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local news for South & West Dade Vol. 2, No. 49 16 Pages Thursday, May 18, 1961 Price 10c

Wouldn't Take Transfer | Scouts Drop Paul Brick

Paul M. Brick, professional Scout leader for 3,000 Southwest Dade boys in 73 Boy Scout troops, was replaced this week. According to Ralph Mozo, South Florida Council executive and Brick's boss, the District III executive refused a transfer to Hollywood. Brick, in Scouting for 17 years and whose home is 2534 Indian Mount Trail, Coral Gables, would make no comment except to say he has enjoyed his work and wishes his successor well. Mozo appointed Ted J. Parker of 12140 SW 188th St. to succeed Brick as District III executive. The district is believed to be the largest in Florida and is one of the largest in this region, comprising Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas. Mozo said Brick was offered a job in Broward County comparable to the one here. He said that contrary to Boy Scout policy of shifting executives, Brick has been permitted to remain in this area for several years. Mozo also commented on a funds shortage which is affecting the Boy Scout program throughout Dade County. The public failed to contribute enough money for the United Fund to reach its goal. Since the Scouts obtain operating monies from the UF, their budget was whacked. The Scouts asked for $127,000, hoped to get at least $90,000 but only ended up with $66,000. An additonal $38,000 has been raised independently, Mozo said. The result of the dollar shortage is the dropping of two professionals and two office personnel. Henceforth, Mozo said, Scouts will have to do some of the things that have been done for them and parents may even be asked to share postage costs.

His Opinion Could Prevent Your Rates From Being Lowered

By ED KNIGHT Correspondent The City of South Miami is termed guilty of "confiscatory" practices for lowering its water rates in 1958 against evidence presented by Consumers Water Co. If this ruling is upheld in the courts it means that your water bill won't go down as the City of South Miami planned for it to. A court order has blocked the reduction these years pending an investigation. The investigative findings were released last week. Frank Kelly, a master appointed by Circuit Court to hear testimony and make a recommendation, presented them. Consumers argued in 1958 that if rates sought by the city -- $1.40 instead of $1.50 -- were permitted, consumers would not make a fair return on its investment. The city claimed the company was making too much on its investment. A "master" is simply someone appointed by the judge to assist him in hearing matters, generally involved proceedings which require too much time for the jurist to conduct the investigation himself. Kelly wrote in his 11-page report that if the assets of the utility solely on the South Miami operation were figured against profits derived from the South Miami operation, then the utility was making less than a fair rate of return on its investment in the city. But Kelly also brought out that if Consumers' system-wide investments were measured against system-wide profits, then the utility was making more than a fair rate of return. If Kelly had recommended in favor of South Miami, the rates for South Miamians would have gone from $1.50 to $1.40 for water consumption up to 500 cubic feet and two cents thereafter for each 100 cubic feet of water. These were the rates set by South Miami Council in July, 1958, after a spot audit of the utility's system-wide operation showed the utility was deriving a return of from 10 to 14 per cent on its investment. However in hearings lasting for some three weeks in late 1958 and 1959, evidence of Consumers' operation solely in South Miami and its property allocations there was the only testimony admitted. Hughlan Long, an attorney (See YOUR WATER, page 2)

B'nai B'rith | W. Miami Chooses Kaufman

Wednesday evening last week, Mrs. Morris Kaufman, new president of B'nai B'rith Women of West Miami, conducted her first meeting at the Town Hall. Program of the evening was a presentation of Dolls for Democracy. The dolls are to help teach youngsters about brotherhood and tolerance. In addition to the new president, other officers are vice presidents, Mrs. Harry Frankel, Mrs. Al Teitler, Mrs. Charles Midwood; secretaries, Mrs. Melvin Kahn, Mrs. Oscar Evans, and Mrs. George Yagerman; treasurer, Mrs. Abraham Grunhut; historian, Mrs. Joseph Sandweiss; and counselor, Mrs. Louis Zeger.

Learn a Language

A 16-week course in beginning and Intermediate German, given under the auspices of Lindsey Hopkins Vocational School, is open for registration. Fee is $2. Classes meet from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Monday and Wednesday evenings at South Dade High School. For further information call Charles Angel, teacher, at CEdar 5-5785.

Nominated in Contest | Our Linda Wows 'Em Up J. Hopkins Way

Miss Linda Thorn, 20-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin F. Thorn, 6252 SW 25th St., has been chosen by the Johns Hopkins University newspaper as a glamor queen entry. Miss Thorn is an English major at Goucher College, which like Hopkins, is located in the Baltimore area. Miss Thorn is a 1958 graduate of Coral Gables High School. Her father teaches business statistics and accounting at the University of Miami and her mother is director of out-patient clinic pharmacy at Jackson Memorial Hospital. The student paper, the News-Letter, nominated Miss Thorn for entry in a Glamour magazine queen contest. It quoted her as saying she had planned to become a political science major but that after meeting a few Johns Hopkins students she decided that the world wasn't worth saving. MISS THORN

LADIES HELP HOSPITAL -- Mrs. Marie N. Allen (left) and Mrs. Louis Alper of the South Miami Hospital Women's Auxiliary are shown with one of the two new wheel chairs they presented to R. F. Poore, hospital administrator. The chairs were obtained as a project by the auxiliary's 293 members who collected trading stamps. Last year, over 6,000 hours were donated and some $7,000 raised by the group.

South Miamians Searching For Elephants to Auction

A South Miami Citizens' Thrift Fair, to raise money for installation of air conditioning for the South Miami Chamber of Commerce building, will be held at noon, June 3. The fair will be held in a large tent on Chamber grounds where white elephant items will be auctioned to the public. Between now and the fair, merchants and homeowners are asked to donate items for the fair. Professional auctioneer Thomas Scarane will conduct the event. The air conditioner was donated to the Chamber by South Miami merchant Omar Stang, of Stang's Appliances. The fair will include door prizes and refreshments including hot dogs and chicken legs. Fair co-chairmen are Helen Miller and Col. Ray Gibbs. Anyone wishing to donate items for the fair is asked to call MO 7-2509. Items will be picked up and taken care of until fair time.

They're on Schedule But-- | LeJeune's 'Chinese Wall' Here Till?

Motorists, curb your tempers -- Le Jeune Road is going to be in rough shape for many months to come. The "Chinese wall" condition is going to prevail for much of the time until the project is completed in late November or December, James O. Murray, vice president for Troup Brothers Inc., said this week. Main reason for the east-west traffic bottleneck at all except the main intersections is the length of time needed to compact road building materials, Murray said. Time is needed to lay a new rock bed, spray water and compress the surface with rollers. It would never do to allow vehicles to cut back and forth, the construction firm veep said. "The density must be right and laboratory approved," he said. His advice to people normally using Le Jeune Road in their travels -- "Don't; find an alternate way. "We're on schedule," said Murray, but he said delays may result from discovery of unexpected conditions. This happened once before when it was discovered that underground conditions north of City National Bank would not permit the use of heavy ditch covers on the drainage system and special pipe had to be ordered and substituted. The earth became firmer north of Miracle Mile and ditch covers are being used again. The first section scheduled to be completed is from Bird Road to University Drive, Murray said. He hesitated to pinpoint a date, but said "it won't be long." Calif Construction Co. is working on a side project tied in with the Le Jeune Road program -- improvement of University Drive from Ponce de Leon Boulevard to a point west of Le Jeune. This is expected to be completed about the time the Bird Road - University Drive section of Le Jeune Road section is opened and should not cause any further delays, Murray said. Next stretch scheduled for completion is from University Drive to Miracle Mile, but this won't be much before September. After that Murray was reluctant to predict which stretches will be completed first.

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