The Coral Gables Times

Thursday, November 1, 1962, page 5 (of 24)

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OFF BEAT by Maurice Labelle

UM's George Mira is the hero of a lengthy article in this month's True Magazine. Mira, dubbed "The Matador from Miami," because of the way he feints off the mad bull rushes of opposing linemen and his Spanish ancestry, is given a royal buildup. Ed Crowley, local seed store entrepreneur and rabid university supporter, is ga-ga about Mira and the team this year and is looking for a way to get the Gables into the act and benefit from all the publicity. Mira has certainly done a lot to lift interest in the Hurricanes — once an exciting team to watch — but whose "drive series" of a few years ago gave local fans a belly full of guts football, victories but little to shout about. There are and have been few quarterbacks who can throw that pigskin a la Mira. Jack Hackett, of the early 1950's could, but Jack was handicapped by a bad leg and could not run—was forbidden to run—the way Mira can. Credit the Matador's pass protection and some good catchers for his amazing record-breaking offensive performance. All this Miami team lacks to be truly great is first class running attack. This may come in the last few games. Watch for it as some boys get off the sick list and others improve. But the opposition—the first and second teams in the nation—is formidable. They're our home town team, let's root for 'em.

Spanish Is Easy This Way

"The Wise Rooster" is a Spanish Christmas legend lovingly and beautifully retold by local author Mariana Prieto. Mrs. Prieto's prose has dignity and charm, the necessary ingredients for a child's story. The author has included a Spanish text of the legend making this a dual language book. She has also included a vocabulary for the English-speaking child and the Spanish-speaking child. If you are studying Spanish by all means read "The Wise Rooster" with the English version on the opposite page. You'll find it's the easiest and most satisfying Spanish lesson you ever had! This book is available in the Children's Division of the Coral Gables Public Library. —Helen D. O'Neill

A Sum Up After Ole Miss: No Heroes Are In Sight

(Reprinted from National Review Bulletin) There are no apparent heroes in the Ole Miss affair. James Meredith has conducted himself with self-control and dignity, but he is not a hero; heroes do not permit themselves to become puppets in the hands of the mighty. A President whose failure of nerve only eighteen months ago abandoned brave men, who had put their faith in his pledges, to death and prison, does not become a hero by ordering 15,000 heavily armed troops to conquer a college campus. A governor who, after public boast, fades away when the trouble he exacerbated begins, is no hero; nor a pathetic ex-officer—a hero once—who floundered hopelessly in waters he could not chart. There were no heroes, by all reports, among a student body wracked with unreasoning fears and hatreds that few provocations could justify...

GONZALES BOY CUT

Nelson Gonzales, 13, 2614 Le Jeune Rd., received a severe cut in a fall at Tahiti Beach Oct. 28, according to Fireman I. T. Williams who gave him first aid.

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Editor's Mailbox

EDITOR: I flunked your mathematical puzzle—never was good at math. However, I have solved your sign - store window - puzzler. Used logic. It's the sign that is 250 square inches, not the window. Right? HARRY E. JENNINGS 621 Zamora (Editor's note: Reader Jennings may advance to the head of the class.) EDITOR: After having expended tortuous times in evolving the one and only correct solution to your now infamous coin riddle, the undersigned does not think it proper that the riddle be forever interred with specious eulogies. All of the solutions as printed in your October 25th edition fail on the second weighing, as the incorrect presumption is adopted that odd coin is HEAVIER than the legitimate coins. Such is not the case, as the riddle clearly states that "one is heavier or lighter." The formula expressing the correct solution is quite lengthy, but a patient explanation is available from the undersigned upon request. Back to the scales, gentlemen. FRANCIS X. BRADLEY President Columbia Title of Florida 2158 Ponce de Leon Blvd. (Editor's note. See story on Page 1) EDITOR: If the citizens of Dade County ever needed proof that a local man could function more efficiently as County Manager, Mr. McNayr has certainly provided that evidence in his handling of the Civil Defense alert. It would be hard to picture a local man, with the inbred knowledge of our economy and our dependence upon tourism, standing before a TV camera and speaking as Mr. McNayr spoke. In criticism of Mr. McNayr, The Miami Herald writes editorially: "Why should people here curtail their comings and goings? The armed forces will tell us should there be need for a change." In his broadcast McNayr suggested that people stay off the streets at night. By nature Mr. McNayr seems to be "previous." He moved out ahead of the Board of County Commissioners in his ONE GOVERNMENT FOR DADE program, creating a month-long uproar in the area. Now, just a short time later, he has moved without awaiting directives from National Civil Defense Officials. The sad part of this Civil Defense move is that it hits us where it hurts the most—in the pocketbook. It does seem that the Board of County Commissioners could find some way to control their appointed Manager, and avoid these constant upsets. JOHN A. DONNELLY 15145 S. Biscayne River Dr. EDITOR: I am a senior at Coral Gables High School. When you first published your mathematical riddle I was very interested, especially in seeing the response it received. I was happy to see the interest created. The right solution follows. (The reason I know what it is? This riddle was illustrated and solved at the University of Miami Engineering Exposition in 1960.) NORTON GREENFELD (Editor's note: For space purposes we have omitted the explanation. See story on page 1.)

Minister Asks Big Questions

(Continued from Page 4) be more than the minister or the select leadership group. It must be what it was in the 1st and 2nd Century Church — a family. The family must stay together through thick and thin. In this solidarity great strides can be made in evangelism and social improvement. The first line of offense against evil is the membership, the rank and file. The most vulnerable spot in the church is the pulpit. And this must have a means of protection or futility reigns. A quick survey of the really great Protestant churches of this country readily points to the two freedoms being experienced in a joint and harmonious endeavor: freedom of the pew and the pulpit. Put these together with a standard to rally around such as I Corinthians 13 and allow the Holy Spirit of God to operate, and you have some idea of a church alive.

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