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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1953
Page
1
City leaders debated giving the Planning Commission more enforceable authority while weighing term lengths and representation. Mayor Heaton urged a smaller board with input from Council and suggested four to five major projects.
A 10 year old Mount Dora boy named Spencer Beebe Jr is diagnosed with bulbar poliomyelitis and is in Orange Memorial hospital Orlando. He had returned from a YMCA camp near Winter Garden and is expected to escape paralysis. His family lives in Sylvan Shores Leesburg. Also improving is 4 year old Brett Horsley, the citys first polio case in over six years, with no crippling effects anticipated.
Mount Dora former beauty queen Lois Driver now Mrs. Verne Jarvis partners with her husband to display an antique automobile and horse drawn carriage collection. They plan a fall opening at Silver Springs with a traveling show based in Ocala and Decatur Illinois. The two own and operate the exhibit, traveling between locations where Jarvis and his father run an oil business. They have a son, Sammy, age two.
A playful human interest note describes a person reaching for jam on a pantry shelf, but the craving vanishes as the Sepeiles Af read the jam on the shelf. The piece captures a light domestic moment with quirky wording.
City officials devote session to a nearly three month old cruiser collision case and appoint a committee to study a new auto policy. A separate oak tree damage claim from Paul Johnson on Fifth Avenue remains unsettled as Att. Kennedy urges fair settlement.
Twelve year old Matt Britt in Delray Beach learns the power of classifieds after trying to find a home for his dog Ginger's four puppies. His mother insists they must get rid of them and Matt searches the Delray Beach Journal ad section for help.
Mount Dora man Edmund Chester, shown with President Batista, portrays admiration for the Cuban leader in his book A Sergeant Named Batista amid Cuba's political crises. The photo captures a moment of less tension in the tropical island’s affairs.
Edmund Chester, longtime Cuba observer, writes that his bio of Batista, due January from Henry Holt, could influence Cuba's 1954 elections. He praises Batista as Cuba's best leader in 50 years and describes his intimate knowledge of the ex sergeant turned president.
Lake County probation officer John W McCormick argues child training hinges on constant love affection and discipline. He compares training to dog handling saying better training reduces delinquency and emphasizes family rooted causes behind crime. He conducts family consultations and may seek abeyance of cases while exploring underlying issues.
John W. McCormick argues for family oriented supervision where a child remains under parental guidance while the offender’s activities are reported back. He notes the need to shift youths to a different environment if reform stalls and cites jail terms for parents and the lack of official foster homes in Lake County as complicating factors.
Mount Dora City Council approves second reading of a zoning change to place the Fifth Avenue Tremain Street northeast corner into a business category amid growth plans. Building Inspector A J Waltz notes interest from unnamed parties, including a potential restaurant, while residents push for nuisance controls and orderly development.
A Lake County climate survey by County Agent R. E. Norris and the Lake County Chamber of Commerce with the U S Weather Bureau details past and present temperatures and rainfall. It notes average highs and lows, record extremes, and monthly rainfall patterns from 1891 to 1951 with charts at the chamber office in Tavares.
City Council considers approving a central purchasing plan at its first September meeting. Mayor Heaton asked Work Supt. Javens to present a full report on a city gasoline pump and lift. Javens reported police cars used 2,395 gallons for 26,166 miles in July, with gasoline from local stations, supporting wholesale-sourced city fuel.
Warrant Officer Donald Moore told the Pine Castle Lions Club that B-47 bombers use Lake Dora as a training target. He described the aircraft as among the fastest in the world and explained their flight pattern ending with a return to base.
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