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Historic Old Antilla Hotel Meets Its Doom

The historic old Antilla Hotel is destined for dust. A spokesman for Arthur Vining Davis, the owner, confirmed the report Wednesday that the fabulous old building at 1111 Ponce de Leon Blvd., will be torn down. Crews from Calif Construction Co. are already on site removing landscaping and salvaging materials. Scott-Whitaker Co. is scheduled to demolish the building, the spokesman said. The boom time hotel figured prominently in the news in recent weeks when the city of Coral Gables considered, but turned down, offers to purchase the property which had been linked to a new public library which Davis would have donated. The hotel, vacant for more than a year, has been burglarized and vandalized numerous times in recent months and most of the unattached property removed. A survey was made to determine cost restoration, Davis' spokesman said, but the plan proved prohibitive. The Antilla was one of several hotels constructed in 1925 and figured prominently in countless social events since.

Teen Council Elects Officers, Plans Dance

The Coral Gables Youth Center Teen Council recently elected new officers. They are president, Jim Yeatts; vice president, Mitch Friedman; secretary, Frances Snider; treasurer, Allen Imershein and Parliamentarian, Sue Kirby. Dennis Silver and Tony Wasserman were appointed to the Executive Board by the new president. The latest project of the Council is a dance with a holiday theme to be held at the Center, 400 Anastasia Ave., Saturday night, Dec. 17, from 8 to 11. This dance will be for students of high school age only, students in ninth through twelfth grades. Dress will be semi-formal; coats and ties for the boys, dresses for the girls. Admission will be 75 cents a couple at the door; no stag tickets will be sold. Everyone must have a date. No one may leave the dance before 10:30. There will be fun and surprises, including a dance contest and refreshments. Music will be supplied from the extensive record collections of Teen Council members. The Teen Council is also sponsoring weekly Friday night dances for junior high students only, grades 7, 8 and 9. Admission is only 15 cents for three hours, 7 to 10. Boys must wear ties.

Gables Defeats Naples In Bowl

OFFICIAL ENTRY BLANK THE TIMES and The Coral Gables Board of Realtors CHRISTMAS HOME LIGHTING CONTEST

Name __________________________________ Address ________________________________ Telephone ______________________________ Category (check one) Most Beautiful [ ] Most Original [ ]

South Miami Yule Windows To Be Judged

South Miami merchants have an opportunity to win one of nine awards in the District Chamber of Commerce-sponsored store decoration contest which will be judged next week. According to H. W. MacDonald, chamber manager, three prizes in three categories are open to all merchants whether an entry blank is submitted in the contest or not. The three categories are windows professionally decorated, windows not professionally decorated and store fronts decorated professionally or not. There will be a first, second and third prize in each category. "We hope to make this the best decorated city in the county," MacDonald said. The windows will be judged between Dec. 19 and Christmas, with the winners announced from the district Chamber of Commerce. Judges will be members of South Miami civic clubs. The store front decoration category is sponsored by the Chamber's Business and Professional Division, with the other two categories sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce.

Gables Woman Fights Off Attack Attempt

A Coral Gables woman reported being attacked by an unidentified white man as she walked home Friday night. The victim, Mrs. Elizabeth Green, 2208 Segovia Cir., told Coral Gables police she successfully fought off the attacker and ran for help. The assailant had vanished when police arrived. Described only as being tall, the mugger grabbed Mrs. Green in the 500 block of Aragon shortly before 9 p.m. He placed his hand over her mouth to prevent her from screaming as he came up unseen and unheard from behind, she said. Mrs. Green said she bit and kicked her attacker, causing him to release her. She then broke away and ran home. The attack took place in an area near a wall and bushes and the assailant may have been lurking in the dark, police said. When Officer Harold Henderson returned to the scene with the victim, they found some of her personal possessions scattered all over.

Deadline Is Dec. 21 Originality Counts Big In Home Lighting Contest

Originality, not the amount of money you spend, will be a big factor in determining the winner of the Christmas Home Lighting Contest being sponsored by THE TIMES and The Coral Gables Board of Realtors. Deadline for entries is Midnight, Dec. 21. Enter your home now. The contest rules are simple. Any home in the Southwest area is eligible, except those owned by employees of The TIMES and the Coral Gables Board of Realtors. Entries will be judged in two categories: Most Beautiful and Most Original. The object of the contest is to encourage Yule lighting exhibits in keeping with the season and to invite residents of the area to view the displays. Sterling silver awards and honorable mentions will be announced for each of the two categories. First, second and third prizes will be awarded. In addition, here are a few more rules: 1. Decisions of the judges are final. Announcement of the winners will be made in The TIMES on Dec. 29. 2. Entries must be made on official Entry Blanks and mailed to The TIMES, 308 Aragon, Coral Gables, or to the Coral Gables Board of ealtors, 367 Alhambra Circle, Coral Gables. 3. Entries must be lighted between 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. Dec. 22 through 29, when judging will be done. Winners and honorable mentions must agree to keep displays lighted for the same period and through Jan. 1 to allow the public to view winning displays. 4. Decorations will be judged on Artistic Merit, Originality, Lighting Techniques and Ingenuity. Only decorations that can be seen from the street, roof tops or windows are to be entered. 5. The contest is for residential property only.

First Entries

Here are the first entries in the Christmas Home Lighting Contest sponsored by The Times and the Coral Gables Board of Realtors: Norman Hill, 3230 SW 104th Ct.; Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Mosby, 8500 SW 125th Ter.; Peter Coppola, 6260 SW 20th St.; Arthur J. Mahan, Jr., 7170 SW 17 Ter.; Peter Apollony, 1840 SW 83rd Ave.; James R. Ainsworth, 5250 SW 96th Ave.; F. M. Bechtolt, 2001 Country Club Prado; Mrs. R. J. Hart Sr., 617 University Dr.; Melvin D. Schiller, 460 San Servando Ave.; Edwin B. Cash, 435 Majorca Ave. Mrs. A. C. Bivins Jr., 7030 Almansa St.; Mr. and Mrs. Ronald H. Cartwright, 6217 SW 16th St.; Harry V. Preston, 5852 SW 24th St.; Rene T. Urquidi, 2162 SW 24th St.; John J. Sinnes Jr., 5780 SW 46th Ter.; Samuel T. Randall, 713 Minorca Ave.; R. V. Pederson, 9201 SW 46th Ter.; Mr. and Mrs. Erskine H. Rupp, 239 Camilo Ave.; Mrs. Margaret A. Pearson, 1250 SW 62nd Ave.; Mrs. William Penn Perry 9985 SW 55th St.; Jack R. Rice, 2520 SW 22nd Ave.

Gables Federal Will Be Hosts to Controllers

Coral Gables Federal Savings and Loan Association will be host to the South Florida Chapter of the Society of Savings and Loan Controllers, Thursday, Dec. 15, at their West Miami office. Ronald A. Lipton, assistant to the president and director of Dade Federal Savings and Loan Association of Miami, will speak on 'Monetary Theory'. The Savings and Loan Controllers Society is a national organization of controllers and chief accountants. The South Florida Chapter has members from Dade and Broward Associations.

Florida restaurants serve 175,- 000 breakfasts daily. Mainstay of the wholesome breakfasts is one or more Florida fresh eggs.

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO VIEW A PORTION OF MY COLLECTION OF ANTIQUE TYPEWRITERS, ON DISPLAY IN THE ALCAZAR SIDE WINDOW OF TROPICAL TYPEWRITER SERVICE

2135 Ponce de Leon Blvd. The window is lighted during the hours of darkness. CARL L. LIBBY

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Football Gives Way To Cagers In South Miami

South Miami Recreation Department is making a transition from football to basketball this week. South Miami Recreation Director Charlie Skalaski said banquets will be held Thursday and Friday for the city's seven football teams, while registration is Saturday morning for entrants in part of the city's basketball program. Team Banquet At 7:15 p.m. Thursday at South Miami Junior High School cafeteria there will be a banquet for members of the city's four six-man football teams in addition to the 95 lbs. football team. About 140 will attend the banquet, including fathers of team members. At 7:15 p.m. Friday there will be a banquet for members of the city's 115 lb. and the unlimited weight teams, including fathers of the boys. Basketball Leagues Skalaski announced three basketball leagues sponsored by the city, including the six-team Church League, the three-team Inter-City Athletic Conference League and the six-team Senior League. Registration for members 11 and under, 13 and under and 15 and under for the City ICAC League will be held Saturday morning at South Miami Junior High School Field. The other two leagues will be organized later with all games to be held following the holidays.

He's Lawyer Not Gasser

Coral Gables City Attorney Ted Semple's remark that "I'm a lawyer and I know nothing about gas" nearly brought down the house at Tuesday's City Commission meeting. Semple, noted for his flowery and often colorful oratory, made the statement during the appeal of the Orange State Oil Company for permission to construct a gas station on LeJeune Rd.

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LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice of a Public Hearing for owners of property in the vicinity of 57th Avenue, SW, from SW 8th Street through SW 13th Street. Notice is hereby given that the Zoning Board, Town of West Miami, Dade County, Florida, will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, January 10, 1961, in the Town Council Chambers, 901 SW 62nd Avenue, to consider a request for a change of use district on the property known as the West 100 feet of the East 270 feet of Tract 7 of SYLVA & HIGHTS SUBDIVISION a subdivision, according to the Plat thereof, recorded in Plat Book 31, page 73, of the Public Records of Dade County, Florida; and the West 70 feet of the East 170 feet of Tract 7 of SYLVANIA HEIGHTS CORPORATION SUBDIVISION, according to the Plat thereof, recorded in Plat Book 31 upon Page 73 of the Public Records of Dade County, Florida, from the present B 2 zoning (duplex) and R 1 zoning (residential) to an E 1 zoning (off street parking). Persons owning property in the 500 feet of the above described parcels of land, are requested to submit their objections in writing to the Zoning Board, Town of West Miami, 901 SW 62nd Avenue, not later than January 10, 1961, or appear before the Zoning Board at the aforementioned date on January 10, 1961 at 7:30 p.m. Bessie Blumin, Town Clerk Town of West Miami Dade County, Florida

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE ELEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA, IN AND FOR DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, IN CHANCERY, NO. 60C11361 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION ZELMA M. SHEPARD, Plaintiff, vs. MORRIS S. SHEPARD, Defendant.

TO: MORRIS S. SHEPARD 1110 West 185th Street Gardena, California YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that a Complaint for Divorce has been filed against you, and you as Plaintiff as requested the Court to award to her property known as: Lot 9, in Block 74, of FOURTH ADDITION TO WESTWOOD LAKE, a subdivision according to the Plat thereof, recorded in Plat Book 65, at Page 25, of the Public Records of Dade County, Florida, also known as 4726 Southwest 113th Avenue, Miami, Florida, together with furniture, fixtures and equipment, therein; and decree her to be the owner in fee simple of said land, and you are required to serve a copy of your answer to the Complaint, or other defensive pleadings, on Plaintiff's attorneys, BATTISTI & PERSANDI, 2319 Le Jeune Rd., Coral Gables, Florida, and file the original thereof in the [?office?] of the Clerk of the above Court, on or before the 27 day of January 1961, otherwise, the said Complaint will be taken as confessed by you. DATED this 8th day of December, 1960. at Miami, Dade County, Florida. E. B. LEATHERMAN, Clerk of the Circuit Court, Dade County, Florida By: S. DEPIETRO, Deputy Clerk Dec. 15, 22, 29; Jan. 5

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE ELEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA, IN AND FOR DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, IN CHANCERY. NO. 60C11090 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION VICTOR A. BRANDT, Plaintiff, vs. RUTH A. BRANDT, Defendant

TO: RUTH A. BRANDT 318 - 72nd Barnegat Light, New Jersey YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that a Complaint for Divorce has been filed against you, and you are required to serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint, or other defensive pleadings [?on?] Plaintiff's attorneys, BATT[TEXT LOST] & PERSANDI, 2319 LeJeune Rd., Coral Gables, Florida, and file the original thereof in the office of the Clerk of the above Court, on or before the 3rd day of January, 1961, otherwise the said Complaint will be taken as confessed by you. DATED this 30th day of November, [?1960?] E. B. LEATHERMAN Clerk of the Circuit Court Dade County, Florida By L. S. DEPIETRO, Deputy Clerk Dec. 1, 8, 15, 22

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE ELEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, IN AND FOR DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA IN CHANCERY. NO. 60C11559 NOTICE OF PETITION FOR ADOPTION OF A MINOR In Re: Adoption of GARY BRUCE BERLANT, A Minor, By: SIGMUND FRANK BERLANT Step-Father

To FRANK BERLANT Address Unknown YOU ARE HEREBY notified that a Petition has been filed [?in?] the above styled court by FRANK BERLANT, for [?the?] above adoption of GARY BRUCE BERLANT, a minor, and you are required to serve a copy of your answer or objections to show cause why said petition should not be granted on the attorney for petitioner, MYRON H. BURNSTEIN, 240 Fifth Street, Miami Beach, Florida, and file the original in the office of the Circuit Court on or before January 10th, 1961. DECREE PRO CONFESSO. A cree Pro Confesso will be entered against you. WITNESS my hand and [TEXT LOST] of said court in Miami, Dade County, Florida, this 2nd day of December, A.D., 1960. E. B. LEATHERMAN As Clerk of said Circuit Court By: S. V. McCLAIN Deputy Clerk Dec. 8, 15, 22, 29