The Times

Heart Forum To Answer Your Questions Tonight

If you haven't already marked Feb. 23 at 8 p.m. on your calendar, don't forget to save this evening for the free public Heart Forum to be held in the Coral Gables High School Auditorium. Jointly sponsored by The Times and The Guide and the Heart Association of Greater Miami, attendance at the Forum could actually mean the saving of your life or that of a loved one. More Progress Through public education, as well as through research and community service "more progress in the conquest of the cardiovascular diseases (heart disease and high blood pressure) has been made in the past 20 years than in the past 20 centuries." Those are the words of Irvine H. Page, M.D., past president of the American Heart Association, who points out that these diseases annually kill more Americans than all other causes of death combined. "Understanding means less fear," adds Jean Jones Perdue, M.D., president of the Heart Association of Greater Miami. Donating Services Dr. Perdue said, "It is to help the public gain this understanding that leading heart specialists of the area have donated their services to the Heart Forum." The doctors appearing on the panel tonight include Robert V. Edwards, M.D., moderator and the following panelists: DeWitt Daughtry, M.D., Louis Lemberg, M.D., Lohn Liebler, M.D., and William Straight, M.D. Each of these experts will give a 5-minute introductory talk on some special phase of heart disease. Then questions from the audience will be answered. Typical Questions Typical questions which are coming to The Times and The Guide to be answered are these: Can you inherit a tendacy to heart disease? What effect do smoking and alcohol have on the heart? Are there any helpful diets for high blood pressure? Can you prevent children from having rheumatic fever? As many questions of general interest as possible will be answered by the panel. A sound motion picture will also be shown.

Junior Orange Bowl Officers Are Elected

New officers for 1961 were elected by the Junior Orange Bowl Committee in a meeting at the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce last Monday. By unanimous vote, William L. Gale, a vice president of the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co., was named the new Junior Orange Bowl president. Gale served as vice president of this civic celebration during the past year. Warren L. Blackmon, an executive of radio station WVCG, was elected vice president of the youth activity for 1961. William C. Swain, vice president of Florida National Bank at Coral Gables, was re-elected treasurer. Retiring president Larry Larimore expressed his pride in the outstanding success of the 1960 celebration. He offered the opinion that no other activity of Coral Gables brought so much favorable publicity to the city at such modest cost. Dates of the principal events in the 1961 Junior Orange Bowl Celebration have been set. The queen will be chosen on Dec. 16. The Junior Orange Bowl football game will be played the evening of Dec. 27. The parade will be held on Dec. 28, with the annual Youth Ball taking place that same evening.

Emergency Phones Ready For Gables

Coral Gables new emergency phone system will be placed into operation sometime between March 1-15, according to W. J. Gale, district manager of the local Southern Bell Telephone office. Fifty of the special phone boxes are being installed in high concentration areas and others are scattered in the residential areas, Gale said. List of Phones A complete list of emergency phone locations will be supplied later. The system is similar to the one already in operation in Miami and to others being considered by Hialeah, Miami Beach and North Miami, Gale said. Miami has 300 boxes. It has brought high praise from fire and police officials there and cut down the number of false alarms drastically. Not Yet Both Gale and Fire Chief Paul Matheson stressed the fact that the emergency phones are not in operation yet. Designed to replace the City's former fire alarm system, the emergency phones will operate on an entirely different procedure. Whereas the old system was only good for fire alarms, the new setup enables the caller to relate the exact nature of the emergency and other information. Either fire or police will be dispatched, depending on the type of need. The moment a phone is picked up, a light will flash at the police station. Within seconds, a police car or fire vehicle will be dispatched.

RECEIVING A CERTIFICATE for his donation to the Boy Scouts of America is Robert Searle, a Coral Gables City Commissioner who is interested in Scouting activities. Making the presentation is Arthur Lundeen, chairman of the sustaing enrollment committee. When an individual makes a contribution of $100 or more, he receives a certificate making him a member of the Boy Scouts' Century Club. The purpose is to encourage support of the Scouts, now in their 51st year.

Public Asked To Join Cancer Institute To Form Unit In Coral Gables

The Woman's Corps of the Cancer Institute at Miami will hold an organizational meeting Tuesday, at noon, at the Coral Gables Country Club, 997 North Greenway Dr. Guest speakers will include Dr. William L. Fitzgerald, president of the Dade County Medical Association; Dr. Donald W. Smith, president of the Dade County chapter of the American Cancer Society; Dr. Joseph L. Zaveritnik; Dr. Thomas B. Guyton, University of Miami Medical School Pediatrics Department; Leo Ackerman, president of the Cancer Institute at Miami; Mrs. S. Sidney Raffel, president of the Woman's Corps, and Mrs. Jesse G. Mays. The Woman's Corps was founded in 1953 under the direction of Mrs. Steve Anna Bernard. The aim of the organization is to raise funds for the education, research, and cytology for the early detection of curable cancer. Under Mrs. S. Sidney Raffel, president of the Corps, the Bonus Luncheon, Day at the Races, Participation in a Cruise, and the Dinner Dance at the Carillon Hotel, were initiated as successful fund raising methods. This year the Woman's Corps is inaugurating a new project - "Life Membership." For $100 a woman may become a lifetime member of the Corps. At present there are 49 life-members. The annual meeting of the Woman's Corps will be held at the Biscayne Terrace Hotel on March 9. Area residents interested in joining the new Coral Gables Unit are requested to call FR 1-5572 for further information. Two films will be shown at the Country Club meeting, "Causes of Cancer" and "Nostrums and Quackery." DR. FITZGERALD DR. SMITH

Gables Asks Improvement Of 4 Arteries

Improvement of four heavily travelled Coral Gables traffic arteries has been requested by the Coral Gables City Commission. Resurfacing of Douglas Rd., widening of Tamiami Trail to 70 feet, widening of Red Rd. to four lanes, widening and resurfacing of Old Cutler Rd., and resurfacing of LeJeune Rd. from South Dixie Hwy. to Sunset were requested of Metro. Answer To Letter The request was in answer to a letter from E. A. Anderson, Metro director of public works, asking the various municipalities what their most important county road needs are. Old Cutler Rd. was added to the list at the recommendation of Commissioner Robert Searle. "It's quite dangerous," said Searle of the road which has been the scene of several fatal accidents in the past two years. Douglas Is Worst Douglas Rd. is probably in the worse condition, while Red Rd. and Tamiami Trail need widening to accommodate a greater traffic load.

South Dade GOP

Ted Slack will be the guest speaker at 8 p.m. today when the South Dade Republican Club meets at Sunniland Hall, Sunniland Shopping Center, 11537 So. Dixie Hwy. Robert Rosasco is program chairman.

10,371 Gableites Registered To Vote

There are currently 10,371 Gableites registered to vote in the April 11 Municipal Election, City Clerk Loretta Sheehy reported Tuesday to the City Commission. A total of 357 names have been purged from the voter registration list. Of these, 213 had died since the last election and the remainder had moved. The deadline for registering is March 11 at 9 p.m.

Nearly 100,000 soil samples are analyzed each year by laboratories in Florida.

Solutions Sought For High Risers

The Coral Gables City Commission Tuesday tossed a large ball to City Manager T. W. Robinson Jr. and told him to come up with some answers to the high rise building question. Meeting with representatives of the Planning Advisory Board, Zoning Bard and Board of Architects at a luncheon conference, the Commission soon concluded there were no ready solutions to the problem recently brought to a head by a proposal to build a 12-story apartment at 720 Biltmore Way. Split On Need The group was split on the need for a professional planner to survey Coral Gables' needs for the future. Three proposals were discussed: Hiring a professional planner to do the whole job. Retaining a consultant who would work with various city departments and boards. Going it alone with city boards, departments and city personnel doing all the work. The first plan, championed by Commissioner Frank Kerdyk and architect Curtis E. Haley, failed to generate enough support. Going it alone is basically what the city has been trying to do, so this was virtually ruled out. The only alternative left was to follow the plan backed by Commissioner Robert Searle. Robinson has been instructed to draw a list of specifications and contact reputable inning firms to determine cost. The city manager told the Commission Tuesday that Charles Finkelstein, former chairman of the Urban Renewal Committee who advocated hiring of a professional planner in 1958, had made inquiries at the time and had determined that a planner would cost from $3000 up. 6 To 8 Months Robinson estimated that the job would take between six and eight months to complete. Commissioner Frank Kerdyk reported that South Miami recently spent $13,000 for a plan and that no objections were raised by the public to the recommendations. Kerdyk pointed out that the city's three boards have "worked like dogs" but have been unable to resolve the problem. Mayor John M. Montgomery, who labelled the recent 12-story apartment proposal a "trial balloon," cited the factor that any plan may have to be adjusted to opposition which may arise. The question of how high to go and where must be resolved, the mayor said. No one indicated any opposition to high rise buildings generally, although the consensus was that they should be approved only in certain areas under certain conditions. It is uncertainty and disagreement about these details that bogged down the city's efforts to solve its own problem.

Gables Seeks To Provide Alleys For Ponce

The Coral Gables City Commission moved last week to correct a long standing problem - alleys to service Ponce de Leon Blvd. establishments. Commissioners voted unanimously to follow a four-point recommendation of the Planning Advisory Board to: Acquire rights of way for 20-foot alleys to be provided in business blocks where a dedication has not been made, except where large buildings obstruct a continuous alley and where these buildings provide their own ingress and egress. Enter into negotiations with property owners and resort to condemnation if necessary. Engage a special team or consulting firm to study the requirements for alley needs. Agree that property owners who voluntarily dedicate rights of way without compensation would not be assessed costs of alley construction. The lack of alleys has made it difficult to service stores on Ponce. In many cases trash pick-ups and deliveries must be made through the front. How Did the City get itself in this position? Seems like the early developers forgot to incorporate the alleys when they laid out that portion of the downtown area. The City Commission's move last week, sponsored by Commissioner Frank Kerdyk, is aimed at rectifying that long standing oversight.

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