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Volume XXXIV Number 9.
SCHOLARSHIP AND 1MUZES ually in competition with every other
ABB OFFERED TO STUDENTS essaj entered for first, second and
third place. Students Winning these
H ill Be Given Through University tor
Best Essays on Value f
THH PUNTA GORDA HERALD, PUXTA GORDA, FLORIDA
..! i Roads.
A $4,000 university scholarship
and a number of slate prizes are ot
tered to students of Florida high
schools who will write the best essays
on "How Good Hoads are Developing
My Community," according to an en
noil ncement just made through the I
General Kxtension Division of the Un
iversity of Florida.
The national prize is a scholarship, j
pood at any American university, and j
given by Mr. Harvey g. Firestone,
through the Highway and Highway
Transportation Kducation Committee,
of which Hon. John J. Tigert, Com
missioner of Kducation, is chairman, j
The General Kxtension Division, in
CO-operating with the committee, will
offer the several state prizes for the
best essay written by Florida high
school boys and girls who enter the ;
Contest. Principals of high schools!
will be asked to urge as many nigh
school students as possible to write
essays on this subject. From the
total number, each local principal
will select the three best essays writ
ten by his students. These essays
will be forwarded to the General Kx
tension Division and entered in the
state contest. In the state contest 1
the essays will be considered Individ-
places in the state contest will be
entered in the national contest in
competition with essays from other
states for the national scholarship
prize.
in addition to the contest among
individual students in the state, the
s entere
ged tO b.
school,
among
and will
the Gene
1 in
the
will
the
high school whose essa;
the state contest are jud
best entered by any ont
be awarded first place
liiyli schools of Florida,
given a trophy cup by the General
Kxtension Division.
The prize offered to the individual
students and the individual liiuh
school in the state contest are to be
given entirely independet of the out
come of the national contest.
in speaking of the contest Ruth"
Riley, of the General Kxtension Divis
ion, said, - Last year Miss Garland
Johnson, of Bridgeport, West Virgin
la, won the national prize. Certain
ly whatever a West Virginia high
school girl can do, any Florid;; boy
or girl can attempt to do just a little
better. Florida high school boys
and -iris have won an enviable repu
tation in athletics and it is believed
that they can do the same in this con
t est .
All communications concerning the
contest should be addressed to the
General Kxtension Division, Gaines
ville, Florida.
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to clean whether it's
woodwork, windows
furniture, floors or clorhes
we can show you how
to save time and money
There ate many new
compounds on the mar
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purposes Some at e very
worthy, others harmful
Profit by our zxpenence Let
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Groceries
PUNTA GORDA. - -
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. in the stat. ;
const met Ion
an of Moo.
distinction for
les county on I he we '
Okeechobee, says the
doper. Roads an
vest and soul li out
Moore Haven, and Mr. Kean ihink.
worth while to make reminder that
it is only b jeause (here is
miles of water on the otln
no road is being built dire
The north road out of Moore Haven
is routed by way of Lakeporl to gel ;
a connection with the road from Ar
cadia to Okeechobee; the west road
to a connection with the Citrus Cen-
t -r :i:ni l.allelle road to
and I lie south road
a connection
county road.
Four thousand, lour hundn
lars a mile is the cot of the
surfaced road that
i alienor!. The distance betwi
ir,,-j Hovpii mid Lakeporl Is Hvi
miles and Mr. Kean has a contract
for seven and a half miles of it.
which seven and a half miles will take
the road to the eastern .boundary of
tiie Palmdale district, that district to
carry the road on west. Three miles
of lire seven and a half miles is finisii
ed construction having been done at
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AOjoCAtreii
in of t
Fort My.
to Clewlston :
witli the Palm Be
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whei
t iie
,1 dol-hard-1
building tu
ilvi
h fell from the skies
Jerusalem has been rc
1". S. by the Depart
i.ierce. It was sent by
-liop of Jerusalem. The
grayish-white substance
ling the night like dew
lered by placing sheets
o which it was shaken
in - sun had dried it on
i; i3 supposed to be the
re i hat fell for the Israe
li derness.
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Sheriff Lipscomb and deputy were
In our midst one day last week and
we learn they picked up a little busi
ness that wilt later on, occupy the
attention of Judge Trabue.
We note in last week's issue of
the Herald that while the sheriff and
deputy were returning home they run
afoul of a monster cat. The incident
calls to our mind the experience of
two men traveling in the wilds of
Pulaski county," Indiana, in days
wore very much younger
find ours elves today. The
when
than
was not even a trail
the road when the
The nat ive v. geta . it
weeds.
A i hick layer of
the soil on which 111
is being made. Tin
road making i Here is
y cutting a ditch
and t n ree to in e icei
ity dredge, this lev.
or t he roe .1 . The n
'.Kick over the route
i month. There
on the route of
'ork was started.
hi is elders aud
l.uck on sand is
e Lakeport road
lirst process in
to make a levee
thirty feet wide
deep with a Bay
e being the base
inching then goes
of the ditch and
"As Little Children
Wisdom lor the age was in every utterance
of the Galilean Prophet. Bui the one brought
home most to all of us is the admonition to
accept the Truth f Life "a.s a little child."
Every week In Punta Gorda Sunday Schools
it is clearly shown how we might all profit if
we would but accept life as it is meant tor us.
Our children attend Sunday School, accept
ing the Inspired word as it is taught; puestlon
in not nor Indulging In petty personalities
about persons, eults or creeds.
is what we a" need. TO auenu ou.
with all the strifes ol Hie erasm.
with consciousness open to the RmmI that is
in everything; willing t.. accept the Inspiration
which will make ns a better man or woman
all through the six days to come.
I lieu only will the Unurcn mi us
iii this community. The lesson is
Let's all accept our tiuistuiiiiiy "as
little children."
Let's go to Church your ( hutch this Hun
la mid with an open heart which will radi
ate tine brotherly feeling to every fellow
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Then and I hen out
with its dipper takes out material for
the surfacing of the road, this mater
ial being shell and rock, some of the
rock being so hard thai it has to be
shot up. When the dipper has spread
the rock and shell, the levee bank is
then leveled, or graded, with an
ustin grader which has a scarifier
ind a blade. The road is further
leveled by a live-ton roller. KOCK is
put down to a depth of eight inches
on a nine-loot roadway on the thirty-
loot levee'. The levee is mane tnir-
tv feet wide to conform to state road
department requirements, this being j
a stale-aid road to which the num
ber 126 has been given.
McCormick & Deiancy are hauling
roek for the Ave and a half miles of
road that is being made west of
Moore Haven to conne t with tire
Fort Myers road. Mr. Kean had made
the levee tor this piece of work and
had dug up the roek from the canal.
Glades county ha.; a Bay City ma
chine working between Moore Ha
ven and Sand Point to make a road
that will connect with the Palm
Beach county road.
story runs thusly: Two men started
from the village of Medaryville to
Winamac, the capital of the county.
After they had traveled- some four
miles they reached a territory not in
habited by man for miles. At a
point some seven miles from the
starting point they stopped for mid
day refreshments. Their destination
was approximately twenty-five miles
from the starting point and why they
had driven only seven miles before
calling a halt we never heard ex
plained. But we digress. Early in
the afternoon the two travelers came
dashing into town of their starting,
the horses covered with foam and
well nigh exhausted and the twain
excitedly reported seeing a monster
snake coiled in slimy folds and only
a few feet from where they stopped
and ate their noon-day meal. Their
story created some excitement and
nearly the entire male population,
save the two, armed with guns, clubs,
pitchforks, etc., etc., went out to see
and kill the monster serpent. On
reaching the spot and systematic
search for many rods around, the
nearest approach to a snake of inons- j
ter size and slimy folds was three
empty quart bottles. We wish to
state thatwe have not intended to
cast any reflections on the sheriff or
the cat.
W. E. Bryan, of Vineland, is load
ing another car of naval stores.
Stanley Lampp, of Englewood, was
in McCall last week greeting old fri
ends. B. A. Brantley has severed his in
rerests in naval stores with Mr. Bryan
and has entered the employ of P. L.
Weeks.
Wv hear that W. E. Bryan has sold
his timber right and that soon we
may expect to see a mill in that vicin
ity. We hope the parties will estab
lish the mill at the railroad and that
they haul the logs over a tram way
as our roads are none too good now
and the hauling of heavy loads over
them will soon make them impassa
ble. Just last week, E. 1!. Mills receiv
ed some ten or twelve tons of fertiliz
er, which was ordered some six weeks
ago. Mr. Mills will use it in the rais
ing of watermelons. The long delay
in the shipment reaching its destina
tion has caused Mr. Mills no little
worry.
One dav recently we decided to
visit the school at Vineland and to
give the little fellow an outing, we
took our boy along. We caught a
ride to within one half mile of the
school and we walked the remaindei
of the distance. There were so many
si range sights to Jlmmle, which must
be admired and all sorts of questions
were asked-most of which we were
unable to answer -time was going
much faster than we thought, so that
we reached Ihe school house Just as
the teacher was taking her leave.
Jimmie was tired and hot so he threw
his little coat on the porch and seat
ed himself on the bottom step to take
a rest, as we intended to go on a mile
or so it took a little persuasion to
ire! the little fellow started again.
1. S. Our boy is 73 years young.
The party at L. A. Ainger's given
in honor of the teachers of Engle
wood, Vineland, McCall and Gaspar
ill last Friday night was a complete
success. There was enterainment for
all who attended. There had been
provided games and music for those
whose taste desired them and the
spacious dining room was given over
to those who cared to dance. We
were interested in the kindergarten
and gave our time mostly to that de
partment. We noted there were
some very graceful dancers there, es
pecially the ladies. Our ex-commissioner
adjudged Miss Alice to be the
prize-winner for which he received
the thanks of that young lady. Mr.
and Mrs. Ainger, the host and hostess,
acquitted themselves on the floor as
young people and received the ap
plause of all present, with a hearty
handshake. The crowd was various
ly estimated up to one hundred.
Shortly after twelve,
were served in which
plenty for all and to
wish to state that
of Gasparilla, is soon to open the fish
house, which has been idle for nianyj
months and that he will not only i
ith him, but will I
handle all the edible fish our local
piscatorial artists may care to carry
to him.
With the sawmill, the increase of
men on the section and the opening
of the fish house, We are very hope
ful that business will soon be run
ning in a stronger stream.
Messrs. Gartman and Jones, two
gentlemen who are farming and
batching together this season, gave a
dinner last Sunday and among the
guests assembled the states of Indi
ana, Pennsylvania and South Carol
ina were represented. There was al
so a citizen of France at the banquet
board. The towns of Tampa, Boca
Grande and McCall were each represented.
GOODRICH TIRES
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War Tax 5 per cent
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Real Estate Agent
In Punta Gorda where property is advancing and invest
ments safest, I have Real Estate to sell and desire to buy
for clients. List your property with me while there is a
demand. All classes of real estate handled houses, lots,
truck lands and groves. The long looked for advance in
realty is here ACT WHILE THE ACTING IS GOOD.
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Courteous Service All Work
Guaranteed Satisfactory
: Gas, Oil, Ford Parts
Kins Street, Near Marian Ave.
BUILDING MATERIAL
Doors and
refreshments
there were
spare. We
there were some
lame, Fire Clay, llrick, Shingles. I
Windows, Nails, Galvanized Don,
Faints aud Brushes
Repair and make your property like new. We
carry large stocks and will appreciate lending
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More than a milv or ihe right of
way for the new road from Astor to
Altoona was cleared In ill" neighbor
hood of Pitman last week, the convict
camp having been moved to that sec
tion. It is the purpose of the road
engineer and county commissioners
to push the work of road construction
as rapidly as possible and ihe people
are rejoicing.
fine cooks represented by those re
freshments. After refreshments be
ing served and a short time spent in
chat, the music, games and dancing
was started with new vim and was
kept up until about two thirty, a. m.
A wide territory was represented
there for the guests were not only
from near-by towns and villages. We
had the pleasure of meeting people
from Kansas, Ohio, Pennsylvania and
as far north as uanaua. iue uk
havior of the children was exception
ally good. All acquitted themselves
as little men and women. All ex
pressed themselves as being well
pleased and many saying "we want
Another iust like that. No higher
praise could be given." O. D. Grouch Y,
was there and while he had a pleas-
r,t opmatlnv fnr all nresent. he seem- X
j ed to be very much enamored of a
i granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Ainger, giving hvr a great deal of at
tention, which caused a little jealousy
among some of the young ladies pre
sent. We noted there were but few
wall-flowers present and they were all
of the American beauty type; except
ing one or two staid old Jack in the
Pulpit, which would have made a
merry cro(w) cus(s).
It is rumored that the section crew
at this place is soon to be increased
to eight men. Also that S. F. Dixon,
Fertilizer and
Material
Crate
Ate,
We want to remind the growers of Charlotte
county that we will be prepared to furnish them
with all kinds of fertilizers and crate material.
We handle only the best of fertilixers, and we
believe our practical experience qualifies us to
select the kinds suited to the needs of the grow
ers of this section. Whether It's fertilizer or
crate material you want, we'll be glad to serve
you and believe you'll save some mouey by
dealing with us.
A. P. HATCH
Grocer and Confectioner
Punta Gorda, Florrida.
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