News-Press from Fort Myers, Florida • Page 69

Tice Tid Bits Fort Myers (Fla.) News-Press, April 9, 1972 5-B to Apopka Brings Mem ories of Childhood Isabel Taft were the kitchen hostesses. Frank Pecore, chairman of the weekly horseshoe games, fA I I ever, San Juan in four glorious I l-l bright shades with low covered extension of the railroad Florida at the turn of the century. Another interesting subject was the growth of cities and the development of urban centers on former swampland. A community sing was enjoyed Saturday night by a large group of the park residents in the recreation hall they met for a covered dinner. Alice Lane and saia that Bob Gray and Bill Wild have been named champions.

New resident at the park is Liilie M. Brenner of Thomas-ville, Pa. William R. Mumma is here from Forest Park, 111., for a visit with his mother, Ida Johnson. 1 1 heel.

Acapulco keeps the look light in all over white or bone. Now's the time A 'or the Florsheim leisure ones. 522 00 P5SD ffiftlHa 9 7iV 9 12:30 'TIL UOQ 1 1 Si 5:30 FLORIDA SAN JUAN A Sun Multi Jl MALL STORE OPEN: VwJ issaaJ faS FINE STORES THROUGHOUT FLORIDA E23ZE3 EDISON MALL CENTER BLVD. PLAZA CENTER Mem Sicfu merly of the Philippines who now lives in Lehigh Aces, sang several songs in Spanish and played several harmonic solos. The choir invited the audience to sing along with them on several occasions.

Their program was closed with, "He Hideth my Soul in the Palm of His Hand." Mary Nesbitt, program chairman, said that Marjorie Sarringer and Jack Ream of Arthur Murray Dance Studio will give the program at the April 11 meeting. A covered dish lunch will be served at 12:30 p. m. Following the program bingo will be played. Kelsey Brocklehurst, president, said that visitors are welcome and should bring a lunch, their own table service and a bingo prize.

YESTERDAY was a red letter day for Bill's mother who has been with us this winter. Her daughter, Bette Browne, her granddaughter-in-law, Debbie Browne and her 18-month-oId great-grandson, Zachary Browne, arrived on the afternoon plane from Clinton, Conn, for a visit of two weeks. This is Debbie and Zack's first trip to Florida and Grandma is anxious to show them the sights. When they return home, Grandma will go along with them for the summer. We have another guest for the weekend, Cathy Oster from Tampa.

FLORIDA from 1865 to 1916 was portrayed through a series of pictures shown by Richard Herring to residents of Sun-N-Fun Park Thursday night at the park recreation hall. The program was under the auspieces of the Lee County Board of Public Instruction. Of special interest were the pictures dealing with the building of resort hotels and SALE! FAMOUS MAKER SCREEN PRINT SHIFTS Regularly 14.00 10.99 Fresh spring-through summer shifts in easy-care oolished cotton, washable and drip-dry. Assorted florals and bold prints, P-S-M-L. 1.

Rope-bound neckline and hemline, matching belt 2. Oriental accent neckline and zip front 3. Backzip, semi-fitted with patch pockets Loungewear JUST SAY "CHARGE IT" the in when dish By IMA LEE EVANS A trip that Virginia and Earl Hord, 4549 Tennessee Way, took last week to Apopka, the foliage capital of the world, brought back memories of his childhood when he lived with his parents, the late Mr. and James Hord in St. James City.

The Hords operated a nursery at St. James. Each spring Earl and his father used to load up their Model A pickup truck with foliage plants and take them to the Annual Foliage Festival in Apopka. They starting making these trips in the 1920s and continued them through the years. The tropical climate of the island provided a wealth of foliage plants and Earl and his father added such plants a native cacti, Spanish bayonet, sansevieria to some of the cultivated nursery plants.

Incidently, many newcomers to our area think that the sansevieria now growing wild around St. James is native to that area but it isn't. Mr. Hord bought the first plants in Apopka and planted them on the island. When Earl and his father arrived at the sale, they would find buyers from all over the country waiting to buy their plants.

It was a profitable time for the elder Hord but it was also an exciting time for young Earl. Although it has been years since Earl has attended the festival as a producer, he and Virginia have continued to visit in Apopka sometime during the last week of March when the annual sale is held. They still find it an interesting vacation. SOME PEOPLE spent last weekend looking for the Easter Bunny but Betty and Wilton Allen, 4769 Hunters Green were looking for her son, S-Sgt. Douglas Bos tick, his wife, Kay, and their two boys, Dougie and Chris.

They have been living in Riverside, where Doug has been stationed at March Air Force Base. They are also visiting Doug's grandmother, Frances Bostick of Waverly Street, his sister and brother-in-law, Mary Frances and Richard Nichols and their sons, Timmy and Michael of Hunters Green Drive and Kay's folks, Jean and Chuck Benton of Happy Bull Farms. After a 30-day furlough they will leave for Offut AFB, at Omaha, Neb. FROM ALL ACCOUNTS the Men's Choir from Lehigh Acres presented an outstanding program Tuesday at the meeting of Tice Chapter 65, American Association of Retired Persons, in Tice Community Center. They entertained their audience with songs from yesteryear under the direction of their choirmaster, Larry Singer, who also provided accordian accompaniment.

Lt. Col. Ala Frise, for- Deaf To Talk' On Telephone EDMONTON, Alberta If a pilot program here is ex-p a successfully, deaf persons will be able to "talk" on the telephone. A unit called an acoustic coupler, invented by a California physicist, converts an ordinary telephone line into one which can translate signals in much the same way telegrams are sent. A deaf person wishing to make a call picks up the telephone receiver, places it in a special cradle and pushes a button.

The dial tone Is converted into a light signal which indicates the line is ready for use or tells if line is busy. The person receiving the calls sees a light on the phone, picks it up and places it in a similar cradle, types his name and waits for the caller to type out his message. The acoustical coupler converts the electrical impulses into sound waves which travel over the telephone wire in the same way as voices. They are converted back into electrical signals at the receiving end and printed for the deaf person to read. R.

A. Bauer, pastor of the Cross of Christ Lutheran Church for the Deaf, has one of the experimental units. The other is at the home of Macklih Youngs, president of the Edmonton Association for the Deaf. FLORIDA SHOP TODAY 1 2:30 TIL 5:30.