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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1939
Page
2
A November 14, 1939 meeting at Mrs Shephard's home in Sylvan Shores featured Elsie Turner summarizing Red Star Over China. The group saw insights into Chinese life and future prospects and enjoyed refreshments. Students Griffin Minkley Marthasey and others contributed to a handwriting and drawing project,
Mr. D. H. Moore, county superintendent, visited first grade to observe a blackboard lesson on red yellow and orange. Mr. Roseborough also visited, and the class read wrote and sang for both observers. Billy Glenn moved with his family to the north leaving early in the year from Clermont. The class looks forward to four day Thanksgiving vacation from Thursday to Monday. Three birthdays were observed James Hall Bobbie Sue Teasley and Billy Ray Darby with a class song and birthday pencil from the teacher.
Three second grade boys were absent this week Chuck Allen missed one day Junior Hutcheson three Arlie Parish five We are glad Church is back and hope Junior and Arlie return next week A visitor came Tuesday in reading and science we study stones Miss Butterfield brought mica explained its origin and uses We enjoyed her visit and hope she returns Our hundred percent spellers for
Frances Smith shared eighteen Kodak pictures from Marine Studios showing porpoise, jewfish, turtles, diver feeding, penguin, shark, and seals. Mr. D H Moore visited Nov 14. students practiced making change with money and bought The Blue Mittens with a PTA dollar.
Betty Jo McDonald has been absent from school for a week due to illness. The note expresses hope she will soon return as everyone misses her at the University of Florida last weekend.
Fourth grade students describe drawing freehand turkeys and enjoying a birthday treat for Howard Nutter. The class notes reading a number of books, with at least one per student, and lists perfect spellers for weeks ten and eleven including Howard Nutter Hubert Snell and Gordon Folger.
The record lists members Laura Rose Liles Maryann Hadi Pi Hsley Lila Rhodes Sue Bond Billy Birt Harrold Blount Har old Durden Bobby Turner Rollie Barber Doris Harding Lucille Mink ley Dorothy Peterson Janet Pohl man and Albert Liles on roll. Julia Orr visited Tavares Lila Rhodes Sanford Betty Cooley Jacksonville Turner Tampa Sun Daytona Sunday. Candy sale planned. Test week next week four weeks to Christmas. Three fish died, snails now pets.
Students celebrate Book Week by purchasing eleven new books and thanking librarian Miss Suzanne Sawyer for bookmarks. Gifts include bouquets from Wilma Thompson Dwight Mosteller and Carl Tucker. Billy Goodman visited the Big Tree near Sanford and Longwood, sharing travel notes. Spelling winners named and a quiz judged by Mr. Roseborough, with plans to spell again.
Miss attended the Homecoming in Gainesville on November 25 and watched the Florida football game. Bobby Allen also saw the game. The list includes students who have not been absent or tardy for the first eleven weeks: Bobby Allen, Tommy Kelly, Carl Tucker, Dwight Mosteller, Albert Peterson, Billy Treadwell, Juanita Morris, Lois Rhodes, Faye Shipes, Wilma Thompson, Mabel Claire Wyatt.
W L Shaddix of the Southern States Forest Fire Commission warns in Florida Farm and Grove that pine seeds mature only every five years and high fire risk this year jeopardizes reforestation. Last year’s fires cost southern landowners over fifty million dollars. commission urges civic groups and schools to organize anti fire campaigns and forestry committees.
Florida WPA continues the statewide Educational Project with 359 022 dollars federal funds plus 112 305 dollars sponsor support to educate underprivileged adults and train 1500 nursery school children. Since 1935 over 325 000 adults have learned literacy and citizenship while 20 000 children received basic living standards training in fifty nursery schools. The program operates under Mrs Iva T Sprinkle with ten adult supervisors and one nursery supervisor, coordinating with schools health and civic authorities. Also opening at State Theatre Eustis is Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland in Babes in Arms for a three day run. The film recreates vaudeville era with a large cast including Charles Winninger and 200 supporting players.
Lake County gains another weather bureau frost station with official recordings at the Court House in Tavares and a language system installed. R. E. Norris, the progressive agricultural agent, oversees the project under Gray T. Sherouse of Orlando, with the U S Weather Bureau and the Florida Agricultural Experiment Station overseeing the combined effort. It is part of Horticultural Protection Service, jointly run by the Department of Agriculture and the Florida station, highlighting county services.
Arthur W. Newett, born 1889 in Desanbee, is honored as a Lake County Cracker and civic leader. The Leesburg resident, formerly cashier in Orlando and Groveland, moved to Leesburg in March 1929 with his wife and five children.
Lake County farmers and growers will elect committeemen for the 1940 Soil Conservation program during meetings December 4 to 6. Commercial vegetable and citrus growers should attend to learn program provisions and select representatives. Sessions are Clermont December 4 at 8 p.m., Groveland December 5 at 2:30 p.m., Fruitland Park December 6 at 2:30 p.m. in community buildings and high schools.
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