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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1945
Page
4
The two texts present classic statements of national loyalty. The pledge vows allegiance to the flag and republic with liberty and justice for all while the creed asserts belief in government by the people and a union of states founded on freedom equality and humanity.
In Jefferson County a 1100 acre farm owned by Jim Lacy faced crop loss when he fell ill. Miles Groover and Carl Joiner organized a cooperative effort with neighboring Black farmers to provide mule, plow, and labor to restore cultivation. Dozens joined under Groover’s guidance to prevent total crop loss.
A group of independent Black farmers volunteered to work under the hot sun to save crops for a white neighbor in distress. They refused pay, driven by goodwill and neighborliness rather than race, reflecting long standing race relations in Jefferson County. The writer calls for mutual aid and world peace, invoking Miles Groover as a hopeful leader.
After a six year fight in Tallahassee, lawmakers approve constitutional amendments to repeal continuing appropriations and create a budget director. They set a three day waiting period for marriage licenses and adopt a two percent tax on greyhound betting plus a five percent horse racing surtax. Averages include pay raises for officials and a $500,000 hospital appropriation for Avon Park.
Mount Dora summary notes Charles’s brief period as director earlier this year, his most interesting experience in Washington last summer, and his plans after high school. He contemplates military service in the Navy or attending college.
An editorial criticizes wasteful use of study halls and urges students to focus on studying. It notes distractions like grooming and gum chewing and praises quiet, organized conduct, plus thanks donors Dora B. Thayer and Mary A. Bartholomew for books and magazines.
On May fourth the seventh grade staged two comedies and a sketch for the school assembly. "Just Like a Woman" portrayed farm life with Helen Wages Herbert Trenham George Sims Dolores Petruschell George Bond and Betty Sue Schwartz. "City Cousin" featured Marion Roseborough Evelyn Minkley Raoul Barker and L Harriet. The final sketch "Fisherman's Luck" was performed by vore Risley Chuck Allen and Bully B.
Lois Mary Holloway born July 3 1927 in Mount Dora has lived her life here and excelled in schooling and plays at M D H S. Dorothy Hutson born September 11 1926 in Apopka is a Mount Dora student and co captain of the girls basketball team planning nurse training after summer work.
In 1927 Jacksonville, Florida, the birthplace of Charles Javens, he grew up in Mount Dora and drew attention for looks and personality. A student of science who excelled in football basketball and drama, he envisions a future as an admiral at a Wave Training Station in the South Seas and enjoys romance and horror stories alike.
A Mount Dora senior Trudie Williams is described as tall lively and friendly with brown eyes and black hair. She lists basketball as her favorite sport and writing letters as her hobby. Trudie plans to attend a Bible school in Sevierville Tennessee or a business school next fall aiming to see snow the ocean and mountains, after a trip to Silver Springs last year.
A stream of student social items appears with names of Ashton Laura Donnie Dorothy Babs Earl G. and others. The seventh grade and eighth grade sections mention flowers tickets senior play Daytona trips and class picnics at Santando Springs. Doris Camp leads a Baccalaureate flower committee and some withdrawals are noted.
The note references Verduai Hamlin, Mary Ann's cousin Jo, and Dor othy Mae with John Z's older brother. It mentions Navy sailors at a Service Club, dancing with Sgt, and a flashy ring worn by Gwen. Betty Cooley is described as bright eyed amid hopes of a homecoming.
First Methodist Church lists services at 10:00 A.M. Sunday School with graded classes, 11:30 A.M. sermon, youth fellowship and evening worship. First Baptist Church at Sixth and Tremain, led by Pastor James H. Sutley, shows 11:00 A.M. worship and 8:00 P.M. evening service, with a 7:00 P.M. prayer meeting midweek and a 7:40 P.M. union service also.
The First Church of Christ Scientist in Eustis Florida holds Sunday School at 9 30 A M and Sunday service at 11 00 A M with the subject Soul and Body There is a midweek meeting and testimonies in the evening The Fountain Street reading room at 117 North Eustis Street is open daily except Sunday and holidays for reading borrowing or purchasing Christian Science literature The Church of Christ at Jake Franklin Park Rossiter Avenue offers Bible Study at 10 10 A M preaching and communion at 11 00 A M Evening Service 7 30 P M and a Wednesday Prayer Meeting at 8 00 P M
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