The Punta Gorda herald. [volume], December 29, 1922, Image 1

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The Herald
la the oldest newspaper
published on the lower
southwest coast and the
only one in Charlotte
county.
Punta Gorda
Is the county seat of
Charlotte county. Popu
lation of town, 192 0 cen
sus, 1,295. Increase for
10 years 23 percent.
oiuuie XXXIV". Number 51
Pi VI A UOHDA, t HAHI OI I K OOUXTY, I LOHtDA. DKC. 80th, 1U
Five Tents a Copy ; &K a Year
Ponta OoesTn, la Tropical southwest Florida, in Advantafeon
al, Located on Charlotte Harbor, one of the Largest Land-Loeked Ban on the
tiulf of Mexico. and is a Town with a Bright Future, t'ommeitially and Agi icultuially
FLORIDA, LAND OF ROMANCE
" HAS AN INTERESTING HISTORY
L ... ltl,,m amwm mmA ( ll V Jl il'l'S fill t'eil-
Wus name uivwra im
turies; Parti. iatel In the Olril War; Now is
pVocparing ami Growing
Cartoon Review of 1922
Almost 13S years ago on January 20. 1773-
while
i . I . , . ihu tit' i m iii : vies of the treaty ot
Brranains c 1 v
peace wKeh acknowledged the independence of the Cnit
ed States of America, Great Britain, inspired, no doubt,
by one of the German sovereigns, threw a parting rock at
the Americans by reeeeding Florida to Spain.
Romantic and earlier, surpassing and beyond that of
any other section of this country, is the history of the
Laud of Florida. As far back as the second decade of
the notable sixteenth century, Juan Ponce De Leon hav
ing listened to-the magical story of a mythical fountain
of youth in this fairyland, in which the reinforced bather
..,, i.u hwnnip vanns and vigorous again lire Fountain
of Perpetual Youth came here to find It.
Therefore, desiring a restoration of youth, he
equipped an expedition, sailed westward in quest of the
gmythical fountain, and on Baiter Sunday. 1512, the
? twentieth year after the discovery of the New World by
CoJumbus, he landed on the coast of Florida, gave it the
name It now bears, because of its flowers. This was 95
years before the English planted a colony at Jamestown,
Virginia, and 198 years before the Pilgrims landed at
Plymouth, Massachusetts.
Ponce De Leon sailed down the East Coast of Flori
da, in search of the wonderful fountain, but, not finding
It, returned to Spain, no mount, a very in ucu omniwim
man because of the failure to tind that the myth be
sought was real, and yet his name and fame are firmly
fixed in the early annals of America. Subsequently he
sailed again. During this voyage he passed from earth,
and his mortal body was laid to rest on the island or
Porto Kieo. It may be that in another world be found
the Fountain of Perpetual youth.
The wonderful peninsula has since changed owners
several :imes. At first it was the home of the Indian.
Here were the happiest of happy hunting grounds. Wild
game abounded in the forests, and in the clear water of
Hb thousands oi lakes swam millions of fish, and numer
ous were the birds that lived in this land of forests and
flakes. Indeed, there could have been no happier hunt
ing grounds in what is now the United Stales.
By risrht of discovery, Florida, was held by Spain
for about 2"0 years. St. Augustine, the earliest settle
ment by white men in the United States, where the first
frame bouse built by Europeans is still standing, and has
become a cherished memento of the past, while nearby a
magnificent hotel the Ponce De Leon, perpetuates the
name of Florida's discoverer, brings the old and the
new close together.
In 1 539 the territory was explored by Hernando De
Soto. He landed, among other places, at Tampa, some
time before the discovery of the Mis-X
smsippi river, and was buried in its
waters as it flowed in solemn silence,
unvexed by a keel of commerce, to
the Gulf of Mexico. In 1665 a body of
French Calvanists, who bad settled in
Florida three years before, were
butchered by the Spaniards and driv
. en out, and the Spaniards held undis
puted possession until 1 763, when
the territory was ceeded to England
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A SDRVEY OF UNDERGROUND
WATER IN FLORIDA PLANNED
Stale
Authorities Would Determine Which Are Kit for
Drinking Purpose sanitary Engineer and
(Geologist Interested In Plan.
I
AN INDUSTRY OF GREAT I
PROMISE FOR FLORIDA i
PUNTA GORDA'S CHRISTMAS
Being Established in Polk County
To Utilise Grapefruit of the
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for the Sunday scnooi
mush tbe Methodist, Hap-
f! PRESENT STATUS HAROOR
..MaSMSISJ MM A irrt Y
MPRQVEmENI PKUJtUI
KLOMDA GROWERS ITttlE
QUARANTINE ON I Ki l l
I The weather was ideal, bright and
Icool all last week and up to Wednes
day of this week. wh.n it clouded up
in the morning and rained through
the afternoon. There was no noise,
I save that made by motor' vehicles
and a few firecrackers; and there was
maciicallv no disorder. A very few
f "
A BtrOM plea for an effective quar
antine or other restriction to prevent ,
the introduction of the Mediterrane
an and other fruit fties into the Unit-
ed States in imported fruit and vege-
tables was made to the federal hom
ed. '.turn! board by a United California
delegation composed of represent a
tives of everv branch of the fruit In
K . .. I
dustiy mere.
It was supported by Florida, rep
resented by J. H. Montgomery of the
state plant board, and by West Vir
ginia, represented by H. W. Miller
I of the West Virginia horticultural
society.
"The canning of grapefruit hearts
in Florida is comparatively a new in
dUOtry. It was tried out last year
with good success by a Miami con-
cern Which has since move,, . : - . Mnm h, ()11V
county and whiel, will opsrute "M0 f them got luffleisntly und.r 1U
names i.uy. nwn
purely co-operative one, will operate
at Eagle Lake in the same county,
'an old citrus packing house being
I used and $30,noo worth of canning
machinery already installed. The
new plant is owned by the associa
tions of Polk county that now co-op
erate with the Florida Citrus Ex
change. It will have a capacity of
500 cases (two dozen cans to the
care) per day and it is expected that
at least 50,000 cases will be put up
this season," according to the Flor-
Infiuence to require the attention or
tire police. Even those two did not
make uproar enough to attract much
attention.
I Upon the whole, it was a very, very
I ni rt.risiniii.s for all concerned.
F,,
especially for the children, who ap
peared to have received more pres
ents than ever before. The stores
werP well stocked with Christmas
goods in wonderful variety, and the
merchants had a good trndv
There were many happy family re
unions, with the accompanying fensts.
ida Grower. .n mr known, had on
nnlv th hearts of the grapefruit r'"" , - ,.
Representatives of a dozen foreign b preBerved and the cans will more J'
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the triiit, tnni " , . .. .
nations which send fruit and rege-
Kbles to the United Stats urged that ; jUjce D(j RUgar. The process in
i no
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abargo be placed on their prod-' . . . of tb(, l jnas, the
Bicts. Fruit and vegetables import-1 M (hi .ra(. M the wtter naetn-
JtWs from Atlantic coa.-t cities were which binds the segments of
ygspr- sented and various commervPM gpjpefrujt is called. A cortm.
Kgauizations whose interests are al- J lia(.hin(. nag been invented by E. H.
Bed with the fruit and wgetable in-L m1tftt. ,hp manager of the Eagle
with i-'ifts for their own ana men
neighbors' children.
Formal obnervance of the occasion
began Saturday night, when there
were Christmas trees resplendent
with gifts
I'liililrcn ol
list and Pivsbytsrian churches. 1 he j
interior of the churches was beaut l- Secretary M. C, Price of the I unts
fully decorated in keeping with the Gorda commercial club, received
.. ,- L u.. lunlna . D.Mnfnx VlAhnp under dale ol
love V treeB, tneir imiin-iier. u...... ... - i ui onnwi -
rru..
beneath their load oi preaeirea, i u
distribution of the gilts by Santa
Clans was preceded by appropriate
exercise,- by the children, which were
well execttted and Immensely enjoyed
by the grown spectators with whom
each church was packed. These ex
ercises consisted chiefly of songs,
recitations and dialogues, all of
which were short, but very entertain
ing. Some children took pari in sev
eral different exercises, and did it so
well as to show remarkable memory.
It was worth much just to see how
happy and capable these children
Wt re.
...nii rhriKtiniis services were
held In the episcopal cnurcn on Mon
day, the usual services having been
held Sunday before. In the Ha;;ist
and Presbyterian churches, Christ-
m: services were held Minuay.
Owlag to the absence of the pastor.
A survey of underground water- lakes and streams
in Florida to determine which waters are lit hygenlcal
ly for drinking purposes and which are dangerous, is
being planned by tieorge W. Simmons, Jr., chief sanitary
engineer of the state board of health, and Herman Gun
ter, state geologist, following conferences held in Jack
sonville recently, according to reports appearing in the
daily papers.
Drainage wells also are to be investigated, in many
parts of the state these wells are to be found, most of
them, it is said, were bored before the passage of a
statute by the legislature of 1918 prohibiting them. As
many of these aR can be located, are to be Investigated
and designated on a map to be made as a part of the
survey.
The operation will give an excellent opportunity for
a study of geological formations, and it is believed the
United States geological survey will be sufficiently in
terested to take part in the plan. Letters have been
written to that department, as well as the United States
public health service, which, it is said, probably will be
willing to co-operate. Representatives of both govern
ments have been asked by Mr. Simmons and Mr. Gunter.
For the information of towns and cities all over the
Itate tin- investigators will determine quality and quan
tlty of water coming from underground sources. This
nformatlon will be of considerable value to municipali
ties planning the installation of water works and those
arranging for extensions.
Many springs In Florida, it is believed, are supplied
underground water, some of which probably is polluted
with water from drainage wells. These may be found
in almost every section of the state. Socalled "sinks
abound in Florida. These are caused by the washing
out of a limestone strata and in a number of instances
the ground has given way under weight. On one oc
casion a railroad (rain dropped down in a sink hole in
Alachua county and on another occasion It large area of
ground on public road gave way under the weight of a
horse and carriage.
Some Of tbe largest of these sinks are to be found
in Alachua OOUOty, OttS of these is known as the "Dev
il's Mill Hopper." a huge bole with almost perpen
dicular banks located several miles from Gainesville.
Near Gainesville, also is what is known as Payne's
Prairie. This entire towiand was once a great lake of
considi ruble d. pth. Several years ago the water seeped
through inio some underground passage entirely drain
ing the lake. Payne's prairie is partially tilled with
wafer at all limes of the year and in the rainy season
becomes quite deep.
x n the water which pours into un
derground passages from lakes,
streams and drainage wells is not con
taminated but some of if is and the
question of what waters are fit for hu
man consumption Is one of consid
erable importance lo Florida. For
this reason, Mr. Simmons said, it bad
been deemed advisable lo investigate
all underground water in the state
and for this purpose the survey has
In en planned.
!sel Forth in latter from Senatoi
Fletcher t Secretary Price ol
the lommerclal lub
the 2 1st lust., a reply to his letter 01
tire ltd OD the subject of local har
bor Improvements, tbe contents of
which are of general interest and In
substance are ns follows:
The Hoard of Knglneers for Riv
er l and Harbors, War Department,
this City, gave notice on Nov. fith,
l!i22, that it is not convinced of the
advisability Of the United States un
dertaking any improvement at this
locality at the ptesent time, and stat
ed its reasons.
"Major Young, of the Corps of En
gineers, advised us December 12th:
We requested the Club for IUC0
additional information as might bv
i b e
LOCAL POLICE ROUND-UP
INFRACTORS OP THE
LAW
. 1 i.l. AAfftaA1 II ( Tl B
na.un dtniiM iiv
number, draft and capacity of the faneeo a
,.. n ninninL' he-I Hatch lor 16.00
The local police officers des, rve
credit not solely for their eillci.mcy,
but especially for their discretion In
making arrests. In practically every
case of an arrest made by them, the
accused has been found guilty of the
offence charged against him. Of
four cases, for example, tried by
County Judge Trabue during the past,
week, every one was convirted.
Miles Lowe was fined $25.00 and
costs or thirty days in prison for
reckless driving. Ben Taylor, a col
ored man, was charged $100.00 and
costs or ninety days for carrying ron
...,.i,,t weamms. J. J. Hrown, who
-
fctgURt weiv heard
(' airman ('. M Marbtt of the
fed. i.: horticultural toard explain
IlHl the necessity for some means to
.. prev til the introduction o! tne m
' sect 'tests, and after hearinc all sides
Interested, said whatever rest net ion
was imposed it couid not be at rived
offhand Any action taken, he
t;',aaid, would be only after careful ex
amination of the facts keeping in
mind all interests involved.
Roseau Sinnal tor ISatlle
The Roman signal for battle was
he unfurling of a red flai:; the white
flag has alwaya been a sign of truce
or pear-.
cluck on A. P.
was fined 3.00
vessels III tile I Ml e nuw iwiutmH ,,e
1 ' , i 'with costs added amounting to $118.-
tween Tampa ana rort -7. - !lIter passing the check,
other pvrtin. nt information regard- " 'Vw , ..... ..,,. !.,.
Ow lit: to he ansinc in me pr,u,. , s k I )I- '1 laiam.i. "
lh(. Methodist church had no special 'ng the operation of this line. PP tQ pa
service. Large congregations attend- "1 you on December MM utka and brouKht hlni back Monday
i,.,.v n t he c l' wilirn i -.-,.... ... ... ,..,, ... ,, h.. w
.
... i ..,111 unto
irom ftiajor iuujib, " " nav
I ne siaiea :
i ! " 'The Hoard will be pleased to
ed these services.
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Damn onri DoffOantrW at Sillith Flnhlta Fair ! - rdy with you. wishes by delaylm
rU 111 U Will I aauuilll I u vwm I I ,..i,i, ,:,,oll , this man. r lor
. w .
j L reaaonabls time lo afford opportun-
""--r-"--"'"""" '.. , i, ,.,;,, fwlilitional data.'
I he ' 1 1 1 ul 1 -
iiniler-
l.pfpvi.. tbe manager of
Lake cannery, and it will be used in
the preparation of the fruit canned : ,
In the new plant. Care is being tak-1 j
ien that none of the juice will be lost. nheral as- taxed at the fair grounds
f ...onhinei v and other onip 1""'""' . . , i.ni i ik.ni nnhliri,DilMI
.v.. ui .... - ,. j,. ,., will he features ol tne pd,,tue wiu w - w . . .
appliances in use in the plan. WIU an (;a,pnrma ance in full equipment of the artll- atand and aprepc.a e '
be the most modern procurat.ie nnr""- - Feb. lery organization, and the opening ; am not in pos, .u ,
- . . A, . .,ii,i r in v ' ,:,'iona da a thai is ,i umot
, next and continues through to ren ; uay u ... ' ; I " ; .
night. If he fails lo pay up, ne win
to work for the county for six
months. On the same day (TUfs
day), J. O. Driggers was convicted of
.11.
I am certain,
selling Intoxicating liquor and fined
$100.00 and costs with the alterna
tive of serving ihe county four
months. He was arrested by Police
chief Caldwell,
Power Of VNion BB Bird
Ji bird's power of vision is about
340 times greater than man's.
Prone loor Trees Wow
Prune that dead wood out of your
and continues through to Feb. day of tne rair. cai.eu u. - lnlr. ' " " w vnl,l much
7 .. .Qnc .pveraliis to be in the hands ol the gunners : on aim mwn -'"" 11 "
10. Returning to plans of several 1 to OS DreDilI.ationB t0 pre- erted to give attention to within a;spray!no nPX, Sp,ing and summer and
whe e food products are handled. ! frs ago. abandoned our . , - that reasonable time. at the same time Insure a bunmoer
To't'hat a!, ab.es and other parts j ZVt 'nt. ha. beenaeen In Florida since the , -The Hoard in lis notice of Novem-Lrop for next season. A stitch in
" Z ... A. nf ho Stnnnish-Amer can war. . ,er Cth stated: lime saves mamm
.ai, -.linns of t he rair. w
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,.v.-i'V care will ne laneu .u ...,,,-,..
with the very rigid regulations pre
scribed by the state board of health
of the plant, with which the fruit
to be canned might in any way come
in contact after the peeling process,
will be- enamel and so arranged that
First of these is to be the military Followmg tnis. tne -,c
.irsi , . . . !of GasDarilla is to present what is ex-
hat ! parade on JT aaetaa to be the most gorgeous and
they may be washed and kept In theiwhen lam pa s re. .,, ' , , ant M witnessed in
best possible condition from sanitary tlllery battalion the 1 1 6 tl h F h Id w Monday, Kb. ThP
uneijr. Krewe 1 arranging for a number of
luilitarv maneuvers, exhibitions or Krew. is arrani
, u k,.i m h.; (Cont nued on last page)
stunt riding and sham battle to be
points of view.
"The product of the Eagle Lake
(Continued on second page)
All narties interested in the pro-
pored improvement are Invited o
submit within a period of 30 days
Papulation DaKed Htatea
The population of the U. S.. ac-
from the date of this notice state- cording to the 192u e ns,. s. was 105.-
ments and arguments bearing upon 710,620. Of this number 6,448.366
the necessity for the Improvement in were classed as farmers, and the to-
( Continued on second page) tal uiral population was 51,406.017.