The Orlando Sentinel from Orlando, Florida • Page 2

Orlando Sentinel Thursday, February 26, 1959 Hailstones Pelt Orlando Two-Inch Rain Falls During Flash Storm A severe thunderstorm sured at 40 mph, the wealast night dumped about two ther bureau said. inches of rain on Orlando The rain put a crimp in in a two-hour period, the activities at the Central Floweather bureau at the mu- rida fair and the midway was nicipal airport reported. deserted. Exhibit buildings Hailstones measuring from and tents were crowded by one quarter to one half inch persons seeking shelter. in diameter also fell on The Orange County Voseveral sections of the city cational School at 325 Magfor about 10 minutes during nolia Ave.

suffered an undethe start of the storm. termined amount of damage Several streets were when the roof which was inflooded when storm sewers stalled last summer sprang were unable to handle the ex- leaks and flooded practicalcessive fall. ly all classrooms. NO PARTICULAR high FURNISHINGS and equipwinds were reported during ment were soaked by the the storm, although at the airport one gust was mea- Gun Spree Of Quartet Unpunished Police found their hands tied yesterday in the case of two 17-year-old boys who admitted shooting out plate glass and picture windows, a lawn lantern, street lights and other windows in a BB gun spree during the weekend. Winter Park Police Chief Carl Buchanan said that no one could be found who would sign a warrant against the pair.

TWO JUVENILES who also were involved will be dealt with by juvenile authorities. No warrants are necessary in juvenile cases. Buchanan said the boys admitted buying BBs at Cornett's Drug Store, 999 S. Orlando Winter Park, Saturday night, driving around and shooting out: -A plate glass window at 1401 Michigan Ave. -A lawn lantern at 1380 Michigan.

-A PICTURE window at 1652 Berkshire Ave. The four then went into Orlando and took potshots at street lights and windows, Buchanan added. The Winter Park chief commented, "The citizens of the city were certainly justified in calling on their police department, as they did, frantically, to end the danger. "THE POLICE department, in its turn, feels justified in asking that these same citizens prosecute." The four were apprehended by Orlando Police Dept. detectives acting on information furnished by the Winter Park police.

Bach Event Opens Today The 24th Bach Festival opens at 4 p.m. today at Knowles Memorial Chapel, Rollins College, with an organ recital by Jean Langlais, organist of St. Clotilde Church, Paris. Bach cantatas will be sung at 8 p.m. today at Knowles, and festival activities tomorrow include a lecture at 10:30 a.m.

by Paul Henry Lang, music critic of the New York Herald-Tribune and the Passion of Our Lord According to St. Matthew. The St. Matthew Passion will be given in two parts, one beginning at 4 p.m. tomorrow, and the second at 8 p.m.

Insurance Head Speaks Agency vice president of the Volunteer State Life Insurance Carter J. Lynch will be principal speaker at the meeting of the Central Florida Assn, of Life Underwriters at noon today at the Greater Orlando Chamber of Commerce Bldg. Bids Asked For Runway At Airport Bids for construction of a runway at Orlando Municipal Airport will be received by the city council on April 15. Council ordered the advertising for bids yesterday after Mgr. W.

E. McLean advised that the Federal Aviation Agency has approved construction plans. THE FEDERAL Govt will share equally with the city the expense of runway, taxiway and landing lights. The city has available from a bond issue about $646,000, but plans some improvements which the federal Govt will not participate in. The runway and taxiway are all that the present project includes.

A runway is needed to handle the turboprop airliners coming into use. A GIRL, AT LAST GARDNER, Mass. (UPD For the first time in years, "it's girl" in the Kendall family. Mr. and Mrs.

Christopher Kendall recently became parents of a daughter -the born in the husband's since 1875. After WORZ Protest Channel 9 Hearing Possible, FCC Rules WASHINGTON (A) The Federal Communications Commission announced yesterday it may conduct a public hearing in connection with its re-examination of its 1957 grant of TV Channel 9, Orlando, to Mid-Florida Television Corp. Apopka Burn Victim Dies A APOPKA Mrs. Maggie E. Ross, 82, N.

Main Apopka, who was seriously burned Friday when her home was destroyed here after a stove exploded, died Wednesday in an Orlando hospital. She was a native of Tattnall County, and moved to Apopka 10 years ago. She was a member of the Church of God. Surviving are five sons, Willie Rewis, Highlands City, Joe Rewis, Orange Lake, Oscar Rewis, Savannah, Archie Rewis, Meddow, and Perry Rewis, Chattahoochee, two daughters, Mrs. Minnie Harper, Apopka, and Mrs.

Mattie Williams, Orange Lake. Brevard Road Problems Discussed By EDWARD H. SIMS Sentinel Washington Bureau WASHINGTON- Brevard County road developments received another boost yesterday at a conference on Capital Hill between Florida representatives and Asst. Defense Sec. Perkins McGuire.

Florida was represented by Sen. Holland, Congr. Syd Herlong, a representative of Sen. Smathers and Executive Road Board Sec. Ralph Davis.

THE FLORIDA delegates urged the defense secretary to look into the Brevard road problem which faces the Cape Canaveral area. Congr. Herlong that the Pentagon's information on the problem is not up to date but that McQuire promised to look into the matter and try to find a solution to the problem. Further conferences are planned by the Florida delegation to find a solution to the problem which the Defense Department will accept. Health Board Enters Case Lake Conway Wells Plan Gets Setback Mid Florida's station, WLOF-TV, now is on the air.

WORZ which made an unsuccessful bid for the channel, is contesting the grant to Mid-Florida in the federal courts here. LAST SUMMER, after a House investigating committee heard reports of possible improper contacts with FCC members while TV contests were under advisement, the commission announced its staff had been instructed make inquiries in relation to the Channel 9 contest. The commission said then it was acting on its own motion. The FCC yesterday made public a letter from WORZ Inc. objecting to the type of informal staff inquiry now being conducted and proposing a formal investigation before a hearing examiner.

The FCC invited WORZ to submit any information it may have pertinent to the inquiry and said that after its recepit further consideration would be given to the proposed public hearing. State Board of Health regulations have forced a change in plans on water control wells on Lake Conway, Orange County Engr. Fred DeWitt said yesterday, The county commission Monday held up a contract award on a well until litigation involving the act creating the Conway Navigation and Water Control Dist. is settled. THE ORIGINAL proposal was to drill three reversible wells to control the water level in the Lake Conway The wells were to be designed to drain excess water during wet periods and to provide water during dry ones.

However, De Witt said, Educator To Speak The Pros and Cons of American Education will be discussed by Dr. Eugene Smith, educator, at the meeting of the Orange County Council of Republican Women at 11 a.m. today at Morrison's Imperial House. 1959 MOTOR TREND PONTIAC NAMED CAR OF THE YEAR AWARD 10 PONTIAC "Pontiac with wide track wheels is the best combination of handling performance and styling of any '59 car" The Editors of In making its annual automotive award, the staff of Motor sign contributes greatly to its over-all integrated styling. Trend Magazine, leading automotive publication, tests and Any comparison with narrower track cars readily shows evaluates all new cars.

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State Board of Health rules will not allow a drainage well to be drilled below the 350. ft. level. WELL AND water experts in the area are convinced that drilling would have to go to 500 ft. to provide enough water to fulfill supply requirements, the engineer added.

The contract on which acItion was halted Monday called for a 16-in. water supply well. The plan was to use two other wells already in existence but capped as drainage facilities, DeWitt declared. water which ran from classrooms on the top floor to the second floor and on down to the basement. Students who showed up for the several classes at the school last night were kept busy during the rain shuffling equipment and furnishings out of the way of the water.

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