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 ;?17th f ear. No. 16. HOMESTTEAD, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 1948 r"" Pri :S- ;
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 : Consolidation" Threat Spurs Move : ::''f- H I












 For New CityMatheson AreQ,







 Bird Sees County's,: Duty I ELECTION SET FOR APRIL 3$ It'It'I '




 I SPONSORS INCLUDE W. T. PR(ti J' I.


 To Help South Dade Area .

 l AND AUTHOR HERVEY AJ4 R ;


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 J:: Meet Park Opportunity r BILL BRADLEYBENEFIT The threat ot Mlaml.,).'I''Q'df ."

 \ County consolidation hat pre ntpts.)

 I 'el ,-/ : lit the ralllnf of an tlectkW. ni-
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 ,Sine the development of Everglade  Silver Palm Princeton Methodists\ PRUITT TO TELL Hammock Area Association of .
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 : National Park, will bring !t'ji' 'SET APRIL 23 property owjiort to determine\
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 to South Dade Its greatest singleIlet Consolidated by Membership\ Vote "3 t whether the said art ibaa (C'I iIncor I
 WHO\ IS BEHIND
 the county commission must : I" Homestead end Miami aU- / l eorsted. The law provides I
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 study and co-pperate with cititens Consolidation ot the Silver community conwegnUonJ 11the -v'I"-':,, s--- -. softball team will el.1IIIn e that any 2} freeholders way tail .

 of this area In problems arising Palm and the Princeton Methodist pioneer days, and both suffered MERGER AND WHY\ .ANDERSON ARRANT EARL SMITH benefit lime for lUll Bradley *> an election M InCOl' OrtUoa",r*. !I'

 from till opportunity to accommodate  churches wa effected Sunday and the lost of church buildings InhurricanPrlnceton Cave Their Live at Pearl Harbor be sponsored by Amnl'Smith ports Chas, B. Spofford, prtslle i iot
 in 11)26) and '
 t) great Influx of visitors. the two congregations will begin Silver Palm In 19<5, Princeton Who Is IJehlnd Consolidation Port, V r. W,'at I o'clock Friday the association. I,..
 County Commissioner: Preston B. worshiping together about May rebuilt In 1927.l The SllvrgvPalm 'end Why" will be the subject of I i evening Apr. 13, at the city park As described by Mr Spofford ,,'
 Bird of Homestead laid this week. 1 when the modern Silver Palm congregation Is worshiping1')n the talk to be given by Wm. J Prultt Impressive V.RW. Ceremonies Attend Homestead's lop Qlaym will be rough boundaries of the area. art '
 at 8 clock tonight the W B. '
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 "I am fully conscious ot the Sunset dr on the north, IngrahMt
 Sunday school until Ute I
 responsibilities which this great Church building<< on Coconut Palm building is ready room new McVicker lot In Princeton Memorializing\ of Arrant and Smith selected+ for the local team and Highway on the test, Dade County
 lefty Bherard. and Ansel Barrow
 dr Is ready for occupancy The meeting is tinder the tus .
 park will place onII a* county Park on the south, and M IrretuIsr
 comml88lonen," laid Mr. Bird. nit merger action wet voted oleo of the South Dade Citlien will mast arrangements for altar I (line along Red. Davis and

 "It means that w* must plan an Apr. I at a quarterly conference Protective League formed recently  At )Joint Installation services lace installed t'omlfl.nder1IUijI\ ) Miami team Schoolhoua roads on the wtst / j/j
 Improved and well-regulated road held in Sliver Palm and ratified PRIDGENTOHEADROTARYCLUBFOR to safeguard cltlsens' rights In Legion 'Hall Monday night,land the other new officers: 'ThodJf > Mr. Bradley former naval offlttr l- Mr. Spofford ...Ulna"iii" , If
 system which will not.only ad1suateiyfaccommwtalt Sunday, by ballot ot both mem- Igsltmt! tile encroachments of I, \ Oldendprf, senior vIctcoiBimnder anti member of the local poet,, there art approximately W rtgIstered ,
 traffic to fr;,.Mr. tovefamrnt t r : irrantfSmltt.. Poet of ttici Vet-! rAw, Weiss,. Junior vice It Ill in tames Archer Smith! Hoi I'' freeholders In the area, I 1
 "end .frnmJMjytajW.aljO. will, Th Rev W. E. Rowell who henarcedlhedwwtheO "1 Vill' 'ekpM, those who pre- arena tt Foreign' Want paid trlb-t.commander; Bile Bridges, qusr.2SMTJF pltaL Ht te on leave of absence! and 1M noti-mldtnt property J I
 ." sfc! fttfe. tot4ti" biuoliilaHnn .. from hi. duties M Instructor In J
 i' ui"lMPorlant jiuo srxp'aM- I '* .cAt" ,end V .L v.4 era .
 t Ing agricultural areas". tlnue as pastafertlit c consolidate jf R19l84'9 nlercsti they <cfil Sefl,p..Mos! r> t"... : tf'1"4 .." eQktdMe"""--'Return'* w rSchool l"Dolrlld+ ; t .;.: tf: \ 1

 Also;" Mr. Bird continued, church. f Uves that prompt| heel ana!) whoi named) ., Anderson Arrant and Ctrl "ing Is also t reason tor the tle. ) t.
 "your county cammtsslonert must Th churches have similar history they seek to gala," .ssid< Mr. lion, ht said I ,
 study end! cooperate with: the people  In that they were both organized '- Ihmry. Pi, ,riicn: manager ol Pruitt yesterday. "I will etposc! Waiter\ iwnJtli. Humor-Sprinkled Talk. Pjomlnent members 'at tht '

 of District 4II\ the problems at Interdenominational Florida, East toast Fertiliser Cn. the full Jouanlj. of themeasure.5 First Rndlnnd DlstrUt wrvii-e Promised for MeetingOn sponsoring association art Htrvty f-
 i' as chosen president of theIlomosiend men to dIe In World War II. Arrant j
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 of housing, automobile parking Allen author Joht BouvWt Ht.: j
 facilities and other services which Rotary Club at a meetIng "I wilt tell YOU why::Wit: bill and Smith were teat In the Monday the South Dade T, Price, Irving Thomas" If. .T'
 l large volume of new visitors to THOS. J. HARRIS elected of the board of director ihould be defeated and why R. B bombing of the US.S. Anon .1 t Garden Club wlU hold I meeting Rose Roy Pap who Is cemented i
 our district will require at last weeki meeting Gautler who steered It through Pearl Harbor Earl's body wai devoted; to parliamentary pro with the Coral Osbles Miracle
 Commissioner Bird reiterated DIES AT HIS HOME Wm. J Ceronlmo was re-elected: the last leglnlature ihould be defeated  recently returned to Arlington' reduce, and everybody Interested Mile and Mal Zorbaugh ot the I' ,

 this week tile county eagernessto I will tell you,, the whole Cemetery for Interment; Antler U Invited to attend Mrs. E. L, University of Miami, faculty. '
 eliminate "blind corner*" whichconstitute story. son's body was never recovered Thayer, parliamentarian of the I I
 I major traffic heard IN HOUSTON TEX There will be refreshments and More than two hundred per- Florida Congress of Parent and
 In the Redland District and have music ions witnessed the award of the Teachers, will give I wfresbttcourt ENGLISHVOUL\ !) ; :
 evoked appeals from civic organjiltions. V F. W cltl/cnshlp! medal to John from I to ( and from T ,
 Thomas J Harris, father ol v.I'',W. I District i- Mectinjt Arrant father end Miss Betty to I
 "Wherever consent of the properly  Former Mayor Tom J, Harris and Arrant sister of Anderson, and The afternoon meeting will bt LIFT TOLL FHOWOVERSEAS U
 owner can be obtained," he MM. Carl Dcdcn of Homestead,I Sunday In Coral Gables to Mr and Mrs. A. D. Smith, devoted to Item of special I Interest I ;

 AId,, "county workmen will remove  died Saturday at hla home In v. F W posts end, auxlllsrlet brother and aister'In-law of Earl to women's clubs, end the night I '
 I vision-obstructing tree and Houston, Tex.. .t the age[ of 81 M of District 13 will elect district Newly Installed Commander A. I tnttUnl li planned to interest both IfWY.
 shrubbery Thest county worker A native Texan, Mr. Harris served officers Sunday at a, convention V, Phillips was assisted In patenting .I men and women :,
 ran not intrude I -on private I property  as district attorney\ for many to be held at the Elks Lodge, 22 the medals by Pad Com Between 5 end 7 o'clork' ssndwlchet : I I I'"
 Colin English this week ,
 without the consent of till years and continued the practiceof Ciralda! ave, Coral Oablts. Ray msnders James C. Venn, J. T I pit and coffee will be 'tI1'I
 owner, however, so we eppeul forth taw until the day of his death v { Renuart Post and Auxiliary will Godwin' and Vernon W. Turner i.rV.4. to ,.ll who care. to stay lined the swift tempo, that/ )KM ,
 marked his hit
 addition to the and In memory of the two boys, campaign lino*t
 co-operation of propertyowners" In son be host groups V. Each woman who belongs to the I
 here Mr Harris loaves rlrs. Smith .presented. ti the pout A. PHILLIPSNew New Terra day entrance Into ,
 daughter club will for her meal
 A joint meeting will bt held at ply own I
 Nellie ht flag which Earl .' , V.F.W. Commander the governor' rare.
 his wife Mr* Harris; two 10 a. m. and separate meetings of draped casket and her husband meal by bringln ' I ,
 Overseas
 Iht the
 tolls -
 son*, Bob Horns of San Antonio in the military rltoi at a pit. All othvn asked "Lifting en
 the pests and auxiliaries at 1:30 ( art to
 .vHLNRY Highway would lead to',1
 CITIZENS PLAN and Jack Harris of Houston; two Pm. Arlington. termaster: John Davis, post advocate  pay II cents apiece.
 daughters, Mrs. Wulter Eggtrt ol W Stanley Wittkop tang 'Sleep. : Jlmtnl; Walker, chaplain: Mr 0, W Calkins, program great' development" of' the'r1oNdi  1 I
 Ramonville, Tex., and Mrs Nell Sailor Boys" to piano accompaniment " Oeo. Key, English Mid la TdUf j
 SECOND BIRD Lime Avocado & Skill surgeon) and retiring chairman, ask that non-member*, '
 Survey address at Key Wast Ht taU "M
 Swarti of Houston; IS grandchildren  played by Mrs. Wltlkup. Commander Vernon W Turner  club groups or Individual, make
 and great-grand i Ifcing Made for Booklet Carl: Smith" nephew of had given considerable study to
 I tight I a Earl 1 three-year trustee. The Wen reservations at once by telethon .
 the project end believed It ctvWbt
 RALLY APRIL 24 children A survey to obtain accurate final Joined.chorus In with his trumpet in the A MiAllister, Post ritual team ln( her or Mn Fred Fuch orMr accomplished by him M governor .. '
 officiated
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 Joel! J. Robinson.
 Club PRIDGEN figures on the Dade County:: actio'Ie Announcement during the next four yesrs.Lifting .
 was made that I
 Appointive officers named The much
 Jby speaker U sought
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 set to the tolls would t
 Talks by citizens of South wcreiary Mo Thai bearing and nonbearing ht post with Its' 331 members Commander rhilllpi were: F A. after highly-paid who Cause .
 New Officers 27 ) B Royal, the speaker
 April << woadoa.and limes la being greater WIt of the highway", \
 raids f
 fifth
 Dada who art aroused by sinister place in membership I Ruff
 adjutant
 E. B. humor
 outgoing McOarrah, ustt to her
 president automatically put point
 sconeumptiol t
 made acid "An Incrtaat to.tht
 by County Agent Cbas. HSteffanl In the . English
 In stateDistrict !
 Influences at work this
 New officers _Ill be elected becomes vitr-prenldent The new ) and Assistant John officer of the day, Philip Bourn, atones, aya'Mre. Herman Heln- of 'uollnt..na I
 I area will feature a second rally 27 Redland District officer Agent Commander Bub Wal (Continued Pag Four lout, She Is not II
 Preston B. Bird's Tuesday, Apr. by will be Installed the first D Campbell ) president chargInf additional revenue" and I beUtvt "4
 fas
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 re-election to the county Uons Club. At the meeting meeting in July. The data will be used by Dr for her talks here, this. Increased revenue would t(f- !K
 Clarence J, Parnun commission of Tuesday night nominating ballots' At'r tht meeting: Wednesday Oeo. D Ruehlt, vice-director-: Clubwomen to Place Bronze set the ton in tolls,* be e ija..... '*' :
 Homestead announced Wednesday were distributed, for return to Ernest E. King of Homestead charge of Subtropical Experiment Plaque Contractor' Start In t campaign" speech to ,Bar*. !i. j
 John Hale or Robert Barfield before advocated the building of a youth ,Station, In tow ht declared Florldt'l eitru ,.
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 The apeaklng will be In revision of his booklet Today to Commemorate Gift to ParkA Terburr Store Monday i
 election night Members not (Continued on Page Eight) .
 Legion Park!: Saturday' April 14 on the avocado and lime Industry Industry must be given imJr I
 present may oblalh flu ballots H: O Barber, building eontrso standing. distance. from tbt state ,

 Fuller Warren to Hold ,from Mr. Hale Beard Writes A plaQue, cornnwnmrat- president end<J Mn. W, S, Jen- tor., will begin work Monday If It I II 'to bt placed, pn a."safe.: i t
 Children's night Was observed '
 Descriptive Booklet Ing the dedication of Royal Palm linsttumental, In morning on the CBS store build- sound fooUn : ,
 the
 having tract
 Rally Here Saturday at this weeks meeting with the Slate Park to the Everglades declared Florida's Inf which will be erected by Andy H* said th* solution rnusl'6dprimarily
 presentation of a magician who '.About Everglades National ParkA National' Park by the Florida Fed- plaque II first th state p.rlLTh. Terburg M the northwest corner \ by the Industry but that t
 Fuller Warren, candidate for out which
 pulled small bunnies out of a
 ration of Women's Clubs, wilt be was of Kromt ova. and S, W. First. it as governor ht would maintain i
 governor, will speak In Legion newspaper, and presented them presented to Newton a The structure, which If to 'the close Interest .. the I j
 permanently fixed to I boulder new ssrnt!
 Hart at,. o'clock Saturday night to tw of the ... jtfcscrlptlvt booklet Eve- Drury, director of the Nations
 small .u. on paint
 or photograph the that he has In the patt.both .
 v park In Royal Palm Park in a brief Park Service be noted will be one story high, i iII Industry t I
 A famous cowboy treed which Nixon: Smiley and F. B Lincoln glad* National park written : by Mrs. McCaffreyand
 by animal
 ; and plant Ufa, and camp service to be held tt I o'clock this Mrs. feet wide and M feet long I a* grower and public otftrpLAlternate ) : I
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 will play' at the rally Is icheduledto were welcomed u new' Lions Superintendent Dan B. Beard, will ers and fishermen/ fishing In the ftemoon.Representing. Jennings the Ever-
 begin It* at 7:30. Jon Hayes Wood of Coral be published the glades Park dedication ceremonies
 program Gables soon by park park tract: U regulated' by the
 Vernon W Turner, city attorney, wa t guest E. A Robert presided commission. When available the state! laws be Mr*. L. J McCaffrey the federation retiring will Ic: 7 In Everglades City. Route to Miami Progooi:: 4' I IBy
 Is chslrman of the local Warren. In the absence of President folder may be obtained by writing I Park Superintendent Dan Beard
 for-govemor committee.. E. Gallaber. Gilbert Leach of the Everglades will take pert l In the' ceremony Brewer for Study by 'CORHfti 8i ;
 here todaymembers t t4 t4All
 Commission, Biscaynt Building. Post Office Receipts Rise 2.1.9% ...._
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 Miami The booklet, which will a'w. j. will u. eervd b
I Homestead Among Busiest Telephone' have h" map of the park, is dt Above Those of Like Period l in '47 of the. Woman's Club of alternate route to Miami. northeasterly along the sect .si4* ;,t}
 signed to meet the mall Inquiries the Redland proposed' \ by Pmcknty P. Brewer of the Seaboard track, to: lota /'
 enters in State, Company Reports which have swelled to t deluge Sine the incorporation of Royal ot Farm. We ,.. to relieve traffi Bird rd. y tJ
, etna f.the park dedication, Mr.B.erdyasys. Cross receipts of Homestead the first qusrter of IMS and 153,- Palm Perk Into the national tract, congestion on U. B. No. 1, ta now Mr. Brewer hopes to enlist ttt '
j post office for the first quarter of 411 for the first three months of.,the park ledge hat been used M I under consideration by the Dade support of civic club and organ)*
I Homestead was In 1MO tnd b telephone la Homestead homes Aba Mar completion Is e master  1MB exceeded those 1(47. ranger etatkruOddfcllowa County' Commission. sstions, to obtain the, alternate j I '
 today one of the busiest telephone and offices-today 1JJ5. Homestead pita for making the park pf the like TIle commissioners and County route to relieve th*, woQett and ;
, renters )la the slate. Southern Bell 's growth" ss a vacation and period In un by 2U per cent, '
I easily accessible to the tourists to SUreInitiatory Engineer Earl Iteder art "highlyIn dangerous raffle on the 'leae't l J
 official point oUt There are agricultural city and the vital role who, art. already visiting It at the report Postmaster & E. Livingston \  THE WEATIIEUoribWi accord with the proposal to loaded U. S. No. L I '
 many title which have a larger of the telephone to. this progress.If rate .f 1,000 a week the superintendent  The receipts were 'film Decree provide' an alternate thorougb- .'
 number rot (telephone but very even mart graphically Illustrated  for a Mwt_..s u rfana.rl.wl i .
 reports. The. plan give U48 and 110.24,172 lot 1M7 Homestead 1.0Of. Ledge will are halfway between Kromeav
 leer which handle the heavy Volume by tht number of long distance ." ... Aa..n.L rl.lgeosa. ELKS TO MEET TONIGHTAH : r 1
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 important to the preserve.lion month's receipts of $4,930.69closest put on the initiatory degree tt an and U, S. No. 1, Mr.: Brewer
 of V"i dJtanct tails-originating  calls originated ever Homestead  of pre wild anlnvU end plant doubled.those of It,Will ......11II1..1 its... ,.... early date member decided aayt. Th. plan provide for the members and pntperttv* j. ,:
 terminating end those teiephonea-3 on the if*. for the previous- March, Jit pointed Apr. *_17 atJ SO IS Tuesday" lliahl'Announeement tension of Farm Lift rd. now members of the Homestead"l&i :
4 "J_ passing through"-which to avenge day tt the start of JHo; The' pI'eeeIItIrk tourist crop out Apr. __19 tt, 10.It wa made el the ending at Quail Boost dr. northward Club art asked to attend a mete- i..4 "I
\ handled from the local telephone 171 or nearly! three time ai is a surprise\ ,to:th* park service CanallaUayfor Cat Initial Apr It., ..>.;;:.........M M 1017 Grand Lodge which win be inMisyxl.fraro to connect with Bird rd. tag at I o'clock tonight 1 'ta Lefloa ''J, i ,
 bidding'Ltt'i tttt a closer ,look many, at the \beginning of'.1141. which.did-not expect an influx Warier bf thls7ar topped those April: .._...:_K tl WHOM ,*Apr. Jl to tt and possibly with Coral Way and HjUL t,ss -1{ ,
: at .telephone program in Homethe telephone system In until the completion of the park of the similar period last ytar by Apr: It.._.IS 67 80.14 clusive, at t-b..... H. J:. In-J the TsmlamJ\ Trail As outlined by Wm f/BrnOr' . '.It tervlng .as" r I{i f
i atetd.A Homestead baa expanded, It has Mr Bred ayes Among the visitor IS.S per cent 1>t laid. There were Apr 11 M 71 30.IS was named tfelegato and Mr.\ Brewer;; from Quail Roost dr. chairman ol ,,tht newly;org niM4l i '

: uto started, there were''y|7I (Continued an Page, Eight) arv naturalist who study: 23711 cancellation recorded tot ,Apr. 14._ .__...IS It 1007 al4 Link, alternate. he proposed txtension would run' I IQ" iroup. e4irr; ,

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