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The Bradenton Herald from Bradenton, Florida • 9

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JT Friday July IS 1966 l-t Boy Club Leader Named New United Fund Director Joseph A Reno executive di-I rector of the Boys' Clubs of Manatee County has been appointed executive director of I the United Fund of County by the Executive Board lit was announced today by Rowlett president Reno will assume his duties on Aug 116 and will replace Lee IRanck who has headed the lUnited Fund since It was reor jganized six years ago salary will be $8800 Iper year plus $100 a month expense allowance making the I $10000 total authorized by the board Ranck was paid $6000 room library story telling ling job of service to the club boys guidance vocational grid- Leeth further stated that ho ance and special events knew Reno would be a valu-Reno holds membership onluable asset to the United Fund the nominating committee and and conveyed the bend wishes membaihip committee of the Board of Directors of Club Professional Association the Club to Reno In his membership committee fa Mid- new endeavor die Atlantic States Club Professional Association and in Rowlett while expressing re Illinois-advisory board to hire having to make a the handicapped and Gova- jhooge In the leadership of tho dot's Advisory Board for youth unL id to fund was most employment I fortunate In finding a person of Reno is a native of Worces- ta Mass A forma Marine He also received a MBA Do- wiFff gree from the University of Mi- d5ter fmi Ed did advaimk i WSS? Boar5i Purdue and New York mre Keno- JOSEPH RENO new directa Executive Training Course University of Georgia 1963 He has directed and organ-zed the following activities In dubs: athletics games day csmp games ity Wheeler Leeth president the Manatee County Chib at losing Reno expressed regret as the executive director since! he has done such an outstand- 6 Complaints Received On Swim Pools GO GO It's a wild basketball game and the children have fun The Summer School Program places emphasis on good sportsmanship as well as how to play the game In the Hamilton background left to right Memorial Pier To Get New Look Since last Tuesday when three-year-old Patrick Lutz 2cupied 5 I drowned in an abandoned Museum which will move to swimming pool at a house fLI 5 66th Sfreet NW the occupies rooms formerly occu- reports that it has had pied by toe Greata Bradenton ax complaints about un-Chamber of Commerce juarded pools in which Radio Station WTRL and week 1304 6611 toe Bradenton Yacht Chib St NW brought action from The third floor in a bad state I Harold Brookshire the county of disrepair to not occupied building directa Working urn Ellto Bradenton ger building code provirion building would cost $41000 hazards Brookshire saw Tourville howeva says this it that the pool was coyer would be only drop in toe led with three-quarter Inch ply I wood Bradenton's Memorial Pia to eing inspected this week by representatives of the firm of Smith Gillespie consulting engineers fa the City of Bradenton preliminary to renovation and repair of toe pia facilities According to Tourville lommissiona of Public Works for the CXty plans call for renovation of both the old pia wilding and the decking around boat anchaages at toe pia Smith Gillespie to making feasibility study of the project and will present cost estimates to the (Sty Council when toe study to completed Currently the three story pia building his Its first floa New College Issues Warning On Drugs 'NEW Winning plaques for ping pong games is the Summer School Program Happy winners are left to rig! ton Renea Moseley Carol Geraldson Clark Rasmussen and Danny Dates Robert Norwine dean of students at New College has issued a warning against the "illegal possession and of drugs on the Sarasota campus according to The Catalyst New College student newspaper Norwine said he made this statement in response to a let- with the new drugs in Construction Of Water Line Nears The 36-inch treated wata transmission line from the Manatee County Wata Treatment Plant to the boosta pumping station east of Oneco us $50 per month expense at wance Reno has been in Boys' Club I work professionally since 1952 and for the past ten years he has saved in an execidive ca- parity Prior to coming to Bra-try of mis year den ton in January he had served as program recta of the lakeland Club director of the Yba City Branch Boys' Club of Tampa and then executive director of the Boys' Clubs of East St Louis I1L He returned to Florida in Octoba 1962 in a dual role as directa of the Interbay Branch Boys' Clubs of Tampa Reno is a certified Bos' Club worka charta memba of Boys Club Professional Association Boys' Clubs Administrative course at New York University in 1959 Club DR DAME SAYS Manatee Can Manage Pollution Recent speculation concerning for federal assistance the need in the control and and prevention I local wata pollution problems has little basis in fact according to Dr Geage Dame Director of the Manatee County Health Department Dr Dame Indicated the State Board of Health and the Manar tee County Health Department its agent In Manatee County has all the powa necessary to effectively control wata pollu-in this area "Wata quality standards we I clewly stipulated In Five of the State Sanitai Code" Dr Dame said "am these atandards are enforceabl by the State Board of Healt and the County Health Dr Dame Indicated the county health department to currently engaged in a program which will lead to "claming 19" toe few Manatee County lakes and rivers which are polluted "This talk about toe need for fedaal aaatotance has come shout because people are im- patient to get the job done They can hardly be Mamed for that he added "but pollution seldom happens ova night and it to neva cured ova night Through the technical assistance of too State Board of Health Dr Dame arid toe county to now monitoring riven and streams in Manatee County to determine pollution levels and peak periods Samples ire collected and an-alyzedati SBH facility in Win-ter Haven When toe pollution control laboratory (now unda construction) to completed ill the necessary equipment to test Ts will be pollution levels will be available right here in the county he said In addition to checking wata samples too county to taking shellfish samples In Terra Ceil Bay Sarasota Bay Bishops Hirbor and Piney Point Bi-weekly bacteriological studies are being conducted in the Braden Riva and Wards Lake source of the City of Bradenton The wata system The Braden Rlv-a to polluted Dr Dame concedes nut the pollution has not reached a level Chemical samples are beini taken at toe points where feed a streams empty Into what will soon be the Manatee County reservoir to determine the chemical content of the water supplying the reservoir There la some speculation that agricultural chemicals may be finding their way Into the Manatee River potentially poring a problem to the new wata supply If the problem exists it may be cured before the reservoir becomes a reality Dr Dame Indicated The pollution department to taking well samples In the also vicinity of the Borden Chemical Port Manatee plant In tho fall Dr Dame said the Health Department will Initiate a comprehensive chemical monitoring network of all surface waters In the vicinity of Manatee County Tho program will be aimed at detecting and correcting all chemical wata pollution problems In the county The recent publicity concerning the County Health Department's lack of strong legal powers to enforce air pollution controls "muddied the wata some concerning water pollution Dr Dame Indicated While Myakka State Park Scene Of Dedication Saturday Program leaches Kids Sportsmanship Participation and manship are heavily ed in all summer gym activities stated the directors of the summer school program Children of different age groups play with the younger participants and learn more advanced skills from the older children The older children benefit from this experience in learning to be more understanding and more helpful according to directors New skills are learned mid skills acquired during the regular school year are developed and extended further Table tennis better known as "ping Is one of the new games that many students play Other games include speed ball basketball whiffle baH bombardment and soccer Bob Visa Coordinator fa the Walker and Bayshore Junior High School gyms stated that physical education activities in the gumma program afford excellent opportunities and an excellent setting fa the development of leadership abilities Each yew at die Walker and Bayshore Jr High School gyms winners of the singles doubles (both boys and girls) and mixed doubles in ping pong are awarded engraved plaques These plaques are made especially for this event by Herb Merita Director of the County Supply Store and Keith Robertson Industrial Arts teacher at the Walker Junior High School Understanding and appreciation of children are requisites which the instructors reflect in their successful working with boys and girls at the four Manatee JpSt High School County gyms Decree Stops Garbage Pickup In Merged Area Cedar Hammock Refuse Disposal Corp has won its Circuit Court case against the City of Bradenton Yesterday Circuit Judge Robert Willis signed a decree enjoining the City from collecting garbage in a potion of the West Bradenton area covered by the Refuse Disposal franchise but recently annexed to the City of Bradenton The decree also imposed judgment against the City of Bradenton in amount of $143 plus $32 in costs The suit was filed against the City in January the refuse disposal firm laiming that the City had started to collect garbage in the annexed area for which the firm already held a County franchise The franchise was granted by the County Commission in February 1955 fa five-year period Under the final decree the City is enjoined from collecting and disposing of garbage in any area covered by the franchise until the franchise expires in 1970 Trade Bon Relaxed WASHINGTON (UPI) -The State Department said Thursday the United States might under certain circumstances relax its bsn on trade with Red China Spokesman Robert McClos-key said however that any change would have to contribute to tlio national Interest of the United Slates and "tho peace of that Eart of the fun at Linda Mailing- Oneco End ject engineer for the Countywide wata supply and distribution system According to Commission Chairman Dan McClure the original contract with A Stanley Mundy for construction of the transmission line has been lowered in amount of $26712 by changing the Braden Riva crossing to a subaqueous rather than an elevated wata line Adjusted amount of the contract is $1277861 McClure also said that the two one and one-half million-gallon ground storage tanks fa treated wata located next to the Boosta Pumping Station east of Oneco will be accepted from the contractor The (from Corp by Aug 1 Amount of this contract is $136960 Sing Outers Get Another Invitation Sing-Out ef Bradenton baa accepted a third invitation to perform In the late anmmer and early fan according to Mrs Jerry Campbell' musical directa The focal group composed ef high achool aod college students from all schools la Manatee County will appear ai a highlight of the third aaoual picnic at which employes of Manatee Memorial Hospital will be entertained on the grounds Thursday Ang 18 Invitations had previously been accepted to slog at the stale bar convention on Longboat Key July 27 and at the Florida Klwania convention In Jacksonville In September Notebook Contractor Wayne Bailey who did the safety work on the pool handed the County Commission os a $20595 bill two days ago The Commie ion la tarn announced that It will take legal measures 4er place a Ilea on the property! fa that amount until owners of the boose and swimming pool return to Bradenton This Incident fired off the she complaints about otha unsafe pools Of that numba Brookshire said four pool owners have taken precautionary steps to eliminate the danga exist ing on their property The remaining two cases involved swimming pools which were built before present suing requirements were passed A building department spokesman said that hto office will continue efforts to Improve the two situations but stated that positive action will take a little tonga to accomplish Third Driver Blamed In Crash Late Wednesday night two cars smashed head-on in a collision attributed to a third unknown vehicle on US 301 tho Highway Patrol reports Carl Wallace Merritt 33 of 2804 Ninth Ave was driving his 1966 Dodge (damage: $500) east on 301 He told authorities that a car pulled out in front of him from Ninth Street Merritt swerved his automobile into the wrong lane to avoid one collision and got himself into anotha one with Geage Rufus Thomas 45 of 1008 Ninth Ave Although no one was hospitalized the Thomas car a 1969 Chevrolet was total wreck Shores investigating officer made no charges and said that he had no description of the third vehicle involved US Air Force Offers Old Rank To New Recruits Bradenton Air Force recruiter Sgt Lou Lamb announced today that forma servicemen from "ill are now permitted to enlist in tho Air Force with their previous rsnk provided they have not been separated more than two years and are on the Air Force critical list This includes former servicemen who have electronics administrative mechanical or other required experience Qualified men will receive their baso of choice guaranteed rank and the opportunity of serving as a technician in tho United States Air Force To check eligibility call Sgt Lamb at the Bradenton Court House Monday or Fridny morn fm Inga or see him at the Federal Building 111 Orange Sara aota or Phono: 958-3292 and thence to 30th Street East will be completed by Aug 15 This information was given to the County Commission today by Jack Steinhilpa pro- east of Sarasota and southeast of Bradenton The park famous fa its aquatic birds comprises ova 28000 acres many of which are located in Manatee county The chairman of the Advisory Paris Council of Myakka State Is Wyatt Blasringame and Talbot Brewer Anna Maria Island and Hartley Blackburn of Bradenton are members of the council The othw two members of the board are from Sarasota The development of the parts was carried forth In 1934 by workers of the Civilian Conservation Corps whose work is still found in cabins pavilions and the general plan of the park The park was opened to the Bblic in 1942 and in 1947 the ternal Improvement Fund deeded thepark to the Florida Board of Forestry and Parks It Is now held by the Florida Board of Parks and Historic Memorials The public Is cordially invited to attend the talk and the dedication ceremonies The memorial Is located on the main road and is placed within a semi circular parking road between the main entrance and the access road to the cabin areas Among those to receive apodal recognition is A Edwards 91 of Sarasota Edwards conceived the idea for the park in 1910 although the park was not established until 1934 Birthday unsupervised situations In any event says editor Todd use of drugs to far leu widespread on this campus than on Busch Gardens Starts Train Construction Anheusa Busch Inc nounced today In Tampa it has begun development of an additional 10-acre tract east of tiie brewery fa opaation of shuttle trains to transport visitors to ud from Busch Gardens Paul von Gontard plant managa said Anheuser-Busch will operate five trackless trains purchased from the New York Fair at the new facility Also included in the project to construction of a sheltered train station on the 48-acre rite which Anheuser Busch purchased from the Committee of 100 last Novemba tor $248000 Von Gontard uid that initially five acres of the tract will be utilized tor the trackless train facilities and to create an additional 500 parking spaces This will bring parking capacity at the Tampa brewery to 2000 cars vim Gontard uid Lata an additional 500 parking spaces will be added to the trackless train site Von Gontard uid construction will be completed by Octoba 1 The property lies immediately east of original boundary and fronts on McKinley Drive (40th Street) It brought to 268 acres holdings in the Tampa Industrial Park moat of which to utilized tor Busch Gardens Florida's No 1 tourist attraction Falling Children? SPRINGFIELD Mass (AP) customer came out of store just in time Thursday night He looked up and saw a small boy falling out of a third-floor window The man dropped his packages and caught the boy is he bounced off a store sign The man left without making hto identity known The boy Harold Room 3 was taken to Springfield Hospital fa treatment for minor cuts ami bruises ter from Dr James Goddard Commissioner of FOod and Drugs and In answer to recent questions posed by students asking to at the College define its policy regarding the use of hallucinatory drugs Norwine added that Ms statement was not a reaction to specific instances of student drug-taking on campus "I know If students are he said An Independent eampoa poll was made by The Catalyst and the remits indicated that some experimeatatioa with hallucinatory drags (marijuana and LSD) had occurred Tun Todd editor ef The Catalyst was quick to point ant that the survey indicated no student ase of addictive draga such aa heroia He fortha stated that according to the poll enty a few ef New College's 176 stndeati allegedly tried the hallucinatory drags and that the instances drag lie were to-freqaent Dr Goddard in hto form let-ta to more than 2000 American colleges and universities wrote that baaed on this year's reports to the Food and Drug Administration there hu been a significant increase in the 11-legal use of hallucinogenic drugs across the nation particularly near educational cental As various magazines and journals have reported there to a special fascination which college students have fa so-called hallucinogens American education la geared to self-knowledge through academic perspectives (history economica physical sciences psychology etc) LSD and aim 11 nr drags claim to give their a sera Instant self-in sight These drags woe made Illegal enrty this year becuase fa some the Is psychologically dtornptive Scientists continue to experiment with the new drags unda controlled situations and American college students according to campus newapapa editors continue to experiment Illegally the county does lick foil legal powers ova air pollution violators it hu all tho legal authority necessary to exercise legal controls ova wata pollution violators "In this area the Slate Board of Health needs no assistance" Dr Dame concluded Numerous Manatee Countians are expected to attend the massive celebration at Myakka State Park tomorrow Highlight of the ceremonies will be the dedication of a plaque honoring the founders of the park A lecture at 11 am by Allen Crowley descendant of one of the pionea families and Myakka State Park naturalist will begin dedication ceremonies to the founders of the park tomorrow The lecture will be held opposite the new memorial and a memorial and a plaque commemorating the founders of the park will be dedicated at 2:30 pm The featured speaker at the dedication will be John Fite Robertson of Sarasota forma secretary of the park board The ceremony and the memorial are sponsored by the Sarasota County Historical Commission and the Sarasota County Historical Society Myakka River State Park lies Trade Balance May Soon Shrink WASHINGTON (UPI) -The US trade balance-o vital to the balance of is likely to Shrink by about $1 billion this year the Commerce Department said Thursday The department's estimate indicated that tho surolus of exports over Imports might fall to $41 billion in 1966 compared with $52 billion In 1965 and record $7 billion In 1964 During the first five months of this year the trade surplus shrank to an annunl rale of about $4 billion A smaller trade surplus spells trouble tor efforts to eliminate tho nation's bslance of payments deficit which was $13 billion last year HAPPY BIRTHDAY TODAY TO Chip Shore Moreland Gaines Marian Newsome Michael Bryn Holder-ness Edward Seidel Joy June Parker Nancy Gayle Heath Rill Reid Mrs llattie Itollyaon Notices of birthdays may be called to The Herald any week day after 8 am but not later than 5 pm the day preceding publication.

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