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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1960
Page
1
Mount Dora officials balked at a bid surge for a Youth Center project, with bids ranging from 20 000 to 23 094 dollars versus a 15 000 budget. A plan to merge with a Shuffleboard clubhouse was rejected as impractical, and the council pledged to meet contractors to trim costs.
City Council voted to include Eleventh Avenue in 1960 paving projects, despite curbs and gutters being dropped to keep costs around $47,000. The plan redirects funds from Normandy Drive, involves private right of way deals, and routes 11th Ave north to align with planned Highway 441 access. The move follows earlier citizen opposition and state road discussions.
Mount Dora police court this week imposed 75 in fines on offenders. Ruby Comer of Umatilla was fined 10 for losing vehicle control and causing an accident. Joseph Fischetti of Miami was fined 15 for speeding. Helen Jones of Gorham Street and Abraham Lake of Jackson Street were each fined 25 for public drunkenness.
City Council weighs two zoning cases with differing outcomes. J G Ray Jr aims to remodel the Lamoreaux house on Page Lane into a three bedroom two bath home, but the plan would violate the 30 percent code due to small lot and faces neighbor input before final approval. In East Town a fire-destroyed corner lot owner seeks to rebuild on a 35 foot wide lot. a proposed waiver of setbacks failed for lack of a second.
The Roll-Air skating rink debuts Saturday in the Golden Triangle replacing the former Rollerland on Highway 19A. The brand new building features an outdoor skating patio and is run by the same management, located on Bay Xd between Highway 441 and 1.
Neil Stoothoff pitched a shutout as Mount Dora beat Eustis 3 0 to take the Lake Orange league lead. Apopka visits tonight and Mount Dora hosts Umatilla next Tuesday. An all star game is planned at Heim Field on July 14 featuring players from the Central Florida league and Lake Orange league.
Lake County Blood Bank at Watermen Memorial Hospital hosts Donor Day with blood donations welcome from 8 30 a m to 8 p m. Volunteers and first time donors are encouraged to participate.
The piece argues the party should prioritize convictions and objectives over personalities. It revisits Adlai Stevenson’s 1952 message of truth and hard decisions, criticizing eight years of drift and warning that communism threatens the Americas unless the United States pursues steady leadership and a just domestic policy.
The piece argues Democrats should unite behind Adlai Stevenson, viewing him as the steady hands on the wheel and a brilliant mind to set the course. It urges delegates to overlook intraparty rivalries and focus on what the party stands for and how Stevenson could fulfill national yearning for strong leadership.
Frederick Sleight, newly named director, leads a non profit in Orlando turning the Central Florida Museum into a planetarium. Classes cover astrology geology and space science with exhibits on atomic energy and plans for a broader collection, supported by bonds and Orange County schools. Public shows run weekends.
A local Little League schedule lists daily games starting at 1 30 PM and 5 30 PM through mid July. Teams include Kiwanis Rotary American Legion Lions JayCees JC s Lions Rotary Kiwanis Legion and more with multiple matchups across July 8 to July 15.
Mount Dora Golf Club's request for city help to pave the road to the clubhouse was denied by the City Council Tuesday evening. Council members noted that a recent $1,000 allocation for improvements had been understood to cover paving as well. The club sought as the city's share of the cost.
Mount Dora permits from January through June totaled 387000, nearly all for new homes, showing a brighter picture than 1959 despite a national building slump. Through July 1 last year 510000 was recorded, with 323000 for Citrus Culture plant and new schools, leaving 187000 for homes. June 1960 shows a decline versus June 1959, with only one new home in a 17600 permit batch.
The Mount Dora council backs a 167 500 expansion adding a 1 million gallon ground storage tank a 500 000 gallon overhead tank and a diesel motor on the 20 inch well The plan includes a new meter and postpones a fourth well to a future year while aiming to improve aeration reduce corrosion and balance storage with production to support growing demand.
School Superintendent Joe Jenkins announces a 12 hour personal survival in disaster course. The first meeting is tonight at Mount Dora High School at 7 30 to set the regular session times. Director Ed Douglas, fresh from training, will teach. Open to all including high school students.
Mount Dora eyes surplus Army gear to cut costs. An authorized visitor could pick up a $3,000 four wheel drive ambulance for about $160 at Camp Blanding where 75 vehicles await uncrating. Council considers bids for a portable generator and hydraulic lift as part of Civil Defense needs.
The quote asserts that no natural object is unimportant to the natural philosopher and that even small parts of nature yield lessons, emphasizing value in all natural phenomena. It reflects Herschel's view on the interconnectedness and significance of nature in scientific inquiry.
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