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Largest Circulation Boca Raton News Bidg. Of Any Newspaper 34 S.E. Second St. Serving Boca Raton BOCA RATON NEWS Phone 395-5121 VOL. 7 NO. 9 Boca Raton, Palm Breach County, Florida, Thursday, January 25, 1962 24 Pages TEN CENTS COPY EDITORIAL Unfair Attacks MORE THAN $30,000 Attempts to have the voters of Boca Raton believe that their City Commissioners are spendthrifts and PLEDGED UNIV. FUND, utterly incompetent are without substantiated founda- tion. No effort is made by the accusors to elaborate upon or prove the charges. Voters are entitled to a clarification. FIRST REPORT FEB. 1 The claims of municipal squandering and fiscal irresponsibility made against the Commissioners during the current political campaign are out of all William H. Hallman, proportion to the amounts of expenditures cited. area chairman of the Uni- Let's take a look at complaints against the city versity at Boca Raton administration for expenses of operating the govern- fund campaign, announc- ment during the last year or so. Most of them come ed today that the group's under the heading of employment of specialists for first progress report will advice, planning and engineering. be released Feb. 1. The Commission authorized total fees of $2700 for Something in excess of an impartial, non-political revision of this city's out- $30,000 has been pledged moded Civil Service System by a firm specializing in to date and every effort is such plans. The recommendations, some of which being made to bring the have already been adopted, will go a long ways to- total to at least $50,000 ward the establishment of a vastly improved Civil by Feb. l, Hallman said. Service System for city employees of Boca Raton. It Final training meeting further provides a plan of amendment from time to of volunteers was held time to meet future needs. All this for $2700. last Tuesday evening at the First Bank of Boca The city administration voted $3750 for the ser- THOMAS F. FLEMING WILLIAM HALLMAN Raton. Thomas F. Flem- vices of a planning expert to review recommendations ing Jr., president of the of the Capital Improvement Committee. The expert University Endowment concurred in most of the recommendations of the Corp,, again emphasized i™-Si$ rojêr» l"'ave >#use ?n my horse around? Tonv V.alton, the dirnunitive committee but showed how the cost of the proposed Commission Candidates the immediate need for knight of the Cancer Crusade, checks m with Russell Firestone, captain of improvements could be substantially reduced through $100,000 in contributions the Milwaukee team, before last Sunday's polo game „ Tony, aboard a smaller the selection of an alternate site for the civic center. to pay architect fees. The 2?ô*' aPJieaired ^ tl;e gaê of behalf of the Cancer Crusade which netted A modest expenditure for this impartial study in pro- *5i88 (See story on page 9A) campaign goal is a mini- B portion to the probable cost of the improvements. Schedule Appearances mum of $500,000 to be Another small appropriation — this one for only The five candidates for forum is to give the public contributed by the end of $2000 — was approved to provide the police depart- two seats on Boca Raton's an opportunity to seek M h ment with the services of an undercover man, if need- City Commission will be out the platforms and views ^TI C w rkln COMMISSIONERS WILL STUDY ed, to check on the possible spread of gambling and meeting face to face with of the candidates in the /^ ° e racketeering in this section of the county. A wise each other and the voters forthcoming election. Al- T Dr. Harry precaution — although the need has not been felt and on several occasions in though the candidates will CIVIL SERVICE RULE CHANGE the money not spent. the next two weeks. be given an opportunity to make short prepared state- Recommendations of the At the end of the corn- The Commission ordered a survey in connection This morning's coffee Village. The request was. with the plan to bring natural gas into Boca Raton. ments, the main part of Civil Service Board and mission meeting, candi- for duplex zoning in the club program at the Cham- changes to the proposed dates Robert Honchell This important basic information, which could have ber of Commerce was the program will be devot- vicinity of the new county been obtained in no other way, cost 32500. The city ed to asking the candi- Homrichi Ward Risvold new Civil Service regula- and Arthur Mirandi attack- junior-senior high school. scheduleued to feature inin- LeoLeonn WeaveWeaverr RaRayy MM_ TeTe_ government has, for some time, employed the ser- dat es tions were deferred for ed the procedure as repre- cumbents Courtney Boone written Questions . AGREED to send back vices of an engineering firm for work along that line submitteu d from the audi- bo Harold Turner Thom workshop meeting by the senting "ill-advised busi- to workshop a proposal to and John Brandt as well as P. Nolan, H. Busch City Commission Tuesday, ness practices." in connection with the extension of water and sewer as James Brannigan, ence. increase prices of ceme- facilities. To set up a new department for this ser- „ , „ Hodde, Paul Matwiy, Rich- The proposed new regu- In other action at Tues- tery lots. Robert Honchell and Ar- Boone and Brannigan are . vice would likely be more costly. thur Mirandi. The meeting, ard c Fish and Robeft lations were drafted by day's regular meeting, the DEFEERED action on scheduled to appear at a g JJ JJ the firm of Dawson and commissioners: Employment of experts in these fields is common to include a presentation O selection of appraisers practice in most cities, large and small. The benefits Committee for Continued Workers to date include McKone following a re- ADOPTED an ordinance for the Capital Improve- of the candidates' plat- Good Government Coffee quest for assistance from amending that portion of of such specialized services and impartial, unbiased, Robert B Beeh Mrg ment Program sites pend- non-political recommendations are found to be well forms and a question and fronextm .9-1 Wednesday1 a, t Janthe. 31Bo,- Dorothv MamSi Robert L/ the Civil Service Board the code pertaining to the ing additional information answer period, was to and authorization by the Board of Examiners for worth the cost. ca Raton Hotel Cabana Pitfield, Jack Benham, from one of the firms con- start at 9 a.m. at the Harold City Commission. Electricians. The total expenditures for services of this type in Chamber building. r-M K « -n- t *n Michaels, Alan tacted. Boca Raton during the past year or so is so trivial Club. A committee of 62 Arm William Gunn, Commissioner Joe De- APPROVED removal of APPROVED the seeking ladies has been formed to Long voted "No" on the a real estate sales office that to call it municipal squandering is stretching Von of appraisals, further ne- the point almost to the ridiculous. Al-so on the candidates' invitcall evoter thems itno the coffeecity t.o ^£ a("\ °'To°le> Rusle. y C. motion to refer discussion from Varsity Heights to agenda is another appear- ker and LewlS DeSch gotiations and condemna- P8b 2 at the J e The BROOMS organiza- **f " of the matter to the work- Palmetto Park Terrace, tion if necessary to obtain FISCAL IRRESPONSIBILITY? *"" ' ^ shop because,, he said, ACCEPTED a tentative Political Forum at 8 p.m. tion is sponsoring two the right of way to connect If the term means anything at all to the average at J.c. Mitchell School. coffee meetings for Hon- R.E. Keith, Wil- "I was originally opposed plat for section "D" of voter it probably implies that the city is heading for liam Keeton, Carolyn to accepting the report." Country Club Village. Periwinkle street with Jaycee president Ernest chell and Mirandi. The Northwest 6th street be- financial disaster. But the City of Boca Raton is not Douglas, Robert Mother- DeLong also voted APPOINTED Mrs. Isa- Chick said all candidates first will be held this Sat- „ T7 ril r,.. tween Old Floresta and faced with any such distressing predicament. Tax- L lle h "No" earlier in the even- belle R. Hornbake to the payers not already aware of it should realize that in the forthcoming elec- urday at 11 a.m. at Hidden *Waltersf ' *', Lt\ }™. Col ?, . Richar£ ± ;,d ing on the motion to ap- post of junior clerk in the .Tunison Palms. tion have accepted an in- Valley Club. A second this city administration has done an excellent job vitation to the forum. Heidgerd, and Robert J. prove payment of Dawson city's administrative de- of holding down costs. The budget has been kept coffee is scheduled for Boldizar. and McKone's $1200 fee. partment. Women Form Chick emphasized that 11:30 a.m. Feb. 3 at well within the limit of expected income. It's hard to the purpose of this public Smitty's Driftwood. Approximately 25 addi- A request from the SENT to city manager see how anyone could call this fiscal irresponsibility. tional workers finished Chamber of Commerce for William Lamb for further Demo. Club, The Commissioners, at whom these charges are di- indoctrination last week. $10,000 budget by the city negotiation the offer of rected, may be taken to task on other scores. That is Their names will be pub- for advertising and admin- William H. Whiteford for The Democratic Women's lished at a later date. Club of Boca Raton was to be expected in a political campaign.

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