Special Meeting Is Called on New Beach Referendum
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W?. • \ - FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY OPENS IN BOCA RATON IN 1964 Largest Circulation Boca Raton News Bldg. Of Any Newspaper 34 S.E. Second St. In Boca Raton Area BOCA RATON NEWS Phone 395-5121 VOL. 8 NO. 47 Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Florida, Thursday, October 17. 1963 22 Pages PRICE TEN CENTS Special Meeting Is Called On New Beach Referendum Soroptimists to Convene Here Inlet, Fishing Pier Also on Miss Virginia Sink, president of the Sorop- Agenda for City Commission timist Federation of Plans for a Capital Improvement Bond Issue the Americas, Inc., will for beach and other improvement will be discuss- be the principal speaker ed Friday at a special meeting of the City Com- at the Soroptimists' mission. southern region confe- Mayor Joe DeLong set 2 p.m. Friday as the rence here this week- time for the special session. end. On the agenda for The conference, host- Friday's meeting will be ed by the Boca Raton Fleming Will a discussion of acquisi- Soroptimist Club, opens tion of additional beach, Friday at the Boca Ra- restoration of the Boca ton Hotel and Club. Miss Speak Today Raton Inlet, possible Sink will speak at the construction of a fish- conference's Saturday In Orlando ing pier, "and any other night banquet. subject pertaining An estimated 300 del- Thomas F. Fleming thereto." egates are expected to Jr., board chairman of The meeting will attend the conference, the First Bank and Trust mark the start of "phase representing Soropti- Co. of Boca Raton and three" of the city's cap- mist Clubs in Florida, chairman of Citizens for ital improvement pro- Alabama, Georgia,- Florida's Future, is in gram. Tennessee, and Miss- Some 300 delegates from five states will convene Orlando today to ad- Indications were that issippi. here Friday for the southern region conference of dress two major con- a bond issue proposal, Miss Antoinette Moye Soroptimist Clubs. Mrs. Raymond Trost, left, co- ventions in behalf of may be ready for a ref- of Homestead, Fla., chairman of the conference committee, met this State Amendment Num- erendum by mid-De- "Aw'right, you guys, let's run through that play again . ." The determined Soroptimist southern week to discuss plans for the event with Mrs. Rich- ber Two to provide for cember. DeLong has in- young ball carri-er (he thought the photographer was going to take hi s ball region governor, will ardFish, right, president of the Boca Raton Soropti- a college building pro- dicated that the city may " away) is Kit Fox, year-and-a-half-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Fox Jr. preside at the confe- mist Club. gram. be able to finance a bond Daddy coaches the St. Andrew's Scots — see today's sports page, 10-A. rence sessions. Mem- He has just conclud- issue of up to $2 mil- bers of the local club ed a two-day stay in lion without increasing will serve as hostesses. Washington, D.C., where the city's real property Theme for the confe- Cariseo Buys Hidden Valley he was a guest of Flor- tax rate, which now Chamber of Commerce Picks rence is the "Advance- ida Senators and Con- stands at 10 mills. ment of Education," and Club - Pool, Cabana Planned gressmen and partici- Plans call for hearing the local club members pated with them in the a report Friday from a will greet their guests Sale of Hidden Val- operator of the golf preparation of radio and committee which has Prout to Fill President's Post dressed in student at- ley Country Club to Jo- course and club for the television programs been negotiating with tire and wearing "bean- seph Cariseo and his past several years, said supporting the College J.M. Bonner, owner of Robert E. Prout was Among other business permit the chamber to ies" in the Soroptimist sons was announced the formal agreement Building Amendment. a tract of beachfront elected president of the transacted was the ac- use two billboards on colors of gold and blue. yesterday by Robert F. papers had been signed. In addition to a pro- property which the city Greater Boca Raton ceptance of an offer by Federal highway as Mrs. Richard C. Fish Sullivan. Price of the golf course gram with Senators is now leasing at the Chamber of Commerce Schine Enterprises to temporary "welcome to is president of the Boca Sullivan, builder and and club was placed "in Spessard L. Holland and north end of the city. at the regular monthly the chamber which will Boca Raton" signs. Raton Club. Mrs. Ray- excess of $400,000." George Smathers, The city leased the site meeting of the board of mond Trost and Mrs. Property Owners Cariseo and his sons- Fleming recorded with with an option to pur- directors Monday at the Ernest Kemp are co- James, Robert and Paul Rogers, West Palm chase and has made chamber offices. chairmen of the confe- Frank — come from Sy- Beach; Claude Pepper some minor improve- The balance of the College Building Bonds Win rence. Members of the Elect Caldweli racuse, N.Y., where and Dante Fascell of Mi- ments so that it would slate consists of Rob- conference committee James R. Caldweli, they were owners of ami; Charles E. Ben- serve as a public beach. ert W. Motherwell, re- (Continued on page 12A) president of the Rubber- Statewide Electronics nett, Jacksonville, A. Other earlier phases elected first vice pres- Endorsement of Chamber Board maid Corporation of Supply Co., Inc. The Sidney Hurlong of Lees- of the city's improve- ident; J. Theodore John- family also operates the burg; James A. Haley of Endorsement of the $75 million to finance Christmas Mail America, has been ment program — guided son, second vice presi- College Building Bond construction of colleges elected president of the Oceanview Trailer Park Sarasota; D.R. Matt- by the Capital Improve- dent; Rusley C. Meeker, Amendment was voted and universities, junior The period Nov. 1- Property Owners and in Riviera Beach. hews, Gainesville; and ment Advisory Board — ecretary, and William Monday by the board of colleges and vocational- 20 has been designat- Voters Civic Associa- James Cariseo, new Sam M. Gibbons of Tam- included a public works . Gunn, re-elected directors of the Greater technical school facili- ed for the mailing of tion of Boca Raton. president of Hidden Val- pa; and Republican Con- complex which is al- treasurer. Boca Raton Chamber of ties. Christmas parcels by Caldweli has been a ley, said extensive re- gressman, Edward J. ready in partial use, a The balance of the Commerce. The chamber's reso- surface transporta- resident of Boca Raton modeling and re-deco- Gurney of Winter Park. new city hall to be built board of directors will Acting on a sugges- lution noted that "in ac- tion to members of since 1950. Elected vice rating has been com- "We are very pleas- on Palmetto Park.road, consist of retiring pres- tion by Dr. G. Ballard cordance with its long- the Armed Forces president of the new or- pleted and installation of ed with the way the cam- a proposed new main ident Thomas J. Mere- Simmons, a member of standing objective to overseas. ganization was S. Leon- a swimming pool and paign is going to date," fire station, jail-court- dith and Don Beveridge the board and on the fac- participate in activities For airmail par- ard Singer, director of cabana club will follow Fleming said. "Our re- police complex, and a who have one year to ulty at Florida Atlantic which are directed to- cels theperiodisDec, learning resources at in the future. ception in Washington proposed new commun- serve; Kendall Roppand University, the board ward making our com- 1-10. Greeting cards Florida Atlantic Uni- Sullivan stated could not have been ity building. Albert F. Sterling with voted unanimously to munity a better place in for the Armed Forces versity. that the transaction did more enthusiastic. two years to serve; and endorse the Issue #2 on which to live, to work overseas should be Past president of the not involve several hun- These men really know es Becker and Wil- the Nov. 5 ballot. The and to raise our child- mailed within the Boca Raton Chamber of dred residential and how important educa- Catwalk Included iam Worsham with proposed amendment to ren, (the chamber) en- periods designated for Commerce, Ken Hig- apartment lots sur- tion is if Florida is to three years to serve. the Florida constitut- dorses thisproposal and parcels if they are gins, was elected sec- rounding the course, prosper." in State's Plans Applications for tion would permit issu- commends it in its en- for delivery prior to retary and Nate Fitch situated immediately His talks todav will Plans to include a membership were ap- ance of bonds totaling tirety to the citizens ." Christmas. ,. will be treasurer. west of the Dixie. (Continued on page 12A) fishing catwalk under proved for Atlantic the new Boca Raton In- Coatings, Inc., Boynton Here's a bird's eye view of progress at Florida At- the middle is the television production building, with let Bridge were unveil- Travel Agency, Town lantic University. Top center is the university's util- the square roof and the library-administration build- ed at Tuesday's City Taxi, Inc., Robert W. Commission meeting. Williams, D.D.S. and BIRD'S EYE VIEW ities building; at lower left is the learning resources ing is to the right of it. The University is slated to • In a letter from the Belzer's Hardware. center and at lower right is the science building.