucky Families; Ricky's Tops

Ricky Schafer, a Coral Gables Times carrier who's saving his money to study medicine, is winner of our first annual subscription contest. In addition to a cash prize and increased monthly earnings, the 13-year-old wins a trip to Nassau for himself and one of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George C. Schafer, 5821 SW 10th St. They will travel aboard the SS Bahama Star. Ricky added 128 new customers to our subscribers' list. In all, 483 new families are Times readers today who weren't three weeks ago at the beginning of the contest. Second place went to Louis La Neve with 121 subscriptions. Rounding out the first five were George Tillotson with 47; Leo La Neve (brother to Louis) with 26; and Stuart Cohen with 23. There are some 9,000 weekly newspapers in this country with an average circulation of 2,700 copies. The Times expects to have 6,000 subscribers by May 1, 1963. LOUIS LA NEVE ... Almost No. 1 RICKY SCHAFER .. No. 1 Salesman

The Doctor's Absent So Court Frees Her

Dr. James McShane Jr. of 17 Calabria Ave. didn't show up for his date with the judge in Tuesday's Municipal Court session, and the pretty defendant went free. Dr. McShane had signed an affidavit charging Linda Morgan, of 36 Santillane Ave., with disturbing the peace when he said she forced her way into his apartment and struck him with her purse. She also threw a broken piece of glass at him, he charged. Judge Charles Spooner ruled Miss McShane not guilty when Dr. McShane did not show up to testify. The local physician had Miss Morgan arrested on a disturbing the peace charge in January. That time Miss Morgan failed to show and forfeited $75 bond.

BOOK DONORS

The Coral Gables Public Library has received gifts of books from John W. Congdon, 6900 SW 86th Ave.; Miss Catherine L. Elder, 11680 N. Kendall Dr.; and Mr. S. Hettwick, 1010 E. Ponce de Leon Blvd.

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