The Times

Home Site Will Become Parking Lot

A plan to convert a piece of residential property near South Dixie Hwy. to a parking lot to serve proposed commercial buildings was approved 4-1 by the Coral Gables City Commission Tuesday. Only Commissioner Joe Murphy voted against J. Allen Brown's plan. Brown, a prominent real estate developer, is the owner of the controversial land located on the north side of Menendez, northeast of Rosario. Special Use The move had been unanimously approved previously by the Zoning Board, which recommended that special use of the property be granted. Nineteen objections were received, but the city ruled that 13 of them were from residents who lived more than 1300 feet from the proposed parking lot site and were not to be considered. A public hearing on the proposal was held on Sept. 26. No change in zoning was entailed by the Commission's action. Brown will be allowed to use the area for parking only and may not build anything other than a single-family residence on the property, if he decides to build later. Brown, in making the request, pointed out that his plan was in keeping with the city's off street parking policy.

Crash Victim Leaves Hospital

The victim of a near-fatal auto accident July 15 has been discharged from Doctors' Hospital after spending two and one-half months recuperating there. She is Ruth Jean Ellison, 32, of 415 Alhambra Cir., whose car struck a tree dead on at the intersection of Granada and South Greenway Dr. Initially given up for dead at the scene, the victim made a remarkable recovery despite her critical injuries. Her expensive foreign make car was demolished when she left the street, drove along a parking strip and collided with the tree near the intersection.

Dr. Robert Lawson Wins Wyeth Grant

Dr. Robert B. Lawson, 5500 Banyan Dr., has received an unrestricted $5000 medical research grant from Wyeth Laboratories, a Philadelphia pharmaceutical manufacturing firm. A professor of pediatrics at the University of Miami School of Medicine, Dr. Lawson may apply the grant to any research project that he chooses. The award is one of 20 identical sums presented annually to medical schools and hospitals by the Wyeth laboratories.

Citizens Committee Will Elect Officers

The Coral Gables Citizens Committee will hold its annual election of officers at Jahn's Restaurant, 249 Miracle Mile, Tuesday, Oct. 25. The meting has been scheduled for 8 a.m., according to Cliff Van Orsdel, president. Members have been invited to bring along prospective members to the civic organization.

A CARNIVAL MEANS WORK and that's where the parents take over when the pounding of hammers will punctuate the usually quiet atmosphere at Sunset Elementary School, 2-8 p.m. Oct. 25-26. The fathers, in preparation for the Oct. 27 carnival, will build the booths. Discussing plans are, left to right, Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Coon and four-year-old daughter, Debbie, 6501 SW 58th Ave., and Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Vickers, 420 Tivoli Ave. Mrs. Coon and Mrs. Vickers are carnival chairman and PTA president, respectively.

HAVING A BALL are these boys as they toss a football around while thinking of the Oct. 27 carnival at Sunset Elementary School. And they'd like to let you know that you can have a ball if you come to the event. There'll be plenty of food and games and the public is welcome. In the foreground garbed as a clown, and she'll really be clowning around from 2-9 p.m. at the carnival, is Martha Ann Vickers, 420 Tivoli Ave. Having a ball, left to right, are Peyton Vickers, her brother, Craig Coon, 6501 SW 58th Ave., and Billy Plunkett, 750 Davis Rd.

Matrimony Is Church Course

Palmetto Presbyterian Church will sponsor a marriage course under the direction of Dr. Dora Klemier, noted marriage counselor, beginning Monday, Oct. 24, at 7:30 p.m. according to V. Neil Wyrick Jr., minister of the church. The series is for those planning marriage or already married and is open to eveyone in this aea. Cost of the couse is $9 for those who sign up before Oct. 18 and $11 after that time. A special rate of $15 per couple is offered. Nursery facilities will be provided. Those wishing to sign up for the course may make arrangements by calling MO 6-0632 or MO 5-1513.

One Foot In Heaven

"One Foot In Heaven" starring Frederick March and Martha Scott will be shown at the Palmetto Presbyterian Church, 6790 SW 56th St. on Saturday Oct. 29 and Sunday, Oct. 30, at 7:15 p.m. Everyone is invited. Nursery will be provided. This is a movie which was rated Excellent by Parents' Magazine.

San Amaro Widening Set To Get Underway

The widening and beautification of San Amaro Dr., from Miller to Ponce de Leon Blvd., scheduled to get underway soon has left one property owner unhappy. The residence of Donald V. Hunter, 5530 San Amaro, will wind up only 15 feet from the street when the improvement is completed. The program, being paid for by the University of Miami as part of its general plan to reroute Main Campus traffic, contemplates widening and dividing San Amaro, with a lands pped island separating the north and southbound lanes. Hunter appeared before the City Commission Tuesday to ask that the street not be paved all the way to the sidewalk. The City Commission indicated that the entire program could not be upset for one residence, but told Hunter that no parking restrictions would be placed in the short block in front of his home. Hunter purchased the home from a builder who had obtained a variance to build the home so close to the street before the University plannd the improvement. The University is giving up 15 feet of its property on the east side to make the widening possible.

Post With Dairy Council For Jane Zenke

Miss Jane Zenke, of 1434 Certosa, has been appointed assistant director of the Dairy Council of South Florida, according to president of the council, C. L. Dressel. Miss Zenke attended Pennsylvania State University and received a Bachelor of Science degree from Albright College in Reading, Pa. In college, she was a member of the Woman's Student Senate, president of Phi Beta Mu sorority and an active member of the Dramatics Club. Following graduation Miss Zenke taught home economics in Berwyn, Pa., then returned to Coral Gables where she taught home economics at Coral Gables High School. Her appointment becomes effective immediately, Dressel said.

Suits Pile Up Against Gables

If you want to sue Coral Gables—you'll have to stand in line. City Attorney Ted Semple told the City Commission that he was preparing a list of all the litigation involving the City of Coral Gables and the current status of the cases. Many of the cases, including several filed during the heated controversy with former Circuit Court Judge Vincent Giblin and his wife stemming from her arrest in January 1959 for speeding, are still pending before various courts.

Door Slam Foils Holdup

A holdup at Santacroce's Restaurant, 1500 South Dixie Hwy., was thwarted early Wednesday morning when Frank Santacroce slammed a door in the robber's face. Santacroce told Coral Gables police that he heard a knock at the restaurant's rear door and that he was confronted by a masked gunman when he opened it. He said he ducked down and called for help. The would-be-bandit had fled when police arrived.

Not That They Would Even Think About It

Not that they are planning to, not that they want to, but just in case they should ever decide to, Coral Gables City Commissioners don't like what they would get if they decided to annex any land. That is what the Commission told Metro following a special conference meeting held last Friday for the purpose of discussing the proposed Metro ordinance governing annexation. One facet the Commission particularly objected to was the provision that the county would retain franchise tax funds in areas annexed by municipalities.

3 Exhibits On Display At Art Gallery

The Joe and Emily Lowe Art Gallery at the University of Miami is now showing three widely differing exhibitions. They will be on display until Oct. 30. "Twenty American Paintings," circulated by International Business Machines, Inc., spans about 100 years in American art. Included are works by Darrel Austin, Thomas Cole, Childe Hassam, Winslow Homer and Frederic Remington. More than 20 of the famous Miserere prints by the French modernist Georges Rouault are on display. The religious artist's prints are from the collection of Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Levin of Miami Beach. Displayed with the prints is a Rouault painting title "The Three Judges," on loan from Richard L. Kamen of Chicago. "Photographic Statements in Non-Space" is an exhibit of impressionistic photographs by Leo Mindlin, photographer and editor of the Jewish Floridian newspaper.

Stoddard Se 'ks M. D. Degree

Frederick R. Stoddard, son of Mrs. Helen Stoddard, 1436 Urbino Ave., has entered the freshman class at John Hopkins University in Baltimore, Md. A June graduate from Coral Gables High School, Stoddard plans to study toward a M.D degree with a major emphasis on biological sciences. During high school, Stoddard was president of the National Honor Society, vice-president of the Junior Classical League and a member of the student council.

Daddies Will 'Haunt' PTA Carnival House

On Oct. 29 at 2 p.m. the Coral Terrace Elementary School PTA will open its "Haunted Frolic". This year's carnival will feature game booths, a gift shop, a cake walk, a talent show emceed by Frank Wilcox and a genuine "Haunted House". The house will be expertly haunted by the daddies of Coral Terrace Elementary School.