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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1930
Page
5
Lake County business leaders forecast strong winter tourism and a favorable agricultural market. With attractions like Silver Springs and Bok Tower drawing visitors, locals emphasize home trade, advertising, and cooperative selling to ride the seasonal influx while managing crops and pest concerns.
Florence Smock re enters Eustis High School as a full-fledged senior and expects to graduate next June before heading to college. She will continue as the nation's 4 H health girl until December 6 when the 1930 contest in Chicago will name a new champion. General Summerall may move to Lake County this fall, and the area highlights its record of champions and civic pride.
Mrs Moon of Mount Dora leads at the home of Mr Howard Chamberlain. Mrs M B Swift and son Joseph return to Lake Ola after summer in New England and Canada. Miss Rae Brown returns to Ludlow Vermont and resumes fifth grade teaching at Mount Dora school. Mrs A S Beyer and daughter Mrs Banfield of Tampa visit Estey household. J W Jepson elected Tangerine representative to Orange County Chamber of Commerce and named chairman after Friday night citizens meeting.
Secretary LeBel presided as Orange County Chamber of Commerce hosts a meeting outlining coercion laws for the ad hoc community. Committees were elected and interest grew in the forward movement. Next meeting set for Tuesday with speaker Karl Lehman. The Tangerine school opened with higher attendance. Elsie Bartlett returns as teacher.
Om by Misser Cadman visits Cocoa with aunt Doram while Miss Emily Smith stays there. T J Ferrell of Lacoochee visits his brother Claud Ferrell. Mrs Claud Ferrell drives to Orlando with her niece Agnes and nephew Eugene to stay with Uncle Oakley Andrews in Orlando.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Rehse of Orlando visited Miss Freddie Battle Tuesday evening. Mrs. Hoke Wood and Mrs. R. V. Parker of Mount Dora spent Monday in Orlando. Mr. I. C. Wilcox and brother Bob Wilcox were entertained by Mrs. Brown with the ladies aid last Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Walker of Jacksonville returned after a honeymoon on the east coast and head to Jack ar where they will spend the winter. Mr. C. E. Dufour arrived from Stratford Conn. to spend the winter. his wife will join later. Dufours have long been winter residents. Miss Hattie Allen, Mrs. M. Cowart and Mrs. Foy Hall of Zellwood motored Wednesday to take Cowart’s daughter Aileen to school there.
Mr Paul Ferris motored from Brunswick Georgia on Monday night accompanied by Mr Norman Hughes as part of a local movement.
Mr. Walker of St. Augustine visited on business Tuesday. Miss Mary Battle, studying at Stetson, spent the weekend at home. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cooper Jr. and family visited Mr. Cooper’s parents Tuesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Brown and Mr. Glenn Brown shopped in Sanford Saturday. Miss Freddie Battle has been offered a position with the U S Government in the Census building in Washington and is set to depart at week’s end.
A report to the county board by Paul T. Harber shows the Lake County growers protective league spent 92.71 from April 1929 to Sept 1, 1930. The county commissioners annually funded 25.00 for clerical needs and overhead, with savings totaling 332.29 over seventeen months.
Bulletins meetings and organizing with the Orlando plant board office consumed much of Secretary Harber’s time from his regular duties. Taxpayers’ cost of carrying on the league’s work is not offset by the value of the secretary’s time and efforts freely given by the county chamber of commerce as a form of service to the county.
The Department of Commerce notes a steady rise in canned grapefruit production from 2 000 to about 1 850 000 cases over ten years with Florida as the main producing area. The publication titled Canned Grapefruit Production and Trade is available for ten cents from the Florida Office in Jacksonville. Canned grapefruit serves domestically as a breakfast fruit and in fruit salads while Canada mirrors methods, and the United Kingdom and Canada account for much of the remaining trade.
Total production exported is used mainly as hors d oeuvres before meals with fruit breakfast being uncommon in Britain. Florida has canned grapefruit juice in large quantities in recent years, with most consumption in the United States and growing demand abroad, especially Canada and the United Kingdom.
The Key West Rock Haven Club announces a plan to construct a 100 room hotel on Key Largo. The project aims to expand hospitality capacity and attract visitors to the island.
Special Master will sell on October 8 1930 at the Tavares Court House Door to satisfy the final decree in favor of Ridge Realty Company against J M Davisson and E Bell Davisson Lot 24 Block 23 Sylvan Shores Lake County Florida. Sale is for cash to highest bidder during legal hours. E Duncan Special Master in Chancery W M Kennedy solicitor for Complainant.
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