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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1960
Page
7
Lake County has completed five Family Survival classes with 74 students. Five more classes are planned in November, per a statement by George S. Davis of the County Civil Defense Organization.
The Lake County Historical Society office in Tavares will close on Saturday December 24 and again on Saturday December 31. Shrimp landings in Florida for the first nine months of 1960 rise by nearly seven million pounds over the same period in 1959.
The Plant Board notes tristeza in Florida and cites its role in a decade long Brazilian and Argentinian loss of about 20 million trees. New regulations effective January 1 require destruction of citrus nursery stock from listed varieties if infected with rosis. Varieties named include Hamlin Parson Brown Valencia and pineapple oranges Duncan and Marsh grapefruit Dancy and Orlando tangelos and Tahiti lime. Other varieties will be certified as clean stock becomes available.
The Health Insurance Institute reports that health benefits paid by insurance companies totaled 2.43 billion for the first three quarters of 1960, up eight percent from 1959. Hospital expenses led with 933 million, followed by 312 million in surgical expenses and further gains in regular medical and loss of income protections.
Minute Maid Corp forecasts marketing 100 million citrus boxes from Florida groves next year and 150 million in 1970 if grove owners and processors meet con pace demands. The plan signals growing orange and grapefruit packaging output tied to supply chain readiness and industry cooperation. The statement highlights expansion goals and collaborative requirements for sustained production.
Florida State Plant Board will withhold certification for all citrus stock budded after January 1 that tests positive for psorosis virus. Certification had been granted to infected stock due to limited psorosis-free budwood, with a prior deadline extension from 1960 to 1961. Psorosis is a major target in state and federal citrus research.
The National Science Foundation chose Stetson University in DeLand for a second year as a center for a Summer Institute for High School Teachers of Mathematics. The program aims to update and invigorate math teaching with talented high school juniors used for experimentation.
Florida's first pulp mill began operation at Panama City in 1931. Ten mills are now in production in the state, reflecting a steady expansion of the industry and its regional impact.
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