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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1950
Page
4
Lake County readers discuss the U S Senate contest between George Smathers and Claude Pepper. Voters express desire for clear positions on world and domestic issues and note uncertain support as April approaches.
The Mount Dora Council backed the Lakeside Chamber of Commerce with a proposed 3890 funding match while opposing federal style overspending. Proponents argued for aggressive advertising to keep pace with Florida’s growth, citing Orlando St Petersburg and Miami as examples. Opponents urged thrift for a rainy day and limited increases.
An observer recounts a spring road trip through Florida from Mount Dora to Tallahassee and Marianna, noting Suwannee River sights, oil-nut blossoms, and farm country. The narrative covers a multi day progression with weather, political rally notes, a Lake County home visit, and a tender memory of a newborn child described as a "glorious Spring."
A reader argues the Lake county taxpayer should demand government economy before tax refusal. The letter urges tying nonpayment to Hoover report reforms and notes support for war readiness as a mother with a son in the service. An ad for Mount Dora Golf Collar announces 9 holes for $1 and all day for $1.50.
Ancil Boyette of Merianna announces candidacy for the Florida Railroad and Public Utilities Commission. He will oppose Jerry Carter, a long time incumbent. A University of Florida graduate, Boyette is a dairy farmer and milk distributor in West Florida with past lumber business ties and state travel. He was a former star athlete who won a national championship as a quarter miler in Chicago.
Hon. Fred Wilder Cross former Mount Dora winter resident and owner of Hackhurst at 760 Tremain St died March 8 in South Royalston Massachusetts. He served in the Massachusetts House 1914 16 and Senate 1917 18 and later custodian of Civil War records until 1938. He is survived by two daughters and a cousin who had been housekeeper. He lies buried beside his ancestral home.
Smathers claims Pepper false on pension support for the elderly and accuses him of backing a soft policy toward Russia. He warns that northern labor leaders seek to defeat him and says World Federation is Communist-dominated. He cites Pepper's white supremacy stance in 1944 and questions world atomic energy control.
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