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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1967
Page
4
The Mount Dora Topic is a weekly Mount Dora Florida newspaper issued Thursdays by the Mount Dora Publishing Company. It is entered as second class matter April 7, 1916 at the Mount Dora Post Office under federal law.
Claude Kirk assumes Florida leadership with aggressive aims and a plan to address the revised Constitution in a pre election special session. His inaugural address blends statesman rhetoric with businesslike pragmatism as he steers a Republican governor toward progress amid early roadblocks.
At a December meeting Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce amended by laws to elect four directors yearly for three terms. A five member petition rule allows candidates to join the ballot alongside Nomination Committee picks. Deadline for petitions is January 9 with aim to boost participation and local business growth.
A biblical quote from Isaiah 43 verse 10 declares God as the sole deity and establishes divine witnesses and servants to know believe and understand that there is no other god before or after Him. The passage emphasizes monotheism and divine chosen status.
The Grassroots column in Corvallis reflects on Britain's economy and free enterprise while mockingly praising Mint in West Germany and Japan. Lexingtone on Advertiser complains of obstruction and wealth claims amid college debt concerns. J B Priestley criticizes university mobs and public funding for education. Westby discusses a guaranteed annual customer versus wage. Grants Beacon notes a danger in US demonstrations.
Florida's four billion dollar agricultural area faces tax and labor pressures in 1967. Ad valorem taxes, farm labor shortages, and cheap imports threaten profits in citrus vegetables and apiaries. A state tax guide aims to aid assessors, with mechanization rising if labor remains tight. The 1966-67 citrus crop hits a record 189.1 million boxes, prices fall, and new marketing plans target concentrate pooling. Industry growth remains strong though, with eggs, honey, horses, and specialty fruits expanding amid uncertain labor, drought, and import competition.
Carl Ferran B M Kinser and Dr C M Tyre retire from the board of First State Bank and Trust Co of Eustis Dec 31 Ferran served 37 years as director and 53 years with Ferran's Department Store Kinser a retired contractor who helped build many Eustis homes Mart served on the Library and School boards and was a past president of the Kiwanis Club in 1964.
Economic and Convalescent Center bid 400000 plus Thompson Furniture and seven new homes lift 1965 total to 792750. 1966 permits reach 553200 with Yacht Club Lake Dora Junior Rifle Range St Edwards addition and Gilbert Park pavilion. Includes Christian Home Bible School 134000 Mount Dora High School 82000. Decade shows sanitary sewage 815000 and paving lights in City Hall progress in Mount Dora.
Council discussed studying drainage before paving on 10th and Highland Avenues. Mayor Champion moved to rescind East Town Center supervision by downtown City Hall and let Prof. Cauley Lott continue bookings. A December vote placed East Town and Downtown centers under City Hall after a deplorable incident. Lott asked to keep booking events, noting alcohol usage was not his concern. City Attorney stated no state statute governs alcohol use in city buildings. The motion favored Lott due to his years of successful East Town bookings.
Industrial landscaping for new and expanded facilities remains spotty while highway projects are plentiful next year. Retail sales at nurseries and garden stores will expand slightly in 1967 as interest in gardening and beautification increases and the foliage plant industry continues to grow.
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