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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1967
Page
4
The Mount Dora community responds to a hungry mother's request for help. Donated items include a stove and beds, with organizations coordinating ongoing assistance as residents demonstrate their sense of brotherhood.
The piece urges students to enjoy summer while continuing to learn. It notes schooling ends for many, but knowledge must grow beyond graduation to keep pace with a changing world. It encourages seeing learning in nature and everyday moments, not just in classrooms.
A Florida column criticizes legislators for bowing to pressure groups while core voters stay silent. It cites an activist Tallahassee anecdote and honors two lawmakers, Senator Reubin Askew and Representative Henry Land, for steadfast service on appropriations.
Mrs. Mack Johnson thanks readers for support of the Lake County Traffic School. Referrals from City and County Courts plus volunteer students have enabled 158 participants to complete the Defensive Driving Course under the National Safety Council. The program pauses for summer, resumes in fall, and will reoffer to all driving age residents with prior notice for registration.
Lake-Sumter Junior College reports total 248 students registered for Summer Term Three A. Dean H. W. Asbell cites 82 more attendees than last year and credits expanded course offerings. He notes several state university students taking a course or two this summer.
In Framingham at Loring Arena Bay Path Ice Follies program features Lauren and Susan Mathews eight and eleven with their mother Mrs Son Mathews of Wayland. Writer notes Libby Grant and Betty Lewis with ties to World Team member Richard Gilbert.
Florida Department of Veterans Affairs announces burial benefits for veterans of the Spanish American War World War I Korea and certain peacetime service. Eligible veterans must have been discharged non dishonorable and may have qualifying service or disability. Benefits up to 250 dollars toward burial expenses may be paid by the Veterans Administration with undertakers often filing the claim and deducting from the funeral bill. The claim must be filed within two years of burial or cremation.
The Lake County Safety Council met in Leesburg on May 4 with Vice Chairman Dr. S. Robert Klar presiding. Rep. Reedy presented legislation on safety issues including a 15 year license age, directional signals, a three axle vehicle law, red light turns, driver license exams, and implied consent laws. Don Taylor reported student kits and new safety films, plus a June Driver Improvement Instructors Course. Attendees included local officials and safety directors from Lake County and Orlando.
Army Private Michael A. Fenby, 22, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Fenby, Route 1, finished eight weeks of advanced infantry training at Ft. McClellan Alabama on May 4. Private First Class Curtis M. Monroe, 21, of 407 Grant St., serves in Operation Francis Marion in Vietnam with Company C 3rd Battalion 8th Infantry, 4th Infantry Division. The Greatslain Certificate was won by Mrs. Mary Lee Johnston of Mount Dora. Dale Johnston, 8, won a $10 gift certificate from Rehbeum Hardware Store in a merchants promotion drawing. Mrs. Johnston will spend the prize at the promoted stores.
In the Viet Cong infested Central Highlands an Army operation named for the Swamp Fox of the American Revolution began early last month. Private James C. Harris III, 21, from Ft. McClellan trained eight weeks and completed May 4 receiving instruction in the rifle and M 60 machine gun. His wife Jean Harris lives on Route 1, Mount Dora.
A bank report of condition is declared true and correct by President George J. White Jr and directors Richard Edgerton R. Montgomery William E. Holler. The document lists figures including assets and reserves and bears signatures of the board confirming accuracy.
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