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published: Friday, November 28, 2008
Remember When
Ann Dupee
Beach donation given to Chamber
35 Years Ago - 1973
n "Recreational Pavilion at Jaycee Beach" - Greater Clermont Chamber of Commerce President John Harder accepted a $5,000 donation from Robert Shumaker, Executive Vice President of the Clermont branch of First Federal Savings and Loan, Tampa (building now occupied by Wachovia Bank) to build a recreational pavilion at Jaycee Beach. It will be 40 x 60 feet, 10 feet high to the eaves and have a concrete floor. Total cost is approximately $6,000, with some donated labor.
Harder said the First Federal gift made this Chamber project a reality. When completed the Chamber will give the pavilion to the city, which will then own and maintain it. Tentative dedication date is Labor Day. (The pavilion is still in use today.)
n Work has begun on a 20-unit apartment building to be known as Montrose Apartments, at the corner of Montrose Street and Lake Avenue. Owners of the $300,000 project are John Aull and Dr. Paul A. Watson of Clermont and Louis C. George of Leesburg, project architect.
Rents are projected at $165 to $200 per month, with all services furnished except electricity.
At the formal ground-breaking were Mr. and Mrs. Louis George, Mr. and Mrs. John Aull, Dr. and Mrs. Paul Watson, Olin Tice and Ed Tierney of WWFL Radio, attorney George Hovis, City Manager Robert Hopkins, Mayor Don Smith, Joe Duncan, President of Exchange Bank of Clermont, Rev. W. C. Seitz Jr., pastor of St. Matthias Episcopal Church and Don Meeker, Meeker Insurance Agency.
n "Cable TV Started" - Personnel from T. M. Communications conducted a "signal survey" on SR 50 to select a tower-headed site location to serve both Clermont and Minneola CATV systems.
After a year's delay, CATV, with cooperation of the FCC, will soon offer area residences the very finest in TV reception and color.
n Minneola had two straw votes: 143 voted against Sunday sale of alcoholic beverages, 109 voted for; dog leash ordinance was 126 in favor and 124 against.
n Incumbent John Stalnaker, Mrs. Ossie Cruze and Raymond Walker were elected to City Council.
n Clermont Councilman Charles B. Beals will be installed as Lakes and Hills Republican Club President at the Crest Restaurant (now the Crown Restaurant), succeeding Lake County Commissioner Jim Hoskinson.
Other officers will be: Helen Evans and Goldie Wilson, vice presidents; Martha Heinrich, secretary; Jim Hoskinson, treasurer and Pat McCaffrey, corresponding secretary.
n Prices at Publix: Boston Butt pork roast, 69c per lb; Armour's hot dogs, 79c 1lb. pkg; Betty Crocker cake mixes 3/$1; Tide detergent, 59c giant pkg; seedless grapefruit, 5 lb. bag 49c.
n Bob Smythe and Rev. Charles Kinder, former pastor of First United Methodist Church, flew to Kingston, Jamaica and Haiti to conduct prayer Ashrams.
n Clermont City Clerk Dolores Carroll administered the oath of office to new Councilman Carlisle Byrd Jr. and Councilman Charles Beals and Mayor Don Smith, who were re-elected in recent city elections.
Retiring Councilwoman, Mrs. Johnnie Watson, said it had been a pleasant and informative two years.
n The citizens group known as "Project Clermont" will meet to see further plans concerning the proposed modification of Montrose Street.
n Members of Cooper Memorial Library Board hope to again raise $2,000 during the annual fund drive. Pictured were: Mrs. Robert Tilden, chairman; Mrs. George Dupee, vice chairman; Ben Jarrett, treasurer; Mrs. J. M. Vander Meer, recording secretary; Mrs. Don Thomas, corresponding secretary and directors Mrs. Ross Arnett, chairman of the Board for 14 years and one of the organizers in the present set-up of the library; Mrs. R. E. Berryman, Board member for 34 years who, in 1970, was honored by the Florida Library Association by being awarded the Trustees and Friends Award; Fred Schroedel and Richard Waters; Miss Frances Duck, Librarian and George Schroedel, Clermont Council liaison.
n Clermont Bowling Lanes, Hwy. 50 next to City Hall, is now open under the new management of Al and Rose Earls.
