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The Guide
Thursday, April 13, 1961, page 1 (of 28)
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THE GUIDE
BULK RATE U.S. POSTAGE PAID Permit 742 Miami, Fla. THE GUIDE local news for all South Dade
Vol. 2 No. 44 ROLFE NEILL, Editor ROBERT SLANE, Adv. Mgr. Thursday, April 13, 1961 Published by TIMES-GUIDE 308 Aragon • Coral Gables, Fla. • HI 3-1661 Times & Guide 40,095
Coral Baptist Youth Week
Coral Baptist Church, 2732 SW 32nd Ave., is making plans for Youth Week, April 16-22. Youth will take over and run the church, according to the Rev. Forrest H. Watkins, pastor. Rev. Watkins spoke recently to the State Diversified Cooperative Training Convention in Fort Lauderdale and also at Gainesville. His mother and brother, who have been visiting him, accompanied him to Jacksonville where they took the train to Atlanta.
To Be Debated Metro a Monster?
IS "Metro a Mistake?" This will be debated by Metro Commissioner Arthur H. Patten and former Metro Commissioner John McLeod. The debate, sponsored by the West Dade Democratic Club, is Wednesday, April 19, in Christopher Columbus Auditorium, at SW 87th Ave. and 32nd St. McLeod recently urged the Dade delegation to the state legislature to put Metro up to a statewide vote. He has also taken steps to circulate a petition in Dade County which would put the controversial question before the voter. McLeod favors restoration of municipal government. Patten supports the current system of metropolitan government. Each man will give a 15 minute opening statement, to be followed by rebuttal. There will then be a question and answer period with audience participation.
St. Thomas To Dedicate
The Rt. Rev. William F. Moses will preach May 14 at Saint Thomas Episcopal Church, 5690 SW 88th St. He will dedicate the church's statue being built in the church stained glass windows and a
Sale
Twice a year Coral Gables merchants hold a sale of sales. This week end, one of those times, you will find some of the best buys of 1961 in Gables shops. Advertised items do not go on sale until Friday.
South Miami Roundup with Ed Knight
IT'S THE SAME here as in any other city. First come the bulldozers filling in the land. Streets are paved and the trucks roll up carrying concrete blocks. The homes are taking shape now. WITH THE HOMES come people. They are young, most of them, and there are plenty of children. Children need schools. And the schools are the next to be constructed. Here in Dade County, they're good schools, well planned and well situated. THE PEOPLE HAVE cars and the cars must travel to Miami and back each day. Dissent streets are widened and new streets and highways are carved from the soil. There are never enough highways. NEXT COME THE merchants. Surveys are taken first. They show where the potential is. The grocery store and the supermarket are the first on the scene. People don't want to travel across town to get v [?les?]. THE HARDWARE STORE isn't far behind the supermarket. It's visited often by new homeowners. They need hoses, fertilizer, nuts and bolts and oil cans. The hardware store salesman becomes a father confessor. He is the confident, a friend-in-need and a good salesman. THEN STORES ARE opening now. A shopping center pops up here and there and the folks don't have to take that long trip to the city. There are no evil parking meters in these centers. The merchants are there soley to help the young homeowners. SURPRISINGLY, churches are not amongst the first to arrive. The people who have moved to the new subdivision are not so prone to depart from their long-time friends at their former church. SURE, THERE ARE small missionary churches. They start as wee buildings. And then they jump in size. The pastor is a young fellow. This is his first church. And he's doing the best he can. THE MERCHANTS ARE piling in now. Professional buildings are sprouting up and the folks are staying in their own neighborhood. They greet their neighbors at the shopping center in shorts. There are hand-waves and salutations. THEY DON'T NEED the city anymore. They are self-supporting. And they are pleased about it. Signs are going up in front of some of the homes. They say FOR SALE. And the neighbors are sorry. The fellow across the street is painting his home. YOU'RE REMINDED THAT you have to do the same soon. The cinch bugs are a menace. It's cooler in the suburbs. Playmates are becoming better playmates and they go places together. Schools becoming meeting sites. YOU LOSE CONTACT with the friends in the former church. It's easier to go to the neighborhood church. The children have friends there. Scout meetings are held in the young churches. The people are trying very hard. RECREATION IS SLOW in coming to your neighborhood. There are few pools. Municipal pools are non-existent. There is a drive-in movie here and one down the road. But you can't go there on Saturday afternoon. BOWLING ALLEYS have become more easily reached. The ladies are in a bowling league. It's a neighborhood league and they're old friends now. Restaurants? The good ones are across town. But you don't mind. The neighbors drop over and you munch on pizza pie and drink beer. You're wearing shorts. So are the neighbors. THERE'S TALK of a country club going up. This is the last to arrive. It's becoming crowded in the suburbs. There is traffic and a wait at the signal light. All the favorite neighbors are moving to greener pastures And you're sorry. They drop a post card and you write. It's time to paint the house again. AND THE GRASS NEEDS mowing. And that's how it is in the suburbs.
South Miami OK's Licenses For 2 More Liquor Stores 12 Applied; Sunset, Red New Sites
By EDWIN KNIGHT Correspondent City of South Miami, which already has a number of bars and liquor dispensing establishments, granted licenses for two more package stores Tuesday night. Because of a substantial population increase, according to the 1960 census, the city handed licenses to two applicants recommended by the State of Florida. 12 APPLIED Approximately 12 persons had made applications for the coveted licenses. The applications were screened by state officials and the recommendation made to South Miami Council. Receiving the licenses were William W. Segal, owner of the Crossroads Building, who will open South Miami Liquor Store at 5730 Sunset Dr., and Elsie E. Jacobs, who will open a package store at 4040 Red Road. POPULATION GOVERNS The licenses were granted according to state statutes stiuplating that liquor establishments are permissable according to population figures. South Miami Council also granted two beer and wine licenses for consumption off the premises. The licenses went to M & M Grocery, 6551 SW 59th Pl., and a U-Tote'M grocery store, 6420 SW 62nd Ave.
THIS MAY NOT look like a lavish country club in its current form, but these precast units will soon be a part of the Westbrooke Country Club in Southwest Dade. The club will be built quickly because of the pre-cast materials. Occupancy is set for June. Story inside on Page 3.
Wanted: Talent, Poise, A Smile
Area beauties who have talent, poise and a winning smile are invited to enter the Miss South Miami beauty contest to be decided May 20 in South Miami. According to South Miami Jaycee President Bill Ussery, girls must be at least 18-years-old to be eligible for the contest. It will be conducted according to Miss America rules. For entry, girls must send their name, address, background, a recent picture and proof of their age to Miss South Miami Contest, South Miami Jaycees, P.O. Box 15, South Miami. A total of 15 lovelies already have entered the contest which will see the winner have, among her trophies, an all-expense trip to Sarasota for the June judging of the Miss Florida contest. The winner of the Miss Florida contest will represent the state in the Atlantic City Miss America contest. The closing date for entries is May 10. A site has not been chosen for the judging. South Miami Council Tuesday night passed a resolution granting $300 for the Sarasota trip. Last year's winner was Miss Diana Brooks, a UM coed.