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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1950
Page
1
Lake county voters are urged to oppose a proposed Florida constitutional amendment that would grant the legislature power to create and regulate juvenile courts. The Lake County Children’s Committee warns the measure could erode citizens’ rights, strip local control, and allow non residents to appoint judges and staff.
Mount Dora voters are urged to check registration as only 10 days remain before the December 12 city election. City Registrar William C. Stewart says state law closes the books 30 days before, on November 13, making ineligible those not listed on Mount Dora’s rolls. Eligible voters must have six months in Mount Dora and one year in Florida to cast a ballot.
Mrs Helen Bassford Phelps 76 of Old Eustis Road died at Eustis Waterman Memorial hospital after being stricken at home and transported Monday. Widow of Edward Phelps who died three years ago she had lived in Mount Dora 25 years and was a member of the Christian Science church in Eustis. Services at the Rehbaum were read by Mrs Edna Patton and she is survived by a sister Mrs Minnie Be Lowe of
Dora voters face ten ballot choices in the national election amid party battles for Congress. Republican Carl Landes seeks to unseat A S Herlong Jr in Lake County. John Booth aims to replace George Smathers in the Senate. Fred Von Terglau runs against Tar Boyd for state senate. Proposals include abolishing justice of the peace courts, creating juvenile courts, replacing the state census with a national census, publishing introduced bills, forming a Monroe County judicial circuit, and adding judges in large counties. Kendall R Casey Jones appears on the ballot without opposition for the county board of public instruction.
State's Attorney Jesse W. Hunter seeks national and state guidance on whether the United Nations flag may be flown at the same level as the American flag at the courthouse. Sheriff Willis McCall says the UN flag will not be allowed at the same level, calling the move an insult to the American flag. Hunter sent telegrams to Gov. Warren Adj. Gen. Mark Lance Secretary of State Dean Acheson and Gen. George C. Marshall to obtain opinions on the display standards. The attorney believes McCall cannot decide the flag placement independent of regulations.
The IceHouse Players stage John Loves Mary tonight through Saturday with a Lake County cast led by Mr and Mrs Jim Jackson as John and Mary. George Benjamin joins as John s war buddy, while Evelyn Vaughn portrays the English bride Lily. The ensemble includes the McCains Sena tor and Mrs McKinley and Col H F Merchant with Walter J Patton and Merle Cleary in supporting roles.
A writer accuses Sheriff McCall of opposing the United Nations flag in his county. The open letter imagines a future where Donnie, the sheriff’s son, mourns war and a weakened America, urging the sheriff to reconsider his stance in defense of world cooperation. The piece frames flags, sacrifice, and patriotism as intertwined with family and national destiny.
The second and final installment profiles Roy P. Hamlin of Tavares, tracing his father Arthur G. Hamlin’s ties to Henry Flagler and Florida’s citrus and hotel boom. It covers Roy’s Stetson education, early law career in DeLand, partnership with Duncan, and work as counsel for W. J. Howey Co. and local banks in Lake County.
Veteran lawyer R. P. Hamlin, after 30 years in Lake County, has largely served in municipal law and as attorney for the board of public instruction. Though once prosecutor in Volusia County, he has avoided criminal cases and politics, lamenting shifts in the profession that lessen small town lawyers’ livelihoods and noting the role of title and abstract companies.
The north window showcases citizenship, privilege, and duty as Rehbaum’s Hardware urges voting as essential to democracy. It proclaims that government by the people exists only if the people vote and emphasizes the American way of life through civic participation.
Mount Dora merchants led by Wayne Moon launch the firstMount Dora Days sale offering bargains across food to fertilizer in a countywide drive to keep spending local. A street dance on Donnelly Street will cap the event with Quix Quintet music as Kendall Jones plans an amateur show for later dates. Hurricanes football hosts Groveland Friday after a dramatic win at Lyman with standout plays by Elwood McHaffie and Shorty Williams highlighting a 6 6 halftime and a 20 yard TD drive.
Mount Dora community plans a cement block bleacher addition at the athletic field to honor the 1950 Hurricanes football season. Led by assistant coach Robert Vincent the project adds 20 yards of seating on the west side with volunteer labor from locals and support from Brown Builders Supply and sponsors. The goal is to complete before the Nov 17 home game vs Eustis with funding and labor from Bob Williams and local boosters.
Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce secretary Betty Siess asks winter visitors to register at the office. She notes many friends complain they were disappointed as no one was able to contact them, urging visitors to get in touch.
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