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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1963
Page
4
A reflective piece recalling how the Fourth of July once featured vivid celebrations with games picnics fireworks bands and famed founders. It laments a loss of national spirit amid modern progress and asks readers to ponder whether old pride and faith in the nation remain.
A South Dakota letter argues bees are taxable as property and counting hives, not bees, determines taxes. The writer jokes about easy headcounts and warns readers not to swarm a bee in vulnerable areas, noting the life you save may be that of a taxpayer.
The 1963 Legislature passed about 80 percent of Department bills, led by a sunFLavor quality seal standard and marketing rules. An emergency measure aided overweight perishable trucking to railheads during the Florida East Coast Railway strike, with limited applicability. New laws address land assessments taxes, plant and nursery stock viability, carnival safety at fairs, and a funded program for county and regional agricultural facilities. Additional actions expand pesticide residue inspections and allow revocation of misbranded or adulterated pesticides.
Bill Paul is elected commander of American Legion Post 35 in Mount Dora and urges a large turnout at the July 11 meeting to assign committees. He calls on World War I veterans to participate in post rituals and expand the color guard and firing squad.
House Minority Leader explains that the bond plan faced a split path: a three fourths emergency vote to block it and a three fifths normal vote to pass it with the ballot issue. He argues the bonds become general obligations, signaling new taxes, with much of revenue diverted to trust funds and two billion dollar budgets magnified by about 75 percent tied to such funds.
The 1963 legislature increased the documentary stamp tax effective July 1. Tax on deeds and land instruments rises from 20 to 30 cents per $100, with 15 cents per $100 for bills of sale and personal property transfers. Stock transfer rules depend on stock par value or other consideration, and stock transfers out of state may not be taxed. Bonds notes and related instruments taxed at 15 cents per $100.
Howey Academy opens its stables to the public 10 a.m. to noon on Tuesday and Friday each summer. Head master C A Vaughn Jr announces supervision by riding instructor Mrs Linda O'Brien. Private and group lessons will be offered and recreational riding without instruction is scheduled. Reservations via the Academy are required.
A trimmed quotation discusses essential personal virtue for freedom and the role of duty in government work. The line reflects 19th century sentiment on moral character guiding public trust and agency function.
The Rebild Festival in northern Jutland unites over forty thousand Danes and Americans each year. Initiated by Dr. Max Henius, the 200 acre gift became Denmark’s site for annual U S Independence Day observance with parades and fireworks in Aalborg.
A major portion of Florida oceanographic research is sponsored by the Institute of Marine Science at the University of Miami.
Last weekend a Florida Public Relations Association delegation met at Port of Palm Beach and traveled four hours to Grand Bahama aboard a Danish-built, newly refurbished cruise ship. They described The Grand Bahama hotel and island attractions, including deep sea fishing and scuba, and noted booming development and Florida competition for tourist and homeseeker dollars.
Mount Dora patients at Water Town Memorial Hospital in Eustis this week include Ira Kellogg Helen Holmes Aubrey Stanley Ava Kreyer Lee Sikes Frances Williamson Grace Hower Ethel Hutchinson Mary Sadler Paul Fagiole Otto Be sold Alma Stephens Oliver Hale Abbey Bretzler Alice Jackson Dorothy Orr Martha Craft and Barbara Atkins.
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