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five star SECTION THE TAMPA TRIBUNE onu ir IIEHNAN'OO PASCO it pixeixas HILLSIIOItOUGII LOCAL NEWS AMI AREA CLASSIFIED TAMPA, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1970 Mrs. Edna Powell Pinellas Teacher Of Year Named CM HKO MUlMOMtl -zzr i i -p -v m- r- A -e y. fefe 'v- v- tyv. wk v--- y- lLt- yr.zzJ'Z' zz; -zrz zz rr Wmm a teacher with 20 years' experience, will be Pinellas' representative for the state title was made by Dr. Thomas B.

Southard, county superintendent. The state winner will be considered for the national award. MRS. POWELL'S qualifications were considered anonymouslywith those of 21 By NASH STUBLEN Tribune Staff Writer CLEARWATER A Dunedin Highlands Junior High Home economics teacher who believes in "being as realistic in my teaching as I can be" yesterday was named Pinellas County's teacher of the year. Announcement that Mrs.

Adna H. Powell, other nominees by a seven-member committee of school principals and countywide supervisors headed by John Dileo, principal of Anona Elementary. In its letter of recommendation, a panel of teachers from Mrs. Powell's school wrote: "She sees many lit-Plcase See Page 2, Col. 8 1- GOOD NEWS Mrs.

Edna Powell Dunedin Junior High TO orhood School Okay Neiglib Administrators By Flash Flood? Nope the foreground watches two youths enjoy, the ride on top of the A house flooded in Miami? No, it's just a fancy houseboat being taken to another destination along the Intra-coastal Waterway. The gentleman in To Pinellas CLEARWATER It is the consensus of 72 superintendents of large school systems in the nation that the U.S. Supreme Court will rule before the year ends that neighborhood schools are allowable under de facto segregation situations, Dr. Thomas B. Southard, Pinellas superintendent, reported yesterday.

Southard, who just returned from a national conference in Houston, of superintendents from counties and cities with populations between 100,000 and said the feeling is that the nation's highest court will issue a decision late next month. THE PINELLAS superintendent said the consensus is based on information various superintendents have obtained from Washington sources and elsewhere. The court recently heard arguments in the test case on racial balance and forced busing in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg (N.C.) case and two related cases in other Southern states. De facto is when segregation results from neighborhood housing patterns. The' U.S.

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has not allowed de facto segregation, specifically in the Pinellas County case. Southard said it was the feeling of most of the superintendents also "that the salient thing for schools to exist and regain the confidence of the people" is the necessity of "redefining the role." "Maybe we're doing too many things," he said. "MAYBE WE'RE taking too broad a spectrum of responsibility to do all the things to a degree the public expects," he added. Besides the issues surrounding desegregation, Southard said, the superintendents included among the big issues facing To Be 0 "'ISU Nix 's President First By A '9 schools across the nation militancy of students, general teacher unrest and drug abuse. On the latter, Southard said, he feels Pinellas is much better off.

But most superintendents feel "we're going to have to get a commitment of urgency to the home," he said. here for a previous testimonial for Crsmer; campaigned for the presidency here in 1960; anc campaigned in Tampa for the presidency in 1938. Young said L. A. (Skip) Ba-falis and former federal Judge G.

Harrold Carswell, unsuccessful candidates for the GOP gubernatorial and Senate nominations in the recent primary, are chairmen of arrangements for the President's visits at Palm Beach and Tallahassee, respectively. ing. His Air Force 1 jet tentatively is slated to land at St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport, Young said. THE PRE-PROGRAM entertainment will begin at 11 a.m.

Young said he's planning on four high school bands and local entertainment. "Except for the President," he said, "the program will be mostly local." The President will speak shortly after noontime. A capacity crowd of about 7,000 is expected in the arena, By NASH STUBLEN Tribune Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG When President Nixon comes here next Wednesday, it will be the first time in history a chief executive of the nation has visited Pinellas County, State Sen. Bill Young, chairman of arrangements for the event, said yesterday.

Young, who is seeking the 8 1 Congressional District seat, called a news conference to relay details as received so far on the President's visit and to answer related questions. NIXON IS coming to Florida for a two-day visit to campaign for U.S. Rep. William C. Cramer, Republican nominee for the U.S.

Senate, and GOP Gov. Claude Kirk, who is seeking re-election. Both will appear with the President at all stops. Nixon is slated to land in the Sunshine State next Tuesday, with the first stop a speech at Palm Beach in the early evening. He will move over to Miami Beach for a statewide TV speech at the convention hall.

After spending the night at the Florida White House on Key Biscayne, Nixon will fly to St. Petersburg the morn Race Today Gopher Shortage New African Railway At Busch Gardens plus 1,000 seat auditorium included in $2.6 million expansion Bottle Toss Nets Man Prison Term CLEARWATER (By Staff Writer In an aftermath to civil unrest in St. Petersburg early this year, Arthur L. Crawford yesterday was sentenced to two years in prison following conviction of throwing a deadly missile at an occupied vehicle. Crawford specifically was charged with heaving a bottle at a police cruiser.

In other circuit court sentencing yesterday: James B. Broach was given 6 months to a year in prison for violation of a narcotic law; James A. Cross was sentenced to 6 month in county jail for breaking and entering with intent to commit a misdemeanor; Johnny L. Houghabrook was given 6 month to five years in prison for rebbery. Young said.

Arrangements will be made for persons who don't manage to get in at least to hear the program over loud speakers outside, he said. He said they would explore the possibility of closed circuit television. Nixon is scheduled to fly to Tallahassee for a brief appearance at the airport there, but going on to an engagement at Longview, later that day. "THIS IS A really big thing for Pinellas County," Young said, noting it's the first visit from a President while in office. This will be Nixon's fifth visit to the West Coast of Florida.

He campaigned here while vice president under President Eisenhower; came usch To Add Amphitheater emedied 9 Af At traction rican ailway Pasco Hopeful's Candidacy Seen Facing Test In Court SAN ANTONIO (Special) A shortage of gophers those less-than-speedy, hard-shelled Florida racers that struck the Big Gopher Race celebration here yesterday will be remedied today, officials assured last night. Reports were that Osee Murphy, who annually sets up a gopher supermarket at McKendree's Standard Station in San Antonio, ran out before all customers were served yesterday. Osee sells the gophers turtles to some Yankees and assorted other strangers to persons who decorate them and enter them in the races. Officials said Murphy has promised to come well-supplied today, long before this afternoon's races. By EARL EMMONS Tribune Business Editor Anheuser-Busch Inc.

yesterday announced plans to begin immediate construction of an African railway at Busch Gardens in Tampa as part of a $2.6 million expansion project which will also include a amphitheater and the first buildings of a new African Village complex. All are scheduled to be completed by next June. August A. Busch president and chairman of the board, had previously announced plans for the 1,000 seat amphitheater, but yesterday's announcement marked the first mention of the railway. VISITORS WHO now get a glimpse of a portion of the sprawling gardens on the monorail will be able to board one of two 235-foot long trains and travel around and through the 278-acre complex which is the state's top tourist attraction.

The two-mile train route will carry passengers by rare African animals at ground level as it passes through the African village. Specifications for the route, including roadbed, tracks, trestles, tunnels, safety signals and switches were developed following a series of meetings with railroad engineers. THE DESIGN OF the trains will be patterned after an authentic South African train of the early 1900s. Each train will consist of five 80-passenger coaches drawn by a propane-fired steam engine. Acreage on the northwest section of the bird gardens will be developed and landscaped, Busch said.

One of two railway stations will be constructed in this area and together with other planned buildings, will form the nucleus of the new African village. THE NEW air-conditioned, amphitheater will be constructed in the same area and will be used for live animal shows and special events. Busch said the addition of the new facilities marks the start of the second phase of the company's plans for expanding the size and scope of Busch Gardens. In June, Busch said the company plans a $12.6 million expansion program here, including the $2.6 million project announced yesterday. About $10 million, he said, will be spent in the next eight years.

CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT of Busch Gardens will give the west coast an even bigger drawing card when millions of tourists visit Walt Disney World near Orlando which is scheduled to open next October. Attendance at the gardens here reached 2.5 million last year and a steady increase is projected by company officials. year preceding the general election. He is registered in Duval County as a Democrat, voting there last in 1966 when he retired from the Navy. He moved from there to the King-sport, area, where he reportedly shows no party affiliation.

Voorhees said yesterday he "has been a Republican for about four years prior to this Please See Page 3, Coi. 1 elector (voter) when he registered Feb. 23, 1970. IN ORDER to seek public office, a candidate, under Florida statutes, must be a qualified elector. There apparently also is a legal question about whether Voorhees qualifies under another section of the statutes which require that a candidate not be a registered member of any other political party for a By JIM FLEMING Tribune Staff Writer DADE CITY The candidacy of Republican Walter M.

Voorhees, running for county commission, District 4, in Pasco County, will be challenged in court, according to reliable sources. Reportedly, Voorhees did not meet the residency requirements to qualify as an (i.