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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1960
Page
1
Waterman Memorial Hospital in the Golden Triangle becomes property of the Waterman Memorial Hospital Assn Inc. Trustees will be invited. The $2 million hospital, opened as a hotel in the 1920s, has 105 beds, 130 employees, and 15 bassinets.
Circuit Judge Carroll Fussell in Ocala weighs if a county judge should be chosen now or if citizens must vote again after May 24 Democratic primary produced a plurality for Caldwell. Arguments focus on Section 100.111 and legality of the second primary. Citizens praise board action while others complain of partiality in defending Baker.
Finance Chairman David Bowen asked council members to present requests by July 5 for the 1961 budget year beginning November 1. The budget likely will be presented to the council in late July or early August.
The city will pay out 21 658 this week for a new insurance package but should add 845 yearly for boiler insurance and an unspecified amount for false arrest coverage. Boiler insurance would cover casualties and damage if the antique Community building boiler explodes and would cover mechanical equipment at the waterworks. Arrest policies are seen as prudent, though costly, by some insurers.
Story hour at the Public Library invites children through grade six to weekly sessions at 11 a.m. Wednesday. Connie Cross leads with Irene Jennings assisting. Next week a film about the State Forestry Service will be shown. John Locke
Workmen clear a path through groves and land to outline four-lane Highway 441 from Tangerine toward Mount Dora. The cloverleaf design aims for safety and smoother travel as construction proceeds.
Mount Dora officials debated a $600 plan to fund a youth golf program run by Mount Dora Golf Club with Henry Link and Al Rehbaum Jr. The city would cover 50 cents per lesson for 20 to 30 participants, but Councilman David Bowen opposed it, urging self reliance and parental funding. The proposal was not approved.
Lake county joins statewide natural gas rate hearings conducted by the Florida Railroad and Public Utilities Commission. The session will be held at the Mount Dora Community Building beginning at 8 30 a.m. Complainants will present on Houston Gas Corp rates as the commission gathers testimony from users and Houston officials.
Mount Dora beat Umatilla 7 to 5 as Ryffle struck out 16 while Hall of Mount Dora posted 12. The locals travel to Apopka tonight and then host Eustis.
The city plans to apply to the county Zoning Board to move its trash dump to a 20 acre site on San ford road donated by Gray and Hill. County engineer Charles Goodson says the board will likely allow only sweepings and tree cuttings at the site, with all other refuse sent to existing garbage fills between Eustis and Tavares. The move aims to relocate from the current location near the new highway to prevent Marring future development of nearby homes and businesses.
Two Mount Dora High School students Lynn Earl Rector 17 and Gary Michael Lees 16 were injured last week in a four car collision on Highway 441 near Sylvan Shores. Patrolman Edward St Germain suffered facial cuts and bruises as he helped direct traffic. Albert Carter from Mount Dora also involved but uninjured along with Patrolman Neely and truck driver Lloyd White. Rain and darkness contributed to hazardous driving conditions.
The Lake County Chamber of Commerce in Tavares seeks information on fallout shelter plans and suggestions. Local officials and residents are invited to share resources and recommendations for emergency preparedness.
Mount Dora consider a combined water and electric policy as a seven member committee reviews extending lines to new subdivisions. The group includes Dr. Robert Walker chairman Councilman Lake Coleman Councilman David Bowen Mayor Guy Bliss Utilities Supt Harold Overhisser Electrical Supt B C Thompson and City Engineer Albert O Neall. They may propose a package deal to attract developers and head off competition from Florida Power Corp which sells power outside the city contract area while Mount Dora supplies cheaper water.
A committee of three council members will confer with Shuffleboard Club members on a $20,000 clubhouse for Donnelly Park. The club will pay via installment plan and deed it to the city if the project proceeds. Club chairman Millard Tyson urged the city to initiate the project.
Mount Dora delays paving two streets Normandy Drive in Pinecrest and Grant Street in East Town amid protests over an 8 percent interest charge on unpaid assessments. Residents and critics call the rate punitive, while City Attorney says it is statutory, prompting council to pause the project and seek legal/appraisal options.
City Attorney Roy Christopher told the City Council that Mrs. H. T. Fenn’s claim of 168 for damages to her home from a falling tree limb in Donnelly Street parkway was rejected in court, marking another victory for Mount Dora in damage suits.
Citizens argue to reprioritize funds from Normandy and Grant streets to accelerate 11th Avenue paving toward High way 441. The council considers cost cuts that shrink the project to about 37 thousand dollars while accepting a 57 thousand dollar bid for the overall program from Musbard Construction of Orlando.
City bids opened July 5 for a 36 by 80 foot one story Youth Center to be placed on Seventh Street extension into the new school campus. Plans show a $15 000 project funded by Jaycees and city funds, with a donated lot from the School Board. The project aims to open with the new school year, ending years of local controversy over location.
The schedule lists 1:30 pm games from June 24 to June 30 featuring JayCees Lions American Legion Rotary Lions Rotary JayCees Kiwanis Kiwanis Lions American Legion JC's JayCees Rotary Kiwanis American Legion Lions Kiwanis Rotary
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