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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1928
Page
2
The governor elect urges citizen input on Florida tax reform stressing fair assessments and refined tax collection. He outlines questions on assessment defects, tax collection, and tax sales, seeking readable letters to shape a fiscally sound state.
The piece divides journalists into three groups: 80 percent old newspapermen who know the art, 15 percent with no conception of composing or publishing, and five percent who know enough to admit their ignorance. It praises the first, mocks the second, and reserves a special honor for the third.
The Observer shares two Christmas sermons from a religious journal and sends season greetings to all. It extols gifts of love peace freedom and joy, urging hope for those without it and celebrating the Child whose birth changed the world. Charles Gallimore D D signs the message.
The Mount Dora Topic reports the Florida Children's Home Society faces a $38,000 deficit after eleven months. It serves over 2,700 homeless children in Jacksonville, Miami, Lakeland, and Pensacola with receiving homes, training schools, and foster placements. Donations of money, food, clothing, and toys are urged to help provide Christmas for needy kids.
A speaker from a church Bible class warns against unbelief threatening Christianity. He cites scripture from 2 Timothy and 1 Corinthians urging members to watch, stand fast, be strong, and keep the faith for their denomination and the church’s survival.
The lesson analyzes Paul’s final charge to Timothy amid a world steeped in vice and persecution. It highlights Paul’s endurance, the need to preach the word, and the promise of reward after death, stressing reliance on Christ above rulers.
Governor elect Doyle Carlton writes to Floridians urging united effort for tax relief. He calls for public cooperation with the governor and legislature and requests clean county records by January. He notes boom era debts and heavy present taxes and stresses transparent fiscal conditions across counties.
A century and a half ago the founders created a nation founded on liberty and equality with open opportunity for all. The piece extols democracy, individual rights, and opposition to paternalism and socialist ideals, asserting the enduring power of a government by and for the people.
The piece argues criticism fuels progress and laments inability to please all readers. It notes a wintry Florida cover scene, comments on Mount Dora’s overlooked polo, its costs, and the need for philanthropic pony support to start teams.
A reflective poem portrays an angelic carol awakening shepherds and townsfolk. It traces a centuries spanning chorus from Nazareth to Calvary, urging peace and equity to end strife and greed. The verse envisions humanity turning swords into plowshares and embracing shared humanity.
Ada Simpson Sherwood writes of taking the path to Bethlehem and childhood, echoing peace and goodwill. The poem links Christmas to grown up duty and a harvest of service, urging love for lonely hearts and the message that acts of kindness are unto the Lord.
Shrimping operations set to begin in the latter part of the week at Fort Pierce with packing houses on the municipal dock ready for Hansen Brothers and Sandiford Fish and Shrimp Packing Co. Meanwhile a Gianino fleet representative plans about twenty five boats and orders supplies. New Smyrna Tourist and Fishing Club's new Washington Street building nears occupancy within two weeks, described as a two room modern facility with offices, porches, lockers and private boat slips. The stone and stucco structure is built by Arthur Meares under architect Joe Wainscott, with many members donating work.
The Asiatic Petroleum Company on Picnic Island Port Tampa has spent over 100000 dollars upgrading its plant to handle a tankship by Saturday and expects the first ship to arrive around December 29.
The Florida Citrus Growers Clearing House association revised its advertising to stress the value of orange and grapefruit juice in treating influenza. Physicians generally recognize citrus juices help keep the body in good condition to ward off influenza attacks.
A ceremony will take place in Arcadia on December 23 to formally lay the cornerstone of the large amphitheatre for the Chautauqua Assembly of Florida. The local event aims to attract Arcadia citizens to tour the building and view recent progress. A committee is organizing the program with prominent speakers to ensure success.
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