The Miami Herald from Miami, Florida • 11

i Hmx Herald Section FINANCIAL 5-9 CLASSIFIED 10-14 Comic Dictionary COWARD The man who is always saying discretion is the better part of valor Sunday May 11 1958 Complete Local News liiii pji-M i 1 ynHjwiwqiW' wyp'wiMyHatf i yywpwp" i -u I wwwpil 1 Last of IJISF Stations Here A 4 fr T- i A --V ri 1 A AtfU 71 'A 'm fV4 -tV Wtt' i 2 hv i v- VA-- 4 si: i Channel 17 Gives Up Ghost 1 7 7 Vv 2t' fr i L' fete 2 tfe v- v-tv t5 Ji jj -4 tv-r 1 tf 3 1 7 i '-ai rt 5 1 fcrs- I U4 1" 1- -'t Si' tn w1 if i 4 ft i -f? i i i V- vjr rr 4 V- 4 tf" '-'4 '--a: By RONALD YORK Herald Staff Writer The last of South UHF television stations the ones requiring a converter in home TV sets goes dark tonight WITV Channel 17 the second-oldest station in the area suspends broadcasting afte: programs It means the owners of tiny converter boxes which they bought years ago in order to get UHF broadcasts on their older VHF sets can put the converters in storage at least for now The suspension signals a complete local victory for VHF (very high frequency) transmission oer UHF (ultra high frequency) Col Mortimer 1 president and general manager of WITV was reported to be on a yacht at sea and unavailable for comment Loewi is one of the three bidders seeking unawarded VHF Channel 6 chief engineer Bill Latham at the Hallandale transmitter confirmed the suspension plans (UHF station) against three (VHF) has just been too much" Latham said candidly The station has been in competition with VHF stations WTVJ WCKT and WPST The facilities of the only other UHF station WGBS-TV Channel 2-were 'sold last year to a National Airlines subsidiary and be- came Channel 10 a VHF station UHF transmission which Latham maintains is of higher quality than VHF was highly touted by backers in the early 50s But when a UHF station began operating TV viewers had to gef either a converter or buy a new set with a built-in converter This extra facility cost between $10 and $35 Latham said WITV will revert to a CP (construction permit) status after show which means owners could resume broadcasting at any time Three other such permits already are held for UHF stations in Greater Miami At the peak of the UHF-VHF battle for viewers and advertising UHF station-owners urged the help of the FCC in 1955 in their fight for survival Latham said some parts of the country went "all UHF" but in most areas VHF won out gives a good picture" he added cuts down static from weather and auto ignition noises and is a sharper For many months Latham said WITV has been operating the minimum number of hours required by the FCC 28 hours a week For four hours a day the station showed mainly old movies and syndicated films The decision to suspend was reached late Friday he said LowaCo8t Homes Why Folks Come to Miami: You Need Three Guesses in Housing Act Gets Stall Photo by Steve Wever Credit for Boom By DOM BONAFEDE Hertld Staff Writer Low-cost home spurred by a cut in down has more than doubled in a matter of weeks mortgage bankers and Federal Housing Authority officials reported Saturday Harold Barnes assistant director of the FHA office here reported his staff has been by loan applications From 800 in February applications jumped to 1400 in March and then to 1896 in April Barnes said had a tremendous in Why do people come Dade County? Because warm why The Chamber of Commerce has been saying this for years Now University of i a economists have made it official A team headed by Reinhold Wolff director of the UM Bureau of Business and Economic Research polled 300 Dade newcomers to find out they migrated here Climate topped the list In both and precent age figuring Persons polled were asked to rank in order of im portance influenced thei decisions to move to Dade Items ranked were given weighted figure of 10 items ranked were given weight of nine and so on Climate piled up 2361 points in weighted importance along with 127 first-place rankings Other major reasons newcomers gave for moving south portunity cleanliness of the area informality of living the urgings of family and friends and recreational op portunities Through Snapper Creek Canal With Grunt and Gun society columnist Gwen Harrison on galor-hunting expedition Life With a Gator Imitator: Just One Gug After Another Granddad Loses declared Barnes: have a staff of 73 and our auditors say we need 100 to handle the Maurire Meehan vice president of the I Kislak mortgage corporation said that most of the increase is in lower price housing up to $13000 He attributed the boom to Little Mike Sent Back ToDad ii- iC it fe i m' ik Htrald Stall Photo by Doug Kennedy Toothy Trophy of Safari agent Tom Shirley bagged him twixt the eyes Locked Out Postman Fell For Want Of A Key he tried to climb in kitchen window Climbing Postman Falls 2 Stories Finding himself locked out of his apartment a postman slipped and fell 25 feet Saturday as he tried to climb in second story window which went into effect in March It reduced down payments on FHA-financed homes and eliminated them on chopped down pump-priming measures have tended to encourage activity by commented Meehan Dealings in existing housing also spurted ahead he said Frank Denton of American Title and Insurance Co also noted the "tremendous in house sales He said that in addition to the new federal regulations big industry and insurance companies are investing more money in mortgages than in bonds thus making more money available In Washington the Veterans Administration announced that requests for GI homes leaped from 8406 in March to 24800 in April The number of requests was the highest since October 1956 when 29678 applications were received increase was believed to be comparable although figures immediately available While five-year-old Michael ickle III played with toy cars in a juvenile court corridor Saturday a judge ruled that the boy must be returned to his father in Middlesex Judge William Culbreath rejected the claim of maternal grandparents who asked for his custody after whisking him from in front of his New Jersey home April 29 The grandparents Mr and Mrs Edward Dodd of 3038 SW Eighth St were arrested in Sebring after a race to Florida in a pickup truck while a 13-state alarm was sounded The Sebring juvenile court ordered Michael returned to his father but the Dodds filed the Miami custody action boy has been moved around enough and it would be better if this is settled at Culbreath said after a two-hour hearing The Dodds appeared upset by the decision But Dodd a The ancient and honorable art of Gator is making a comeback Its leading exponent is Herald Columnist Gwen (Conversation Piece) Harmon who has been trying for years to convince friends that Gator Gruntin' is a legitimate pasttime She setut last week to prove her contention that alligators can be coaxed by folks making noises akin to baritone burps Armed with rubber boots and mosquito spray she joined an alligator hunting expedition in Snapper Creek Canal When the skiff safari was over Miss Harrison had grunted mightily a rifle shot had cracked in the night aid a log-sized gator was dead shot betwixt the eyes Did the Gator Gruntin' do the trick? Miss Harrison modestly disclaimed all credit But she had at least proved to Doubting Thomases that there is such a thing as Gator Her hunting companions State Wildlife Agent Tom Shirley and boatman Malcolm Roberts said she grunted fine Shirley hunting a big gator that's been lurking in the canal near Finecrest School said Gator Gruntin' is sure enough used by hunters to call gators The grunt is a sound irtade deep in the throat a burbling hollow noise To a hungry male gator the noise sounds like baby gators and big bull gators consider their offspring a delicacy Shirley an old hand at alligator stalking was armed wuth a rifle and a noose on the end of a steel pole Miss Harrison an old hand said the 300 were living costs gen eral cultural advantages the presence of the University of Miami and the public school system Calling health a factor related to the report said it ranked second in weighted tabulation but third in total first places The No 3 element employ ment was called an contributing to Dade growth Even the people who rated employment as the prime reason for moving to Dade listed climate and health as the most important secondary factors for their shifts The report said the poll helps bear out ideas that people are moving around the country for reasons (health urging of friends recreation) aS well as for economjc reasons Another report issued by the Aero Mayflower Transit Co a leading nationwide moving organization showed Americans migrated in record numbers during the first three months of 1958 at the side of the concrete steps Crash Hurts Miamian A Miami Beach lawyer and his secretary were injured Saturday in the overturning of an automobile seven miles west of Bradenton Herbert Heiken 27 who lives at 2771 SW 34th Ct Miami said his car went out of control while his secretary Judith Harrison 18 Miami Beach was driving him on a business trip Miss Harrison suffered a cut lip leg bruises and a possible hip injury Heiken who said he was thrown out of the car suf fered back and hand bruises Regaining consciousness as Police officer Huey arrived to investigate Emas said uncertainly not He was kept for observation at Jackson despite his protests at Gator but a novice at hunting carried a can of mosquito repellent The hunters spotted several gators said Miss Harrison "their eyes were like red tail lights in the water So Miss Harrison tried her grunt after the first gator submurged "Gug" grunted Miss Harrison The gator stayed submerged Still game the party pressed 6n and finally Shirley shot a second gator without benefit of grunting smack in the said Gwen who held the flash light w'hile Shirley fired At urging Miss Harrison grunted four more times just in case there were some more gators around said Miss Harrison obligingly gug good approved Shirley But no more gators came The expedition was over Herman Emas 51 of 538 SW Fourth St suffered two deep head gashes and was held in Jackson Memorial Hospital for observation When Emas returned home from work he discovered the door locked and his key missing It was locked inside He went down the stairs around to the back of the apartment and up the back stairs to the kitchen door It too was locked Shoplifters Have Picnic Miami merchants Saturday urged citizens to before thieves get it all Included in the Saturday haul: a spear gun two autos one tire a rim a rifle ten sets of car keys six cans of beer one suit two shirts one pair of' shoes five dresses a portable radio a bicycle four pair of trousers a hat and a bumper jack Three shoplifting arrests enabled police to recover about half of the stolen merchandise Robbers Strike At Drug Store Two gunmen made off with hundred after-robbing Drugtown 2301 Flagler St the clerk and pharmacist told police Saturday night Pharmacist Jerry Totkin said the robbers also took his w'atch Seeing the screen on the kitchen window open five feet away he climbed up on the stair railing and leaned over toward the window He lost his ance and plunged down ward He crashed into pastboard shutter on the' first floor struck his head on the first floor railing and landed on the Peru Officials To Be Honored Peruvian officials including members of the South American country's Senate and Chamber of Deputies will be honored at 12:30 pm Monday with a luncheon at El Centro Room of the McAllister Hotel The luncheon to further Latin American relations also will be attended by Mayors Robert King High of Miami Kenneth Oka of Miami Beach and Keith Phillips of Coral Gables The Pan American Bank will sponsor the event Russian Film Slated at UM The Russian Language Club of the University of Miami will present its last cultural pro gram of the current semester Tuesday at 4 and 8pm A full-length 35mm film of drama The Grasshop per will be shown Ballet selections of Russian dances will be presented by dancers from Lindsey-Hopkins under the direction of Princess Nina Dr Berthold Friedl professor of Russian has announced that there will be songs presented by students of Russian at the University The program ill be presented in Beaumont Hall Main Campus and the public is Alarmed at Injuries Doctors Start War On Florida BB Guns Michael Sickle 46-year-old cab driver said he considered the ruling Culbreath reminded the Dodds they had not seen the boy nor his father from the time father and son left Miami late in 1956 until the Dodds picked up the boy in Middle-ex Therefore the judge said the Dodds be sure of the kind of treatment nr environment to which the lad was being subjected After the hearing Michael packed up his toy autos said a hurried farewell to his grandmother and was whisked away to the airport Stephen Ruskin attorney for the father said the -boy would he placed in custody of the hostess of the first available plane to Newark The fa ther as not in court Judge Initiated Appellate Judge Mallory Horton was initiated into Delta Theta Phi legal fraternity in ceremonies at the Dade County Courthouse Saturday He was honored at the fraternity's Day Dinner at the Dupont Tarleton Hotel Saturday night Dinner Planned The Republican Headquarters Club of Dade County 1947 Flagler St will hear Robert Hayden public relations manager of Easters Air Lines in Miami discuss effects of convention business on the county at its dinner meeting Tuesday at 6:30 After That Simple Hoiv to Do Gator Grunt: LApe an Orangutan By GWEN HARRISON Uerild Staff Gator Gmntrr I learned to grunt up a gator on my front porch in downtown Miami: My Cracker friend and I had been to a movie one set in Darkest Africa where orangutans or something screamed in the background got so amused at the racket that on the porch I said I bet I could imitate that orangutan and without thinking belted out one of those screams After the mutual' surprise wore off Cracker friend said- you can do that you can learn to grunt up a Right then and there I did You sort of say as you swallow air how Inelegant 'it is and how unexciting it is to learn Orange County doctors alarmed at BB gun injuries want to ban the sale and possession of air rifles throughout Florida They have submitted a resolution to the Florida Medical Association now holding its 84th annual convention at the Hotel Americana in Bal HarbourT BB gun injuries sgld the Orange County Jledical Society are increasing every year The state daws are inadequate it charged The society wants the entire 3400-member association to initiate measures to make the sale or possession of BB guns and air rifles illegal in Florida Doctor to Talk Dr George Ornstein New' York clinician will address the Florida Chapter of the Alumni Association of the New York Medical College at 830 Monday at the home of Dr Alexander Libow 901 47th St Miami Beach Runs Aground YOKOSUKA Japan iP The freighter Pioneer Ming ran aground in the fog near the mouth of Tokyo Bay Saturday the Japanese coast guard reported Lipp Dinner The North Shore Business Guild will hold a testimonial dinner for Miami Beach City Manager Morris Lipp Sunday evening May 25 at the Carillon Hotel.