The Palm Beach Post from West Palm Beach, Florida • Page 39

PALM BEACH POST-TIMES, Sunday. Fab. 14. I960 Page 39 Palm Springs Dedicates Town Hall Today '1 Smart Village Used To Be A I Dairv Pasture $150,000 Project Will House All Of Village's Departments Occasion for today's festivities in the Village of Talm Springs is dedication of a new $150,000 Town Hall. It is a project which required nearly one year for completion.

Housed in the new hall will be all village offices, including the police and fire departments. The single-story structure was designed by Architect George Votaw and is regarded as a model for other Florida communities to follow. Built on V-shaped foundations, the structure is iflanked by a 50 by 75 foot 'screened patio equipped bGH, UlCkinSOn ith bandstand where Transformation into a I rncr dairy pasture modern village of 600 homes within a period of two years is an accomplish- ment of Moore Associates, the organization behind Talm Springs. Dedication of a new 150,000 town hall today -is the latest milestone In the TIIIC history of the self-sufficient com- 13 various types of entertain- IS THE BEAUTIFULLY MODERN VILLAGE HALL OF PALM Srltl.NCS TO HE DEDICATED TODAY niunity of i.500 persons, complete Head Speaker Senator F. O.

(Bud) Dickinson with police and fire departments Once known as the Boutwell dairy farm. Palm Springs Is the It Was Planned By its Mayor will be principal peaker at dedi ment project tan be staged. Within the hall building there are 8,000 square feet of apace. Colonnades run the full length ef two wingi of the building. Surrounding the hall on three side it a 10-acre community recreation center.

When completed it cation services for the new Palm Springs town hall today. He is creation of a Miami development group which started from scratch by sponsoring a legislative art scheduled to address residents and In 1957 which created a com' guests at 1 p.m. The Men Behind The Village tnunity. will contain a regulation baseball diamond, an Olympic-style swim Millions of yards of sand and Ceremonies open at 1 p.m. with band music by the Lake Worth High School band.

At 1:30 Police Chief Warren Siciliano will give muck were shifted to create ming pool and areas for organised Police Chief Tough drainage system and well-land' sport programs. a demonstration of unarmed self- acaped streets, on which homes ranging from $10,000 to $25,000 Largest room Inside the hall it Who are the people behind the defense using a method he terms Village of Palm Springs? have been constructed by 11 different contracting firms. The mayor, James E. Moore, "Karado." He will be assisted by members of the police department. Invocation is scheduled for lives in Miami where he is presi One of the first projects In Palm a commission meeting room with seats for 100 persons.

In addition the structure contains offices for the town clerk, building department, tax assessor, tax collector, a police station and a fire station. dent of the Home Mortgage Co. Springs was construction of I 'v I and an executive of another half- p.m. A community builders award to Mayor Moore and members of $1,500,000 water and sewer system. It operates under a franchise directed site planning, consulted with engineers, transacted lot sales to builders, arranged financing and secured FHA and VA approval of the project.

Moore and his partners also worked out many legal, technical and fianancial problems involved in shifting the dairyland into a living, thriving community within three years time. When Palm Springs was charter by the 1957 legistlature, in dozen enterprises, lie also is corporator! were listed as members of the town council and have served in that capacity since. Palm Springs is located west of Lake Worth on Congress Ave. It is six miles from downtown West Palm Beach, two miles from U.S. 1 Highway and Lake Worth, and a quarter mile from Military Trail, on the west.

It's three blocks from Palm Beach Junior College. the Palm Springs council will fol associated with the law firm of the Palm Springs Utility Co rour regular officers and a low. Moore, Jaffe and Amari in Miami. The plant is located on an island chief comprise the Palm Springs Following Sen. Dickinson's ad Bernard Jaffe is the Palm In the middle of a lake.

police department, which has dress, open house will be held In over two Springs tax collector and Rome been in existence for To date more than 600 homes the village hall, featuring exhibits Amari is the town counsel. Wil years. bv village clubs and fhe Civic Heading up the department is Ham R. Moore, vice president of have been constructed and more are planned as new sections of the 700 acres are opened up. It Assn.

Chief Warren Siciliano. Built like Home Mortgage serves on Folding doors open onto the screened paUo, making it possible to combine the two areas for a single purpose when desired. The Town Hall is financed by a $175,000 bond issue voted on and approved by residents last spring. Dedication of this building sets the stage for Palm Springs' first municipal election. It will be held fire-plug, Siciliano weighs 230 the village council with Mayor uounds and is feet.

6V4 inches Jim. Robert Levinson of West tall. He is a veteran of 14 years Palm Beach, Buck Wentx of Palm of Dolice work with the Pennsvl- Springs and Sid Zwirn of the Is the policy of developers to complete one section before starting another. The first was opened in August, 1957, and since then growth has been rapid. A new elementary school, with classroom facilities for 600 pupils, cpened a year ago.

It had to bel Homes Rated Extra Strong vania State Police, a constable's R. R. Development Co. office in Pittsburgh and as a U.S. The man who planned Palm government investigator.

Springs and set the details down next spring and residents already are lining up candidates for various offices. During World War II Siciliano on paper is Jim Moore. He first Building Inspector John T. enlarged twice before original was a paratrooper, participating organized; Moore Associates to in drops in Normandy, Holland, handle details of development of construction was completed to (Skipper) Parks says hornet in France and Germany. He was the village.

With his law partners. keep pace with growth in the vil Palm Springs are more "hurri Palm Springs Proud cited for capturing prisoners and Moore wrote the village charter, laae. cane proof than those In Iade JAMES E. MOORE the village mayor Palm Springs has Its own build bringing them behind Allied lines county. Of IVew Fire Truck for questioning, That's because we use more A new fire truck is one source ing and zoning codes, handles its own inspections and negotiated franchises with water and sewer.

Siciliano is an expert in judo and poured pilasters here than they do the Miami area," said Parks. also a kicking and butting system of Palm Springs pride. It was de Seminar On Women of defense called "karate." He de electric power and telephone In non-technical language, the Shopping Center Is Expandable livered last fall. Chief Charles veloped a deadly system of un pilasters are poured concrete col UNITED NATIONS (AP) Sec Fallon uses a volunteer force cf armed self-defense which he calls umns extending from the footing retary General Dag Hammar- First church In the community opened last year and another Is planned for construction and oc "karado." Homes Are Choice Variety in architectural design makes Palm Springs beautiful and different. Homes which range in cost from $10,000 to $25,000 have been constructed by 11 different builders.

Each builder brought in his own individual home designs, usually offering two or three different st3ies in each model built. Within the area are two, three and four bedroom homes, some with carports and others with garages. Minimum lot size is 75 by 110 feet. Home feature all-electric kitchens while bathroom have several custom features. Outdoor living emphasized through patios, sliding glass doors, screened porches and barbecue pits.

Builders who participated in the Palm Springs development program include: R. R. Construction Cravero Building Perma Builders, Coastal Properties, Kendall Construction El Bee Builders, S. K. Homes Oak Grove Citation Homes and Sun Rise Corp.

of Florida. Landscaping on side, well-planned streets sets homes off in a real tropical setting. to tie-beams, virtually anchoring the roof structure to the founda skjold has accepted an invitation Patrol can are provided for of 18 men who were tent through special training sessions to learn fundamentals of fire-fighting. Any well-planned community ficer who rover a rpffnlar irhpd- cupancy this year. tion.

ule of streets night and day. Resi- todfly taclude hPPln8 center, A 40-acre shopping center is al Palm Springs adopted the South from Romania to organize a U.N. seminar on "The Status of Women in Family Law" somewhere in that Communist country next: dents away from their homes on and the Village of Palm Springs Firemen also serve as auxiliary police officers and are members ready past the first stages with ern Building Code and the City vacation, or business, simply call no eXcention to the rule of Miami plumbing and electrical of fhe Palm Springs Civil Defense Vt A ru-ilir cf atirrn nn4 eruwtinll opening af a new Publix market. Contracts have been signed to give the village a complete business "r'T Developers set aside 40 acres year. 1 rode.

unit. wa en put on uieir nouse wniie wUn r0Qm expand the com. is vat-am. district of Its own. Ultimate population of the vil Special officer, have been T.

trained to handle traffic in the lage will be 8,000 people living in at 2,200 homes. nd unS schcTbu.eT 6 10th Av' and C0ngress Ave By being a chartered community Memher of the force lire Jim Planning calls lor pnase iwo from the start the village has ben efited from a number of revenue White, Fred Clark, Anita Lecco nnisnea next year, aaaing and Sgt. Joe Brown. 26 shops and stores to the Palm sources that otherwise would not have been available, such as util Special attention is given youth sprues Dusiness area, wnen corn- in the enmmiinitv. Chief Siciliano pletea the center will house 30 believes a good activity program, 'tores, covering 14 acres, with including plenty of sports, is vital parking faculties for more than ity and cigarette taxes.

This helped developers finance improvements without a heavy assessment against home, owners. 1,000 cars. for a healthy village. Cost of the project, through plu.se two, la placed at $2H mil HOME MORTGAGE COMPANY OF FLORIDA lion, including land costs. Cost of fixtures and stock will amount to another $2V4 million.

Phase three of the Palm Lake Placid Briefs: Evangelistic Services Slated Sky Will Be The Limit When Capital Youth Meet Opens Springs center will be developed as the need for more stores and shops arises within the next two years. Beyond that an additional 14 acres has been reserved for Mrs. Frances Stepp of Elgin, WASHINGTON (AP)-The sky's flow Hmi nrith her oranH. long rnge expansion the limit on discussions at the It will spill over to the campus of the University of Maryland, seven miles away, and take up There will be large chain storos The Rev. Marvin Johnson of Fernandina, will conduct a revival at tne Lake Placid Church of God beginning today and continuing through Sunday, Feb.

28. Services uue ur as Woolworth, Grant, Lig- White House conference on child most of Washington's major hotel ren and youth next month. Harry Whaley, recuperates from getti western Auto, Diana Shops, surgery. Her husband will join her Firestone, Neisner's, Tom McAn space. this week at Rossers Lakeside and McCrory's.

will be held each evening at 7:30 o'clock with special music and Everything from television to birth control will be fair game for The aim: To put the spotlight Park, where they will spend the tinging. on youth from the high office of winter. the 7,000 delegates. The professionals and the kids the president to the grass roots March Gras Slated An entire forum of 500, for ex Mrs. Margaret Wetzel of Green themselves will get a chance to have a word on what makes youth MOSCOW (AP) Moscow will ample, will delve into the prob have a Mardi Gras-type carnival tick and why.

ville, Ohio, is the guest for several weeks of Mrs. Helen Westfall at her home on Lake June Rd. week late this month to be called The Woman's Society of Christian Service will have its regular meeting at the Methodist-Church at 8 p.m. The Alice Williams Circle will give a report on the Settlement Houses. lems of "Youth in Conflict.

Another will probe "Mass Media" the effect of TV, comics, newspapers and films on Americas Winter Festival, the newspaper Delegates from every foreign country with whom America has diplomatic relations including the Soviet Union have been in Evening Moscow reports. It stems Mr. and Mrs. L. L.

Perry of Sul from the old Slavonic religious livan, S.C., are visiting Sullivan's youngsters. vited. They hope to touch off a prairie sister, Mrs. C. McCrite and Mc holiday celebrating the end of winter and will overlap the annual Mrs.

Donald Bowers will be host fire across the country in the in Crite at their home on Lake Every state has been asked to report its most critical issues re Francis. terest of better understanding of Maslennista, Butter Holiday starting Feb. 21. ess Tuesday at her home on Placid Shores, to the Wesleyan Service Guild. The meeting will be at 8 volving about youth.

Mr. and Mrs. William Walrod of The result has been more ad o'clock p.m. such things at juvenile delinquency and to develop codes of conduct for the kids, legislation and learning. Already tome of the comments vance studies, polls, and statistics Herkimer, New York, are guests of Mr.

and Mrs. George Rowe, at A-Freightcr Planned tnan the conference itself is ex ir COMPLETE FHA and VA financing service to builders and homeowners. Prompt, courteous attention to all questions regarding home financing. ir One of South Florida's largest FHA and VA approved mortgages. ir Helping to build the beautiful Village of Palm Springs.

The regular meeting of the Lake their home in Lake Blue Estates. pected to produce. LONDON (AP) Britain has invited bids for construction of the Placid Woman Club will be held youngsters made are getting at Physically, there's hardly room Thursday at 8 p.m. The Jun tention. Mrs.

Martha Wallace of Battle propulsion unit of the first British in the capital to house all the meetings set up for the six days Some teen-agers confided they ior Woman's Club will be invited guests. Mrs. Louis Fuerstein will Creek, visited her friend and former neighbor, Mrs. A. L.

don't like to take orders. It makes of sessions for this golden anni atomic-powered ship, a freighter. Transport Minister Ernest Mar-pies said it may be completed by present a program of music. Host them rebel. But they'd like to have versary conference March 27 Woolley, of Highlands Park, last week.

esses will be Mrs. Marshall S. P. more responsibility. April 2.

1964. Pollard, Mrs. W. W. Brown and Mrs.

H. L. Clark, Jr. One Million To Take Oral Vaccine The Rev. Stuart Stewart of St.

Agnes Episcopal Church, Sebring. will officiate at the ground breaking ceremony, today, for the St. Dade Plans Mass Assault On Polio Francis of Assisi Episcopal Church, on Lake June Rd. All members their families and friends are invited to attend the ceremony which Will start at 2:30 p.m. "We hot) to have the mass MIAMI Gf Can polio be wiped Salk vaccine, the Cox vaccine will It is said to offer advantages over the Salk vaccine, including serve at a booster.

A booster of immunization completed by April out in a community of nearly one The regular meeting of Placid Post 25, American Legion Auxiliary, will be held Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the Legion Hall on Main St. Members are asked to bring their Christmas cards to be sent to hospitals for therapy. million persons? In the next few months, people here in Dade County are going to help answer that question. They will be part of one of the greatest disease eradication programs ever undertaken by medi the new oral vaccine will not be needed for at least a year.

"Some say the oral vaccine is effective up to 18 months," said Dr. hi. Eugene Flipse of the University of Miami Medical School. "It may be that a single feeding will suffice for a lifetime, but we cannot say this definitely at this tune." Veteran virologist. Dr.

Herman R. Cox. whose firm developed the or May, oeiore tcnool is out," said Dr. George M. Erickson of the medical school.

By September, the results of the program may be visible. "We're looking to have only a few cases of polio in Dade, maybe only two or three," said Dr. Flipse. Cost of the program is estimated in excest of one million dollars. The U.

S. Public Health Service longer effectiveness. Persont fakir? it are said to develop their own natural immunity to polio. Once production goes into high gear, it is expected to be cheaper than the Salk vaccine. In the experiment here, the goal is to give the oral vaccine to residents under the age of 40, including babies, the most susceptible to polio.

School nurses will administer it The Lake Placid Junior Woman's Club hat set the date for its spring Fashion Show, Friday, April 1. cal men in this country. The weapon is a cherry colored, slightly syrupy fluid the Cox-Lederle oral polio vaccine. It can be taken in a teaspoon. 1617 CONGRESS AVENUE VILLAGE OF PALM SPRINGS PHONE: JU 5-7571 has given the experiment its vaccine, will provide me minion or more cubic centimeters needed fo the 2-centimeter dosape.

to children in county schools unless parents wish otherwise. It will be offered to university of Miami students. Patients in coun- Mrs. Ethel Seavems has as guests her brother and his wife. Mr.

and Mrs. T. S. Murrish of Louisville, who will visit her for several weeks. Other (uests were Mr.

and Mrs. D. W. Heite of Manitowk, who visitec" for several days. a cup or glass, straight or mixed I with a soft drink, milk, or in a baby't formula.

biessing. to see if the vaccine is better than Salk in producing Through grants to the university and the Dade Count Health: antibodies and immunity against It is safe. More than 15 million ty health department clinics will the firm also pay for; polio. doses have been given, mostly in it. physicians will give it to Europe, Africa and Latin Amen- private patients.

Large indusries will be asked to arrange for mass the extensive survey and follow-! The Cox vaccine differs from up studies. Dr. Albert Sabin vaccine, wide- The paper work is staggering i ly in Russia and eNchere Identification data must be noted but very little in this country. Mr. and Mrs.

V. Sisson of; ca. Xo ill effects have been re-Pinconning, are spending ported. It is convenient. No hypo-the winter in their trailer on Lake, dermic needle and syringe are Cay.

i-eeded. immunization of employe. For those who alreariv have alorg with a record of whether Both ue weakened living virus. had one or more shots of the; the recipient had previous ihots. I unlike Salk's dead virus..