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New Recreational Fees Favor Senior Citizens

Senior citizens got a break recently when the Coral Gables City Commission reevaluated its recreational fee system after a meeting with representatives of the All States Friendship Club. The Commission decided to drop annual family fee to present nonresident members of the club using Salvadore Park facilities. Present members of the group, whether residents or non-residents, will not be assessed an annual fee, but all newcomers to the club will pay a $10 annual fee to the city in the future. 3-Man Committee A three-man committee, which met with the City Commission recently also agreed to meet with the 270-member group and set a "reasonable cut off date" after which all nonresident members will be required to pay the fee. The committee, made up of Col. Lynn O. Whitaker, incoming president, Everett Smith and Clifton A. Olson, outgoing president, agreed to take up the cut off date with All States Friendship Club at an early date. The new fee will be separate from the $7 annual fee which the club charges its members. Approximately 100 of the club members had indicated they could not pay the $15 fee and would have to drop out, Olsen told the Commission. That many dropping out, said Olson, might have caused a serious hardship on the organization and perhaps its dissolution. The club, which is a meeting place for retired senior citizens, has a ceiling of 350 members Olson said, but has difficulty maintaining membership for a variety of reasons. Pay For Use Members pay for use of utilities and maintain equipment and pay most of their way. Commissioners pointed out that recreational costs running in excess of anticipated costs had forced enactment of fees. The Youth Center alone is costing more than $25,000 over the $75,000 originally anticipated cost of operation and costs of other activities have increased also, the Commission pointed out. When it became apparent that many of the persons using the facilities were non-residents, the Commission went mostly to them for the added revenue since they pay no taxes to the city. Reaction to the increased fees has been strong and several readjustments have been made by the Commission. But the Commission appears ready to rold the line on any more cuts. Non-residents are going to have to bear their share of costs they pointed out Tuesday.

Petitioners Are Busy In High Building Battle

A group of Coral Gables residents, whose feelings are running about as high as the 12-story apartment building they oppose, are scheduled to meet at 8 p.m. tonight (Thursday) to tell one another how much they dislike the proposal. John Wynn, of 906 Palermo, an attorney in State Attorney Richard Gerstein's office and avowed enemy of high rise buildings, is scheduled to address the Committee for the Preservation of Present Zoning Ordinances at the War Memorial Youth Center. Wynn, who also successfully opposed a 10-story apartment proposed earlier near Venetian Pool, will discuss the 12-story "skyscraper" recently approved by the City Commission on a 3-2 vote. A. H. Sakolsky, the builder, has already acquired a permit to construct the $3 million building's $500,000 foundation which will contain a large underground parking garage. Test borings are now being taken at the site, Biltmore Way and Gardena. The Committee began circulating a petition around the city last week asking the City Commission to rescind its action approving the high rise building and hold off on granting any further permits until adequate "standards and guides" are established. Members of the committee recently filed a suit to block construction of the building. A Planning Board study report on high rise buildings is expected to be presented at the next Commission meeting. The report has been in the making for several weeks. Tonight's meeting is open to the public, according to Miss Lila Dickerson, president of the Committee. The inscription "Neither Snow nor Rain nor Heat nor Gloom of Night Stays These Couriers from the Swift Completion of Their Appointed Rounds" appears on the front of the General Post Office in New York City. Taken from Herodotus, it describes the expedition of the Greeks against the Persians in 500 B.C. Contrary to popular relief, the popular quotation is not the official motto of the department and does not appear on any other building.

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Man-We are REAL GONE. We went through this huge stock and found 24 items that's GOTTA GO. And when we say SCAT we mean SCAT. Every ITEM priced to sell fast... so come early for choice selections-This is a BONA FIDE CLEAN-UP and you save tremendously on every item. And by the way-there are many other groups of desirable quality merchandise on sale during these KRAZY DAYS. Join the CROWDS of THRIFTY SHOPPERS who will ATTEND STERLING'S KRAZY DAYS. | MEN'S Ivy Contenintal PANTS Wash 'n Wear. Sizes 28-38. Reg. 3.98 We've been looking at these long enough. | 2.77 | LADIES $3.98 SHORTS One group famous make. All colors. Most all sizes. We don't want 'em any more! | 1.00 | ALL MEN'S JACKETS We have swim wear coming in and must make room. Come Early! | 1/3 off | BOYS WESTERN DUNGAREES Ideal for camp and school wear. Sizes 8-16 We want 'em to go. So now the price is only | 1.13 | MENS $3.98 KNIT SHIRTS High style branded shirts in ALL sizes. Come and get 'em! | 2.03 | CHILDRENS SANDALS We're KRAZY, but mother's don't miss this. Broken sizes, styles. Buy 'em by dozen! | 1.00 | UP TO $18.95 MEN'S FAMOUS BATES FREEMAN SHOES Odd lots. Broken Sizes. Oxfords and Loafers. If you find a pair to fit you, you will save up to $14.00. So Come Early! You can't miss this GIVEAWAY! | 5.00 | 2 RACKS LADIES Ladies Dresses $5-$7 From our regular stock. Doctor said not to, but we're KRAZY. They're new and smart. | MEN'S WOOL TROPICAL SLACKS 55% Dacron, 45% Wool. One group priced to go out in a hurry. It's Bye-Bye to these! | 5.00 | ALL GIRLS COATS - JACKETS These are a pain in the neck. We have no room to store 'em. Get 'em out of here! | 1/3 off | MEN'S S.S. SPORT SHIRTS There is nothing wrong with these and we can't figure why they didn't sell. All sizes. | 1.32 | MEN'S WASH 'N WEAR PANTS Dress up at this low price. Reg. $7.00. We have to make room for new ones coming in. | 4.00 | MEN'S L.S. BANLON'S-ORLONS KRAZY as we are, you stay SANE and get some of these. Values to 10.98. SAVE AT | 6.07 | ONE GROUP LADIES 1/2 SLIPS Odd lot. Odd sizes. Save at this KRAZY price! Buy 'em by the hand full! | 52c | Large Assortment BOYS PANTS Wash 'n Wear. Corduroys. Dress Ivy's, Continental's. We got new one's to pay for and need the money bad. We're just plain KRAZY! 6-18. | 2.06 | All Ladies Better ROBES Quilted nylons. We sure didn't sell these at Christmas and our face is red! We can't eat 'em ALL. Take 'em off our hands! | 1/3 off | BOYS E.Z. SWEAT SHIRTS Sizes 6-16 Ass't. colors. We say SCAT so out they go! | 84c | 100 LADIES SHOES & SLIPPERS All we have left. Lucky if you find your size. Get 'em out of here! | 1.00 | ALL BOYS JACKETS We don't want to see these around here for a full year, so we say GET GOING at | 1/3 off | Up to $3.98 MEN'S SWIM TRUNKS One Lot! We've had them long enough. Now you can have them, but come early for this! | 75c | VALUES TO 79c-GIRLS' ANKLETS Nylons - Lisles - Cottons. Ass't. Colors. Not all sizes. We say "SCAT" and out they go | 10c | LADIES PANTIES Rayons, Nylons. Ass't colors. Reg. 49c. Blue Swan and others. No Limit! | 4 pr. 1.00 | Values to $7.50 Childrens SHOES Infant to size 3. Red Goose and others.*Odd lots to finish clearing out our entire shoe stock. Nothing held back! | 2.00 | LADIES AND MEN'S SWEATERS One Group of Sweaters that we got to get rid of. SCAT! SCAT! SCAT! | 1/3 off | STERLING'S DEPARTMENT STORE 5717 S.W. 8th ST. (Red Road & The Trail) Open Every Nite Till 9 P. M.