The Palm Beach Post from West Palm Beach, Florida • Page 65

1 Thursday, April 1, 1965 The Palm Beach Post 7 Merger Of Junior Colleges And Civil Rights Discussed Advisory Board, also recommended, and the school board approved, a raise in President King's salary to $14,000 to bring his salary in line with other college presidents to the state. Dr. King presently draws $13,000 annually. City Commissioner Milton Tucker appeared before the board requesting that the school officials consider the anticipated income of the college. He added that the new schedule should place the college among the top 10 in the 6tate for instructional jer-sonnel.

The schedule was recommended by the advisory board along with a budget of $430,385. Under new system, the tear.ners will work 17 more days than previously. C. S. Miley, Chairman of the paying more of the cost of constructing streets bordering schools.

No formal action was taken, but Tucker was informally advised that the school board was doing all It could to help finance paving the streets and felt that its previous agreement with the city and county commissions should be continued by the present city commission. project have been approved by both the U.S. Corps of Engineers and the Forth Pierce City Commission. THREE HUNDRED FEET of the South Jetty (lower) at the Fort Pierce Inlet, shown above, wiii be converted into a sea fishing pier. Plans for the FORT PIERCE Meeting in special session Tuesday night, the St.

Lucie County School Board reviewed a letter from State Superintendent Thomas Bailey, in which he recommends that the Indian River and Lincoln Junior Colleges be consolidated into one institution. Bailey s'ated in his letter that communities with more than one junior college could not be considered in compliance with the Civil Rights Act, even If both Institutions maintained an open admission policy which both local colleges do, Bailey further states, "It appears likely that any delay on the part of counties in moving toward full compliance may provide the basis for action on the part of federal officials." Bailey added that his office has been informed that it will be the policy of the U. S. Office of Education actively to check for compliance during the coming year. Bailey's recommendation covers Bay, Escambia, Jackson, Madison, Marion, Lake, Palm Beach and Volusia Counties as well as St.

Lucie County. County School Superintendent Ben L. Bryan told the board that he plans to meet with the superintendents of the four counties served by the two local junior colleges and with the junior college advisory board to discuss the matter. He indicated that he planned to have a recommendation at an early date. The school board approved the budget and new schedule for the Indian River Junior College for the 1985-66 school year.

Teachers and administrative personnel will receive approximately 10 per cent more money next year due to the Increased work load brought about by year-round operation of the college. President Maxwell King Stuart Garden Club Plans Installation, Special Fete Mrtiw.tr rT-wwfn-f "iS rVr rmmmdmmsum, viously deputy assessor at Polk County, and is replacing the late C. VV. Budd Pfeiffer in the assessor's Citrus Pickers Demand Doubled During Month FORT PIERCE The need for citrus pickers in the Indian River district has been great this year and James Harris, farm-labor representative with the Florida State Employment Service in Fort Pierce said Tuesday the need is greater now than it has been. Earlier this month, Harris said that at least 125 pickprs were urgently in demand.

To day, he said that number has risen to about 250. One thing he said may help the situation is that, as of this Thursday, the minimum wige paid a picker will be $1 15 per hour guaranteed. As of now, the minimum is 95 cents per hour. The new regulation has been set up by the U.S. Department of Labor.

Harris has been putting on an advertising program In attempts to locate those persons who are interested in harvesting, but thus far only four or five persons have replied. A Look At EDWIN L. GLASSCOCK, right, newly named city assessor and director of public works at Stuart is shown here being greeted by Stuart City Manager Joe N. Crowder. Glasscock was pre Citrus Commission Okays Vote On Advertising Tax LAKELAND (AP) The will borrow from emergency re-immediately.

The concentrators Florida Citrus Commission gave serve funds for part of the $3.5 must come up with the rest million to begin the program Vero Beach Groundbreaking Heralds New Post Office Martin County T- TT Ed STUART The Gardpn Club of Stuart will install officers at a luncheon at Port St. Lucie Country Club April 12 at 12:30 p.m. A special feature of the program will be the honoring of not only past presidents, but also Mrs. Wilbur S. Forrest, Mrs.

Donald O'Kelly, Mrs. Arthur E. Sims, William Ambler, Edwin A. Menninger, and others who have, over the years, been dedicat ed to the promotion of civic beautification. Mrs.

Hugh Wuloughby, a past president, will install the following new officers: Mrs. W. Arnold Gesner, president; Mrs. Robert J. Koster, first vice president: Mrs.

Charles H. Munch, second vice-president; Mrs. Raleigh Blackwel-der, recording secretary: Mrs. Fred D. Morris, corresponding secretary; Mrs.

Howard W. Neail, treasurer Gluckler Teachers Association, working Supt. of School Thomas L. Crook's wait for years," said one to this Tuesday night when his jeep hat to Herman Reitz and Ernest work for the power boat races tourist season was good still By Members of the Classroom hard to get the ceiling lifted on I. C.

Wilkins. The luncheon will be in the Terrace and pteced'ng it, members and guests will have an opportunity to view workshop exhibits. Be The Same A Panther There was no proof that the big cat was the same one which has worried Jensen Beach residents, because few there have seen other than an outline of the animal in the dark or Its footprints In the sand. There was no doubt that the cat was a panther, Todt said. It was about three feet tall at the head, had a long, perhaps three-foot tail, and was chasing a badly scared rabbit down the center line of the highway.

When the rabbit took to the palmettos the cougar followed at a loping pace, indicating it was quite confident of an early supper. Todt stopped his car, as did another motorist. "Did you see that?" Todt was asked by the other man. "Sure did," replied Todt. Both agreed on the breed.

It has been many years since the last panther report in Stuart. The locale is at the eas tern city limits near the Broad way section, which is quite heavily populated Hospital Group To Seat Slate STUART The Woman's Auxiliary of Martin Memorial Hospital will install officers at a 12:30 p.m. luncheon Monday at Sunrise Inn. Evans Crary, chairman of the hospital board, will be the guest speaker. Mrs.

Arthur Block of Vero Beach will install the new officers, who are Mrs. Karl Stone-burner, president; Mrs. Toley Engebretsen, first vice-presi dent; Mrs. Emer Thomas, second vice-president; Mrs. T.

A. Bernard, treasurer; Mi-s. Walter Bauman, recording secretary, and Mrs. Clifton Peny, cor responding secretary. John McQuigg and Mrs salary to $14,000 from Its present $10,000, not to $12,500 as reported in some places make no bones about the reason for their generosity.

They say candidly Crock's pay must go up If theirs Is to go up, and that faced with re-apportionment and the almost sure loss of a local, sympathetic legislator, this is a "last clinncfi" stand. "We've eot to eet it how or commented that this is a maximum amount which can be placed in total salaries under St. Lucie School Board Accepted 14 Resignations FORT PIERCE The St, Lucie county school board, in its Tuesday night meeting, acce. pted several resignations from school personnel. Mrs.

Margaret Davidson and Mrs. Helen Campbell of the Dan McCarty High School and Mrs Carolyn Blasingame and Mrs. Annie Young of the Lawnwood Elementary School submitted retirement resignations which were accepted. Mrs. Davidson has worked 16 years in the county and presently is serving as dean of girls; Mrs.

Campbell has been with the local school system 28 years and is currently teaching English and Spanish. Mrs. Young has taught seven years and Mrs. Blasingame 10 years in St. Lucie County.

Other resignations approved came from: Walter Hebb, Mrs. Nancy Edwards, Robert Fu-gera, John W. Wetmore, James W. Bogle and Charles R. King, Instructors at Dan McCarty; Mrs.

Van Roberts and Mrs. Do rothy Spann, teachers at Lincoln Park Academy, and Mrs. June Arter and Miss Jean Bev- ington at the Lawnwood Elementary School. Mrs. Manila Rollins was app ointed to replace Hebb who resigned to accept the county tax assessor appointment and Mrs.

Wanda Blaisdell was named En glish teacher at the Dan McCar ty High School. I think maybe the whole scramble for more money, not only In Martin but in many other small and meaium-sizea TOum. fho and this is a fact is due to the same processors the green light Wed nesday for a vote among themselves on whether to tax them selves for a special $3.75 mil lion advertising campaign for frozen orange juice. The special reierendum was ordered at the end of a public hearing which has been under way, at different times, for most of March. Ballots went out immediately and must be returned by April 9.

A favorable vote of 67 per cent of the processors represen ting 51 per cent of the volume of frozen orange concentrate Is ne eded to approve the cam paign. Concentrators testified during the public hearing that they face a serious economic emer gency. They said concentrate sales have been lagging, and the special advertising push is needed to Increase consumption. However, Florida Citrus Mu tual, the industry's big grower organization, has maintained that this attitude stems from a lack of confidence. In a statement, Executive Vice President Robert W.

Rut-ledge said, "Sales are good and there is a better and more optimistic feeling among the buying trade and throughout the Industry." Anyone who believes otherwise, he said, just doesn't have the facts. The commission decided that an emergency does exist. If the concentrators approve the advertising plan, they will be levying a five-cent-a-box tax on an estimated 70 million boxes of oranges they will use for concentrate next season. Meanwhile, the commission reasoning. C.B.

Abogast was injured flipped ou U.S. 1 north of town. I think someone should tip a stanrikh for their efforts on behalf of waterways activities neie, Herman represents Stuart Chamber and Ernie the Jensen Beach and Mrs. Carl H. Turner, Tabebuia chairman.

Mrs. William Walters Is chairman of the hostess committee. Serving with her are Mrs. Neail, Mrs. Ralph A.

Dane, Mrs. Lloyd A. Fanning, Mrs. W. C.

Holzhauer, Mrs. It May Not Cat, But It's STUART For months resi dents of the outer fringes of Jensen Beach have been com plaining of a big cat in thelr back yards late at night. Wednesday, late In the after' noon and in daylight, the big cat or one like it showed up just outside the city limits of Stuart. Mayor William P. Todt and another man saw the cat a Florida panther or cougar, sometimes called puma loping along A1A about 200 yards east of the rose gardens at Redeem er Lutheran Church, Tourists Collide At Intersection FORT PIERCE Two out-of- state drivers collided at the in tersection of Seaway Drive and South Indian River Drive Tues day evening resulting in one minor Injury to a passenger and property damages of $350.

Pilice Officer Ronnie Parker reported both drivers gave him the same statement. Grant Sherrow 68, of Keansburg, N.J. was driving west on Seaway Drive and Arthur Wiedman, 68, of Watertown; N.Y. was going east when the Sherrow auto struck the Wied man auto on the right side while Wiedman was preparing to make a turn onto Indian River Drive. Mary L.

Sherrow, 63, suffered slight injuries but did not require hospital treatment. Wiedman was given an oral warning for failing to yield the right of way. Insurance Firm Honors Bravakis FORT PIERCE George Bravakis of 2605 S. 14th St. has been designated by Life Insu rance Co.

of Georgia as a mem ber of the President's Club which is the company's top ho nor organization. Bravakis earned membership the elite group by virtue of his outstanding record of sales and service to policyholders du ring 1964. His wife Kitty, works in the office of the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Dept. The Bravakises have one daughter, Linda, 12, Bravakis has been with the company for 14 years.

Three other men in the Fort Pierce district of the company also were named to the club. They are James M. King of Stuart; S. Lee Nuzie of Vero Beach and Jack A. Sheets of Eau Gallie.

Girls Win Honors FORT PIERCE Lynn Louise North of Colonial High School, Orlando, has been nam ed the 1965 Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow for Florida. She ranked first among over 15,000 girls in 265 of the state's high schools. Ranking second In the state was Suzette Marie De Beaubien of Seabreeze Senior High School, Day-tona Beach, The local winners in the contest were Elizabeth Cohen of Dan McCarty and Carol Ann Shaw of Lincoln Park Academy. nhomw vuaterwavs committees. ana too oneu Rica onlv committee workers, that is.

They came up with the basic Feb. 28 at Jensen and they're both on tne locai planning l-oiwhu-tee to care for cross-state Boat-a-Caders in the Okeechobee Wa-terway cruise. As Mrs. Rosaleen Murray, Stuart Chamber manager, points out we are constantly urged to promote our fabulous waterways, but have few volunteers for our promotional activities. These two fellers are exceptions.

(Hat tipped!) TnniHontniiv RnssWn said $1.45 million by April 10. mour Rubin of Miami were awarded the contract in December. The building will cost $222,340 under terms of the contract and will be leased by the Post Office department for a base period of 20 years, with six renewable options for five years each. The new one story building will be air conditioned and will offer almost three times the working room space now available. It will have an interior space of 16,099 square feet, compared to the present 5,394 square feet.

Off-street parking for 25 cars will be provided in a lot adjacent to the north side of the building. There will be a door from the parking lot into the box-service lobby. The service area will feature bank top counters In lieu of windows. The new post office will be ready for occupancy September 1965. Train Victim Has Intensive Care A 33-year-old dredge operator remained under intensive care at St.

Mary's Hospital Wednesday night with injuries incurred when his car was struck by a train Wednesday morning at Mi litary Trail and Bee-Line High way. Ellis Lamar Prevatt of In diantown was thrown about 65 feet from his car after it was struck by a Seaboard Air Line Railroad passenger train, according to police. Florida Highway Patrol Trooper J. M. Hughey said Prevatt was driving 15-20 miles an hour as he approached the crossing.

He said the car was tossed 50 feet, burst into flames, and scat, tered parts along the tracks. Prevatt's father, E. L. Prevatt of 1200 NW Ave. L.

Belle Glade, said his son was no longer on the critical list. Prevatt's mother, Mrs. Ralph Green, lives in Stuart. Prevatt was identified as an employe of Potashnick Construction Co. Lions Club To Elect FORT PIERCE The Lions Club will hold election of offi cers Apr.

22 at the regular meeting at Simonsen's Restaurant. Nominations will be iccept-ed at the regular meetings on Apr. 1, 8 and 15. The nominating committee has presented Dick White as president, Don Hebert and Jack Smith as first and second vice-presidents, respectively, Warren Claussen as third vice-president, C. M.

Clark as secretary and Bob Sheridan as treasurer. is, for this time of year, as a matter of fact. Didn't have to count visitors to office to realize it, however. Only had to try to get VERO BEACH A new post- office for Vero Beach became one step nearer on Tuesday as ground was broken for the buil ding which Is to be located in the block bounded on the north by 21st. Street, on the west by 13th.

Avenue, on the east by St. Lucie Avenue and on the south by Osceola Blvd. Alice and Sey- Welcome Wagons Will Join Forces For A Whingdinfj FORT PIERCE Representatives of the Treasure Coast Welcome Wagon Clubs from Vero Beach through Jupiter met this week at the Port St. Lucie Country Club and made plans for the upcoming annual "whingding" which will be held at the country club Oct 27 The affair will start at 11 a.m. with a social hour and will be followed by luncheon and the program.

The Fort Pierce Club, represented by Mrs. V. I. Cox, Mrs. Joseph W.

Horn and Mrs. D. G. Mulcahy, was aDDointed to serve as head of the program. Other appointments were as follows: reception committee, presidents of all clubs; the Stuart group as the decorating committee; tickets committee Golden Wheel Club of Vero Beach; the prizes committee, the Jupiter Club and the Vero Beach organization will act as the publicity committee, The next planning meeting of the entire group will be held at the Coral Lanes in Stuart Sept.

15. Cemetery House Looted Of Tools FORT PIERCE The equipment house at Stone's Cemetery was broken into Tuesday night, according to a report made to the St. Lucie County Sheriff's office by Wesley Shaw of Stone's Funeral Home at 317 N. Seventh St. Shaw said a large tape recorder, used for music at funerals, a speaker and cord and various tools were stolen.

The tools consisted of wrenches, hammers, measuring tapes, hedge clippers and pruning shears. An investigation is being made by deputies. Powell Smith reported to de puties that the Angle Road Liquor Store was broken into 'fan day night. Several bottles of liquor were taken, he said, ami about $100 from a cigarette through Confusion Corner confused completely by out-of-state Olivers who aren't usually faced with such fantasies in roads. Word passed at Witham Field the day Mrs.

Jacquelyn Kennedy came in on the Caroline was that secret service protection, usually accorded a president's widow for a year after husband's death, was extended to two years in her case and may be extended more after that. Rep William R. Scott, staunch Democrat, former state representative friend and supporter of fornier-Gov. Farris Bryant, member of the board of governors of the Central and Southern Florida Flood Control District, will speak to the Martin County Young Republican Club April 6, on reapportionment. Could this be a backlash to Operation Big Switch, YRP's new project? Seaman Apprentice John W.

Thomas, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Thomas of Cabana Point graduates Apr. 9 from Naval Fire Control Technician's school at Great Lakes Naval Training Center.

Janitors say beer cans, wine and whiskey bottles littered some toilets at courthouse at close of each day the murder trial was on first of this week. That missing barbecue grill part at the Palm City fire station has been found was hi a vacant lot about two and a half blocks from the fire station. Firemen phoned to say thanks for publicity, which helped. Red Cross fund drive total $9,700 goal is $12,109 I If ir z- 4 hurry! Electric Service of Stuart, new corporation here, with James K. Ronell, Stuart; Robert N.

Krauss and Susan C. Krauss of Palm City according to Sec. of State Tcm Adams. The Church of Christ at Stuart also incorporated in March. VFW al Indiantown announces an old-fashioned family picnic with a charcoal fire available if you want to cook over it Sunday from noon to 5 p.m.

a nice idea. luncheon will be held from noon to 1 p.m. Tom Holma, general chairman of the local club, left, points to the club shirt worn by Fred Weick, FLORIDA AERO CLUB, Vero Beach Chapter, will hold a fly-in Sunday at the Municipal Airport in Vero Beach. Tours of the aircraft will be conducted to 11 a.m., and a buffett.