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COUNTY LINE

with Ed Knight MY DINNER guest was a vacationer here, one of the thousands who has come to South Florida to escape the north's severe winter. He was wearing a sport shirt, a sharp contrast to the garb he wears at this time of year in his work in the north. HE WAS tanned. He has spent a number of hours sunning himself on the beach and at the side of his hotel's pool. He was on vacation, ready for any enjoyment, eager for any deviation from his northern behavior and I was one of his closest friends. We had been in the service together. NOW HE WAS quizzing me on South Florida, Dade County in particular and what to do and see. He was patient with me, but yet, a little disappointed. He was ready to go and I was unprepared to take him. Why? Because I either know Dade County too well, or not well enough. I'm not sure which. MY FRIEND was most interested in Miami Beach. He was inquiring about the best night clubs, where the celebrities congregate, which are the best bets at the dog tracks, the best route to Hialeah Track from Miami Beach, the best restaurants on the beach and countless other questions. AS BEST I could, I tried to explain to my friend that in reality there are two South Floridas — the one for the tourists and the other for the residents. The gap is not a wide one, but the tourist can't understand why there is any separation at all. I BROUGHT out my own daily routine, habits and areas and means of recreation to show my point. In first place, I haven't been on Miami Beach in approximately four years. There's a reason for this. Whenever I appear on the beach, I am treated as a tourist. I don't enjoy this. IN SECOND place, distance and heavy traffic are becoming major obstacles in moving about South Florida. The average resident must travel far enough between his home and his business without complicating his life even more by trying to fight the tourists to the area's attractions. IN THIRD place, the interests of the average resident do not run along the same lines as those of the vacationer. Speaking strictly for myself, I do not want to lay in the sun day after day to cook until I'm nearly fried. I do not care about the horses or dogs or even Jai-Alai and who is playing the Miami Beach night club circuit does not interest me in the least. IF I WANTED to fish, it would not be from a Miami Beach fishing boat. If I wanted to dine, it would not be at a Miami Beach steak house which has jacked up its prices during the winter season. If I wanted a boat ride, it would not be on a sightseeing boat circling among the numerous islands between Miami and Miami Beach. WHAT MY friend didn't realize is that the resident is not swept up by the glamour of the beach. Quite the contrary, the resident has built his life among his chosen friends on the other side of the bay, where the prices and the friends are constant and the food and wine are equally delicious.

New High School Is Possibility for Us

(Continued from Page 1) it'll be battle. . ." said Mrs. Gordon before the meeting. She said she and Mrs. Goldberg represent no organized group and are only interested in getting the school built because, "we need it," she said. J. H. Matteson, assistant director of site planning, bore out Mrs. Gordon's stand on the need. The school, Matteson said would take a load off three other high schools — Coral Gables, Southwest and Miami. Gables High is on triple sessions now, has an enrollment of nearly 3,000 and expects a record 3,500 next year, Matteson said. "We're ready to go on either site," Matteson said. The Coral Park high school would have an anticipated enrollment of 1,200 students the day it opened its doors. It would be built on a 28-acre tract between SW 88th Avenue and SW 89th Court and between SW 12th and 16th Streets. The plan is for a two-story building with a total of more than 100 rooms including regular classrooms, shops, art rooms, a cafeteria with complete kitchen facilities, library, and athletic facilities.

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Newcomers In Our Town

BIRTHS AT DOCTORS' HOSPITAL | Feb. 23 | Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gonzalez, boy, 3173 S.W. 11th St.; Mr. and Mrs .Benjamin Alvarez, girl, 548 E. 51st St., Hialeah. | Feb. 24 | Mr. and Mrs. Larry Parkinson, boy, 3215 Virginia St.; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Allen, girl, 9600 Montego Bay Dr.; Mr. and Mrs. William Holden, boy, 1706 Salzedo St. | Feb. 25 | Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Notarfracesco, girl, 7650 SW 134th St.; Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Howard, *girl, 433 NW 43rd Pl.; Mr. and Mrs. John Beck, girl, 8201 SW 94th St.

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