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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1960
Page
1
Auditor cites policy and urges adherence to bidding laws amid county purchases. The report criticizes five commissioner districts for fragmented buying, notes no competitive bidding on fuels and county installations, and details salaries and expenses for county officials.
The Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce recreation program posted strong results with an average daily pool attendance of 250, arts and crafts at 30 per day, and tennis lessons averaging 12. Financed by the city and county school boards, the program’s clerical work and payroll are handled by the chamber.
Preparations for a strong winter entertainment season are under way in Mount Dora. The Florida Symphony will perform March 10, and Handel's Messiah will be presented by the Stetson University Glee Club on December 13 with Kiwanis sponsorship. A Mutual Concert series is being organized, following past seasons featuring Basil Rathbone and Cornelia Otis Skinner. IceHouse Players will provide monthly shows from November to April with guest privileges and memberships available.
Lake County School Board plans bids on October 25 for almost $458,000 in high school improvements as part of a year long expansion. M. O. Buster Williams said working plans will be shown at the September 8 meeting before construction begins. Additional projects at Roseborough Elementary and Milner Rosenwald Academy will lift total spending to $588,000.
The Mount Dora Lions club presented a $750 check to Allan H. Seabrook at a Tuesday night meeting in Community Hall for the Jay Cees Youth Center building fund. Club president Ross V. Swartsel welcomed the crowd of over 100 members and guests and expressed a desire to support youth activities while plans for Mount Dora High School and related facilities proceed.
Mount Dora directors approve a new patio for the soon to be finished youth center opposite the swimming pool. Mount Dora JayCees add 300 dollars, with a two week completion target. A committee forms for projects and membership, aiming to involve students to seniors.
Civic and business leaders formed a group to support Mount Dora High School athletics. Arnold Goulder named president. Gordon Dake vice president. John H. Cain secretary treasurer. A name contest for the organization will seek a fitting title and fund-raising aims.
A representative from the Social Security Administration District Office in Orlando will be at Mount Dora City Hall on Thursday September 15 from 9am until noon to assist with old age and survivors insurance applications social security account numbers and related inquiries.
The annual Bass tournament will run from Dec 1 through March 1961 with revisions for the season. Prizes include a 14 foot Orlando Clipper boat for heaviest bass weighed in. Registration is $1. more information will come through the press.
Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce will sell driver licenses on Thursday and Friday September 8 and 9 and again Thursday September 22 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The event provides residents a chance to obtain or renew licenses.
The Lake County Board of Public Instruction allocated a portion of school bond funds to local banks. First National Bank of Mount Dora bid 2 percent on 90 day notes and 2.5 percent on 180 days and up, securing 400000 of 750000 offered. Chase National Bank of New York will receive 2480000 at a net yield of 2 7/8 percent. Funds available beginning May next year, board saves 6000 in handling costs. Next board meeting set for Thursday September 8, instead of September 13.
Five two man survey teams from the State Plant Board began counting citrus trees in Lake County and other major producing areas across 35 counties. Based in Tavares Orlando Winter Haven and Tampa the crews will map 20 percent of Florida’s citrus annually collecting data on variety age rootstock height circumference spacing and health noting pests and diseases. This five year effort supports USDA crop estimates and schemes to salvage counts from the 1957 58 freezes and housing growth effects. Local offices include J C Bell of Eustis and Morgan Howard of Winter Garden.
A Memphis engineering survey assesses Mount Dora's potential move into gas supply and outlines a proposed 415000 project funded by bonds. It details the electric and water departments’ five year profit trends, costs, and assets, plus the 1959 budget deficit and a windfall in electrical profits that kept the city in the black.
State Hotel Commissioner Richard Edgerton predicts a banner winter season for Mount Dora as a central Florida convention and tourist center. He cites a long history of visitor hospitality, new attractions, golf and recreation options, and improving national economy as factors for success this coming year. Edgerton notes Mount Dora’s location between Silver Springs and Cypress Gardens and anticipates steady hotel and inn occupancy.
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