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Mlafeassee JleiiKOififa! SectiorrTwo Wednesday, Dept. 1 8, 1 968 Local News Sports Comics Classified Ads 15 i i i Pf I i -i I ii i- 1 5 j-a 5 (is Tony, Lisa, and the box could tell. The kids aren't talking about it and the box won't either, so suffer, lonely hearts fans. Democrat Photos by Emil Fray Farris. It's difficult to figure whether Tony, at the age of five, had developed a unique strategy for meeting members of the opposite sex, or whether Lisa appreciated it at all.

But that's another story which only was nothing more than that. After all. it was just standing there; so like children will, Lisa gave it a good healthy push. She watched warily as the inanimate cardboard began to stir, to move, and out popped Tony GIRL MEETS BOX, BOY MEETS GIRL Five year old Lisa Johnson found out you can't judge what's in a package by the wrapping. To Lisa, this dirty old card-board box creating an eyesore at Sabal Palm School Wake of Racial Incident Another 'Oops' for MVIS Activities A Aft Schools Dropped BROWN delay it 1 By BRIAN HOWLAND Democrat staff Writer It's just one more "Oops" in the motor vehicle inspection er program.

Last spring, when the county commission decided to buy a tract of land on South Monroe Street, locate the inspection station on part of it and sell the adjacent part, the commissioners agreed to call for bids on the adjacent parcel Oct 1. But oops they forgot to advertise for the bids in time. County Atty. F. E.

Steinmeyer in Tuesday called attention to this fact, and noted bid calls must be advertised 15 days ahead of accepting the bids. Fifteen days, even from yesterday's meeting, would be Oct. 2, the day after the next scheduled County Commission meeting Oct.l. Yet on the South Monroe Street parcel, a four by eight foot painted plywood sign advertises or as Steinmeyer said, "indirectly advertises" the Oct. 1 bid taking.

"I think," Commissioner Tom I. Brown intoned, "we should move the bid taking date back to March 1, 1969." so far?" asked Commissioner J. B. McCollum. "I think," Commissioner Jack G.

Whiddon said, "we're going to look awful funny if we get four or five bids turned in on Oct. 1." Commissioner Brown quickly agreed that he did not believe there would be any trouble in selling the parcel of land next to the vehicle inspection station, a parcel upon which commissioners have set a minimum price of $56,250. "It's very valuable property," Commissioner Brown said. "Due to the construction problems and other delays getting into the permanent building, I think it is our prerogative to set the bid date back. Izzatso, Mr.

Attorney?" Steinmeyer nodded, and sssured the County Commission it could set the bid taking any time it wanted as long as it advertised 15 days ahead of time. Commissioner McCollum agreed with Brown the date should be set back since the Oct. 1 date was impossible to make for" advertising for bids. it we get four or five bids on Oct. Commissioner Whiddon asked again.

"Why don't we just advertise for ah Oct. 8 bid taking?" Commissioner Jack Levins asked in a vain attempt at compromise. Commissioners Brown and McCollum dickered on dates and finally agreed on Feb. 11, 1969, for the bid taking. Commissioner McCollum made the motion, Commissioner Brown seconded, but before a vote was taken "Do you honestly realize how silly we're going to look if we get even one bid for, say, Commissioner Whiddon asked.

"I think," Commissioner McCollum pondered, "we'd be caught between a rock and a hard place." -k-- After some more haggling, the commissioners agreed to wait until Sept. 27 to see if any bids come in. If so, the bid call will be advertised for an October bid taking. If not, County Engineer Henry G. Hanson is tacitly instructed to change the Oct.

1 date on the sign to a Feb. 11, 1969, date. Even then, according to the county attorney, the county could throw out the October bids, reinstate the Feb. 11 date, or set a completely different date. The vote on the motion, as amended, amended, struck and amended, then substituted, amended and re-amended, was three to two abstentions.

Commissioners Brown, Holley and McCollum voted "Aye." Commissioner Levins voted an "Abstention." Commissioner Whiddon was making a telephone call. coal had been hurt that night I would certainly volunteer to chaperone in the future." "Minority groups are running every thing all over the country and I'm getting tired of it. The public just doesn't want to get involved; that's the sentiment and the trouble in the country today," he added. MENENDEZ ADDED that he didn't see any need at this time to curtail social activities. Guarisco then brought up complaints from homeowners about the noise at Leon Friday night, the music as well as the ruckus.

"How about setting a decent hour for these things. some people have to get their sleep so they can work in the morning. Let's postpone these dances and the like until we can decide about their hours as well as these other problems." The other members agreed and passed Guarisco's motion without further discussion. STATE REP. Miley Miers, who spoke in behalf of parents' grievances about lunches and student fees, also commented on campus "law and order." "I'm concerned about the lack of discipline I've heard teachers say they spend a third to one half of their classroom time maintaining order." Ashmore said that a "dean of students" has been established at Leon, Rickards, Cobb and Raa High Schools to relieve the burden from principals of handling attendance and discipline problems.

The deans are paid their regular teaching or administrative salary, plus a $600 supplement. The "deans" devote full time to their new positions during the day, rather than teaching or administrative roles. "Let's be honest about it," Ashmore said later. "The deans are a direct result of the problems resulting from racial integration in our crowded secondary schools. They are responsible solely for working -T 1 Peter Guarisco action by board she hoped "we don't have to put a guard on the buses." Ashmore said current turmoil in the Leon County schools is much the same as the racial and social unrest throughout the country.

"We are just a part of it this is happening all over. Let's find some answers before we find ourselves in real trouble." New Cafeteria Sets Opening For Thursday There will be a ribbon cutting ceremony for invited guests at 6:45 p.m. today at. the William Tally House which opens to the public tomorrow. The cafeteria, coffee shop and cocktail lounge, seating more than 200 people and.

employing about 75, is at the Apalachee Parkway Shopping Center. It is the fourth in the first in North Florida and- is one ui inure man ouu operated in the United States and Canada by J. J. Newberry Co. of New York.

Richard Bradv of Plainfield. N.J.. is the manager has has moved his lamuy nere. i mayor uene ceriwwuz ana Newberry officials will participate in the ribbon cut-, ting ceremony. City and county officials will be among guests.

stamp?" Guarisco asked. "I know your problems, but the procedure we are following is not businesslike." Guarisco voted to approve-the new people, but he said the board should reexamine its meeting times. Mrs, Mary Lou Christie, the chairman, said the board might find it necessary to hold weekly meetings, but the board took no further action. The board meets the first and third Mondays of each month, with special meetings held when necessary. Beacon Light Gets Board OK A flashing beacon at North Florida Christian School, on Meridian Road was approved in a resolution Dy the Leon County Commission Tuesday.

The beacon, to be installed by the State Road Department from coufrty secondare funds, was recommended by tpe SRD. LkL Boater Suffers Deep Cut "The Lord was with me." That's the only explanation J. P. White of Patterson, can give for his narrow brush with death 25 miles out in the Gulf of Mexico, Monday afternoon. White said he was alone in the 40-foot crew boat "The Swinger," en route from the Bahamas to his home base in Patterson, when dirty weather began, Monday.

Although he and the other boat in the convoy were running with the seas, about 2:30 p.m. Swinger" nosed straight into a wave with such force that all the windows were broken and the craft began shipping water. White said he was washed to the back of the cabin, and broken glass slit an artery in his right arm, as well as cutting him on back and legs. He immediately stopped headway on the motors and swung around heading into the seas. The other captain, seeing the emergency, came alongside, took White aboard his craft, and headed for the nearest port, Carrabelle.

"We just made it, too. We had just enough fuel in the second boat to get us to the dock. There was only an inch left in the tanks when we docked, not another 30 minutes running time," said White. He added that neither of them had an operable radio, so could not summon the Coast Guard. "Swinger" was owned by Galaxy Marine of Patterson, and valued at approximately $25,000 according to White.

He said that seismographic instruments used in the Bahamas in a search for possible oil deposits were aboard the boat, and estimated their value at $50,000. The instruments were owned by Geographical Survey of Patterson. White said "Swinger" had water-tight bulkheads, and may be washed up on the beach somewhere near Carrabelle. Board 'Buries' A Land Offer, But 'Digs' Road Leon County Tuesday turned down an offer to accept as county land an old, two-acre cemetery near Lake Munson. Residents along a private road had asked the county earlier to accept right-of-way for the road, and to open the road to the cemetery.

The offer to turn the cemetery into public land by dedicating to the county came from the owner, Ernest Daffin. The county declined the cemetery, but agreed to accept the road right of way and open the road. "If it just happens to get to the cemetery," Chairman Jack Levins said, "we can't help that." "Mr. Chairman," County Atty. Ted Steinmeyer cautioned, "it could be a grave situation if the road dead-ends." County Engineer Henry Hanson assured the board the road, if opened, would pass by one side of the old cemetery.

JV Game Site Is Shifted Because Capitol Field is under water, tonight's junior varsity football game between Leon High and Rickards High was shifted late today to Centennial Field. The game starts at 7:30. For Fisco 1968-69 Commission Studying County Paving Program WHDDDON look funny LEVINS compromise ding, .15 miles; Ross Road, 1 HANSON SAID the priorities were determined on an average daily traffic count and upon the condition of the roads. He made special note of the four boat landings, "The county has these concrete ramp boat landings but the roads into them are sometimes all but impossible to negotiate." Seven projects not included in the paving program, Hanson said, would either be referred back into the county "want file" or investigated to see if they could be included under state secondary construction. Commissioners also said they would investigate all proposals for paving to check to see if any projects could be included in the secondary construction projects.

The final fiscal year paving program was expected to be adopted Oct. 1. 2913 Brandemore Mrs. Fleet la McMillan, Grand Dr Ridge; Mrs. Mary Marshall, Rt.

Box 376; Mrs. Betty Lines, Qulncy; Mrs. Annie Lawson, 627 W. (th Miss Vunard Jackson, 844 N. Macomb; Mrs.

Theda Eaton, 544 E. Georgia; Mrs. Hawthorne Dixon, 710 S. Ride; Mrs. Leela Crabtree, 2104 Seminole Mrs.

Mary Ann Becton, Balnbridge, Ga. DISCHARGED: Henry Wiggins, Miss Helen Mans, Mrs. Lula Mae Williamson, Mrs. Robert Turnbow and baby, Mrs. John Cox and baby, Mrs.

Bobby Edwards and baby, Mrs. Orrle Lee and baby, Mr. Margaret Adams, Miss Annie Deshazier, Damon Sullivan, Paul Barney, John Shrodder, Mrs. Launa Trammed, Robert Jacobs, Mrs. Glenda Shelfer, Mrs.

Jane wenzel, Olan Wllliford, Mrs. Vennie vinZant, Thomas Laing, Aaron Smith, Sam Gurr, Mrs. Mayola Cannon, Mrs. Edna Biankenship, Mrs. Sally Mae Beard, Wilbur Williams, Walter Sanders, Mrs.

Lila Searcy. By BILL MONTGOMERY Democrat staff Writer Spurred by a raciai ruckus following a Leon High School dance Friday night and incidents on school buses and in classrooms, the School Board yesterday suspended all school sponsored social activities in high schools until further notice. The ban, intended as a temporary measure, does not apply to athletic events. Chairman Mrs. Mary Lou Christie directed Supt.

Freeman Ashmore to set up a meeting between the board, secondary school principals and the police department to map future courses of action in maintaining discipline in the schools. The board was reluctant to cancel social activities a move school principals say most parents oppose and ap-peared guarded in its statements. A REPORTER who had left the room during discussion of minor items re-entered as Ashmore was commenting on incidents in school classrooms, ASHMORE 1 Vfi "tf" cIams UP i' 3 restrooms and halls. The superintendent paused and remarked to the board "I can't say what I wanted to say" when he noticed the newsman. Mrs.

Christie said the police department had recommended a meeting with principals following the weekend Leon High incident, which she claimed parents and students who were present said had been "toned down" in police reports made available to reporters. The chairman claimed that some students had been in-jured in the clash, but Ashmore contended the incident "didn't get too much beyond a shouting match" between black and white students. LEON HIGH Principal Robert Stevens banned the high school gym as a site for social activities and postponed a senior dance scheduled for Friday, but had not canceled all social functions. The board's action yesterday, however, eliminates all social functions until further notice. The activity cutoff almost died for lack of a second Vice Chairman Peter Guarisco, at the request of Mrs.

Christie, motioned for the cutoff, but met opposition from members Buddy Revell and Ernest Menendez. Board member Frank Hartsfield was not present. "I don't know about going that far we have people running the schools who should know what is necessary," Revell said. "It shouldn't be difficult to get more male parents to chaperone these things," Revell went on. "If my child 2 ffU Mrs.

Christie they pushed with students and their non-academic problems." PARENTS COMPLAINED to the board about racial incidents on buses hauling secondary school students, stating that bus drivers have trouble maintaining discipline among heavily integrated bus loads. One parent told the board black students riding a bus from Woodville to Rickards reportedly defy the driver's orders about bringing food and drinks on the bus, are "pushy" to white students and are profane. Ashmore told them drivers are not permitted to put children off the bus while in transit, or to refuse to take them home from school, but that they can refuse to transport a troublemaker until the problem is settled between the parents, child and school authorities. "They are encouraged to talk to the parents directly, and explain the situation," the superintendent added. Revell moved for an immediate investigation of lawlessness on school buses by the board and the transportation department, and immediate suspension of troublemakers from school buses pending completion of the study.

Mrs. Christie said in an aside proval. "If you recall, these items were on the agenda at an earlier meeting and we never got to them. Members left for one reason or another until we didn't have a quorum." "We need the bus drivers and the other people when school starts. We had the people.

What did you want me to do wait until you got around to approving each one personally? "I WOULD like to exercise my responsibility as a board member. I can't do that when you present us with something that's already been done," Guarisco said. Ashmore answered that his office "spends overtime carefully checking everybody that we hire their credit ratings, references these are good people we bring to you." "I'm not questioning that, but should we be your rubber Proiects recommended for the paving- list were: Lonnie Road, .9 miles (carried over from 1967-68 fiscal year); Hartsfield Road, .6 miles; Lively School property, .6 miles (school commitment); Doomar Road, .45 miles; Allen Road, .15 miles; Springsax Road, .6 miles; Westway Road, .45 miles. Covington Cabot Road, .3 miles; Wednesday Road, .45 miles or-nia and Kansas streets, .7 miles (to finish all paving in area) Eddie Road, .5 miles; Benjamin Chaires Road, .25 miles; Ruthenia Drive, .3 miles; Ray Road, .1 miles; Fleischman Road, 1.1 miles; McKeithan Street, .2 miles; Poinsettia Street, .25 miles; Camelliawood Road, .03 miles; Coe Boat Landing, .1 miles; Williams Boat Landing, .1 miles; Rhoden Cove Landing, .1 miles; Lake Munson Lan Vice Chairman, Superintendent Argue Over 'Approval1 Policy Leon County Commission has taken the proposed' 1968-69 county paving program to study for two weeks. The program, drafted by County Engineer Henry G.

Hanson, was prepared from the county's "want file" list of requests for paving of county roads. The total program includes 8.78 miles of paving during the fiscal year. Hanson's original draft included 7.78 miles of paving lifted from the 16.03 miles requested by county residents. "I chose these on the basis of what I believed were their priorities," Hanson said. HANSON MADE one amendment after presenting the proposed program to the Leon County Commission Tuesday, Ross Road, a one mile project.

After commissioners noted a school was to be built at its intersection with Shelfer Road, Hanson included it in the paving program. Commission Chairman Jack Levins instructed the board of county commissioners to scrutinize Hanson's list and be prepared to argue it out at the next meeting Oct. 1. Board AsksFCI Surplus Land The county Tuesday agreed to go ahead with a requisition for more than 200 acres of Federal Correctional Institution land which is to be to public bodies by the federal government. IT HAPPENED School Board Vice Chairman Pete Guarisco and Supt.

Freeman Ashmore had another verbal confrontation yesterday over the superintendent's methods of running the school system. The meeting had settled down to consideration of routine matters of hiring teacher aides and non-instructional personnel when Guarisco raised a question. The superintendent had passed around a list of 68 bus drivers for the board's approval. "They're already driving the buses, aren't they," Guarisco asked. ASHMORE SAID they were, and that some had been paid.

"Here you go again, Freeman spending money before I know what you are spending it for," Guarisco said. The superintendent responded that the positions had been approved at anearlier meeting and only the nnmes needed ap Deaths GROVES, Mrs. Ethel H. Of Tallahassee. Died Tuesday.

GROVE, Mrs. Martha Jean Of Dade City. Died Monday. ROGERS, Merle Davis Of Lanark Village. Died Monday.

Hospital ADMITTED, SEPT. 17: Mrs. Mildred Barnard, 2110 Harriet Walter Carroll, woodville; Hugh Davis, Perry; 'Charles Harnage Perry; Mrs. Belle eichert, 1520 Green; Roland Whiddon, 804 Watt Johnny Klrkland, St. Marks; Miss Bobbe Wheeler, 2025' Florida Miss Marcy Scott, Qulncy; Mrs.

AnnleSharhian, 1706 Highland; Mrs. Barbara Wood, 916 N. Gadsden; Mrs. Catherine Toason, 1541 Airport Mrs. Connie tellers,.