NE1S-FILE BINDERS" BOX 1673 ST AUG'JSTIKS FLA 32034 BOCA RATON NEWS Vol. 13, No. 34 Sunday, February 18, 1968 26 Pages Meetings set Monday to air school crisis By SANDY WESLEY ucation in our county. enough materials, books, space really a teacher who wants to "One good thing about this is and teachers for our schools." walk out," Hager added. "But Boca Raton's schools will be that no one can say the teachers Both Howell and Hager said we will if we have to." closed Monday. are walking out because we want not all of the teachers want to "I'm tired of having people Whether they'll be open Tues- more pay, Hager continued. walk out, but the Florida Edu- say for the past 12 years we'll day, Wednesday or any other day "The base salary of $5300 is the cation Association has the back- work something out next year if this week was anyone's guess same in both bills." ing of 80 per cent of the educa- you'll just give us time," Ha- as the News went to press. "What we're concerned about tors at Boca Raton High School, ger said. "Every year it's the Along with most other Palm is that the bill does not give us "I doubt whether there is (Continued on Page 14A) Beach County teachers, per- sonnel from Boca Raton's three elementary schools and one high school are slated to attend a Classroom Teachers Associa- tion meeting Monday at 8 a.m. in the West palm Beach Audi- torium. The meeting was sched- uled over the weekend in the wake of announcements that the Florida Education Association had activated some 35,000 teacher resignations in its files. Estimates place local partici- pation in the walkout at 80 to 85 per cent. Monday, the only persons in schools will be the principals and whatever teachers show up to participate in> the "teacher planning day" called by the Laura Hutton has the unique distinction of being the only girl in Palm Beach County Board of the otherwise all-male cast of "The Paper Lion" now being filmed Public Instruction. Court ac- on the St. Andrew's School campus. She's no relation to News pho- tions or state-level changes tographer Jack Jutton who took this photo and the others on page over the weekend could alter the 6-A. situation. However, even though the walkout plans were not definite, Boca Raton's CTA representa- Gty will ask for tive, Roy Howell, had already removed personal belongings from his high school classroom Friday afternoon. ruling on warrants "It doesn't seem possible," he said, "that just a week ago By JIM RIFENBFJRG indicated he did not relish the Tuesday things were looking so thought of getting up all hours of good and now I'm prepared to Who can sign an arrest war- the night to do it. walk out." i rant in Boca Raton? •Chief'. Brown took exception Other teachers were pre- The walls are going up on Boca Raton's first. avenue just south of Palmetto Park road in Boca Attorney General Earl Fair- to the ruling. pared for the walkout, too. John Fire Department sub-station. The site is on 12th Raton Square «jjfc>division. •cloth will be asked the question "The Melvin case was direct- Hager and Mrs. Steve Curtin Monday City Attorney Malcolm ed to only one municipal court,'' both said they were ready, al- Anderson. he said. "They didn't use acity though they knew it would be Anderson, City Manager Alan statute to swear in deputies. The tough sledding for them and Would you believe a 13th Alford, Judge Kenneth Ma Dix city of Boca Raton has provided their families. and Chief of Police W. Hugh us with an instrument. Let Howell said things began look- Brown mec Friday afternoon to someone challenge it." ing bad after the Governor came seek a solution to the problem,, back from his trip to New Hamp- Until recently, several deputy Anderson said he would call shire. "The bill which passed court clerks were authorized to the attorney general Monday in through the Senate was a good street intracoastal bridge? sign arrest warrants. In addi- an attempt to clarify the situa- one," he added. "It wasn't ex- Someday in the extreme dis- to the residents who live in an tion to Mary Lawrenson, they tion. An answer may be two actly what we wanted but it was tant future, Boca Raton just area abutting a commercial dis- Lake Wyman, included shift sergeants in the weeks in coming. a good start." might have another bridge over "The question is do we want trict. 13th street extended?" Young police department. However a What will the city do if the It was the bill which the house the Intracoastal Waterway be- Then he went on to show what ruling in West Palm Beach, Melvin case applies here? Two passed that "broke the camel's sides the projected one on asked members. he called plans drawn up by "If we don't we do have an popularly called the "Melvin courses may be pursued: addi- back." Northeast 40th street. Jean Vansant, city engineer, for Case," said only a magistrate tional magistrates can be ap- "It was turned into an ad- The only problem is Boca alternative," he added. "We a long range idea of extending can abandon the rights of way the can sign a warrant. pointed and put on a rotation valorem property tax relief bill Raton will lose 11 homes in Northeast 13th street past U.S.I. Following this ruling, Judge basis or the city can appeal the instead of a bill for education," the process plus millions of city has along Northeast 14th Future plans do call for ex- street then give the land to the Dix granted a motion for dis- attorney general's ruling. the teachers said. dollars, plus anything else which tending 13th street past Dixie missal on a case brought into ' 'We'll wait until we hear from "This is the first time in the might stand in the way of what property owners. If we abandon highway and onto U.S.I, but only the strips at the end of the road Ms court in which a deputy clerk them before we go any farther 12 years I've lived in Boca Walter Young, planning direc- when 1-95 is extended to Boca had signed the document. on it," Anderson said. Raton that I'm ashamed to say tor, called an extremely long so the road can't go through Raton. The 13 street extension we're protected against any long At the time, Dix said he would Meanwhile Judge Dix will be I live here," Hager said. "I range idea for extension of will be an access road for 1-95 have to sign all warrants but on call 24 hours a day. blame Don Reed for that bill." Northeast 13th street." range plan," he said. traffic onto U.S.I. With this scheme all it would Hager pointed out that while Young cams across the plan Young told Board members Duval County would be getting when he was attempting to fig- require would be to abandon the the plan was first mentioned rights of way to a point so there $28,000,000 from the new edu- ure out a way to save a small by officials of the county road Teller thinks quickly? cation bill, Palm Beach County residential area from being will be no road. department. Young told board members it would gain only $716,000. invaded by commercial traffic The long range proposal "The reason," he said, "is in an area a bit east of North would be a lot cheaper than to would bring 13th street across allow the county to come in and because Palm Beach County Federal Highway along North- U.S.I, through what is now va- thwarts flim flam pair has such a good education sys- east 14th street. extend 13th street which would cant land and would veer it mean buying rights of way, and A cool head and quick thinking at the local police station and tem in comparison to Duval that Young showed Planning and through approximately 11 the state felt it wouldn't need Zoning Board members his first even tearing down houses or on the part of a savings firm were positively identified by a houses, and across what is now whatever else is in the way of teller, was instrumental Friday more. It's like we're beingpen- plan which would offer protec- area owned by FIND and being (Continued on Page 14A) alized for working hard for ed- tion from commercial traffic the road. in the capture of two quick- considered for a city park near "We have no control over change artists. anyone who wants to build in In custody are John Riblet the commercial zone which Hunter, 28, and Kip Alan Lan- would be right in the middle way, 22, both of 8551 SW 22nd for the proposed road," he told Ave., Fort Lauderdale. members. "And there isn't Anita Fitzgerald, teller at the enough money in the whole city First Federal Savings and Loan budget to pay for what it would Assn., had been warned that the cost to extend the road." .- "flim flam" con men might be If the plan is accepted, this headed for Boca Raton, follow- would mean that there would be ing operations in Delray Beach three bridges across the Intra- and Boynton Beach.