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Deerfield Beach News TO REACH BOCA RATON NEWS KATCN NEWS PHONE 3767 Serving Boca- Raton and Deerfield Beach No. 4 Vol. 45 Boca Raton, Florida, Thursday, October 1, 1959 24 pages Price Ten Cents City Sanitarian Is Considered Dr. C. L. Brumback, medi- cal director of the Palm Beach Squirrel Puts Out Lights County Health Department, and Fireman Earl Troxell said a squirrel touching a transformer was Joseph C. Alvarez, chief sani- responsible for a power failure that cut out electrical service in tarian, appeared before the City Boca Raton, parts of Deerfield Beach and Delray Beach for more Commission in a committee meeting Monday to discuss the than two hours Tuesday evening. I possibility of a sanitarian for Troxell said the squirrel caused quite an explosion when it Boca Raton. came in contact with a transformer at a Florida Power and Light Alvarez told the commis- substation. sioners that a county sanitarian Service was off from 5:10 to 7:10 in most areas. employed full time in Delray Troxell said nothing was found of the squirrel. The accident Beach had been working out ex- happened at the Boca power plant, the fireman said. ceptionally well under an ar- "rangement in which the city and the state jointly pay the sani- City Commission Adopts tarian. Alvarez said a sanitarian would normally be selected New Civil Service Rules under the state merit system ex- New rules and regulations for amination and would work close- the Civil Service Board were a- Groundbreaking ly in conjunction with the County dopted by the City Commission Health Department Tuesday. Set for Monday Mayor Joe DeLong said the The new rules had been re- Boca Raton charter requires all commended by Mayor Joe De- Groundbreaking ceremonies will be held Monday in Deerfield employes of the city to be hired Long. by the Civil Service Board and Valerie Peipol and Joe Galayda prepare to take a dip off the They require that the Civil Beach for the start of the new Chamber of Commerce building such a requirement raised a -sunny beach at Boca Raton on a Sunday afternoon. They were just Service Board shall not certify question as to an agreement to two of a large crowd which took advantage of the beach recently. for appointment any name from on Hillsboro Boulevard. The affair will start with a obtain a sanitarian. -Boca Raton News Photo. an eligible list unless certain "Due to the tremendous qualifications are met and the luncheon at Pal's Captain's Table at 12:30, followed by the growth we haven't been able to necessary information received, keep up withspecialized service reviewed and studied by the ceremonies at 1:30. Planning Commission Robert Sullivan, who donated and some communities have set board. up their own programs but we The board is required to study the land for the building, will be among the many persons actin a consulting andadvisory the medical report, the oral in- position, " Alvarez said. terview, written test, mental present along with Deerfield Disbanded on 3-1 Vote Beach city officials. He said the duties of a sani- The Planning Commission Members of the Planning test where required, the appli- tarian are many, from the notice was disbanded at a City Commis- Commission were appointed in cant's previous training and ex- of clearing of vacant lots to sion meeting Tuesday afternoon July when the Planning and Zon- perience studied, fingerprint Sat. Lynch in Charge Of Ponce Department working closely with restaurants for "failing to accept its respons- ing commissions were separated test, confidential report and and food handlers, school health ibilities. " into two divisions. oath of allegiance given. Sgt. Eugene Lynch is in programs, swimming pool con- The action was taken after Members of the Planning Boca Raton residents are to be charge of the Boca Raton Police trols, day nurseries and other a report was read from the Plan- Commission are Dr. Harry Soren- given preference over non-resi- Department while Chief W. H, departments. ning Commission that it had son, who had moved that the dents. Brown is attending the Interna- Dr. Brumback said the area voted 3-1 not to hold another Planning Commission adjourn All recommendations and tional Police Chiefs Association ismoreorlessgettingaway from meeting until all members were until an organizational meeting (Continued to page 14) convention in New York City. having a separate set-up in cities present for an organizational is held; John Brandt, who did not and counties as it has been found meeting. agree with the motion, and not to be economical and leads Commissioner Al Rueb re- Sidney Jones, Adam Hazlett, Turner Asks Delray Beach to confusion and conflict. commended the disbanding. Mrs. Eugene Lynch, John Hough- He said the county has a Commissioner John Flancher ton and Qwood Gardner. Not to Annex High School unified program in public health charged the planners would vio- A new Planning Commission and has 75members on the staff late the zoning ordinance if they is to be appointed by the City Boca Raton's County School decided to launch a selling Board Member Harold Turner has to do a fulltime job. He said did not meet when they had a Commission this afternoon. campaign aimed at the County the Health Department was or- quorum. asked Delray Beach to abandon SchoolBoard and Boynton Beach. plans to annex Seacrest High ganized in 1948 and the county "We want a board that will Contractor Licensing Turner's letter was the first has grown faster than the depart- meet and take action, " Flancher Measure Presented School. indication that Delray would He wrote a letter to the city ment but the department is grad- said. "Several members of the have the School Board to con- ually catching up to the demands. The City Commission at a manager saying he was "much tend With. In the past the board Planning Commission have taken committee meeting Monday Brumback pointed out the itupon themselves to adopt pro- concerned that any change in has stated its neutrality and a took a step forward toward a new the territorial status of Seacrest desire to stay out of any inter- Health Department was still le- ceedings not in accordance with contractor licensing law. gally responsible for the cities zoning regulations. It is not up High School might affect the city argument. The law would cover general school adversely. " and he urged the commissioners to them to dissolve the board. Turner did not express an engineering contractors, general Seacrest High School is on a to feel free to use its services. I feel their action is tantamount opiniononany annexationof the building contractors, building county stripof land between Del- He pointed out the many to a resignation." contractors and specialty con- junior high school which is also services that the Health Depart- The vote to dismiss the ray Beach and Boynton Beach and tractors. serves those two areas as well as situatedoncountyland adjacent ment performs. whole Planning Commission was Itwas preparedby the Build- to Seacrest High School. He said all the services were 3-1, with Commissioner William Boca Raton. Recently Delray ing Examiners Board and was Beach moved to annex the area An ordinance of intent to available to Boca Raton. Herbold voting "no. " Herbold presented by Ike Green, chair- annex has already passed a first City officials agreed they said the matter required further and Boynton Beach has lodged a man, Mis. Clarence R. James formal protest to the annexation. reading in Delray Beach. A would have several problems study and he wanted to take it and Ralph Daubenspeck, mem- second and final reading is to •work out before obtaining the up in a committee meeting. The Delray Beach City Com- bers. mission, after hearing the letter, scheduled for next Monday. services of a city sanitarian. Orchid TreerOfficialCityFlower,toGoonSaleOct. 16 The City Commission, at has obtained 500 of the trees and since early Spring waiting for the are fast growing and likely to cast the Blakeana. Garden Club the request of the Boca Raton will have them on sale Friday, planned sale. a few blossoms the first year. members said it is by far the Garden Club, has adopted the Oct. 16, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. If all the 500 trees have not Orders will also be taken by cleanest and showiest of all Buhinia-Blakeana (Hong Kong at the City Water Plant. been sold on Friday, Oct. 16, the Mrs. Clarence James, Box 813, orchid trees. Cuttings were Orchid Tree) as the official The supply of the Buhinia- remaining trees will be placed on Boca Raton, landscape chairman brought to America and grafted flowering tree of Boca Raton. Blakeana is limited and club public sale Saturday, Oct. 17, of trE Garden Club. on B, Purpureau Stock. It pro- The Garden Club is launch- officials were fortunate, they from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the The Hong Kong Orchid tree duces blossoms three to five ing a campaign to urge all pro- said, in finding a nursery willing southeast corner of Federal High- was discovered growing in a inches in width, like an orchid perty owners to plantone or more to graft the trees as needed to way and Palmetto Park Road. The church yard in Hong Kong and in form, deep rose purple in of the trees on their home or meet the demand. The trees price of each tree is $3. They proved to be anew varietyof the color and flowers from Novem- business landscape. The club have been growing in gallon cans measure from 18 to 30 inches, Buhinia, The variety was called ber through May.
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