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HEARTLAND THE TAMPA TRIBUNE, Monday, October 24,1977 2-Heartland Police And Courts Judge Stokes Tops Net Worth List Lake Placid Has No Place For Rotten Egg Throwers LAKE PLACID Halloween trick-or-treaters who take their "tricks" seriously had better steer clear of the tiny town of Lake Placid this weekend. Mayor J. D. Watson has banned rotten eggs and ordered local police to get tough with Halloween pranksters. "We've heard rumors that several groups of kids have already buried their eggs, giving them time to get good and rotten, but we won't put up with any acts of vandalism this year," he said.

Watson, mayor of the the mile-square town of about 1,000 on VS. 27 in Highlands County, said that in past years Halloween egg tossing has gotten so bad that houses, cars and store fronts have required repainting due to damage from rotten eggs. Extra officers have been deputized to back up the one-man force here on Saturday, Lake Placid's official Hallow-een night. Watson says anyone caught committing any act of vandalism will be prosecuted to the full extend of the law. Walter S.

Falk, Landmark Bank of Tyrone, International Minerals and Chemicals Citizens Commerical Bank of Tallahassee, Hernando National Bank, Montgomery Ward, American Express, and John Stenger Grove Service, $5,63538. 4 Trask also listed as debts: $5,000 interest on the $50,000 loan from Halliburton, and $2,000 for interest on the $20,000 loan from Mrs. Hess. The seventh-wealthiest official is John W. Wirick Jr, a Highlands County School Board member.

He said his net worth was $482,055. Wirick's biggest asset is half ownership of 20 acres of land that he valued at $250,000. His $100,000 home; a 1977 Oldsmobile worth 50 per cent interest in Leo Construction, worth the first mortgage from Don Hall for the Lake Blue Motel for a Lake Placid building worth a lot at Placid Lakes worth a Highlands Park lot worth and $40,000 in cash also were listed. His debts are $48,000 to the First National Bank, and $1 10,000 for half interest in Highway Property. Lakeland worth TWO THOUSAND shares of the American Bank of Orange City worth 14 units of Saxon Funds valued at 40 shares of Watsons and Dughter, worth a Fort Meade house valued at another home in Tallahassee worth and a 1976 Plymouth worth $4,000.

The senator's debts, as recorded on disclosure statements filed in late summer, are to 30 banks, three businesses, one department store, a credit card service and three individuals. The largest, $74,748.98, is to American Heritage Life Insurance Co. The smallest, $2,400, is to Helina Chemical Trask sent a letter to the secretary of state after the filing deadline, as did several other officials for various reasons, and said "a newspaper article" had pointed out a $20,000 debt to a Kentucky woman that wasn't reported. He said he operated under the assumption the loan, reported by The Tribune, from Irene Hess was to a mining firm in which Trask is part owner. Later, he said, he realized it was not and also found another $50,000 loan from A.

H. Halliburton Jr. that had not been listed. From Page 1 member in the Heartland is Ruth K. Davis in Highlands County.

With a net worth of $624,757. Mrs. Davis' largest asset is $365,100 worth of stock in Kahn Groves. She also owns citrus groves worth a house; notes receivable that total life insurance cash value of a 1973 Cadillac worth and $2,500 in cash. Her debts are: $137,000 to the Federal Land Bank; $22,500 to First Home Federal Savings and Loan; $13,543 to Commercial Union (an insurance loan); $3,500 to Southwest Production Credit Association; and $3,000 to First National Bank of Sebring.

The next-richest politician is State Sen. Alan Trade, a former Polk County commissioner. He said his net worth was $539,929. Trask's assets are: 1,000 shares of F-K. Mining, valued at $800,000 (he said the value was obtained by using the in-ground coal value at 20 cents per ton); 38,000 shares of Southland Equity Corp, worth 30,000 shares of Killearn Properties valued at 4,498 shares of the American Bank of Six Arrested In Lakeland Gambling Raid LAKELAND Six local men were arrested at a poker game here Friday night and charged with gambling, a police spokesman said.

After keeping a house under surveillance for a few days, detectives entered the residence at 1229 N. Virginia Ave. and discovered a poker game in progress and $1 17 in the pot, the spokesman said. Deputies Study Convenience Store Robbery Sheriff Seeks Fee Hike For Serving Legal Papers MULBERRY Polk County Sher iffs deputies are still investigating an armed robbery of a convenience store south of here in the Bradley area at 7: Heartland Tlieat erg their clients," Mims said of the proposed increase. The commission will consider an ordinance making the following increases; summons, from $7.50 to $12; witness subpoena, from $5 to attachment writ and summons, from $12.50 to $19; attachment writ (without summons), from $5 to garnishment writ, from $7.50 to $12; replevin writ and summons, from $12.50 to $19; replevin writ (without summons), from $5 to distress writ, from $12.50 to $19; writ of possession (landlord and tenant), from $7.50 to $12; writ of possession (after judgment in replevin), from 5 to and body attachment (pick up orders), from $7.50 to $12.

Delivery of excutions would increase by $1 to $5 depending upon the type of execution. Those arrested and charged with gambling are: Booker T. Smith, 29, of 1803 W. Bella Vista; George H. Morris, 41, of 422 W.

Eighth Sabbirs Lee Watson, 52, of 1045 Madison Donnell Mosely, 56, of 169 Washington Park Homes; Ira Booker Blossom, 55, of 1710 Bush and Leroy Johnson, 71, of 619 N.Ohio Ave. 30 a.m. yesterday by a man armed with a knife who escaped with an undetermined amount of money, a spokesman said. WINTER HAVEN Riti: Outlaw Josev Wales 7, 9:25 (PG) ice makers: WALK IN REACH IN 7 COOLERS tk FREEZERS MICROWAVE OVENS RENTAL PURCHASE PLAN GORE'S 813-686-5101 I GENERAL. CINEMA THEATRES I "OUTL 1 AIL Sti iCUl tONUS MICE OUTLAW JOSEY WALES ALL StAIS SI .50 ANYTIME Mn-Tk.

7:10 10:00 100 ywra The Lincoln Consoiracv Moo. Thur. 8:00 9:45 Mon. Thur. 7:30 10:00 THE OUTLAW JOSEY WALES '21 Inpl UMa fee You Light UD My Life 7:40, 9:25 (PG) LAKELAND Twin Moll 2: Young Lady Chatterly 7:30,, 9:30 (X) LAKELAND Silver-moon: Flesh Gordon 7:30 49 Minutes Groove Tube 10 (R) LAKE WALES Wales Drive In: Outlaw Josey Wales Jesse James' Women 10: 15 (PG) SEBRING Southgate: Outlaw Josey Wales 4, 6:20, 8: 40 (PG) SEBRING Sevon: Rabid 7:45, Deranged 9:25 (R) WAUCHULA Starlite: Outlaw Josev Wales High Velocity 10:44 (PG) WAUCHULA Twin Chinese Godfather; Last Day of Bruce Lee 7, WAUCHULA Twin 2: The Car 7, 9 (PG) WINTER HAVEN Continental: Other Side of Midnight 2:30, 8 (R) WINTER HAVEN -Havendole: Flesh Gordon 7: 30; 69 Minutes Groove Tube 10:20 (R) WINTER HAVEN Winter Haven Mall: Damnation Alley 1,3,7:15,9:15 (PG) AT THEATERS IN THE AREA ARCADIA Twin Mall 1: Schlzo 7:15, 9:05 (R) ARCADIA Twin Mall Outlaw Josev Wales 7:45 (PG) AUBURNDALE Dale: Daddy's Girl Fowl Plav 9:15 (R) AVON PARK Hilans: Outlaw Josey Wales 3:30, 6, 8: 30 (PG) BARTOW Cinema Damnation Alley 7, 9 (PG) HAINES CITY Loke Haines: Super Van Sax With a Smile 9:10 (R) LAKELAND Filmland: Jaws Swashbuckler 9:50 IPG) LAKELAND Grove 1: Lincoln Conspiracy 8, 9:45 (G) LAKELAND Grove 2: Star Wars 7:30, 10 (PG) LAKELAND Imperial 1 Damnation Alley 8:10, 10 (PG) LAKELAND Imperial 2: Outlaw Josey Wales 7:30, 10 (PG) LAKELAND Lakeland Drive In: Rocky Hustle 9:30 (R) LAKELAND Polk: Piece of the Action 7:15, 9:45 (PG) LAKELAND Twin Mall BARTOW A proposed increase in fees for the Polk County Sheriff Department's service of summons, subpoenas and other legal papers, will be considered tomorrow by the Polk County Commission.

Sheriff Louie Mims has asked for the hike in the fee schedule. He told The Tribune Friday his de-partment is losing about $2,100 a month, or $25,200 annually, under the present fee schedule. New state legislation, passed this year, provides for sheriffs to petition their county commissions to levy discretionary fees for issuing the legal documents. Mims said there has not been an increase in the base fees since 1972. "Basically, what it boils down to is attorneys will pass this cost back to Toreign Lakeland commissioners say among reasons they get complaints about high electric bills is that customers don't understand that "FA" on the bills stands for "fuel adjustment." It tells in a few too many digits what's happened to the cost of fuel for the city's electric power plants since the Great Oil Crisis touched off by the Arabs in 1973.

Twas Commissioner Darden Davis who made the point that most of the money paid to the city as fuel adjustments goes into pockets overseas. About $16 million in the last year, according to current city figures. Hmm. Why don't city officials just Avarice vUps Electric Bills CANDLELIGHT RESTAURANT ft LOUNGE Hwy. 17-92 A Hinson Ave, Ave.

Haines CHy -422-9033 i SPECIALIZE IN STEAKS, SEAFOOD AND MEXICAN ENTERTAINMENT NIGHTIY Trask asked that the letter be made part of his His debts were listed as: Southeast Bank of Venice, Capital City First National Bank, Gulf National Bank, Florida National Bank of Lakeland, Bamett Bank of Tallahassee, Exchange Bank of Winter Haven, PALM STATE Bank, Pan American Bank of Tampa, Flagship Bank of Tallahassee, National Bank of St Petersburg, Bank of Holiday, Key Bank, Southeast Bank of Orlando, Flagship Bank of Orlando. Bar-nett Bank of Winter Haven, Sun Bank of Aubumdale, Sun Bank of Orlando, Bar-nett Bank of Jacksonville, Citrus and Chemical Bank of Bartow, Florida Federal Savings and Loan, Brandon State Bank, Peoples State Bank of New Port Richey, First Community of Largo, American Bank of Lakeland, Citizens First National Bank of Citrus City, Atlantic Bank of Tampa, Polk Sheriff Mims to pass on costs der how long before somebody begins selling storm windows in Florida? This is the time of year when those poor folks up north begin wrestling with 'em, unless they went modern and had aluminum-framed, permanently hung windows installed. If memory serves, the chief value of storm windows is insulation; they are supposed to help keep the heat in the house. Which means, of course, they should help keep heat out of the house in the summer and maybe let the air-conditioning system have a rest now and then. 'Course, might be best to call 'em something other than "storm windows" By Ralph Sumner ceed Sharp.

Mrs. Barbara Jones, a Main Street businesswoman and a leader in civic and social work for years in Hardee County, has succeeded Sharp. Promotions of Sharp and Mrs. Jones will enable more of the public to benefit from their leadership and talent for getting worthwhile proposals accomplished. Last week I reported that Elizabeth Brown, manager of the Peace River Valley operated Pioneer Museum in Hardee County's Pioneer Park, needed a rattlesnake to show visitors who wanted to see one.

Donald Smith, owner-operator of the restaurant across U.S. 27 and the railroad tracks and east of the park, has loaned a huge, coiled and mounted dead rattlesnake to the museum. Now it's competing with an alligator for attention. The 37th annual American Legion Hardee County Fair will be staged Nov. 7-12 at the legion's fairgrounds on U.S.

17 South across the highway from the Wauchula Cemetery and near the Hardee Livestock Market, Frank Conner, chairman of the County Fair Association, announced. Jack Melendy will be fair manager again and Wauchula's Mayor Henry Graham will be in charge of space for exhibits. Hundreds of communities' leaders, public officials, church leaders, other outstanding folks of Hardee and the average citizens team up to help pro H'' -k I A I 1 i I -vg i I t' i i i i it i iy. a I remember. Sometimes when you reach for a dream lJOrJ IV you have to leave something WEEKDAYS 7409,25 WEEKENDS: 2 15 4 00 It's a song you It 's a movie you 'II 7:404:15 (I) LAKELAND WALL CINEMA 683 Today's look of love.

always Garth Germond tell the people that "FA" stands for "foreign avarice" and let it go at that? Speaking of high utility bills, won US army of one. never forget. PC 1461 (2) WEEKDAYS: WEEKEND 2:154:00 11 Man. Thur. 8:10 10:00 Busing Group Meets Tonight LAKELAND A group of parents opposed to forced busing of their elementary children will meet here today at 7: 30 p.m.

in the Myrtle Street Full Gospel Church. Van Newberry, spokesman for the parents, said the church is at the corner of Tennessee Avenue and Myrtle Street. He told The Tribune the purpose of the meeting will be to allow parents to decide "what to do next because we're not getting any results at all from the federal courts." About 70 petitions for writs of habeas corpus have been filed in Tampa federal court, and the parents claim the judges have delayed a decision unnecessarily. However, court sources have told The Tribune that the petitions will be heard as soon as the judges' schedules permit. in Florida, just to keep peace with the chambers of commerce.

Saturday was another anniversary probably overlooked by most of us Heartlanders. Fifteen years ago, President John F. Kennedy quarantined Cuba because of the discovery of missile bases on the island. Maybe you remember the troop convoys rolling down U.S. 27, the numbers of military aircraft in the skies and the rush to put up air-raid sirens in every part of town, the digging of bomb shelters and the rest of the civil-defense preparedness scene.

Winter duce the Hardee County Fair. I enjoy the county fairs of the Peace River Valley each year, including Hardee's and DeSoto's, because I'm seeing the results of what the valley people can accomplish on their farms, ranches, groves, homes, in their schools, businesses and every day leisure hours. I get ideas looking at other peoples' hobbies. Dr. Remedios Gammad, a general medical practioner who left Arcadia for North Dakota has returned to DeSoto County and reopened her practice and office.

"I like Arcadia," Dr. Gammad said. "I enjoyed my stay here. That's why I came back." Mark Croy, 22, was sworn in as the City of Bowling Green's newest councilman last week and possibly as the youngest council member to serve that city or any municipality in the Peace River Valley. He also followed in his father's foot steps.

Bill Croy served a stint on the commission in the early 1970s. Since there was only one candidate for each position no election was held in Bowling Green this year. The cities of Zolfo Springs, Wauchula and Bowling Green have become bilingual and publish ballots and other important notices in Spanish as well as English. Hardee County Sheriff Newton Mur-dock has also joined the public officials using Spanish announcements. He published a recent notice to citrus fruit haulers concerning regulations in Spanish and in English.

At least one of his deputies speaks Spanish. Peace River Valley was once tri-lin-gual. There were the Spanish conquistadors, the English settlers and the Timu-can Indians speaking their own Valley Gets First Arrivals For I i Pii NT yS STAURA Peace Valley Views 1 1 AND RIO ROOM L0UNG Are proud to announce ihe corning of the fabulous Many writers in recent years who specialize in Bigfoot stories contend they appear in some areas of the world about the time flying saucers and unidentified flying objects appear in Big-foot sighting areas. Terry Jones of the Green Swamp area reported to the Polk County Sheriffs Department that one of the big apes was sighted on his property earlier this month. The Bigfootologists said undoubtedly the mysterious ape-man-like creature hid in the huge underground "faults" or cavities or spaces beneath the ground.

He pointed out that homes built over these faults sunk into these cavities at time in Polk County. That's a new angle for Bigfoot and UFO hunters to consider in future investigations in the Peace River Valley. Are there underground villages of Big-foots or UFO's underground? The theory has been advanced before and is not new. Peace River Valley's communities, cities and rural areas have begun receiving the first arrivals of the thousands of persons who will visit, come to stay or to work for a while or get permanent jobs, or to retire or just to pass through the valley during the remaining autumn and winter months of the 1977-78 harvest season. The Canadians are here because I have begun getting Canadian coins in change at the stores.

Other arrivals in the valley in the weeks ahead will include: migrant laborers, tourists, new residents and some illegal aliens. All will be spending money. I see buildings long vacant being reopened with cars with out-of-state licenses parked in the yards. But, there will be one major difference. New state laws passed this year by the Florida Legislature include: Outlawing the hiring of aliens who are in the country illegally.

But, along with the hopes ahead for a new harvest season with its wealth is the nagging inflation which ups prices every month at the food and other stores. In annual tests given to chickens in Hardee County for encephalitis, also known as the sleeping sickness, County Sanitation Director George Heine reported that two of five chickens tested have had the disease. Tests are continuing. Meanwhile, judging by the way the roosters crow for daylight, midnight or for other reasons in my neighborhood, those fowl are not affected by any kind of sleeping sickness. They are wide awake and let the people know it.

A Peace River Valley Bigfootologist has come up with a suggestion as to the whereabouts of Polk County's mysterious ape-man or Florida Swampman after it eludes hunters and searchers just like it did earlier this month in the Green Swamp. -v With Shows Dance Music Tuesday thru Saturday October 25 thru December 3 You ere also invited to enjoy STEAKS PRIM MS FRESH SEAFOODS In our spacious dining room. PHONE 299-1 151 200 CYPRESS GARDENS BLVD. ADJOINING WINTER HAVEN'S A promotion long overdue, so many of us believe, has come to a former Hardee County High School coach, the former head of the Wauchula Youth Center and a long-time educator in the county school system. Leon W.

Sharp has been promoted by Supt. John Terrell and the school board to principal of the Hardee Middle School. He was an excellent coach and he produced a fine program for years at the youth center. The youth center is getting an equally talented youth leader to sue- HEARTLAND.