The Miami Herald from Miami, Florida • 39

he Thursday December 20 1962 Complete Local jchs After Two-Year Court Hattie Lipe As Wins Back Post Chief of Detectives Islandia: The Miami Beach Of Tomorrow? Juanita Greene continues her examination of Dade's new frontier the South Biscayne Bay region with this article about Islandia the county's strangest municipality By JUANITA GREENE Hunld Staff Writer What the last 40 years did to Miami Beach the next 40 could do to Islandia The big dream that came true could be dreamed all over again The same stuff that Miami Beach is made of is available for Islandia imagination money daring optimism dredges and long low islands washed by the ocean on one side the bay on the other The end result of this work- Judge Rules City Violated Charter ing combination need not produce the same picture It could be just as startling though different Islandia is a 17-mile string of islands in South Biscayne Bay The chain starts about nine miles south of Key Bis-cayne and ends at the Monroe County line and Key Largo Twelve miles of water separate Islandia from the South Dade mainland and the only way to reach it is by boat The key to Islandia's development is a link with the mainland Today the chances of building a causeway to it are better than ever before Exactly what Islandia will grow up to be still known Its destiny is principally In the hands of the five-man City Council which was elected by all 14 Islandia registered voters after the islands were Incorporated into a city two years ago Building the causeway is the council's main objective today Preoccupied with this project it has not yet come with a plan for development of this unspoiled barely populated territory The 33 islands in Islandia are owned by about 350 property owners Most have had the land for a long time Some of it has been in the same family' for generations Few plan to develop the land themselves Most hope to sell it when the time and the price are right In the meantime they are holding on The oidtimers on Islandia have been trying for 40 years to get a causeway built They almost made it five years ago when the first 3Ietro Commission came out suddenly and strongly with a causeway plan It met bitter opposition because it would have pledged revenue from Miami International Airport to make up any toll revenue deficit On the Metro Commission Turn to Page 5C Col 1 Big Catch Staff Photo by RON WAHL pendent boat owners was swamped with 12 boatloads of mackerel in a 24-hour period Max Swartz president of East Coast said most of the catches were made in the ocean off the 2000 block of Collins Ave The fish are frozen packed and sent to customers all over the country Piled on the docks at East Coast Fisheries is part of a 100000-pound catch of Spanish mackerel one of the best catches in Miami in several years East Coast which buys fish from IndeJ $400000 Donation ZV Dade's New Frontier Biscayne Sewer Bill Going Up By GEORGE LARDXER Herald staff Writer Key Biscayne residents will have to come up with another 80 cents a month to pay their sewer bills Water and Sewer Board decided Wednesday It was the first rate increase the board has approved since it started regulating private utilities in 1960 At the same time the board softened the blow by recommending a reduction in the water rates now charged by Key Biscayne Water Co Dr Thomas Carney Water and Sewer Board chairman said he felt the water rate reduction would more than offset the higher sewer rates Key Biscayne has only 408 sewer customers but 1101 water customers Under the plan approved by the board water rates would go down from the present monthly minimum of $229 to $210 Sewer rates for residential customers will go up from an average monthly charge of $270 to a flat $350 Commercial customers will pay sewer bills equal to their monthly water bills but with a minimum of $350 They now pay an average of $549 a month for sewer service Although the higher sewer rates were made effective with the next 'bills to be sent out by Key Biscayne Water Co the board could only recommend the change in the water rates Because of a 1932 franchise granted by Metro commissioners for water service only the commission can adjust those rates The board said the new rates will bring Key Biscayne Water Co a return of only 4 '2 per cent although it is entitled to 6 per cent But the utility itself said it want the sewer rates to go above $350 for fear of discouraging new development and expansion of service By DICK KNIGHT Herald suit Writer Circuit Judge Harold Vann Wednesday ordered the City of Miami to give Lt Thomas Bilbo Lipe back his job as the Police chief of detectives The ruling was considered a setback in City Hall moves to control the Police Department Unless the city appeals Oran Caudell City Manager Melvin Reese's hand-picked man will be out Judge Vann ruled that Reese had acted illegally in violation of the charter when he removed Lipe from the post in August 1960 The court ruled Lipe had a classified position as detective chief and could not he removed without charges and a hearing The city was also or dered to pay the salary he would have earned as chief Reese contacted after the decision was handed down said he considered it a he added is only round one" Mayor Robert King High said he was sure the city would appeal the decision and added the city attorney has standing orders to appeal decisions the city loses unless the commission rules otherwise The decision which climaxed two-year battle to get his job back created a question as the proposed reorganization of the Police Department along lines recommended by the International Association of Chiefs of Police The commission was expected today to officially approve an amendment in civil service rules to make shifts of personnel easier so that reorganization could proceed High indicated he thought the effect of the decision on the reorganization would depend on future court action in the case Reese flatly said reorganization would not be held up by the decision Lipe had been named chief of detectives by Police Chief Walter Headley in the spring of 1958 replacing John Cannon Lipe served in the post until August 1960 when Reese dismissed him Chief Headley was on vacation at that time and when he heard about the shift he charged it was all politics and that little jerk the mayor is behind replacement was Lt Roy Eddy who found himself at odds with Headley Eddy served in the top detective post for less than a year and on June 12 1961 he was replaced by Oran Caudell Lipe a eteran of more than 20 years on the force is noted for his ability to remember names am his sunny personality Wednesday homicide detectives reported he was out celebrating his Victory But it may be years and possibly never before he takes over as chief of detectives An appeal Judge Vann said late Wednesday would stay his order to the city and Caudell could continue in his post Reese a setback 3 Walking Dinners Stop Cars Two tired turkeys and their friend a duck w'ere in custody Wednesday after a brush with the law on Brickell Ave during the morning rush hour The trio clad in white feathers was spotted strolling in an agitated manner on the median strip by a Miami policeman The policeman not equipped to apprehend these three birds radioed for the Humane Society It seems motorists were clogging traffic by pausing to examine these Christmas dinners on-the-hoof The birds apparently weary from ail the attention they were getting offered little resisfanee How they got into the middle of Brickell Ave remained a mystery Ilovv a duck got into the company of two turkeys was a bigger mystery With traditional Christmas feasts less than a week away the perils of being a bird on Brickell Ave are evident However it is almost certainly better than going to 1 market and then to pot University Windfall Goins: to Research By PETE MANN Herald Education Writer University of Miami President Henry King Stanford announced Wednesday that the $400000 given to UM by major stockholders of the Biscayne Television Corp will be used exclusively for scientific education and SHRIXERS were busy a 1 1 over downtown Tuesday ringing the bells beside the Salvation Army kettles Business was brisk but not many of the uniformed bell ringers had their minds on their work No matter who came along the question was the same: you think get a good crowd to game Saturday There much show of optimism The contest almost has to be good There are plenty of players capable of fine performances The scor ing should be high But fans have a way of sniffing at the bait then turning away Hurricane crowds were phenomenal Miami High and Edison High drew more than 40000 The Orange Bowl game will be sold out before the game starts But the North-South and the Pro game the Orange Bowl Committee has booked in early January: well so far the sales been phenomenal Things may pick up Three weeks ago Orange Bowl tickets were a drag on the market Then all at once the thought of Oklahoma clashing with A1 abama caused fans to go hunting I could sell 50 extra tickets right now and just one member of the committee Full Stomachs Miami Restaurant Association has gone into the Christmas dinner business and I know two guys who aren't sorry about' it: Jack Kofoed and Ralph Stephens For years Ralph rounded up the restaurants arid Jack toiled sending out those Christmas dinner cards Twas far beyond the line of duty for both of them Xow Harry Hoffman president of the association tells me facilities to give 3000 Christmas dinners a 1 1 over the area In addition a Christmas Day dinner for 2000 colored people in Douglas Elementary School cafeteria many of them youngsters They're having a Santa Claus there even and carol singing Another special dinner has been set up for 32 blind persons Kofoed and Stephens still are working on cards to people not yet contacted by the association But it is a program for the restaurant group not two individuals Next Christmas time Kofoed Stephens and I have a deal: when all this comes along be in Istanbul We may have to join the Peace Corps to swing it but be long gone Good Years Tch Sgt Charlie Hiley started his military career in 1918 with Army Transport Command in France Then he became a trucker here In 1942 he joined up again for World War II Now at 69 Sgt Hiley has retired with 21 years service on his record His son Clifton followed him into World War II and will be eligible for retirement next year Sgt Hiley and his wife traveled to many climes plan to visit a few missed: Central and South American countries 76-Year-Old Killed by Auto Here A 76-year-old man crossing a major street between intersections was killed Wednesday night by a passing auto Monnie Battles 76 whom police believed lived somewhere in the 3000 block of NW 54th St died immediately after being struck and became Dade 184th traffic fatality of the year Officers said Lawrence Sav-its 23 of 1801 SW 176th Ter was driving west on 54th St in the 3000 block when he saw Battles In the eastbound lane carrying a bag of groceries Police quoted Savits as saying Battles dashed into the path of his auto No charges were filed pending completion of an investigation The 184th death compared with 133 at this time a year CO Beach Beefs Up Kosher Food Laws Student Dies of By JOE TREASTER Harald Writer Death of a 15-year-old Southwest High School student shortly after a physical education class was caused by a cerebral hemorrhage the Dade County medical examiner's office said Wednesday The boy David Parker collapsed in a school corridor Tuesday afternoon and died less than five hours later at South Miami Hospital The medical office said the fact that the boy had just finished a game of basketball probably had no bearing on his death hemorrhage was due to a congenital the office said is doubtful that anyone knew about the The son of Mr and Mr Parker 6340 SW 58th Ae became violently ill and collapsed as he and friends waited for the final class bell Surviving David in addition to his parents are a brother Joseph Jr and a sister Linda Rosary services will be at 7:30 tonight in the Lithgow-Wilhelm South Miami Funeral Home Requiem mass will be at 9:30 am Friday in Epiphany Catholic Church Miami Beach beefed up its kosher food laws Wednesday Councilmen approved four ordinance amendments which will make it easier to convict violators who pass off the non-kosher for the genuine article They created a department of kosher food inspector thereby giving Frank Brickman more authority in his Job Mayor Kenneth Oka said traffic in phony kosher meat has been high because kosher meat costs two to three times as much as non-kosher the public is paying so much more there is a great temptation not to keep everything added the mayor research Earmarked He promptly named a three-man Scientific Education Fund Committee to administer the funds so as bolster graduatel and undergrad-jfj lg uate programs!" in both the physical and biological sciences Stanford hifn-l self will be on the committee! and others will be Harry Hood Bassett and STANFORD Louis Hector members of UM Board of Trustees The gift first of an anticipated series w'hich will total 14 million dollars over a period of years represented funds derived from the sale of Biscayne Television Channel 7 to the Sunbeam Corp Donors were The Miami Herald's publisher John Knight Knight and The Miami president James Cox Jr Stanford said the SEF first step will be seek distinguished scientists as consultant members to assist in determining the most effective of the money He called the gift of the most encouraging since he assumed 1 the UM presidency last July 1 adding: is inspirational to me to have these civic-minded businessmen express such a tangible interest in the academic welfare of the University of The committee Stanford said endeavor to utilize the funds in such a way as to bring increased distinction to our science programs and to justify the confidence which the donors have placed in the future academic progress of the I i tfl1 Days? 1 months in the county jail or $300 A Barnes county director of parks can remember the good old days in the 20s when he cut his own trees every year But not anymore And he also suggests you leave trees on county-owned land and parks alone Meanwhile with pioneering ended the Christmas trees at the market place are about the same size and quantity as last year But Scotch pines are more popular and they are selling for $1 and $2 less this year The call for pine and blue trees Is lessening hut white trees are still popular Trees depending on size and kind sell for from $3 up to $80 this year That last one was 13-feet tali and went to a bank siren i liiir i im iiy Pining for Good Old Chop Doivn Yule Tree! By JEAX Herald Staff Writer If that ol' pioneer spirit is moving you to go out and chop down your own Christmas tree don't Unless of course you want your Christmas cards to have Raiford prison as a return address Xot only are those native long-needled pines scarcer hut vvheyt Christmas tree hunters do find them on private property And that's where Florida Statute 82110 comes in In the fine print under the trespassing section it says: enters upon land of another and severs or causes to be severed any timber tree or trees value of more than can be liable for a two-year term Guess Discuss Golden Years Dr Abraham Wolfson director of the Spinoza Outdoor Forum will talk oi to Grow Old Gracefully" at the 10th St beach today at 9 am Admission Is free Staff Photo by ALBERT COY A which look like crates of vegetables or fruit seen from above? They are stacks of wooden Christmas tree stands waiting to get a toehold on the holiday season in the state pen or a fine of $300 If that section doesn't get you there's always petty lar- ceny (under $100) and six Wood light and shadow form an Interesting pattern reflecting the Christmas season What are the wooden objects L'.