1671-6 War World 2 y u: -.' .4. - Park Mete• rs . . ; j �--
Company for a to 'I rental of Beach Barber Hike )
$339+000. In this transaction
Alan White wasS the co-operat- 90-Day Trial _ Brings Revolt Threat
ing broker. Shepard Broad, '��
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420 Lincoln road, represented Voted For e�� Y f 2—t -'4
the lessor and John E. Porte }/ .L, ..�4ie s s-— _ _ Long hair an bushy House ,f David beards may be
the lessees. ___ Miai ii Beach will start regulse — stylish for Miami Beach males the season. -
This is the fourth 99-year ing its tangled traffic on Dec. 33' Forecast •
of the new mode was made by a representative
lease that the firm of Birn, ,group of Miami Beach men yesterday after they read that
Berliner & Jamison have con- with the operation of 1,300 Park-
'ing
art- price of shaves and haircuts at Beach barbershops was hiked
eluded on 41st st. In the past ing meters spread over the citys 15 cents above previous charges et 50 cents and 85 cents.
3 months. On Sept. 1 they most congested areas. Threats of a "barber boycott'were heard even in offi-
leased to the Pasco corp., the • -cial circles, lead by the oldsters with thinning hair and dis-
charged veterans, who have beers getting their haircuts at
SW corner 41st st. and Chase - proved a 90-day trial period for government expense.
ave. for Raymond C. Dulaney - the parking meters and City "I'm beady being overcharged," complained Assistant
and W.F.Snyder for 99 years Manager Claude A. Renshaw' Ins- City Hager Harry Hice,pointing to his balding pate, and
at a total rental of $1,000,000. I mediately instructed Lt. Jack Det, opt. Earl D. Carpenter agreed that no haircut is
On Nov. 20 they leased the I , Hoover, traffic director, to ire w th $1. "I'll be a wild Robinson Crusoe before I'll pay
Rohmer bldg. for Lee Swartastall them. Standards for the ;' he said.
for 99 years to the B.B. & F. I parking meters have already' Harold Cohan, bushy-haired ex-serviceman and cow a •
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500,
corp.,at a total rental of$693,- been erected. $ restaurant operator, of 1245 Meridian ave., threatened to
To Build Theater Although two petitions objectirt� "go back into the marines.".
A theater and office building New York. "I haven't had a haircut in five weeks and it'll
Ito the Installation of the meters "It's ridiculous," said Jack Reid, a winter visitor from
to cater particularly to the I had been received by city officials.' be another five before I get one."
medical profession is planned no objectors appeared at Wednea' Several announced they would get their regular shear-
41stthe 226 feet running from day's council meeting. Renshaw•' ings in Miami while on business or pleasure trips.
41st st. and Chase ave.,to Bis• IWilliam Rabinowitz, another ex-serviceman, said he
1 cayne waterway. reported that 350 letters sent to,
I civic or anizations outlining has didn't believe the veterans would stand for it. "The last time
d ei The lessees of these proper- g • I went to a barber he all but took off my ears," he added.
n i ties have expressed great con- I parking recommendations had "For $1 he'll probably want my head."
h le fidence in the future of 41st I} drawn only two replies —bot8i - P. $,—It you live in Miami, this will interest you. The
st. and, feel that it will, in the ,favorable. local union says it coptemDl$tca Qo rase In prices..
3- near future,take its place with •#� l
Lincoln road and Flagler st., HOLIDAY GRANT
Ad streets in this area.as one of the leading business ' City father's decided to give. 'ED A rrny Frees Last Hotel
'municipal employes another four-
Some very substantial ape- clay holiday over the New Year: and else-ftttfi'of thy-€nnatea7nen
P- 1F
)P cialty shops and nationally week end. City hall will close els Ml� i realch �rned to full of the entire Army Air Forces-
:O II known chain stores have been doors at 5 p..m. Friday and wil,
;r Icontacted and have expressed • not reopen ii n t i 1 Wednesday civilian operation Thursday after were trained In Miami Beach•
their interest in acquiring I morning. nearly four years as host to the For hotels and apartments the .'
1_ ; space for good-sized stores,e,- Army air, ground and service
average rental rate was slightly
pecially in view of the fact Guest at the council,table at more than $6 a man a month Or ..
0" that the erection of a large ' Wednesday's session was May forces. /about 20 cents a day`. The reru-
n, number of apartments and Baron de Hirsch Meyer, alloy- The curtain fell on Miami lar winter season rates of these
)0 i homes is contemplated In thisney who resigned from the coma- Beach's wartime role when Col. hotels range from $6 to $27 a
sr
cit four cars ago to don khaki. room a day.
is I area and its proximity to the ycommanding Miami Beach's city govern-
Louis A. Merillat,
finer hotels, 'rhe major. who served almost A. l
13 years as a councilman, now/ i officer of the AAF Miami Beach ment lea d $2,000,000 worth of.
it- ,-1 - is on terminal leave after are Service Base, turned over the muni ' al properties to the waft
In (Thief Gets glaring six battle stars during; �. keys of the Pancoast hotel, the d ramcnt for a total of $6,a3.
lh 28 months in the Pacific. The last of 248 Army-leased hotels to b
an
former councilman said he was Orderedy the war' depa1't i
3e no longer interested in polities, revert to.Civilian.use. . ment on Aug. 17 to compldtei
at $48,200 I and wanted only to rest add gel i The •al�ami Beach plan of evacuation by Christmas eve,,‘
at ! II back to his desk as a civilian- training was credited with as the AAF service base here aver
celerating victory by Gen.Henry aged 10 daysgahead of schedule
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City Manager Renshaw toldon returning most of the hotels'
it. i Capt. H. Arnold.
councilmen that Morris and apartment buildings. About
.et In Jewels Lipp•city engineer,had arrived in At the peak of the training _.000 members of the air forces.:
OF Seattle, Wash., from China, ad; program 93 apartment buildings ; released•from Japanese prison-
would soon be back at his city job. were occupied by the armed
ncamps, will spend two v4eeks'Of
their 90-da furlough resting'
i'.14.45."'
_/.��` Appointed a committee of twee forces and &5 per cent of Mia�tti y
��lr �'e'!✓� to arrange a second Orange Bowl Beach's hotel rooms—one-fourth and relaxing here. The program•,
as A nesivoes, middle-aged social- parade for 1946 at Miami Beach of Florida's total hotel space— I will continue to April 14. 1
he ' ite who lost $48,200 worth of were Councilmen D. Lee Pow-rel) were leased-to the armed serv- . -• -
a insured jewels to a daytime bur- and Marcie Liberman. ' ices. One-fourth of the officer •
.er .gtar, was ready to pack up and 1� Beach Plans I
leave Miami Beach 'I'Fuis� Pay increase
ck d until Detective Superintendent Beach �pQ!
ty,es i E. D. Carpenter assured her she I Averts Beach 1 S I! tagidr
acs was safer now than she had fLe
OP ever been. I I aders of the millinery in-
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ler Beach pollee checked into the ■ dustry at Miami Beach today
. a background of Mrs. Florence C.' i s Strike - approved a plan for annual
English's servants and hunted for I parades and shows, de
style
clues to the thief who may have ?el<. ce. n. --... _ _ I signed to boost America's ex....
broken into her two-story house Irai,\'ay express messengers who ��yjT -T--. •y $''F t� port business to a 5100,000
at 4152 Alton rd. Wednesday aft- d<elia`ere<i the necklace a clean bill A/thrcat_ned bus strike at
• ernoon and disappeared in 15 ` and added they were in possession • 'per year figure.
Miami Beach was aserted to-
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minutes with an assortment of of a signed receipt for the gems. day when the Miami Beach
At the end of a 10- ay acs-i
diamond necklaces, bracelets, ear. Carpenter reported the theft oc- Railway Co. granted the re-1 sion here, a resolution was
• rings and watches. I `curved Burin a brief cried in theadopted galling for another.
g p quest of its employes union)
Meanwhile, Federal Bureau o< afternoon when the house was va' for a seven -hour wage meeting at Miami Beach next'
• Investigation agents watched de ' I cant. Mrs. English.driven by her increase and a 44-hour week.) ' Year, on an'even more erten-
.vele ments careful)._They. a"n, hauffeur, Jack Few, of At- eve scale, and with particular
i? K I negro.<' The dispute was settled at
-�- attention to Latin-American
enter the case only if the loot in 1' pante, had gone to a dressmaker a conference of union, bus markets. •
carried across a state..boundary. '� •Ifer a fitting. cmnpany, and city officials, Walter K.Marks, New York'
MFSSEreeERS CLEARED I Her housekeeper, •Mrs. Clara ;ssting less than 10 minutes, manufacturer, was chosen per-
•McSluilen, left the house about-3 in the office of City Manage. manent chairman of the organ-
- Although the daylight robbery gip. m. to visit the post office at Claude A. Renshaw. Commis- • ization. It was determined to.
occurred within four hours after 41st st. On her return, Mr's• Mc- ,wiener Owen W. Schaefer, of i eatablieh a bureau of foreign'
i' a q0 necklace had been deity- Mullen found the front door ajar 'the U. S. lav or conciliation trade psmllation to ge6Opregg;
I d-personally to Mr, F.neltnh, and noticed that a French door ! I service,attended,and aDpbved ; ypM of ArtkeDUE p