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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1947
Page
4
A Mount Dora observer praises Miss Madeleine Milner and Mrs. H. H. Mallory for sustaining the library but notes poor conditions in the basement and the lack of space for a child reading area. The piece links plans for a child reading room and a Boy Scout House to broader civic effort, urging local involvement.
Readers are urged to vote next Tuesday with emphasis on turnout. A letter from W B Ferguson criticizes council candidates labeled Lone Wolves while others are called independents. The piece notes a two ticket, four against four race and urges civic interest through voting.
A Mount Dora slate pledges progressive city growth through expanded employment and recreation. They advocate civic improvements including a swimming pool and better waterfront, plus expanded youth programs and lake development while promising economical, broad benefit and independence from special interests.
Bennie Pickren operates Pick's Upholstery and Body Works at E 12th Street off N Clayton in Mount Dora. The shop offers automobile and furniture upholstery along with automobile body work, buying materials direct from mills to keep prices reasonable.
W B Ferguson urges Mount Dora readers to demand practical improvements, fix sewer and rat problems, avoid one man rule, and vote in the coming council election. He warns against costly pools amid health concerns and stresses citizen oversight of spending.
The passage compares insurance to a doctor's prescription, stressing that correct advice yields protection while misprescription wastes money. It urges consulting the agent regularly to ensure proper policy for definite protection.
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