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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1939
Page
1
A public meeting to oppose tax increases on real estate will be held Monday the 27th at 8 pm in the Court House at Tavares. Senator Walter Rose of Orlando will be principal speaker and attendees from across Lake County hope to show legislators the county’s stance on real estate taxation.
Elementary grades list top students by class achieving honor roll across 4th 5th and 6th grades. Names include Billy Birt Betty Cooley Charles Caverpee Dorothy Eckholdt Maryann Hadlock Doris Harding Lucille Minkley Lila Rhodes Laura Rose Bobby Turner C D Drawdy Jane Edgerton Ann Groover Geraldine Retan Charles Wilkinson Mabel Wyatt Jimmy Birt John Coffin Donald French Betty Fleming Lucille Harding Jane Holstinger Lois Holloway Vernell Shipley Nina Thornley Trudie Williams.
A compilation shows 7th grade at 19 percent with Gladys Irene Crane Dorothy Geiger Marilyn Johnson Grace Lee Glen Rhodes Jean Taylor. 8th grade 29 percent lists Dorothy Adams Alma Cooper David French Lena Harding Nancy Fuller Mildred Edwards Paul Mosteller Sara Roseborough Norman Tuckett Gloria Watts. 9th grade 27 percent includes Alma Boyd John Burkart James Christie Jeffie Cobb Maxine Clery Florence Lee Bernard McCabe Calvin Richardson Martha Williamson. 10th grade 30 percent lists Rita Daniels Joanne French Maurice Glass Winifred Harding Betsy Kramer Iris Moon Sheila Spilky Monthprede 23 e with Bob Burkart Pomona Ditton Adelaide Key Mary Lewis Faye Rhodes DeVault Roseborough Rowena White. 12th grade 9 percent of class Stuart Sadler Eveline Von Herbulis.
The Sixth Annual State Safety Conference of the Florida Safety Council will be in Bradenton March 30 and 31. Attendees include state and local officials from Georgia Mississippi and Florida along with notable safety leaders and legislators. The event will cover Highway Patrol requirements under Civil Service and host city officials promise a welcoming stay.
The first 220 checks totaling 4154 dollars have arrived for 1938 soil conservation practices. They cover grove properties managed by the Lake Region Packing Association Noling and Church Walker Fertilizer Company and Orange Belt Securities Company. Remaining 2400 properties will receive checks later with farm crop plots delayed by allotment setup.
Mount Dora Lodge No. 134 hosts a major meeting at the Community Building on Wednesday night March 29. Grand Chancellor D D Wilkinson of Palatka attends as final judge for the Pythian Essay Contest with Mount Dora high school students as guests and essay finalists. The Pythian Orchestra provides music and a luncheon follows. Open to all Knights and winter Knights welcome.
Two statewide groups the Florida Junior Chamber of Commerce and the American Legion back a 1939 safety bill from the Florida Safety Council. Asher Frank says the plan would create a seven member department of public safety, a highway patrol of 150 under civil service, and driver license fees to fund operations. Conference set for Bradenton on March 30–31 to finalize details.
A rusted cannon ball was discovered near Deer Island by four boys on a camping trip Tommy Shipes Charles Boxell Archie Tucker and Brugs Kennedy. Archie Tucker kicked the lump causing a near toe injury before the boys reported the find to the Topic and planned to keep it temporarily. The origin of the relic on the island remains unclear.
A list of visitors and their addresses appears, naming Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Cole of Water town New York 620 E 5th Mrs Kate Burgess Edenville Michigan 340 S Clayton St Mrs Charles Leach Glenbrook Connecticut 128 Holmes Ave Villa Cora Justin Harvey Smith Poultney Vermont 427 Simpson St Mrs James F Smith Poultney Mrs F R Miller South Bend Indiana Lakeside Inn George Miller South Bend Indiana Lakeside Inn Mary E Chapin South Bend Indiana Mr and Mrs Charles Wilmot Orange New Jersey 1021 McDonald Mrs A H Wellington Syracuse New York 106 Rosseel St Wm B French Superior Wisconsin Harrold House E W Matson Evanston Illinois Grandview Hotel Mr and Mrs Floyd Carpenter Adrian Michigan Riley s Inn Mr and Mrs Frederick Dawes Swampscott Massachusetts Mr Trevelsen Mrs John Perth Amboy New Jersey 1328 E 8th Leo Lust Butler New Jersey Tangerine Mr and Mrs W S Udall Pike New Hampshire 326 E 5th St Mr and Mrs Rudolf Uhlrich Chicago Illinois 835 Highland Ct
Lake County now hosts three Lions clubs in Leesburg Eustis and Mount Dora two Rotary clubs in Eustis and Leesburg and six Kiwanis clubs in Clermont Eustis Leesburg Uma tilla Mount Dora and Tavares.
A Lake County council meeting in Tavares urged stronger forest fire control and joined the Florida Wild Life Federation. The group backed new limits on black bass and quail hunting, a five year turkey season, and tighter laws on alligators, with committees named for outreach, fisheries, game, and enforcement.
Florida bans black bass fishing from March 15 until midnight May 20 to protect spawning. The rule applies statewide. other freshwater species, including bream, are not prohibited except where counties set local closures.
Polly Rose publisher and editor releases a new booklet Floridas Government for 1939 aiming to meet a long felt state demand. It provides complete listings of public officials from senators to county officers and includes state department and board listings along with air data and weather related items.
John L. Fahs of the Leesburg City Commission will speak at the Kiwanis meeting. The topic is expected to be the commission form of government while Tracy M. Kramer serves as minute man.
At a Monday meeting the Lions Club reviewed progress on Charter Night scheduled for April 3. Alfred Rehbaum Jr presided in place of ill president R W Parker as the group, formed three weeks ago, celebrated member enthusiasm for Lionism and organization work.
Mount Bora Tourist Club will end its 1938 39 season with a March 28 concert by the Florida University Band of 40 under Prof DeWitt Brown. The program includes Orange and Blue March Stabat Mater March Golden Dragon Overture Trumpet Specialty and selections from Naughty Marietta and Auld Lang Syne among others.
The Ladies Aid of the Methodist church will sponsor a cafeteria supper starting at 5 30 p m in the community building Proceeds will support the church work and provide a good meal for attendees.
The notice explains that homestead exemption requires annual filing with the Town Assessor by April 1. Blank forms are available at the Town Clerk’s office or the Chamber of Commerce. John B. Griswold signs the notice.
The British bowling team touring Florida ended its visit with a Mount Dora match last Wednesday. Local men led by Skip Sprague won the men’s game while the second team, led by Skip Thomas, fought to a tie. The English women borrowed local players to form a team that impressed, and celebrations included a buffet at Mount Dora Yacht Club and a boat ride on Lake Dora before the visitors returned to Orlando and then New York.
Local anglers report heavy catches this spring led by John Higgins of Lakeside Inn with five bass including a 11 44 pounder two 10s a 9 and an 8. Mr Sweetman, also from Lakeside, landed a 13 and an 8 pounder. They praise fishing in Lake Dora and Lake Beauclaire near the hotel grounds.
Musicians in Europe and major U S cities will play the largest carillon at the Florida Exhibit during the New York World's Fair by telegraph. Special consoles mimic teletype operation for the performances.
Dr. Hamilton Holt explains Rollins education plan as racing details unfold at the Yacht Club. Five moths and four sloops contest a half mile triangular course amid variable winds. Swift wins the moths, High Tide tops the sloops, with Poise and Jinx close behind before the Dinghy withdraws. Races occur each Sunday at 2:30 p.m.
A Marion Hotel gathering today at 2 p.m. will discuss road needs under The Road Needs of Florida. Karl Lehmann will speak as the council secretary. the event aims to inform the public about the Highway Planning Survey and long term road program nationwide.
A catalog of new library titles including Murder for Christmas by Agatha Christie The Land Is Bright by Archie Binns Seasoned Timber by Dorothy Cranfield The Patriot by Pearl Buck Golden Apples by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Super Cargo by Earl Whitehorn Tree of Liberty by Elizabeth Page Reaching for the Stars by Nora Waln Suwannee River by Cecile Matchat The James by Blair Niles Upper Mississippi by Walter Hamig hurst Powder River by Struthers Burt Kennebec by Robert Coffin Gardening in the Deep South.
Grace Lee led the meeting on March 20 with Marjorie Daniels giving a one minute talk. After singing the girls shared impromptu progressive stories, then patrols gathered in their corners. Miss Craig was absent. Joanne French served as Scribe.
Dr Holt spoke to a Chamber of Commerce and Kiwanis joint meeting on Our Adventure in Education outlining Rollins College methods. He argued for small size, intimate groups, threefold fundamentals academic accomplishment and finances, and endowment to keep costs low and democracy central.
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