The Palm Beach Post from West Palm Beach, Florida • Page 25

THE PALM BEACH Memler A udit Bureau Of Circulations VOL. XVII: No, 3iJ0 WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6, 192S" Single Copy 1 en Lents II i III III I' III I General News Section POST LARGEST CONTRACT I Fort Pierce, Deo. 6. What the UNUSUAL INTEREST IN MERCHANTS' PABEANT by considering that the new white-way plan for the downtown section of Fort Pierce requires 889 standards against 650 for this first unit of San Lucie Plaza. Garland-Hayes, electrical contractors of Fort Plorce, have beon awarded the contract for Installation of the system.

SEAPLANE IS PUT IN USE BYJOCA RATON Mizner Development Makes Use of Fast Transportation From Palm Beach Offices and with panels of special glass. An interesting fact In, connection with this" style of top Is that it was this design that was originally selected by Benjamin Franklin toi' the first street lighting of the city of Philadelphia. These standards are not only most artistic but highly efficient, The first unit will require approximately one hundred fifty standards of the duplex or double light type, these being used In the parkways; and five hundred single light standards for the boulovards und roads. San Lucie Tlaza's white- way will have Its lights placed at a much closer Intervals than is the usual practice. Included in this first order Is over 100,000 feet of parkway cable, all cables and wires being underground.

The system will connect with the Fort Plorce power plant, The same type of lighting standard will be used In the boulevard and causeway from Ran Luclo Piaza to Fort Plorce beach; the bridge liewels having the same tops as the parkway lights. Some Idea of the magnitude of tha San Lucie Pluza lighting plan may be gulned DISCOVERS PRODIGY Tallahassee, Dec. 5. AP A cartooning prodigy has been found In Tallahassee. The first Issue of the Florida Morning State, the new morning newspaper In Tallahassee, carried a front page cartoon, the work of Victor Lamb, 18-year-old son of DeWltt Lamb, news editor of the publication.

The picture was a splendid piece of art. The Navy rulo nowadays seems to be three years afloat and three years on the witness stand. Detroit News, BEVIS NAMED SECRETARY Tallahassee, Dec. P. AP Waltoi P.

Bevts. of Tallahassee, has been named secretary of tho stute road department, to Buccecd Miss Ella Creasy Thompson, of Bagdad, according to an announcement made by Dr. Fons A. Hathawny. Let nothing foul to either eye or ear reach those doors within which dwells a boy.

Juvenal. Llfo Is not so short but that there i't always time enough for rourtesy. Emerson. Westlnghouse Electric company re ports as one of the largest single contracts of its kind ever placed in Florida was made today between that company and the San Lucie Plaza corporation for the lighting' standards for the first unit of the San Lucie Plaza development at Fort Pierce. The standards specified are of the finest type made by the West-Inghouse company.

They are of the lantern style top, octagonal In shape Progress consists of swapping old troubles for new, Columbia Record. Women in Africa are said to be clamoring for American clothes. Africa has the climate for Minneapolis Journal. 47, Range 41 Phone Section 16 Township 2(G) Unusual Interest Is centering Into Exposition headquarters, where plans for the Palm Beach County Industrial Pageant are rapidly assuming gigantic proportions. Local Jobbers and merchants are whipping plans Into shape for the Installation of their various exhibits and many attractive and novel Ideas are being worked out.

Not less than OS booths will be filled with the products of local business houses which are promising to make a tremendous success. A magnet for thousands of visitors, tho pageant will prove of Inestimable value in presenting West l'alm Beach's greater possibilities to the outside world; a skillful blending of "made and sold" In West Palm Beach products, of amazing creations, that will amuse and attract people afternoon and night. To the busy man, the pageant features are a genuine boon, and to those 'who have no commercial Interest, their community pride will compel them to visit tho numerous boot fa in which will lie dlf played many novel Inventions and an extensive line of manufactured products, which are found in use In the home, In the office or In the shop. The pageant will do two things which will prove of Inesllmublo value to those who participate First-It will draw to West Palm Beach puirket many buyers from the territory served by West Pulm Bouch Industries. Second It will reawaken the pride of West Palm Beach in the diversified Industries and the commercial enterprises that have made her tho Important city she is today.

This, the big effort of the year on the, juirt of the lobbcrs and mr-cliuiits to establish direct contact with the citizen of West Pulm Beach and the surr- ndlng trade territory. The amusement purt of the program has been given very careful consideration by the committee. The feature attraction will bo the W. II. Rico Water Circus and Spectacle.

Amateur diving contosts will be held nightly. Sixteen beautiful loving cups will be given to the fortunate winners In the several classes. Those wishing to enter in these contests may leave their names at the office tent In the City Park, opposite the Kettlcr Theatre. The Industrial Pageant will be hold at tho Municipal Athletic Field for nine days commencing Friday, December 11. If France rledges posterity to pay, her next little job is tq provide a posterity.

Associated Editors (Chicago.) SALESMEN Active sales and advertising campaign starting on one of the most successful city developments In Florida. Excellent money-making oppor-tunlty for men who can produce. BOCA RATON PARK Yost Kennard, Inc. 330 South Olive Street A 216 Clematis St. 2000 The first unit of the air force of the Mizner Development Corporation la now actually functioning, with a five-paesenger seaplane making oally trips to Boca Raton from Palm Beach.

This fact was gleaned from nn announcement made yesterday by George Fryhofer, the general sales manager of the Mizner Corporation, The plane la piloted by Ray Apple- gate, who flew here from Chicago n.oenlly, uu the plane in moored at the Palm Beach end of the wuth bridge, Mr, AppluKfite is well known in Palm Beach as ho waft here la.it winter i. I made passenger flights to Havana and the BuhamuH. Mr. Applegato In nn Internationally known uliimm, having maintained lilt Interest In flying 'after the world war by maintaining a nun' -r of vussongor planes in Kjuvlce around Chicago, The plane in a Curtlss model, powered by a 12-cylinder Liberty motor. It 1h one of the centers of interest to the crowds who swarm over the south bridge dully.

Crowds collect there and the take-off ax the piano ascends from Lake worth. The well known flyer plans to kind his plane In Luke Boca hKVon as the southern terminus of his air route from l'alm Bench to Boca Raton, The addition of the nlr service to the bus service that hns already been Inaugurated by tho Mizner Corporation will mark a new era in development progress and service to clients In Florida. This step taken by tho Mizner Cor poration puts it well in the van of progressive Florida concerns. It will be remcmbu.i that Addison Mizner recently proffer! a landing field at Boca Buton to Henry Ford to aid the famous automobile, mtmufneturer hi ma process of nlr travel and freight service expansion. The chain.

ler of commerce in West Pulm 1 leach was approached' by Ford representatives to procure a field at I'oca Raton. Mr. Applegato ts very enthusiastic on the prospect of the air line to Boca Raton. "The lake there is an admirable binding place," he said. "Wo can Inaugurate a nrvicc tliut will be a genuine achievement Now that the winter season is here, and the crowds are sufficient to Justify an air service, tho Mizner Corporation has been most progressive." It will be remembered that Inst winter Mr.

Applegate was the man who Introduced moonlight flying among 'the fashionable members of the winter colony hore. On his last trip hero he flew from Chicago by way of the Mississippi valley in 10 hours actual flying time. He was forced to land several times on the way when he encountered severe storms. One shudders to think what will be needed to constitute a radical fifty years from now. El I'aso Hemld.

TODAY 3:00 P. M. A WILD WEST SHOW AT MONET on the Dixie 9 Mile. North of West Palm Beach si 1 Popular Prices Real Thrills! FREE Parking Space 157 To? 13) I I Corner beach residence at Picture City. Fronts on ocean with golf links in rear.

Completely furnished and ready for occupancy. Two-car garage and servants' quarters with 6 rooms. 150 feet on ocean, 400 feet deep. Price, $95,000, one-third cash. Southland Park Lake front, 50x125.

Under market. Price and terms on application. EL CID Home on Granada Road, east of Olive. Oak floors throughout. Furnished completely with piano.

Price, $42,000, agreeable terms. NORTHWOOD HILLS New 5 room Spanish bun-galow. Price $9,750.00. Cash $2,250.00. Balance $50 per month.

PALM BEACH Charming new Spanish stucco house in restricted neighborhood, $52,500. fisiffGs 216 Clematis it. Phone 208.