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'revard County Edition I i FMMfi CTAlnK TODAY'S TIDES Barton Beach Tidac Htih 8:1 609 p.m. Low 12:03 p.m. Cocoa teach Tidn: High 6:12 6:29 p.m. Low a.m.; 12:22 p.m. Sebaatian Inlet Tides: Hicti 6:17 a.m.; 6:34 p.m.

Low a.m.: 13:27 p.m. Sun Phasna: Rise. 7:13. Seta 6:04. Moon Phases: Rises, 6:42 a.m.

gets 4:08 P.m. I IK AN HI I-1 JK 1 1 A AY Ah KKN t- I AKY I I II I I -n JhdL 2,000 Vets File For JBrevard Annual. Jtjur Ope0s 1 ouay I WTiTrTrTWTiTnrrrrnTTr i imn nr'iii nwi i i i mmimwmmtimjViiimiottmi Orsino Lots Council Takes Commissioner Discusses Curb, Gutter Work MELBOURNE Commissioners this week discussed the possibility of constructing curb and gutter sections and sidewalks on Strawbridge Ave. between U. S.

1 and Indian River Dr. Sidewalks were dismissed until a later date, but the commissioners were in favor of the other work to include storm sewers. The Howard Young Construction which is at present constructing the Strawbridge Ave. extension, gave the city an estimate of: paving work, curb and gutter, $1500; drainage system, $2000; and sidewalks, $1500. City Mgr.

Charles Stickel said the State Road Dept. should be contacted for their assent to the added work. Stickel also reported that the city would have to finance these additions. Draa Field Scene Of Big Event TITUSVILLE Expanded exhibit areas were rapidly being filled yesterday for trie week-long seventh annuual Brevard County Fair, opening here today at 4 p.m. at Draa Field.

Great emphasis is being placed this year on agriculture and home products. One of the big features of the fair will be the three-day flower show and three-day citrus exhibit and contest. During the first three days of the fair, there will be a huge display of floral products from all over Brevard County. Wednesday night this will cleared away and the citrus show will open. Up Sand Point Land Lease TITUSVILLE Titusville city council held a special session Thursday to discuss proposed leases of property on Sand Point.

Taking up a request by Arnold Stoner for a license to construct and operate a boat service facility, the council discussed the license, made several changes, and gave tentative approval. Final approval will coma when the changes are made. The council tabled a request by Nick DiNunzio for a license to operate a restaurant and other facilities across the yacht basin from the area sought by Stoner. He proposes to construct a restaurant, tourist and fishing piers. -is 'j.

I arr 1 isX tt LA." A an i A aTaaVMeCaMMaBcVaWaaaaaaaMaaa Citrus Cook Contest To Open Feb. 3 MELBOURNE The Greater Melbourne Chamber of Commerce and ihe Home Demonstration Club's are co-operating tl fi COCOA The Federal Bureau of Land Management announced today that drawing for 161 lots near Orsino will be held Feb. 10. More than 2,000 former servicemen have filed for tracts of land. The tracts varying ir size from one-half to more than five acres, are 14 miles southeast of Titusville and 18 miles northwest of Merritt Island.

The drawing will determine which World War II veterans are to receive leases on the lots. Only World War II veterans are eligible for the drawing. Veterans whose names are drawn, the bureau said, will be required to sign a lease for three years at a cost of S15. If, at the end of that time, they have improved the property they will be entitled to buy.J?rices range from $60 to $300, depending on the elevation and location of the lots. a Original Flans Abandoned Generally the elevation is about three to 10 feet.

The higher priced lots are on high dry land and on State Road Three, the bureau said. Originally the land was filed for homestead, but later was abandoned. For a veteran to be eligible in the drawing, an entry card. Form 4-775, is all that is necessary. They may be obtained from the Bureau of Land Management, Dept.

of Interior, Washington, D. A veteran must be 21 years old or the head of a family to be eligible. Deadline is 10 a.m. Feb. 10 in Washington.

The drawing wUl be held at 1 p.m. Each successful entrant will be sent lease forms for execution and return to the bureau with a copy of his discharge or separation papers, a $10 filing fee and $15 rental for one of the 144 three-year home site leases or $100 for one of the 17 five-year business and home site leases. Indian River News, Notes Church Holds Mortgage Burning Ceremonies esMJt taoisfc -'V i yfririiiii4. aaamiit. "WV VmJt GRAY LADIES Gray Ladies from South Mrs.

Blanche Gregory has re turned to her home in Flint, after a two week visit Paulette Rebel, Mrs. R. M. Venable, Mrs. D.

F. Hughes, and Mrs. G. R. Spring of S.

Brevard, and from- N. Brevard from left to right, Mrs. Paul Shaut, Mrs. John K. Brown Mrs.

Coleman Heard, Mrs. David Tilton and Mrs. Samuel Patrick. and North Brevard County were capped recently at the Patrick Air Force Base. JThe upper picture shows from left to right, front row: Mrs.

Thadd Blanton. Mrs. J. M. Fogg Mrs.

H. C. Roberts. Mrs. Jay F.

Pigman; back row, left to right, Mrs. i with Mr. and Mrs. WiUiam H. Barnard and Mrs.

M. B. Jenkins in 1949 and the sanctuary was completed early in 1952. A bond issue was floated in 1950 all of which was purchased by members of the church and their friends and which have Mis. Gregory is a cousin of Mrs.

Bernard, and a niece of Mrs Jenkins. 3 subsequently been retired more Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Tacaks than a year before their ma turity. in sponsoring the Citrus Recipe Program in South Brevard, according to Sue vYoung, county demonstration agent Weekly contests willbe held each Thursday in Februaryat 3 p.m., and each exhibit of prod-, ucts and recipes will be judged at the Chamber of Commerce building.

I The first contest, Feb. 4, nill feature recipes using grapefruit, and the local award will be donated by McCrory's. The weekly state winner w-ill receive an electric mixer, donated by the Florida State Chain Store Council. The next three contests will be as follows; Feb. 11, recipes of citrus as breakfast dishes, sward given by Johnson's Appliance Store; Feb.

18, citrus for lunch or dinner, award from Lovett's; Feb. 25, citrus for special occasions, award given by Spitz Appliance Co. Everyone is welcome to enter the contest, and for regulations and children, Betty Jo and Gregory, visited with Mr. and Mrs. William H.

Barnard and Mrs. M. B. Jenkins on their way to Miami Gray Ladies Class Capped AtPatrick Presented to the church as memorials were the following: Communion table and chairs bv Mrs. Fred Hill in memory of Fred where Mr.

Tacaks will have trailers shown at the Mobile Homes Show. Mrs. Tacaks is a daughter of Mrs. Gregory who Charles Gores and Mrs. John K.

Hill; Old English inside window shutters given by Mrs. M. B. Smith in memory of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.

William Pils-bury; Rostrum flower stands TTTUSVILLE An overflow congregation witnessed the formal dedication and mortgage burning of the new First Baptist Church here at services 10:30 a.m. Sunday. It was followed by an old-fashioned basket lunch. Dr. John Maguire of Jacksonville, executive secretary-treasurer of the Florida Baptist Convention, preached the dedication sermon.

Dr. S. Hardin, pastor, was assisted during the dedicatory ceremony by the Rev. Bennett F. Hall, former pastor who led the church in the formulation of the building program.

a Mortgage Burned Church trustees D. Wilson, Vassar B. Carlton, Mrs. Elton Parker and Mrs. E.

H. Ashcraft officially burned the mortgage indicating the payment of all indebtedness on the $125,000 structure. The building fund was inaugurated In 1944 with fifth being designated as building fund days when all offerings were placed in the fund. Groundbreaking ceremonies were held mssm given by Mrs. George LeVan in memory of George LeVan; dec orative all grilles for organ and By ZACK STRICKLAND Staff Correspondent In the March of Dimes which air-ducts given by Mrs.

W. D. Wilson in memory of her mother. Brown Jhy Awarded service stripes for at least 100 houVs and one year's pervice in Gray ldy work were Mrs. Ida Caulking.

Mrs. Max Carey. Mrs. Edward Ferguson, Mrs. E.

M. Harnot. mV Edward Houser, Mrs. Robert Srell, Mrs. Don Scott, Mrs.

Ed Kalet Mrs. Herbert LaRoche, Mrs. Oliver Noland. Mrs. S.

A. Pelle.Irs. Ray Smith. Mrs. Warren Bedford, Mrs.

Michael Conrad, MVs. D. J. Gibbons. Mrs.

James Grav Mrs. O'Dell McPherson. Mrl Louis Malkus, Mrs. Neill Johnson and Mrs. Walter Rolland.

has just returned home from a visit her. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Renschler of Toledo and Mr. and Mrs.

Albert Thomas of Tiffin. are visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Barnard and Mrs. M.

B. Jenkins. John J. Foley of Philadelphia, and Mr. and Mrs.

W. P. Foley Jr. of Drexel Hill, are visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs.

Pat McGee in Indian River City. Mr. Foley is a brother of Mrs. McGee. Mr.

Ed Meyer suffered a heart attack and was taken to Rock- Mrs. Mary S. Dormany; Azaleas and further information. Cham-! ended yesterday there were front yard given by Mr. and Mrs.

Horace T. Joiner in memory ber of Commerce may be of their son. Charlp T-nTi Joiner. The pulpit and three chairs were given by L. C.

Crofton in memory of the four chaplains who went into service from this Jedge Hospital by Smith ambulance. Available information is Cocoa Notes Mrs. John Lumley was honored with a stork shower given at the home of her mother, Mrs. Charlie Price, 308 Brevard Thursday. The Price home was decorated in the traditional pink and blue and the 28 guests present were served from a refreshment table centered with an old English punch bowl.

The color scheme was carried out in the refreshments. lhat he is not gaining as hoped. Sinking Spring Is No-Horse Town Legion Auxiliary Initiation Is Set COCOA Cocoa American Legion Auxiliary will meet Tuesday at the Legion Home at 8 p. m. to initiate new members and old members, who have not been initiated.

Mrs. George Pippin, program co-ordinator, said that this month has been set aside as nation-wide initiation month and all those who are in the club and have not been initiated, are urged to To 3Ieet COCOA Alcoholic will meet at 8:30 p. today at the Cocoa St. Mark's Episcopal Church. Anyone having an alcoholic problem is invited to attend.

READING, Pa. JP John Tonight's Movies church and who were featured by Robert Ripley in his famous "Believe It Or Not" column, the Rev. Marshall Mines, the Rev. James Sutherland, the Rev. James T.

Mashburn and the Rev. Loys Frink. Recognition was also" given the many persons who contributed gifts of furnishings, materials and labor during the building period. Flamish went before the county many gifts and many of hundreds of dollars. But none was greater than that of three little chis in Cocoa, who gave for the thousands who are victims of polio and aid stopping the disease for all timp.

They gae of themselves and their possessions in order to give. Their names are Sandra Bonner, Shirley Lewis and Barbara Han ell. Where they got the idea for the name of their "group is hard to figure. They called themselves the Hawaiian Club and their scheme was simple. They promoted soft drink powder, lolly pops, bubble gum and gathered up all their comic books.

Then they scoured the neighborhood and did a whale of a job of selling. When the wares had been sold the total was S1.24. It was probably one of the finest gifts to go into the March of Dimes coffers. assessment board here to appeal COCOA STATE: Jack Slide. DAYTONA DAYTONA: Forvr a tax increase on a structure he EMPIRE: Bin of Jezebel.

owns in Sinking Spring. He told the board that the assessment had been $500 and this year jumped to $2,500. "It's called a four-car garage but it's really an old -livery stable and there's not a horse in Singing7 Springs, he told the PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE A new class of Gray Lady-volunteers and a group of veteran Gray Ladies were commended for their services to the U. S. Air Force Hospital here at a recognition service held in the Base Chapel.

The members of the latest Lady class were capped and awarded service pins, and the others, who have served at Patrick's hospital since Gray Lady service began there last March, were awarded service stripes. Maj. Michael M. Conrad, hospital administrative officer, addressed the group and expressed appreciation for the services rendered by the volunteers. They shop for patients, plan recreation for them and perform various other non-medical tasks.

a Tresents Class James E. Holmes, chairman of the South Brevard County Chapter, American Red Cross, introduced Conrad. Following the capping and awarding of service stripes, Roger Dykes, chairman of the North Brevard County Chapter, formally presented the new class to the hospital. Conrad accepted them on behalf of the hospital. The women are residents of Patrick, Cocoa, Melbourne and surrounding communities.

Presenting the caps were Mrs. J. S. Caudill, Service Groups chairman for the South Brevard Chapter, Maj. Lily U.

Crowe, chief nurse at the hospital. Mrs. Michael M. Conrad and Mr. Dykes.

Awarded services stripes were Mrs. Robert Stell. Mrs. Louis Malkus and Mrs. Caudill.

a Newly Capped Thoe capped were Mrs. Jl. T. Boone, Mrs. Walter Dailey.

Mrs. Coleman Heard, Mrs. Samuel Patrick, Mrs. Paul Shaut, Mrs. David Tilton.

Mrs. Thadd Blanton, Mrs. Louis D. Carleton, Mrs. J.

M. Fogg, Mrs. Paulette Hebel, Mrs. D. F.

Hughes, Mrs. Jay F. Pigman, Mrs. R. M.

Venable, Mrs. R. P. Tipton. Mrs.

G. R. Spring, Mrs. H. C.

Roberts, Mrs. 1 it i A Vov fi 1 lyj 3Irs. Condas Wins INDIAN RIVER CITY The Indian River City Tourist club held a covered dish supper re- recently which was very well attended. After the supper, card games were played. The door i I Passing By: A few weeks ago Mrs.

Tom Cartwright, who lives between Cocoa Beach and Pat-! rick Air Force Base, complained to her husband that a big pan-; ther or similar cat had been peering in her screen door and frightening her. Shortly afterward, while Cart- wright was home, his wife saw prize was won by Mrs. Joseph Condas. How To Order The Sentinel-Star In Brevard County Thtst Art tht Stntinel-Star Distributors TITUSVILLE Sentinel and Star Norman Simmons, Ph. 167-M COCOA Orlando Sentinel Jones Smith, Ph.

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the cat again. Cartwricht grabbed a gun and headed for the brush at a dead run. There was 6 i i the sound of gunfire and some LLa; time later Cartwright dragged in panther. Mrs. Cartwright was surprised to say the least.

Finally she managed to tell her husband he had shot the wrong animal. At any rate, he hadn't shot the one that had been annoying her. The See COLMI, Page 3J ELDO HAD IT JAL, N. M. LV) H.

Strickland hai solved the mystery of th pilfered purse. He found his dog playing with it recently after it had been missing 6 months. It showed signs of being buried along with Fido't favorite bones. Williams, top man in the H. J.

Bazemore Memorial Trophy tournament; and Art Surguine and Col. K. W. Whitehorn. winners of the Birdie award with 16 birdies each.

Whitehorn also was winner of the Club Anniversary tournament. Star Foto. TOURNAMENT WINNERS These four men were among those honored at the Rockledge Golf and Country Club's first Birdie Club dinner recently. They are from the left Jimmy Breedlove, winner of East Coast Lumber Co. tournament; Ed.