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THE Coral Gables TIMES

THE CITY BEAUTIFUL Vol. 37, No. 42 20 Pages Thursday, Nov. 22, 1962 Phone HI 3-1661 Price 10c

'But Teenagers Turn Out Same' 'Going to Be a Strange 2 Weeks'

SUSAN AND AMIGO VICTOR GO BIKE RIDING (Twenty-six Honduran Amigos leave Gables High Monday after their visit. This first person account is by junior Susan Gertman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Gertman, 3830 Alhambra Ct. The Amigos were here two weeks.) By SUSAN GERTMAN The minute I found him, I could tell that it was going to be a strange two weeks. He hadn't answered my frantic calling and was uncomfortable surrounded by girls. Victor Meza, my amigo from Honduras, received a shock when he discovered that his host for his two week stay in the United States was to be a girl. In answer to my questions, he had said that he spoke a little English, but to my thrilled amazement, I was to discover that he not only spoke a little English, but the best English of the group of 26 amigos. Victor is girl-shy because (See WHATEVER, page 2)

We're Losing FHA

By MAURICE LABELLE Times Reporter The Federal Housing Authority is moving out of the Gables after 24 years. W. P. Wilcox, director of the Southeast Florida Insuring Office, confirmed the move Tuesday. Unless something unforeseen happens, Wilcox said, the entire staff of 148 employes will move to the downtown Federal Building in approximately one year. "The G.S.A. is making plans to move us," Wilcox said in confirming the move. G.S.A. is the General Service Administration — charged with responsibility for Uncle Sam's offices and buildings throughout the country. The Federal Building is being built at the site of the old Miami Fire Station across from the Dade County Courthouse on Flagler Street. FHA has been in Coral Gables since 1938, Wilcox said, and in its present offices at Ponce de Leon Boulevard and University Drive. 'STOP SIGN' PROPHETIC FOR OUR $1 MILLION FHA PAYROLL The removal of the offices will be an economic blow to the City. The FHA's annual payroll here, according to Wilcox is $1,011,000.

Doctors' Reaching For Helping Hand

Doctors' Hospital has asked the federal government to provide a half million dollars in matching funds for expansion of the 209-bed facility to approximately 250 beds. Mahlon P. Clark, assistant administrator, confirmed the report Tuesday that Doctors' had asked for from the disaster area funds set up by the U.S. to help boost the economy. Two other area hospitals, Jackson Memorial and Mount Sinai, have been granted several hundred thousand dollars under the recovery bill. "We asked for $500,000," said Clark, indicating that the hospital was ready to pledge a similar amount in order to qualify for the aid. "It was a rush, rush deal ... We had less than a week to come up with blueprints," he said. The plans call for expanding new three-story wing to the north of the present building, with the first story utilized for parking. An 80-foot long three-story section would also be moved forward toward University Drive to expand administrative and other facilities. Clark said the hospital does not want to lose its personal touch and probably would not seek to expand beyond a 250-bed capacity. No definite plans for start of construction have been made, pending approval of the subsidy and completion of plans, Clark indicated.

$4 Million Over '61!

Property transfers, the measure of how much buying and selling is going on, are nearly $4 million ahead here through October over the same 10 months last year. The totals through October, 1962, are $20.3 million against $16.4 million through October, 1961. The October figures for 1962 totaled $2.2 million. They broke down like this: 48 single family | $1,319,200 5 multiple family | 320,500 4 commercial bldgs. | 504,950 20 lots | 141,250

Notice to Readers

The Coral Gables Times is going to an all-mail delivery. Effective with the Dec. 6th issue, all subscribers will receive their paper by mail. It should arrive on Thursday. Those customers who have been paying the carrier boys will be billed from our office. The bills will be for the period Nov. 1 forward. No carriers will make collections for November.

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NEW APARTMENT

Southern Engineering Corp., 1001 SW 1st St., Miami, was awarded a $70,000 permit to construct an apartment building at 20 Maderia Ave. Sam Marks, 5505 SW 62nd Ave., is the owner.

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BY FRATERNITIES 'Legal' Beer Sought at UM

By EDDIE BLACK Correspondent The legal return of some alcoholic beverages to University of Miami fraternity parties will hang in the balance for at least one year. The Inter-fraternity Council, policy-suggesting body made up of fraternity presidents, has drawn up a measure which would allow keg beer at closed fraternity social functions. This proposal, passed by the IFC Nov. 8, provides for supervision by chaperones and uniformed policemen. In the fall of 1961, the IFC passed a resolution calling for a "dry campus" in regard to fraternity parties. The following semester IFC attempted to reverse its decision, but found that the University had adopted the same policy. The proposal now being considered has been referred to the Office of the Dean and by faculty advisors of individual fraternities. These groups will compare the matter with similar situations on university campuses throughout the nation, according to Noble Hendrix, dean of students. "It will take about two and one half months to reach any decision on the matter," said Dean Hendrix, "and President Stanford has asked that no change be put into effect for at least a year." Tom Ciresa, president of the Inter-Fraternity Council, said that some measure must be taken to change present school policy because the present rules are impossible to enforce. "To say that illegal off-campus parties are going on now would be an understate-ment," he said. Dean Hendrix states, "Fraternities are stronger now than before the dry ruling went into effect, and fraternity parties are now better."

Venetian Pool Drowning Suit Set For Monday

A suit over the drowning of an 11-year-old boy in Venetian Pool 27 months ago is scheduled to be heard by the Circuit Court Monday. City Attorney Ted Semple said he will defend the City in the case of Mrs. Nora Shaw, whose boy Theodore M. Shaw lost his life after striking his head and losing consciousness in the pool. The victim was found approximately 20 minutes after he told friends he was going in for one more dive as the pool was closing that Aug. 13, 1960 day. Young Shaw was found in eight feet of water by Lifeguard Jerry Dorsch. He did not respond to first aid. There was speculation at the time of the drowning that the boy was held down by suction as the pool drained or that the pool was too shallow where he dived in. Another youth had been hurt by diving into eight feet of water the week before the drowning. Pool Manger John Rosasco said at the time of the incident that he had a "surprise witness" in the case.

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