The Palm Beach Post from West Palm Beach, Florida • Page 34

C2 Palm Beach Post, Friday, March 24, 1978 Downtown Building To Be Named After Dimick By MARTHA MLSGROV Pnt Tallatiaswe) turtau TALLAHASSEE The Florida Cabinet yesterday approved the naming of the state office building under construction near downtown West Palm Beach after Elisha Newton Dimick. Dimirk owned and operated the first Palm Beach County hotel, known as the Coconut Grove house, became the first mayor of Palm Beach in 1911 and repre sented Palm Beach County fn the state legislature. Locally, he was known as E.N (Cap) Dimick. He was the grandfather of former Palm Beach Mayor Claude Reese. The Cabinet acted without debate, although the names of two other local pioneers, George Wells Potter and George Graham Currie, also were submitted for consideration.

In recent years the state has named its buildings after persons who made outstanding contributions to the development of the state. Names are recommended to the Cabinet by the division of archives, history and records management after research by local historical societies. Dimick brought his family to Palm Beach, then known as Lake Worth, in 1876. He imported and planted fruit trees and established the Dade County State Bank the state's first bank in 1893. Originally in Palm Beach, the bank moved to fast-growing West Palm Beach, and in 1900 built a "modern" two-story brick building at corner of Gematis and Olive.

After Palm Beach County was separated from Dade in 1909 the bank was known as the Pioneer Bank. The original wooden structure housing the bank was twice moved and now stands opposite the West Palm Beach Public Library. A statue of Dimick stands in the median of Royal Palm Way in Palm Beach. Potter established the first real estate firm in the county and also served as president of the Pioneer Bank. He was the first surveyor and a local artist.

Currie was a lawyer, developer, author and poet sometimes referred to as the "poet laureate of Florida." He was the first president of Farmers Bank Trust, mayor of West Palm Beach and founder of the city library and county fair. Area News Palm Beach County "fl I- SJ Body of Woman Found in Woods r-A tA found in the woods between 34th Terrace and 35th Street, off Cornell Avenue. Her car was parked about 50 yards away in an unpaved section of 34th Terrace. Results of an autopsy yesterday morning indicated Miss Provost had been dead for eight to 12 hours when her body was found at about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday.

PALM CITY The Martin County Sheriff's Office is investigating the shooting death of a 28-year-old Lake Worth woman whose body was found in a wooded area of Palm City late Wednesday. The woman, Vivienne Elizabeth Provost, 1246 19th Ave. Lake Worth, reportedly was shot in the head with a pistol. Her body was Convenience Store Kewards Helping Hand viction of persons who held up the P.D.Q. store on Southern Boulevard in suburban West Palm Beach last November.

According to W.R. Cray district manager of the convenience store chain, the reward offer is a company policy that has proven successful in helping police apprehend holdup suspects. A representative of National Food Store's which operate P.D.Q Food Stores and Stop N' Go Markets in Palm Beach County, yesterday presented a $500 "thank-you check" to someone who gave the company a helping hand. The check is a reward for information the unidentified person gave the Palm Beach County Sheriff Office which led to the arrest and con Stitl Photo by Gwrgo Wtdolng Ellen Tomioka Reads Japanese Stories to Mori ka mi Park Visitors Young Park Visitors Like Japanese Tales Crime Victim Fund Muled Unconstitutional STUART A state law providing compensation for victims of crime has been declared unconstitutional by Martin County Court Judge David Harper and will be reviewed by the Florida Supreme Court. Public Defender Elton Schwarz challenged the law on behalf of two clients and convinced Harper to strike the law which places a surcharge on criminal fines in order to compensate crime victims for their injuries.

Schwarz emphasized he feels crime victims should be entitled to some compensation, but feels it should be done "within the constitutional limits of due process and the right to trial." Schwarz said the issue of constitutionality of the crime compensation law was raised in at least one other case he knows of, but for some reason the matter was not pursued. Thus, Harper's decision might set legal history in the state. menaced by a snake and saved by a farmer. The grateful spider weaved wonderful cloth for the farmer and clouds for the sun. David Blank, 5, liked the story because he likes spiders.

Jody liked it, she said, because there was an alligator in it. Most of the children yesterday thought Japan might be in Europe. Zack came close he placed Japan in Hong Kong. Only Matthew Blank, 10, got it right. "It's off the coast of Asia," he said.

But although the children knew little about Japan, they seemed eager to learn. When the story hour ended, they headed for the museum's tea room and doll room. Museum officials said they're thinking of starting a permanent storytelling hour, probably on Saturday mornings, if there is sufficient demand. ture in the book she was reading, then dashed back to his lonely spot. "There are too many bugs up there, "he said.

But he stayed around because he liked the stories. His sister Bessie, 9, particularly liked a story about a sticky, sticky pine. The tree showered silver and gold on a wood gatherer who tried to bandage its cut branches, but it poured sticky, sticky sap on a bad woodcutter who tried to hack it to bits. "It was neat," she said. "Trees are alive, too." "The tree taught the man a lesson," said Adam Silverman, 8.

"It shows you should be nice to all creatures," added Adam Blank, 9. Also popular was what Jody Kraus, 4, called "the bug story" the tale of a spider, BY BARBARA LL'DMAN Post Staff Wrltor DELRAY BEACH Maybe the kids who showed up for the Morikami Museum's first story hour yesterday were unusual. Maybe they were pint-sized nature lovers in disguise. But they loved the stories about spiders and trees, and didn't much care for tales that featured people. Twenty kids ages 3 to 11 sat in a tight little circle on the grass to hear Japanese tales told by storyteller Ellen Tomioka, a former member of the museum's advisory committee.

The 21st child, Zack Crofts, 7, sat against a slash pine several feet away. He darted up to the group when Mrs. Tomioka showed a pic LW Post Office Kids Open Apain said. The bidding will formally open in Tampa April 25. The new post office will have approximately 19,924 square feet of floor space and will be located on a site purchased last June between Military Trail and Kirk Road on the north side of Lake Worth Road.

Then it will replace the present main post office on Lucerne Avenue. LAKE WORTH Bids for the construction of a new main post office building to be built on Lake Worth Road are being solicited by the Postal Service for the second time in four months. Previous bids on the building, for which estimated construction cost is between $700,000 and $800,000, were rejected in December as being "excessive," Postmaster John J. Boylan NPB Residents Berate Ex-Mayor Owner of Koller Kink Dead at 92 By ANN DOYLE Post Staff Wrltor NORTH PALM BEACH Village residents welcomed their new mayor last night but again berated former mayor M.C. Love for allowing his wife Patsy to replace him as a Village Council candidate.

Shortly after Al C. Moore was sworn in as the new mayor, residents reopened fire on Love, who sat in the audience while Mrs. Love assumed her seat on the council for the first time. John LaCerda, head of the Yacht Club Drive Civic Association, said Love was "legally right but morally wrong" in pulling out of the race at the last minute and allowing his wife to file in his place. Civic Association members have spearheaded a letter writing campaign to state Atty.

Gen. Robert Shevin asking him to revise the state election law, LaCerda said. He said residents are suggesting that anyone planning to withdraw from a race must do so a week before the deadline, thus giving others ample time to file. LaCerda said the Village Council should follow similar action and said, "I would think Patsy Love could cochair any group you might set up." LaCerda said Love's sudden move was alarming to villagers, the media and others. On a biting note, he said villagers should be glad Love did not pick a more scrupulous person to replace him.

"It might have been criminal Mark Herman," he said. the former mayor said he and his wife had not made their final decision until the last minute. Love had said his job at Pratt 4 Whitney Aircraft was becoming more demanding. Mrs. Love is the first woman to serve on the council and began her first official action by supporting the nomination of Moore.

Moore was nominated by Councilman Don Kazimir, who in turn, was elected vice mayor. Kazimir replaces V.A. Marks. Councilman William Brown was elected president pro tern. families skated at the popular rink.

Before settling in Palm Beach County, Miss Chalfonte was a dancer, entertaining audiences around the world. She continued to give dancing lessons here. Funeral services will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at the E. Earl Smith Son East Chapel in Lake Worth.

Reba Chalfonte, professional dancer and long-time owner of the Gaye-ty Roller Rink, died yesterday. Miss Chalfonte, who lived at 259 Summa West Palm Beach, was 92. Miss Chalfonte operated the roller rink at several locations for 36 years, 32 of them with her sister Inez Chalfonte Keeter who died in 1974. Two and three generations of Easter Services Planned County Pressures Developer of Mall HI instructed staff to begin drawing up plans to rezone the land from commercial to agriculture as a safeguard measure if their concerns aren't satisfied by August, The site is west of Congress Avenue and north of Old Boynton Ruad. "One hundred acres of commercial might be creating too much impact on the roads.

I would like to see a redesign," said county Planning Director William Collins "It might be that 100 acres is too much. It is about 30 acres more than the Palm Beach Mall." County Traffic Director Charles Walker warned commissioners of "questionable" access to the site. "Government would be forced to accept extremely bad congestion or make major improvements," Many area churches and ministerial associations have joined together to offer special Good Friday and Easter Sunrise services. Among Good Friday services today: West Palm Beach "The Words from the Cross," noon at the First United Methodist Church, 612 Florida Ave. Boynton Beach "The Last Seven Words," noon at the St.

Joseph's Episcopal Church, 3300 S. Seacrest Blvd. qM5 By GAYLE PALLESEN Post Staff Writer Saying they are afraid of severe traffic jams from a proposed regional shopping center west of Boynton Beach, Palm Beach County commissioners yesterday threatened to re-zone the site for agriculture unless the developer proves there won't be traffic problems. The county approved the request from Edward J. DeBartolo Corp.

for a million-square-foot shopping center in 1974, and nearly a year ago time extensions on the special zoning exception ran out. DeBartolo Vice President Dick Greco yesterday urged commissioners to grant his firm 90 days to re-file for the special exception. During that time, traffic studies can be prepared, he said. "We have a great deal of money invested in this property. We've owned the land" seven years," Greco said, adding that it will take a year to repiove muck from the 100-acre site and another tvVo years before the center could open.

Commissioners unanimously voted to give Greco until August to refile the petition, but at the same time til Delray Beach Delray Beach ueiray Beacn Uelray Beach Clergy Association service, noon at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 188 S. Swinton Ave Au 4V rMtofe, A fa Saw1 Statt Photo by Barbara Montgomery cuse for many of the listeners to take off their shirts and soak up some sun. ROCK CYCLE The rock group Cycle performed at Spanish River Park in Boca Raton yesterday, and the concert provided enough ex- Coast Guard Seeks Survivors in -Sinking Walker said. "This mall will have substantial negative impacts and should be Also critical of the potential traffic Situation was Commissioner Bill Medlen who said.

"I don't know how in the world it could have been allowed in the first place, even four years ago." Assistant County Atty. Warren Dill said the DeBartolo firm hasn't made any substantial expenditures since the project was approved four years ago. That was confirmed later in the day by Boynton Beach City Manager Frank Kohl who said he sent Greco a letter about 10 days ago warning him to "get moving or you'll be left in the lurch." Kohl said about a year and a half ago DeBartolo representatives inquired about the possibility of getting annexed into the city. They asked for and received information about building procedures under the city code, he said. Greco told commissioners yesterday the reason for the delay in starting construction is that several of the major stores "backed off." Lake Worth "People of the Cross," 1 p.m.

at Calvary Methodist Church, 301 1st Avenue S. Among sunrise services Easter: West Palm Beach First United Methodist and Northwood United Methodist joint service, 6:30 a.m. at Currie Park. Lake Worth Joint service by seven Lake Worth churches, 6 a.m. at the Bryant Park bandshell.

Riviera Beach Chapel In the Sun service, 6 a.m. at the municipal beach. Delray Beach Delray Clergy Association service, 6:30 a.m. at the corner of Atlantic Ave. and SR A1A on the beach.

Boynton Beach Boynton Ministerial Association service, 6 a.m. at the municipal beach. Jupiter Jupiter-Tequesta Ministerial Association service, 6 a.m. at Carlin Park. said.

"At this stage, that's about the only thing we have to go on." The spokesman said the cabin top is white and has no traces of marine growth, indicating it hadn't been in the water very long. "Because of the lack of marine growth and the distress call and flares, we're pretty much convinced that there was a boat that sank in that area during the night," the spokesman said. "We'll continue to search the area, at least until sundown (yesterday). Whether or not the search will be resumed will depend on an evaluation of the information we have." flares in the area where the boat reported its position. However, nothing else was spotted until shortly after 3 a.m.

yesterday when a partially submerged section of a boat cabin top was located in the Gulf Stream off Delray Beach. The 8-foot by 11-foot section is fitted with a Konel radar scanner and an FM radio antenna. The Cape Fox, stationed at Lake Worth Inlet, was standing by while guardsmen removed the radar scanner. "We hope to obtain serial numbers from the radar that we can trace through the manufacturer," a Coast Guard spokesman in Miami By DICK DONOVAN Post Staff Wrltor DELRAY BEACH The Coast Guard cutter Cape Fox and three planes searched yesterday for possible survivors of a boat which apparently broke up and sank in the ocean about 23 miles east of here Wednesday night. The search began at 8:30 Wednesday when Coast Guard monitors picked up a distress call from a boat which reported it was sinking 30 miles east of Fort Lauderdale.

One search plane reported sighting two red i.