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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1967
Page
8
The piece observes local birds such as a one eyed brown thrasher nicknamed Old One Eye and a small parula warbler. It notes nesting in Florida, arrivals in August, and a parula’s blue back and yellow breast. A hummingbird and jays chase hawks. a curry rice experiment feeds the birds.
The Florida Citrus Commission orders stop to synthetic orange juice at service areas along the 263 mile Sunshine State Parkway. Only the real juice will be served from now on.
Florida led the nation with 14 183 mobile home shipments to dealers in 1966, surpassing California which recorded 13 306. Florida's mobile home parks grew 46.2 percent from 1 732 in 1959 to 2 533 in 1966, with park spaces rising 51.4 percent and average park size increasing to 43.6 spaces.
A quintet of female water skiers sails a 2,500 mile route along the Inland Waterway starting from St. Petersburg, heading to Expo 67 in Montreal, and onward to Ottawa.
Gardeners should prepare trees for hurricane season by pruning hazardous branches and overhanging utilities, removing heavy Spanish Moss, thinning crowns, lowering tall weak trees, bracing forks, feeding for vigor, and staking new palms. Apply these steps to shrubs as well to reduce wind damage.
The Florida Park Board urges visitors to stop feeding park animals as human exposure has made wildlife appear tame. Officials warn animals can bite and are not vaccinated against rabies, urging caution while enjoying Florida’s 59 state parks and diverse habitats.
Check your planting schedule now and make a special effort to harden beds and protect young plants. Expect wind and rain and adjust mulch, supports, and irrigation to weather ahead. Seek sturdy stakes and survival-focused layout to minimize loss.
Garland Wynn, guidance counselor at Lake Sumter Junior College, notes many part time job opportunities for LSJC students in Lake County. Last year students worked as waitresses, clerks, typists, secretaries, stock boys, yard workers, and in boat building, nurseries, and other roles. Those with part time positions may call Mr. Wynn at Leesburg 787 3747.
The U S Army Corps of Engineers in Jacksonville awarded three contracts totaling 1 834 700. Gregg Gibson Gregg Inc Leesburg won 1 799 322 to build an 8 7 mile levee and spillway forming Jane Green Reservoir boundary in Orange and Osceola Counties near Cocoa. Fort Lauderdale contractor Fred L Bray got 18 378 for an 80 foot long fishing pier at Ortona Lock. Marathon Dredging Corp Naples received 17 000 for maintenance dredging Naples to Gordon Pass channel, removing shoals within 60 days.
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