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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1940
Page
1
Monroe Lumkin of Eustis won the Fifth Cane Amateur contest at an Orlando Junior Chamber event on the stage, securing the Jaycee Amateur Prize.
Construction of the $3500 residence for Mr. and Mrs. James A. Nelson on Tremain Street at Seventh Avenue progresses rapidly. J. G. Ray Jr. leads the work, with occupancy expected about October first. The Nelsons, relocating from Pitts and Bethlehem Pa, plan Mount Dora as their year round home. They enjoy lawn bowling and local recreation.
Homer Morris expands his filling station and soft drink business in Lake Orange area. Once tiny with an ice box and a three foot counter he now runs a full storefront with a five foot ice box cake stand wide counters for groceries and a clean shop. Born in Rockmart Georgia forty five years ago he calls himself a Georgia cracker and serves as a well known local baseball umpire. He handles Texaco products and a broad line of groceries and soft drinks.
The recreation program notes Mount Dora defeated Umatilla 11 to 8 in a diamond ball game. A return game is planned soon. Friday dances ended but Tuesday dances remain popular. Everyone pledged allegiance to the flag during God Bless America. Staff seek volunteers with cars to transport children to swimming.
Sergeants Wm. F. Crystal and Stanley Gordon opened a Marine Corps recruiting station at the new County Court House in Orlando and will stay open until Saturday August 10. Eligible men aged 18 to 25 in good health will be sent to Parris Island for training.
Latest bedside reports on C. C. Moorhead say his illness remains serious at Eustis area hospital after weeks of treatment. He improved slightly after overcoming an episode of hiccoughs, and rest is advised as friends await further word. Meanwhile the Babcock Airplane Corp bought Rover Aircraft Motors assets in Dayton and plans to start making airplane motors at a DeLand plant by August 15.
Delegation urged Lake County to restart a cooperative fire prevention plan funded by state and federal partners. The proposal cites tax benefits, reduced timber theft, land value gains, and improved fire protection with a map and owner cooperation led by District Forester Raney. Commissioners agreed to prepare ownership maps and seek landowner cooperation before reporting back.
Judge Fon B. Koonce of Tavares spoke on the humorous side of court while Russell Clark offered cooling tips. August 29 is set for a Kiwanis Boy Scout picnic replacing the weekly luncheon, with time and place to be announced. Guests included Mark DuPree and Dr Koonce of Eustis. Attendance prize went to Fletcher Crane. Dr Charles J. Reilly of Eustis will discuss philately this week, with Doc. Richardson as minute man. Georgia Florida District meeting in Ocala drew about forty Lake County Kiwanis members. A charter presentation banquet in Haines City is invited for September 5 at the Polk Hotel with Spessard L. Holland expected.
On Monday August 5 Girl Scouts hiked from the scout room at 2 30 pm to Mr Youngs land. A rain shower forced sheltering then an open fire supper of squaw corn French fried potatoes and roasted marshmallows. members listed include Mary Allen Rita Daniels Peggy Daniels Ruth Shipes Faye Shipes Lucille Harding Doris Harding Alma Boyd Dorothy Eckholdt Wilma Thompson Lucille Minkley Evelyn Minkley Floy Townsend Libby Drawdy Scribe.
An important meeting will be held in Haines City on Wednesday August 14 to push through construction of Federal Highway No 19. Delegations from communities along the Tallahassee to Miami route will attend and Lake County will be well represented including commissioners H K Stokes and George Singletary from Clermont and Leesburg.
Mrs A W Hodges of Eustis announces a $100 music scholarship in voice and piano from Stetson University for a Lake County student. The audition is on Tuesday August 20 at 2 00 PM in the Eustis auditorium. Contestants must perform two memorized pieces and singers supply their own accompanist. Applications should be sent to Mrs A W Hodges Virginia Court Eustis Florida.
Meyer and Mrs. M. V. Simpson depart today by bus for Hot Springs Arkansas where they will spend August at a famous health resort.
The seventh annual Citrus Growers Institute at Camp McQuarrie in the Ocala forest runs August 26 to 30 with awards for attendance, fishing feats, games, and couples. Roy Young will headline, and organizers promise a lively program, new ventilation for the auditorium, and a busy schedule of informative sessions for citrus growers.
The Lake County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors will convene at 2:30 PM on Friday August 9 in the Home Demonstration and 4-H Club Building next to the Court House. President Frank W. Stebbins urged full attendance for important business. The Lake County Recreational Council meeting scheduled before the Board is not held in August due to the recreation director's absence at the Brother Camp in Deer Lake Ocala National Forest.
J Edwin Baker of Umatilla district governor of Kiwanis International for Florida will speak at the Kiwanis Club Thursday at noon. Baker heads the Harry Anna Home for crippled children and has long led Kiwanis, the American Legion and Elks in Florida. He served in the US Navy in World War II, helped organize Palm Beach and Eustis Kiwanis clubs, and was first president of Umatilla Kiwanis. Kiwanis marks its Silver Anniversary as over 2000 clubs and 105000 members nationwide.
Mount Dora and Clermont split a doubleheader with Mount Dora winning early and Clermont rallying later. Hale led Mount Dora with three hits while Dooley delivered eight strong innings for Winter Park in a close 5 4 loss to Mount Dora.
Dr and Mrs H T Fenn with daughter Miss June depart Sunday for a two or three week trip to the North Carolina mountains. The doctor's office will be closed during this period.
Gene Downs introduces Karl Lehmann secretary of the Lake County Chamber of Commerce who argues civic clubs rely on member attendance and effort not ritual or social activity. He cites perfect attendance records and notes summer is hardest for keeping groups active. Lehmann urges persistence and previews next week's Havana convention recap by an Eustis club member.
Mr. Charlie Vervvias a top hotel man in the United States and his wife Ann Jo will be host and hostess at Mount Dora hotel this fall. Mrs. Vervvias joins him in about thirty days after eighteen years in hotels including St. Joe Kansas City Victoria St. Joe St. Francis Jerome St. Regis Winnipeg. Carl Broom proprietor says he had been trying to hire him for years.
Young people from Mount Dora participated in sessions of the Methodist Youth Caravan held last week in Leesburg. Participants include Elizabeth Drawdy Winifred Harding Marian VanVoorhis Mary Agnes Harding Tom Kimball and others. Adult attendees listed are Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Storer Mrs. C. A. Killian Mr. R. M. Goodman and Mrs. Kenneth G. Rogers.
Lake County sends 100 girls and 150 boys to Deer Lake in the Ocala National Forest for a ten day program. The Big Brothers group chaired by Dr. Leroy Oetjen and Leesburg leader G. W. Pringle coordinates activities with J. J. Nuttall as camp director. Medical exams are by Dr. Harry Smith and county nurses staff two ten day periods.
A Lake County youth caravan linked to the Methodist Youth Crusade drew about 120 attendees nightly in Leesburg last week. Local youths from Clermont Eustis Groveland Lees Mount Dora Tavares Umatilla Altoona Panasoffkee joined adult workers and four college staff led by counselor Miss Jean Cleveland for four program fields and worship leadership.
Howey properties valued at over 1 million dollars were sold to C V Griffin and partners in a transfer from Mrs W J Howey. The package includes 2010 acres of producing groves 3000 acres undeveloped land a 100000 tree nursery a canning plant the Florida Hotel a 60 room hotel and a nine hole golf course and club house 2500 building lots and 40 to 50 homes all around Howey in the Hills Lake County. Griffin plans to grow citrus and maintain resort facilities with annual grove plantings of about 200 acres. The Howey development began in 1914 and has long been famous for favorable climate and fruit.
John A. Snively former Florida Citrus Exchange president joined other leaders in agriculture industry and trade nationwide to interpret the Patman chain store tax bill as marking a milestone in United States distribution progress.
Mrs Ida Waller Home Service representative from the Orlando Florida Public Service will headline a cooking school at the ey Building Friday afternoon. She has an eleven year record with the company and is noted for culinary mastery. She recently attended a Home Economist convention in Atlanta and brings fresh ideas for Central Florida homemakers. Nan Rooney of Eustis will assist in electric cooking demonstrations and is a known Home Service worker in Mount Dora.
Mount Dora Methodist church trustees met with Winter Park architect Hector Pelletier and chose one of three preliminary plans for the new structure to rise on the parsonage site. Revised plans will be returned soon for study and approval, with demolition of the old Fifth Avenue and Baker Street building to begin shortly. Reverend Kenneth Rogers and helpers receive credit for pushing the project forward and its expected community benefit.
L R Tremain retires after selling his agency to A C Quixley who becomes authorized agent for the firms Tremain represented. Tremain will handle unpaid bills and office duties while Quixley manages expiring policies and new writings after August 1. Tremain thanks policy holders and asks continued support for Quixley.
The WPA extends its vocational school program this week to Pensacola and Tallahassee. Under supervisor William B. Comer the program has started in Jacksonville Tampa Miami St Petersburg Orlando with 40 auto mechanics and 40 cabinet makers in Pensacola and Tallahassee respectively. An additional unit is planned at Camp Roosevelt Ocala. Total Florida trainees reach 466 with new enrollments bringing the count near 546. State Administrator Roy Schroder praises the program’s success and trainee interest.
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