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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1945
Page
1
The Lake County budget for the year starting October 1945 shows a rise of over 5 percent in some items due to increased property valuations. Commissioners will meet Monday August 6 at 10:00 a m to explain and discuss the proposed increase in the budget.
A. D. Johnson and wife have opened a plumbing shop on Fifth avenue in the In gram building offering general plumbing contracting repairs septic tanks and grease traps. The couple plans Mount Dora as their permanent home and can be reached at telephone number 3357. Johnson brings years of experience from the Young Plumbing Co. of Ocala and has established the business at the Simpson Hotel surroundings.
Leesburg Commercial reports a new Blue network broadcast at 8:30 Wednes day night with a late Pacific coast repeat. Headliners are David M. Newell of Leesburg and New York and Jim Hurley of the New York Mirror. Each show features two visiting actors.
The Youth Center announces openings on Wednesday and Friday for the summer and reveals plans to host a volleyball tournament. Local organizers hope to attract players from area youth programs and schools.
Dr. Guy reports the patrol wagon will be retired and a larger cast iron bus will serve the city. The upgrade aims to accommodate residents eager to travel to the local dungeon for weekend evenings, with permanent reservations noted.
Rationing notices summarize stamp validity for processed foods blue stamps T2 U2 V2 W2 X2 Y2 Z2 and others with expiry dates through October 31. Sugar stamps allow 5 pounds, gasoline A-16 coupons valid through September 21, Fel Oil periods 1 2 3 4 5 cover 10 gallons each. Apply for rations by mail to save time.
State Comptroller J M Lee reports the 1945 fiscal year ending June 30 closed with $13 767 739 31 in two funds General Revenue and Teachers Salary. Actual balances exceed earlier estimates by 675 401 04. Estate taxes in first quarter of 1945 totaled 809 842 63, second quarter 91 292 60 less than first quarter.
The Methodist First M Church continues a series with Morning Worship at 11 on Sunday. Rev. George Gibson will preach Wearing the Thorns as a Crown. Mrs. C. M. Brown is in charge of music. Sunday School starts at 10. Youth Fellowship at 6:30 with Miss Doris Harding guiding a post program social hour. Vesper Choir meets Tuesday at 3 for rehearsal. choir of children eight to eleven will sing in fall and winter services.
The Community Hall hosts A Popular Party Friday at eight o clock led by Reverend George Gibson for Mount Dora youths. Popular games include Pop the Question Poor Popper Pop Sack Relay A Pop Contest and Pop Goes the Weasel with food prizes and hostesses Mrs Eckholdt Mrs Norton Mrs Burkart and Mrs Gibson.
Mr and Mrs Carl G Wile longtime operators of Wile s Poultry Plant Tangerine sell their plant and plan retirement after more than five decades in the trade He helped organize 4 H work and led the Lake County Fair Association first presidency He supplied birds for the Future Farmers of America and attended the first Sanford fair The plant had over 4000 birds at sale time
Assistant Secretary Ralph Arey represented the Lake County Chamber of Commerce at the National Affairs Clinic conducted by Southeastern Manager L. P. Dickie of Atlanta. The event was held in the Greater Orlando Chamber of Commerce rooms all day Thursday July 12.
Recent arrivals at the Sylvan Shores Hotel include Miss Eloise Johnson and Miss Sara Wilson, both of South Carolina, marking new guests at the seaside resort.
Sam C. Peacock purchases the Clermont Press from Don Lochner and becomes editor and publisher of the Lake County paper, after two years as its editor.
The Rationing Board office will be closed each afternoon until further notice, affecting daily operations and public access to services. Local residents are advised to plan visits accordingly and monitor updates for reopening timing.
Lake Countians purchased 846,460 in E Bonds and related securities, reaching about 138 percent of a 614,000 quota and contributing to a four year total of fifteen million dollars in War Loan sales, a county record submitted to the State Committee at Jacksonville.
Weatherly of Dr Onie Ruth Hun executive secretary County Tuberculosis association was guest speaker and gave a forceful resume of the work supported entirely in the sale of Christmas Seals and educational program countywide. Secretary Jeff Carruthers' son-in-law was a welcome luncheon guest.
Glenn Chapman known as Mr Chairman at Parker's Market suffered a relapse last Monday after eight weeks away from work. Reggy Parker advised a long vacation but the strain proved too much and Chapman remains on leave.
Curated lines feature Dr. E A Hooton Doris Duke Sen Soaper Charles S Davis and Ira Mosher offering views on uniforms for women inflation policy and bureaucratic hurdles. The selections reflect thoughts on gender roles production incentives and industrial approvals.
A lonely New York brunette who turned in a false fire alarm was fined 25 dollars. She reportedly hoped to have company and said, I hope I get 90 days then I will have company.
A Mount Dora lawn bowling column reports on bookings for Hartford events August 6 to 9 and includes updates from players in North Carolina New Hampshire Detroit Pennsylvania New York Utah and Massachusetts. It notes social notes greetings travels and humorous anecdotes with postscript about future fall matches and continued activity on local greens.
Veterans from Florida share updates on discharge dates and leave plans Felton Dean reports a thirty day leave from the U S Naval Hospital St Albans New York and expects discharge in August He recalls twenty eight months in the European theatre and his Sicily invasion service Cpl Donald O Thompson completed processing at Fort Blanding and serves on temporary duty at home Pvt John Barker stationed at Camp Blanding spends summer in Florida Seaman Robert O Grantham returns to Bainbridge Maryland after seven days leave Marine Corporal George C Jerue wounded at Okinawa convalesces in San Diego Lt Stuart Sadler flown from Seattle to Pearl Harbor then to duty Outreach includes Lt Pickens C Talley letters recounting a B 29 crash near Tokyo and rescue six hours in the water before pickup Purple Heart awarded Russell Harris discharged from the Army through the point system after four years in South America and Panama and two years in the U S Local readers also note training experiences at Camp Robinson Arkansas and messages from soldiers in various postings including Oscar L Durdan and Robert Gamble.
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