BOCA RATON NEWS VOL. 6 NO. 27 14 Pages Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Florida, Thursday, June 1, 1961 TEN CENTS COPY Boca Univ. Seen In 1964, President Within 90 Days Airport Start In June Operating Funds For 2 Years Completion By December Boca Tj. in '64 and a University president within 90 days was forecast today by Thomas F. Fleming Jr., Initial operation of the move a steel hangar frame president of the Palm Beach County Resources De- from the university 203 acre Boca Raton air- velopment Board Pedersen Says port will begin this grounds and provide pub- month and full operations, lic liability insurance of Fleming spoke'in the face of a Senate-House Confe- Ticks Planted including hangars, will $500,000 to $1 million rence Committee's recommendation of $100,000 in be in effect by Dec. 1, and property damage in- the next two years and $5,3 in second-priority con- according to Owen Gass- surance of $300,000. struction funds. At Africa USA away, president of Flori- Gassaway said his firm . : , , Fleming's statements The African ticks that da Air Motive Inc., of has an exclusive gas noted that whatever the The Memorial Pay weekend got off to a dreary start. Withmany persons look- have caused a quaran- Boca Raton and Lantana. franchise extending five Interchange actual, figure for funds- ing forward to a four-day holiday - including Boca Raton city employes - the tine of animals at Africa Florida Air Motive was years with option for-re- now available or avail- U.S.A. were planted on awarded the contract to newal. able on a second-priori.ty continuing rain forced many cancellations. At the Boca Raton Hotel Cabana Gassaway has been a Club, opening Saturday for the summer season, the beach was deserted. the animals, John Peder- operate the airport as fix- Opening Set basis, the appropriation sen, owner of the now de- ed base operators by the .resident of Palm Beach officially establishes the funct tourist attraction, State Board of 'Control County for 29 years and University here. B0Ca RatOII NeW§ Will Move Bobcat Boosters said yesterday. Thursday. • has operated the Lantana "It is my belief,"-Flem- Airport since 1945. He For June 10 Pedersen added that Gassaway told the Boca ing said, "the state Asks Support said he looks forward to Opening of the Boca Ra- Into New Office July I spraying by DDT to erad- Raton News that he was Board of Control and the Local business firms enthusiastic about the operating the Boca Raton ton interchange on the State Board of Education icate the ticks has poi- Airport. "We're going to beat Spanish River Rd. will be asked today to sup- soned a total of 13 and Boca Raton airport and Sunshine State Parkway will appoint a president that July first comple- * port the newly-formed possibly 14 animals. his firm will take every is set for 2:3"0 p.m., June for Boca U within90 days. "Boca Bobcat Boosters" Pedeisen maintains that step necessary to provide Rec Program 10, the Florida State Turn- The president selected tion date," Gerald Key- Storm Sewer Relief of the J.C. Mitchell pike Authority said yes- ser declared early this if the animals were prop- the city with adequate will have $50,000 for School. erly checked in quaran- facilities. Gassaway said terday. each of the next two week as workmen swarm- The problem of rain The organization of Opens June 16 John M. Hammer, chair- ed over the new Boca water collecting on Span- tine when they entered he also looks forward to years to choose key ad- private individuals is in- this country, they would working in cooperation Boca Raton will launch man of the authority, will ministrative officers and Raton News Building on ish River Road is on its its Summer Recreation officiate at the ribbon- terested in supporting in- be free of ticks, 'and that and harmony with Ciiy begin 'organization for the S.E. Second Street. way to solution, City tramural as well as extra- Program June 16. cutting ceremonies for the In their construction Manager William Lamb if they had come into the officials and members of university designed to curricular athletic activi- country with ticks, the the proposed Aviation The six-week program $400,000 interchange. open in 1964. contract, Smithson & Key- told City Commissioners ties at the school. A will be held at the Com- Frank Bayle, executive ser Builders, agreed to last week, ticks would be present Committee. "It now remains for the spokesman ,for the Boost- "in gross numbers" at The winning bid receiv- munity Building (Scout assistant to Hammer, said State Cabinet- of Florida have the building finish- Lamb said that an ers yesterday pointed out Hut) in Memorial Park. efforts are stall being ed by that date. easement' deed has been Africa U.S.A. ed by the Board of Con- to determine how the con- that this past season the But, he said, • "in the trol sets up a monthly Registration will begin made to have Gov. Farris struction funds set up "That's good news," negotiated for a storm school's athletic program on June 16 at the Com- Bryant attend and cut the responded Publisher Ward sewer south of Camino first place, I don't be- income to the Board of under 'priority two' will showed a §600 deficit. lieve there are any ticks $50 for the first two munity Building and con- ribbon but that "it seems be allocated. Risvold, "because we Real between Spanish The Boosters' program is tinue throughout the pro- unlikely." are making arrangements River Road and the Intra- in here." He said that years, $75 for the next "I bejieve that Gover- aimed at the "junior consultation with em- two years and $100 for gram. The program is open Invited to attend the nor Bryant and the mem- to move our news, adver- coastal Waterway. He high school'' portion of to all school age children opening ceremonies were tising and business into estimated at $1200 the ployes on the premises the balance of the 15 bers of the cabinet very the J.C. Mitchell School. yeRr contract including those who will community leaders here, much want to see a start the new building on Satur- cost of constructing a, and his own inspection Goal for a fund drive to has failed to reveal any In addition to the enter s chool as first grad- representatives of the made on Boca U so that it day, July first." The storm drain, catch basin ers in the fa] 1. Chamber of Commerce, printing, photographic pro- and lead-off to the water- support the athletic pro- evidence of ticks. monthly lease Air Motive can be opened in 1964. gram is $1,000 to cover Pedersen claims that, will pay the state 3.1 Supervisors will be on Civic Clubs and the Ar- The Legislature undou'bt- cessing and circulation way. duty five days a week, vida Corp. Arvida advanc- departments, now located other business at the the deficit and start a re- in s pite of claims that the cents per gallon of gaso- ed]y is of this mind also. newed program next Pall. DDT spray used by agri- line sold at the airport. Monday through Friday, ed the money to build the Had the Legislature not on N.E. First Avenue, workshop meeting of the from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. interchange. will not be moved until commission included a Plans call for the selling culture department agents Under the agreement felt a real need existed of season tickets for in a move to eradicate the the operator must provide A varied program of ac- Actual work on the inter- for an upper-division state later in July when new discussion of the bulk- tivities will be offered change will be completed equipment is expected to head line was deferred football, baseball and alleged ticks is not toxic, a well, electric power, university in southeast basketball games. the packages containing . the children. The first within a week, but the Florida, they could have arrive, Risvold explained, pending consultation with week's schedule will in- additional delay will be On hand to supervise engineers of the Florida the spray indicate that it Shopping Plaza by-passed any appropria- POOL PANEL is "very poisonous." clude: softball, volley- used to train toll collec- tion whatsoever. construction details, ar- inland Navigation Dis- ball, table tennis, 'horse- tors and finish landscap- chitects John shoup and trict. A panel discussion on "There are several cau- Will Start Soon "While we did not ob- swimming pools will be tion signs on the bags shoes, croquet, shuffle- ing of the approaches. tain all of the funds we Paul McKinley of Boca The City hopes to learn board, dodgeball, arts and The interchange has Raton, joined in compli- if FIND has any policy on held next Thursday at and warnings to keep it Construction of the had hoped for, neither did the Boca Raton Hotel's off of forage,'•' Peder- Fifth Avenue Shopping crafts, reading, quiet been under construction any other agency of state menting the builders on^ bulkhead lines, •recornmen- games and many others. since last October. the quality and speed of' dations for the Lake V,y- Cabana Club at 7:30 sen said. "They've been Plaza here is expected to government, and many de- construction, man area, p.m. Theme of the dis- putting that stuff on by begin "in the very near serving needs have not cussion sponsored by the ton.