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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1961
Page
1
Mount Dora mails 231 occupational tax bills totaling 3510 for 1962 payable after January 1. The aggressive program, aimed at revenue and local industry protection, faces protests for inequities and enforcement flaws as many fees exceed state and county scales and outsiders are taxed differently. A prior attempt failed due to weak revenue and enforcement issues.
Mrs Charles Herbert Hawthorne wife of Mount Dora veterinarian won 4000 as a second place prize in Purina Dog Chow Dogs Are Funny contest drawing hundreds of thousands of entries nationwide. Her contest success follows two years of winning and a career balancing family teaching and community work.
Plymouth Citrus Products Corp. general manager Frank J. Poitras spoke to the Mount Dora Kiwanis Club on citrus industry importance. He noted Florida's dominance in orange and grapefruit production, Lake County’s status as a leading citrus producer, and the by products from processing. He cited 1947-48 orange juice output of two million gallons rising to 84 million gallons, a $963000 payroll, 250 workers, and 4.4 million boxes processed last year.
First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Eustis will begin a new 3100 square foot branch on the corner of Donnelly Street and Ninth Avenue. Construction, budgeted at 75000 dollars, follows a city rezoning approval cleared December 13 with final readings set January 2. The building will blend with the area, include landscaping, brick walks, and rear parking for 12 cars with a drive-in window.
Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce and the City pressed for safety fixes at the Alt 441 and new 441 bypass intersection. They sought better lighting signage and marking, with fluorescent lighting proposed. Council members pledged to press the State Road Department and to share power costs if lights and poles were provided.
IceHouse Theatre announces tryouts for the February production Inherit the Wind. Tryouts are set for Thursday at 8 p m at the Theatre, with director B Y Pennington noting a cast of 35 actors and actresses needed.
George Mason president of the Florida Firemen's Association spoke at Mount Dora Fire Department’s annual Christmas banquet. He cited the state college in Ocala as the first complete fire college in the United States and noted improvements in efficiency and public regard for the fire service. R O Grantham presented a bravery citation to Sylvester Wise for rescuing four people after a boating accident on Lake Dora. George Hall was named Honorary Fire Chief for decades of service, though injured in a gun battle two years earlier.
E. L. Cann publisher of the High Springs Herald will lead the 82 year old Florida Press Association of weekly papers for the coming year.
The Topic will close next Monday for Christmas. Advertisers should submit materials by Friday for the Thursday issue. Jesse D. Willmott to be sworn in as Mayor after a landslide defeat of Guy C. Bliss. Gordon L. Dake leads council votes and is seen as a middle of the road figure leading utility expansions. Lofroos reflects on a busy year and previews projects including Route 441, sewer expansion, pensions, and civil defense plans.
City Council awarded Arthur B. Sharp a 6050 dollar contract to build a civil defense fallout shelter behind the Fire station with completion required in 90 days. The session also approved zoning for a new First Federal Savings and Loan branch, reviewed old ordinances, and authorized bids for fire station renovations and other improvements.
Mount Dora closes schools for Christmas vacation and the town adopts a festive mood. Stores display bright windows with decorations and a stairway to heaven theme. Schools resume after New Year. drug stores and doctors on limited hours, offices closed, churches holding morning services.
Florida Highway Patrol warns pedestrians to avoid risky behavior as Christmas time shoppers block their view. Patrol official H N Kirkman notes many accidents occur where no traffic signals exist and cites over 130 deaths on Florida streets last December, urging collective effort to reduce fatalities.
Florida Central Academy at Mount Plymouth earned unconditional membership in the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools at its Miami Beach meeting. Col. L. E. Allen and Col. Robert B. Johnson attended. the new school opened last fall and reports 185 students from 26 states. It closes for Christmas recess and will reopen January 4.
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