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Punta Gorda
Is the county seat of
Charlotte county. Popu
lation of town, 1920 cen
sus, 1,296. Increase for
10 years 28 percent.
The Herald
Is the oldest newspaper
published on the lower
southwest coast and the
only one in Charlotte
county.
Punta Gorda, in Tropical Southwest Florida, is Advantageously Located on Charlotte Harbor, One of the Largest Land-Locked Bays on the Gulf of Mexico, and is a Town with a Bright Future, Commercially and Agriculturally
Volume XXXIV. Number 3
IT. VTA GORDA, CHAKLOTTE COINTY, FLORIDA, JANTAItY 20th, 1MM
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CO. COMMISSIONERS TALK
MOCH BUT 00 NOTHING
Preliminary Engineering Would Not
Cost Anything if Proposed Elec
tion should Carry
The meeting of the county commis
sioner!, Saturday afternoon, resulted in honor of the club's recently elect
in netting being done, but much said. ed Presidenlt, Mrs. Ethel VVhitten, and
The entire time of the session was
taken up in a discussion of the nro -
position that an election be called to
decide the question of issuing bonds
to refund all outstanding road and
bridge bonds and to hard surface the
Tamiami Trail (State Road No. 5)
tnrougn tne county lrom (tie Sarasota
to tne i.ee County line. The
members
Chairman
of the board present were
Windham and Messrs. W h i 1 1 e n
Knight and Hobson. Otto Gottfried , Part to better the condition of child-
of McCall, who has been reccommend-.ren.
ed as the successor of J. H. Wood, re- After the speeches a comedy by
signed, but who, for some reason, hasjHowells, entitled "The Mouse Trap,"
not received his commission, waSwas presented by the club, Mrs.
present. Clerk Blount was requested , Esther Jordan and Miss Norma Pep-
to write to the governor and inquire !per taking the leading parts, support -
about tne delay in Mr. Gottfried's
case.
Tbe clerk read the resolutions of
'the Commercial Club, in which the
board was commended for the earnest
attention given all the county's in-
terests, particularly the building of
good roads, and asking the board to
call an election to settle the bonding of Mesdames Fries, Carleton, Mason,
proposition, as mentioned above, jciara Davis, Slocum, Weeks, Rankin,
During the protracted discussion that iBlount, Mary Hewitt, Robinson, Sikes
ensued, F. Perry King presented a!and Miss Blake.
written offer from E. V. Camp to i Among the out-of-town guests who
make all the necessary preliminary
surveys and furnish guaranteed esti
mates on condition that, if bonds
should be voted, he should be employ
ed as engineer to supervise the build
ing operations and be paid for his
services according to the scale adopt-
ed by the Georgia State Road Com
mission; but, if bonds should not be
voted, there would be no charge for
making the preliminary surveys and
estimates.
Following is Engineer Camp's pro
position, dated January 14th, and
addressed to the county commission
ers, in full:
Punta Gorda, Fla., Jan. 14, 1922
Hon. Board of County Commissioners
(Continued on last page)
No Pay So "Juice."
In this issue of the Herald notice
is being served to consumers of elec
tric current that bills must be paid
on or before the 10th of the month,
or the service will be discontinued
without notice. This is a long-established
rule of the electric and
water departments. Asked the whys
and wherefores of the notice, the city
manager said that the Southern At an adjourned meeting of the
Uvlities Company, who furnish the City Commission, January 15th. W.
town wiith current and water, de- M. Whitten, John Hagan and C. L.
minded payment for the servce and Fries were appointed on the valua
if those who get the service do not tion board in accordance with the
pav their bills the town cannot payinew city charter,
the utilities company, and if the) The duty of the valuation board is
town did not pay the utilities com-ito "make diligent inquiry as to the
pany they would, in all probability, value of all real property" and sub
chni d.-iwn the generators and the en- mit in a written report fts finding
tiiv town would be without light and
power.
Stockholders Meeting
At an adjourned meeting of the
stockholders of the Punta Gorda
State Bank held Saturday, the fol
lowinc directors were elected: W. L.
Koon, Clay Chadwick' S. J. Chad
wick, S. P. Bruton and Mrs. Marian
A. McAdow. These chose W. L.
Koon, President; Clay Chadwick,
vice-president; W. R. DeLoach, cash-
ier and Miss Grace Laubach, assistant
cashier. The policy was adopted of
paying the 8 percent dividends in
quarterly installments. J. R. An -
thony of Jacksonville, vice-president
of the Witham banking system, of
which the Punta Gorda Bank is a
member, was present at the meeting
and highly complimented the officials
on their efficiency and the wise
methods pursued by them.
Enjoy Taffy Pullin'
The P. G. J. B. Club met in their
appointed place on the Charlotte
Harbor side of the bay Monday night
and enjoyed a taffy pullin'until the
rain caime and drove tnem oacK nome.
Arriving in Punta Gorda the pullin'
was finished in front of Mote's stotv
Those who enjoyed the occasion were:
Dick Edmonds, chef; Bill Lucas, mas
ter; Robert Hayman, the cook; F.
Wilson Kaler, captain; Manley Rog
ers, Roy Caldwell, B. Maupin, and
(fire builder) W. B. Lewis. The
boys are regretting the departure of
their captain, Mr. Kaler, who left
Tuesday for Orlando. A marshmal
low roast is on the program for next
Monday Dight.
Kicked by "Lizzie"
j. C. Anderson is carrying his
right arm in a Bling as a result of
beine kicked by his lizzie. The arm
was not broken, but Beverly and pain
fully sprained.
FORTNIGHTLY CLl'H
Gives Delightful Reception for Newly
Elected President
One of the most enjoyable social
functions of the season was the re
ception given by the Fortnightly Club
on Thursday, the 12th inst., at the
home of Mrs. Wilma Fries. It was
I was attended by about sixty members
;and S"ests of the club. The retiring
president, Mrs. Grace Davis, in a
graceful speech introduced her sue -
'cessor, who responded in a brilliant
address, setting forth the needs Of
I the world, and the part women's
, leuelalru emus "ngni auwvi-
jating humanity's distress. She spoke
i especially of plans of work for child
i welfare and urged the club to do its
,ed by Mrs. Grace Davis, Mrs. Oswald,
I Miss Bertha Pepper and Mrs. Sallie
Jordan. It was cleverly rendered
and much appreciated by the com -
pany. After this a social hour was
enjoyed, during which a salad course,
followed by ice cream, cake and coffee
was served by a committee consisting
'enjoyed this delightful affair were
Miss McNeil of Three Rivers, Mich.;
Mrs. Shaffer, Mrs. Palmer, and .Mrs.
Southwick, of Stevens Point, Wis.;
Mrs. Spears, of Columbus, Ohio; Mrs.
Safford, of Demorest, Georgia, Miss
j enie Holderby, of Car
ml, Illinois;
Mrs. Morns of Atla.,ta; Mrs Curry
and Miss Conn, of Louisville; and
Mrs. Wyatt. of bpirit Lake, Idaho.
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Scouts Take Merit Tests
Gilbert and William Grunwell took
the final tests for Scoitt merit badges
before members of the court of honor
last Friday and made excellent
marks. A number of other scouts
finished up their second class Scout
tests.
CITY VALUATIUN BOARD
NAMED BY COMMISSION
Whitten, Hagan and Fries Appoint
ed; Will Equalize the City
Assessment
to the city commission. The values
as reported by the board "shall be
the values at which the taxable land
and Improvements in the city shall
be assessed," subject, of course to re
view by the City Commission.
It Will be the duty of the valuation
board to determine the value of all
property in the city in relation to
other property. For instance, the
owner of one of the most valuable
and desirable residences on Marian
avenue pays $35 a year in taxes,
wnile two little shanties on small lots
Un the rear of his property pay $17.
it B obvious that if the $17 tax on
' the two shanties is not too high, then
j the man paying $35 should pay much
more, but if $17 is too much tax on
the shanties, then $35 may be about
right for the fine house on Marian
i avenue. It is such things as this the
valuation board must decide, but the
new charter's provisions are such that
every property owner is given, and
must be given, every opportunity to
jghow (ha, hiB agse8BmPnt l8 too high
, (oQ , whichever the case may
jbe
j At a mePting of th commission
,Tut?gday night the new license tax,orange. in tact, ne says mai It w
wag pa88ed on 8eCond reading
It will be passed on third and final
reading at the next meeting. The
new ordinance defining the fire zone
is published In this Issue of the
Herald.
New Doctor
Dr. E. L. Rasmussen, the well
known natureopath, formerly of Fort
Myers, has moved to Punta Gorda and
opened offices in McAdow building.
Dr. Rasmussen is the inventor of an
anesthetic which Is said to be super
ior to any in common use today.
Planning the arrangemertt of the
equipment In the kitchen so as to
eliminate needless steps also elimi
nates wasting energy.
COMMERCIAL CLUB WANTS BONDING ELECTION CALLED;
PASS RESOLUTION COMMENDING THE COMMISSIONERS
Resolution Was Pasted With But One
Meeting of Club East Friday Nightt; Club
Meet Again Tonight.
At its last meeting the Punta Gor-jcan be completed within the appro
da Commercial Club adopted a reso- priation. Be it further resolved
lutton commending every action so
! tar taken by
the Charlotte county
! commissioners looking to tin
' provement of the Tamiami trail and
; calling upon the commissioners to up to recently nas beon particularly
determine the cost of the contemplat- this cillh's projm and that Hon R
d work and immediately call anjg. Windham chairman of the board
" " uc.u6 mC uui meaus
l whereby the will of a majority of the
people may be ascertained.
Following is the resolution, which
was passed with one dissenting vote:
"Whereas, the Punta Gorda Com -
Wi-cial Club recognizes the vital im-
portance to Punta Gorda and Char-
lotte county ot state Road Numbel.
F,ve (otherwise known as :the Tami-
an,j trail) and having spent much
tlme jnd mon,.v and effort dnrinir the
p&.( two yenra t0 s, cure the desiRDa-
-
linn nt- .ki. ronrt a tite ,n-, a,l
'0 promote its improvement, be it
i ' pgoived- That this club com
. ' ' . tak 1 tl'
h eTtryC ,n SiU ! 8j? J
, . . . , .
sioners looking to the improvement of
Charlotte county's portion of Sta.te
Road Number Five and that it urge
UDon the honorable board that since
they have by resolution declared it to'ty' il was l'na"i''"'sl' voted lo make
be their judgment that it would be
expedient and to the best interests
said county to provide means for the
permanent improvement of this vital
highway, that they immediately, or as
cinn noccihl.. in nil run no rF t h,.l r
LilttlA n )hi ,,!.:. ,n 0'da than the entire comttletion or thiw
determine .f ft Illajoi.itv of
freeholderg of th( coun)v wish
I Bu(ficien, tQ provlde
. .... , , . ..
lor tue grading anu naru-siiriaciiig ot " mt- ieu jrais uas
State Road Number Five from ttre,be'n due almost exclusively to good
Sarasota county line to the Lee conn- roads, and I think this is the one time
ty line through Charlotte county, anil01' Sarasota, Punta Gorda, Foi't My
election being the only means where-,ers and Other towns and hamlets
by the will of the majority may be
ascertained; but that in order to -muu iui me completion oi mis
guard against the disappointment and,11'3'1 without any further unnecessary
dissatisfaction that has heretofore delays. I would appreci-
followed the exoendituie of funds ob -
tained by issue of bonds, that before
the election is called, the Commis
sioners are requested to employ a
competent engineer to prepare com-
plete plans and specifications and ac-
curate estimates of work to be done, county exhibit at the Tampa fair was
and a guaranteed estimate of the cost discussed at the meeting of the club,
of said work, including cost of super-J Judging from the expressions, with
intendence and inspection. rie it 'three exceptions, the twenty or more
further resolved members present, were in favor ol"
"That the Commissioners be re-, bonding for Hie trail,
quested to have this work done by After some discussion, it was sub
contract lei to the lowest bidder after gested, and a motion made and see
the legal advertisement for bids and oned but not voted upon, that no at
thai no contracts be awarded until tempt be made to have an exhibit $t
it shall appear that the entire work the fair.
THE HOME
Mid pleasures and palaces
though I may wend, I find the
home merchant a much-valued
friend. The mail-order
catalogue woos me in vain, for
t o pay-without-seeing m a y
bring me a pain. The
home merchant credits till pay
day arrives, he knows all the
whims of his friends and their
wives. His overalls wear like
the buck-skin of old, his but
tons ain't brass, if he tells you
they're gold! Of every com
munity he is a part, and even
i
Discovers New Orange
A Punta Gorda orange grower
(while motoring about the neighboring
country Wednesday, discovered an
orange tree that was bearing fruit
very similar to the famous Temple
all tne distinctive cnaracieiisnts ui
the Temple orange, in addition to
which it has some qualities that, in
his judgement, make it superior to
that noted variety. He obtained a
lot of buds of this Temple rival and
Is putting them into the trees in his
grove six miles out of town.
The heaviest rain for months fell
here during Monday night. It began
about 10 o'clock and continued till
midnight, during which time the fall
was not heavy; but, from then on for
three hours, it poured a deluge. It
ceased about 4 o'clock, Tuesday
morning; and, later on, the clouds
rolled away and the day was fair and
warm.
Diaaenting Vote at a Hell Attended
to
"That this Commercial PI ii h v
tnd t0 olu. count commissionera a
unanimous vote of thanks for their
'efforts in hehnif of thl. nmw ,i,i,
, De commended for his activity in be -
haIf of this v,ta, highway and
Icurlng valuable and much
ill se
needed
'road machinerv for Charlotte cnnntv!tne entertainment committee took
Ifroni the State Road Department" cnare and delighted everyone,
! Be it further resolved I Tne Klee cluD Quartet sang "f)l(l
"That copies of this resolution be'BlaCk Je' Wh,Ch WM ,'nJoy,'d by
Bent to the Board of County Commis i""
-0BeP, und t0 Hon R s" Windham' Fom'tw'n 9tl,,,,s a' repres.-nl.d in
and entered in tin-club'v minutes C,Ub'a raembersnlP and as the
I ..p secretary called the naime of a state.
i . ""'"" oie,
ai me meeting on January 13, v.122.
10 ,nis connection, a letter received
b Sec,vtar-V Price from the secretary
;f Sarasota Chamber of Com-
lm'l(!e wi" oe interest as showing
the interest of Sarasota and Sarasota
county in the Tatmlaml trail. Follow-
lag are excel ps from the letter:
"At a recent meeting of the Cham -
ber of Commerce for Sarasota coun -
tv. it was unanimously voted m mnU
the coniDletion of the Tamiami trail
the slogan of the Sarasota Ooiintv
Chamber of Commerce.
"1 am sure Punta Gorda realizes
.that there is no one thing which will
do in01'e to further the progress of
tile West COaS KCCtlOn (ll SOIllll Furl.
trail. There can be no ques-
tion but what the almost unbelievable
'development in some sections of the
nr i f U 1 wt 4 l
along the trail to join together in a
;au 11 it you would advise me whal
is being done to make Charlotte coun
ty's link complete. L. S. Moody,
.secretary
Very little besides the bonding
proposition and a proposed Charlotte
MERCHANT
the kids know the path to his
heart. He boosts for the chap
el, the lodge and the school,
"community uplift" Is ever his
rule. And even , the root
ball and basket-ball teams, look
kindly on him, in their athletic
dreams. I'd rather have
him at my elbow each day, than
to deal with a shark, many fur
longs away. Let's make
the thing mutual, and stand by
our friend, there's no plate
like home, for the money we
spend! Uncle John.
"The Microbe of Love"
"The Microbe of Love," described
as an "epidemic of mirth," will be
presented at the high school auditor
ium next Tuesday night, a large num
ber of talented local people having
been engaged to produce the play.
and they have been working hard all
tnis week. A portion ot tne receipts annnal ban(,U(.t 0f the pirates will be
from the sale of tickets will go to,h(),d at the Tampa Bay Tn., annal
the Woman's Civic Improvement As-ir.rntlntinn h wlth vhi
sociation and will be used for repair-
ing and improving the bath house.
which was considerably damaged dm
ing the storm of October.
Farming Is a business. Most busi
ness houses pin their faith to accu
rate book-keeping. Therefore, Mr.
Farmer, do book-keeping, accurate
book-keeping, If you expect lo be suc
cessful.
The local banks were closed yester
day in honor of the birthday of that
peerless Christian soldier, Robert E.
tee.
CLUB STILL GROWING
Punta (tarda Tourist Club Now Bm
KM Members
I The Punta Gorda Tourist Club add
ed 10 new members to its list Tues
day evening, when dne of it he most
enjoyable meetings of the season was
held. Every seat in the hall was
taken and everyone seemed to be
glad they attended.
On account of the Woman's Civic
Association having an entertainment
xt Tuwsday evening, it was decided
Hhat the next meeting of the club be
! he,d Monday evening so that those
jwho 80 wish mav attend the Civic
Association's entertainment, whic
1 " a "Hln ass''0' will be
very enjoyable.
irguiar nwsiness meeting,
A ft... . I. ,.. i , .
tnose from that stale were asked (to
rise and some one of that state's del-
egation make a short talk about their
stdte. This seemed to drag for just
a few minutes, then nearly everyone
caught the spirit, and all were so
proud of their states it was hard to
find a Stopping place. Many splene''
talks, full of both information and
' wil' wen mde a,ld this featui
e prov-
'pd tne "hit" of the evening.
! le8s enjoyed, however
were
several pieces played on a trench
!narP bv Mr- Cellars and the clog
dancing by Hugh C. Card, sr., aged
79, which would do credit to one in
the prime of life.
Two readings given by Mrs. Pep
per wore delight t'ul and in full keep
ing with the enthusiastic meeting.
J Mrs. Goldie announced that the
woman's needlework club would meet
i Wednesday, and all ladies are invited
j to attend.
I The new members received were:
i
Mis. O. L. Deadwyler, Carlton, Ga.;
Mrs. McCann; C. J. Pennock and wife,
Kennel I Square, Pa.; Mrs. W. E. Les
ter, city; Mrs. Frank A. Southwick,
ateynB 'pplnt, Wis ;
Win. Zlllmer
and wife, Antioch, 111.; P. ('. Coldie
and wife, city.
GASPARILLA CARNIVAL IS
A NATIONAL INSTITUTION
Fame and Popularity Second Only to
(he Mardi Gras Carnival
at New Orleans
Newspapers in New York, Cincin
nati, Brooklyn, Cleveland, Boston,
'Chicago and Pittsburg will on next
Sunday carry handsomely illustrated
feature stories relating to the Caspar
ilta carnival, which Is a part of the
I amusement offered to those who at
tend the South Florida Fair here the
period of February 2-9.
I The Gasparilla carnival, staged
each year during the fair period by
Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla has,
i like the famous Mardi Gras of New
'Orleans, become a national institu
tion. And because of its historical
interest and pict uresqueness the
metropolitan dailies contribute space
to it, and thus this splendid feature
Is advertised in advance throughout
the country and brings many people
to Tampa, from which point numbers
make tours to other sections of the
state.
The first event of the Gasparilla
carnival occurs the evening of Febru
ary 1 the nighl preceding the formal
opening of the fair. This event will
! be the annual bachelors' ball, at the
.Tampa Yacht and Country Club.
This is to be followed two nights
later by the king's ball, at the Tampa I
... ..." ... ... .
Bay hotel, with Gasparilla XIII enter
taming the Krewe members and their
ladies. On February 5 the final re
hearsals of the Krewe for the annual
COIonation
ball will occur, at the
Taimpa Bay Casino. The annual "in
vasion" of the city by the pirates and
its surrender to the horde by the
officials, will occur February 6, dm
jJng tne afternooni and th;l, nJgh( thP
leaving the throne which he has fill-
foP ft year tQ makp way for ,
successor, King Gasparilla XIV, will
take place the evening of February 7
at the Tampa Bay casino.
To Print Weekly Program
Hereafter the Plaza theatre will
have published in the Herald a com
plete program of the coming week's
attractions at this theatre. The
Pathe news, a film depicting current
events, Is an added attraction that
will be shown on Monday and Thurs
day nights in the future.
FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD
PREDICTS DETTER TIMES
There Will be No Business Room Dit
a Gradual and Substantial
Improvement
The most encouraging feature of
the business situation at tb opening
of the new year is that oostive
foundation has apparently ' cen es
tablished upon which to build bank
ing and business development durinR
1922, the federal reserve board de
clares in its monthly bulletin for
January.
Policies to be pursued during 1922,
the board asserted, should therefore
be constructive rather than merely
conservative" and will probably show
the results of this constructive qual
ity in the form of proper enlargement
of banking accommodations, greater
ease and liberality in the money mar
ket and better prospects of business
and economic developments.
The progress of business recovery
during the past year was declared to
have been "exceptionally uneven" but
"in those lines of industry which sup
ply the Immediate needs of the gener
al public a very satisfactory demand
has been experienced and productive
activity has ajteadlly grown.
"It continues to be true, however,"
the board continued, "that no com
plete or general recovery of domestic
business will be possible save through
the rectification of foreign condition!..
The economic outlook in the leading
European countries at the opening of
1922, however, Is evidently better, ex
cept in one principal element than it
was six months ago."
This element, the board explained,
was the failure of Germany to fulfill
the reparations agreement.
"Aside from the menacing develop
ments in Germany," the board con
tinued, "and the maladjustment in
prices and exchange which is general
ly conceded to be closely related 'to
the terms of the reparations agree
ment, economic conditions show im
provement over the state of things six
months ago. The improvement is
due to an actual revival in the de
mand lor goods and has occurred in
the face of very serious credit and
currency conditions."
Bridge Party
East Thursday evening, Mrs. H. C.
Goldstein delightfully entertained at
bridge a party of friends composed of
the following: Mr. and Mrs. DeZayas
and Mr. Morrison of New York; Mr.
and Mrs. Chamberlain of Minneapo
lis; Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Mobley; Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Waltmire; Mr. and
Mrs. H. K. Seward; Mrs. E. Wotitzky.
Mrs. Marina Richardson, Messrs. C.
M. Carrier and C. Potter Lucas.
There were four tables, and the
games were highly interesting. The
ladies prize, a sterling silver pencil,
was awarded to Mrs. Wotitzky; the
booby prize, a bronze incense burner,
to Mrs. Chamberlain; the gentle
man's, a stypftic shaving stick, to
Jack Waltmire. At the close of the
gamea, delicate refreshments con
sisting of several kinds of cake and
Ice cream in the national colors, were
served.
A Big improvement
One of the most nrtticable improve
ments made in Punta Gorda recently
has been nffected by the alternations
and additions to what is generally
known as "the inn" on Goldstein
street. The inn was purchased recent
ly by Chadwick brothers, who have It
completely remodeled and refinished,
and it now presents the appearance of
a modern apartment house. There
are thirty rooms in addition to a
large lobby and a wide veranda, ex
tending from the hnilrltnfr A eho niA
, lt 7 , . ... " , "T"
walk, has been built. It is under-
stood that the rooms will be rented
singly or en suite and when all the
improvements contemplated are made
thisi will be one of the most attrac
tive rooming houses in the town.
Another recent and very noticeable
improvement has been affected by
three coats of white paint applied to
the Masonic hall.
"The I'all of Babylon"
As previously announced, the "Fall
of Babylon" will be shown at the lo
cal theaitre Saturday and Sunday af
ternoons and a portion of the receipts
will go to the Baptist church building
fund. This picture will be shown be
ginning at three o'clock Saturday af
ternoon, but will not be shown at
night. "Don't Ever Marry" will be
shown Saturday night. "The Fall of
Babylon" will be shown again Sun
day afternoon at 3:30. A large num
ber of tickets have been sold for both
exhibitions of "The Fall of Babylon."
A smile is worth a dozen frowns in
any market, and is easier to produce.