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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1957
Page
3
Goethe argues that true music does not need novelty to impact listeners. Age and familiarity enhance its effect as audiences become accustomed, deepening resonance rather than diminishing it.
Lake County TB and Health Association members will travel to Orlando Oct 3 to survey the Central Florida TB hospital. Rev. Russell Carr was elected president, Mrs. John Alden Murray first vice president, and Major J. H. Story second vice president. Roy Christopher, Mrs. John A. Heist, and Major Story named seal sale chairmen for the area. Committees include budget, patient service, X ray, health education, and Blood Bank with several local attendees. Music is divine Mary Baker Eddy
Lake county residents heard how T G Lee Dairy grew from a single cow gifted to founder after World War I to a major Central Florida operation with headquarters in Mount Dora and Eustis. The Lake county expansion began with Sunset Valley Dairy purchase, adding Leesburg facilities and a large workforce of 175. Congressman Syd Herlong Jr was honored with a silver pitcher at a Fountain Inn dinner in Eustis attended by local leaders and Travis Messer who praised Lake county’s rapid growth.
Mayor W. D. Patton returned from Hollywood to study traffic and parking. He cites Florida's expected doubling of cars by 1960 and urges downtown parking fixes, including two story structures and ending curbside spaces. A Stimson quote closes the piece.
Mount Dora author Max E. Bulske announces Florida Isn't Heaven a collection drawn from two decades as a citrus grower in Lake County. The book recounts near 1951 freeze experiences and offers a blunt look at Florida life including segregation, wildlife, and promotional myths with a nostalgic tour of state beauty spots.
The Hibis cus Circle of the Lakes and Hills Garden Club holds its first meeting at 2 p.m. Friday October 4 in the Community building. Mrs Paul Ashbaugh new chairman presides and speaker W B Clements of Leesburg attends.
Denver St. Clair, supervisor of the Youth Conservation Education Program at the Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, will be the speaker at the Kiwanis club meeting at noon today.
Notices went out to members of the U S Highway 441 association for a meeting Saturday Oct 12 at the Mount Dora Yacht Club at 3 30 p.m. Russell Shaw executive vice president of the association from Gatlinburg Tenn will be the principal speaker. Origin of the association is Lake City Tenn and it includes members along the route to Miami. After the business meeting the group will be guests of the Chamber of Commerce at dinner.
Lake County School Board approved the full cost of sodding the grounds for the new Highland Street school at a special meeting last week. The action lifts the financial burden from the Junior Garden Club which had expected only 100 dollars but had been supplying 200 dollars in beautification effort.
Lake County residents received $1,852,236 in social security payments in 1956, up about $400,000 from the prior year. Payments went to 2,391 people totaling $154,353 monthly, with averages of $64.55 in 1955 and $62.64 in 1956. The Lake County Chamber of Commerce was formed last week.
Florida division of the American Cancer Society reports Lake County exceeded the 1957 fund drive goal by more than double, raising 7007 dollars against a 3500 target. The final total reflects strong local support for cancer research and patient services.
Mount Dora P T A members and area students will hear Dr. Sam Martin of the University of Florida speak on Health Center and Health Careers at 8 pm at Eustis High School P T A meeting.
A quotation by Charles W. Eliat extols the robust laborer as the one who makes life meaningful, contrasting with dawdling and trifling individuals. The remark reflects a values emphasis on hard work and perseverance.
The article urges timely care and proper medicine use to prevent illness and extend life. It stresses consulting a physician early when ill and obtaining medicines from a pharmacist, along with following simple rules of good living for future wellbeing.
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