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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1943
Page
4
The excerpt presents the core ideals of the American Creed urging belief in government by the people, consent of the governed, democracy within a republic, and a union founded on freedom, equality, justice, and humanity. It calls citizens to love, support, obey laws, respect the flag, and defend the country.
General Marshall notes that 3-A draft power supports an 8.2 million Army, with SOS providing essential supplies across vast distances. Most soldiers serve in support roles, including hundreds of truck drivers per thousand and vast logistics to move materials, fuel, and equipment for 4.65 million personnel in 1943.
A Mount Dora reader thanks editor Mrs Edith Edeburn Keller for the column Notes About Our Men In Service. Dorothy Beardsley writes from Tampa praising service members, sharing information about her husband and his image, and noting family arrangements while their home on Lake Dora is rented. She asks for the return of the pictured photo and mentions sending news to her husband.
The six weeks record lists Verdual Hamlin, W. L. Harriet, Clyde Mosteller, Willie Mae Key, Barbara Shipes, Theda Sills, Sally Strite, L. G. Simpson Jr. as perfect attendance. Perfect spellers for the 25th week include Robert Hall, Hamlin, Simpson Jr., Hubert Snell, Dale Tucker, and many others. Class activities note cookies, visits, new workbooks, a class photo, kite plans, and art hand lettering with notes on attendance and social studies topics.
A letter from Eva Daves of Mount Dora Florida corrects a photo caption misidentifying her brother J W Davis as a seaman when he is a second class electrician’s mate. She also praises the Notes About Our Men In Service column and mentions Florida fruit losses from a late freeze and plans for a vegetable crop. The Mount Dora Band Boosters Club thanks Mrs Keller for notices and for listing their large membership in the February issue.
A five minute rain and wind storm struck near Sanford on Sunday midafternoon. It uprooted trees and damaged the Sanford Boat Works main building where fifteen or more small boats were damaged. No injuries. Boat damage estimated at 2000 to 3000 dollars. building damage about 4000 dollars.
Readers are advised to sow okra, lima beans, winter squash, field peas, mustard, and sweet potatoes in late March. The guidance highlights warm-season crops suitable for spring planting and soil readiness.
Bettie Blanchard from Atlanta visits David Blanchard and Bettye Ann Ray's grandmother. Several pupils were dismissed Friday for absences. perfect spellers named include George Blunt and Bettye Ann Ray. A new girl Dolly Van Deroef joins. spring flowers brighten the room from George Detten and Mae Deen.
The class notes Marines landing on the blackboard border and lists weekly perfect spellers Gene Dukes Eloise Baxley and Patricia Dean for week 24. Week 25 includes Billy Wise Eloise Baxley Helen Durham Wanda Hurd Ellen Marsell Jean Pike Martha Simpson Bobbie Sue Teasley Joan Thomas.
In second grade we study Dutch culture and make paper tulips in Dutch shoes to brighten the room. New students Janice Van Deroef and Philys Conant join Mount Dora from Sorrento. total students now thirty three. Last Sunday Mae Frances Collins visited Kissimmee, and six weeks of records list several students with spelling and achievement notes.
Jimmy Woods joins the group after schooling in Vero Beach and Brunswork Georgia and now resides in Mount Dora. Marvin Porter visited briefly back from Orlando and plans to move to Georgia soon. March birthdays include Jay Thomas Daisy Eaton Betty Lou Newmans James Aldrich.
Hon. J. W. Hunter of Tavares observes his 64th birthday on March 31. Born 1879 in Naylor Georgia, he arrived in Lake County in 1881 and rose from day laborer to one of Florida's leading lawyers. He has served the Fifth Judicial Circuit and aided county finance while helping educate youths.
Harry K. Stokes of Clermont, cashier of the Citizens Bank and Lake County Commissioner, observes his 61st birthday on Wednesday March 31. Born in 1882 in Lee Center New York he moved to Florida and Lake County in 1889 and recalls planting his first dollar. His pleasures include reading sailing and untying tangled business matters. his favorite flower is the red rose and he enjoys pompano.
Malcom Durbee Reybold of Howey in the Hills will observe his birthday Friday April. Born in Delaware City Delaware he attended local schools and earned his first dollar selling papers. Now with W J Howey Co and Floridan Country Club he came to Florida in 1924 and Lake County in 1928. He enjoys golf roses fried chicken and gardening.
Two former presidents of the Lake County Chamber of Commerce have died in recent weeks. C. O. Roe of Clermont led the county chamber in 1923 and 1925, and R. P. Burton of Emeraldo led in 1922. Both were prominent community figures and will be greatly missed.
Andrew J. Miles, 80, died in his sleep Friday night March 19 at Florida Sanitarium and Hospital after a March 1 collapse at his East Eighth Avenue home. Born July 31 1862 in Cheshire Connecticut, he moved to Mount Dora in the early 1920s from Seymour Connecticut and made it his home. Survived by sons Frank R. Miles and Mrs W B Lawrence, plus one grandson A C Richard B. Miles USNR. A Mason for over fifty years, burial will be in Ohio where his wife was laid to rest last year.
Mrs W B Lawrence thanks kind friends and especially neighbors for comfort and help during this trying time.
Florida Extension Service poultryman Mehrhof advises preparing a water tight rat proof chick house before arrival. Use a heated improvised brooder at 90 to 95 degrees with dry litter and non spill water. Provide two feet long feed hoppers per fifty chicks and switch to larger hoppers after four weeks.
The notice lists March to May ration dates for sugar coffee shoes tires fuel oil and various foods under point systems. It notes stamp validity, red and blue stamps, expirations, and consolidation of ration book No. 2 points for meats fats and processed foods. Some stamps become invalid if unused.
The new mail schedule starts Sunday May 3 1942 with inbound routes for Bron Leesburg Sanford and points. 9 45 A M inbound. 4 00 P M to Sanford and points. 9 00 A M Orlando star route. 6 00 P M Leesburg star route. Outgoing includes 9 15 A M to Sanford and north and south. 3 30 P M to Leesburg and points new and south. 8 30 A M star route to Eustis Ta Var es and Leesburg. 5 30 P M star route to Orlando. Regular and Air Mail. Sunday inbound 8 30 A M star route. 4 30 P M star route regular and air mail.
Donnelly Cormath Ave hosts a morning service at 11:00 with pastor James Austin Richards D D delivering a sermon on The Nearness of God. An adult Bible class runs at 10:00 with Florence Gilbert as organist and choir director and Elin Stein Claflin as soloist. A 7:30 p m Lenten discussion on Amos follows in the evening.
The calendar lists monthly and weekly meetings for church groups and civic clubs including Baptist Lambert and Overhiser Circles of the W M A, Community Church Ladies Aid and missionary sewing days, Methodist Woman's Society, American Legion and Auxiliary, Band Boosters, Woman's Club, Kings Daughters, PTA, Kiwanis, Lions, Masons, Knights of Pythias, Pythian Sisters, Past Chiefs Club, Home Demonstration Club, and related gatherings at local venues such as City Hall and the Community Building.
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