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VOLUME 5 NUMBER 4 evenv THURSDAY JANUARY 28, 1965

DO WE HAVE YOUR CHECK?This, the ISLANDER issue of January 28, is the last one to be

mailed free to Island residents. Many of you have already been con-tacted and have ordered your subscriptions, and many more havekindly sent your checks directly into the ISLANDER office.

The price of an ISLANDER subscription is $3 per year for thosewho will be on the Island year 'round. Off-Island subscriptions, orsubscriptions which call for the paper being mailed to the Islandsfor a portion of the year and being mailed to your northern homefor the rest of the year, are $3.50 per year.

Motel and apartment owners who are interested in continuing(or starting) multiple delivery of the ISLANDER on Thursdays areurged to inquire about our multiple-subscription rate.

Mrs. Margaret Upshaw of Oster's Cottages has kindly agreed totake your subscriptions, be they personal or multiple, and she may bereached at her cottage, or anywhere you can find her on the Islands. Ifyou wish to send your check in directly, the address is Sanibel CaptivaIslander, subscription department, 140 Delmar Road, Fort MyersBeach, Florida. m

sincerely hope that no one will miss a single issue of the

DR. ABBOTT IS CHIEF SHELL FAIR JUDGE

The snapshot at left was taken on Captivaand is of Dr. Abbott and Mrs. Carl Withrow,wife of the President of the North CarolinaShell Club. The Withrows are frequent visitorsto the Islands, where they make Whit ecaps theirheadquarters.

Dr. R. Tucker Abbott, malacologist at the Academy of NaturalSciences at Philadelphia, will be the chief judge at the Sanibel-Cap-tiva Shell Show March 4-6. Dr. Abbott is no stranger to the Islandsfor he was the first professional malacologist to judge a shell showon the Islands in 1962. Since thattimehe and his family have vacationedseveral times on Sanibel, and will be the guest of Betty and MickeyPowell at Betty's Hawaiian Village this trip, as he has in the past.

Dr. Abbott is the author of many popular books on shells, such asAmerican Seashells and the Golden Nature Guide on Shells of theWorld. In addition to being editor of three scientific journals,, in-cludingv|&do-Pacific Mollusca, he produced a hand book of Medically

%a|kM«arifcM^aB» f » # ^ a d in 1^48, has x»ntributed" ever t Wl

| ^ ,articles for leading encyclopedias and oceanographic and molluscaljournals, and was engaged by the National Academy of Science tohelp solve the problem of the agricultural pest-, the Giant AfricanSnail, in the Pacific Islands.

His field studies have taken him on many expeditions to Africa,the East Indies, Australia and Polynesia and recently he participatedin the International Indian Ocean Expedition as malacologist aboardrhe U.S. Research Vessel, Anton Bruun, dredging deep sea mollusksin the Bay of Bengal off India and Burma.

Dr. Abbott was President of the American Malacological Unionin 1959 and during the last few years has been instrumental inassisting the shell clubs who are members of the AMU to improvetheir shows by means of better classifications and rules and up-grading the standards for exhibits and judging.

In judging this year's show, Dr. Abbott will be assisted by Mrs.Bea Cole and Mr. Lou Mason, both of Naples and both past Presidentsof the Naples Shell Club.

He will also judge the Naples Shell Show February 18-21 and theSouth Padre Island Shell Show in Port Isabel, Texas. This is thefirst time a group of shell clubs have joined in bringing a qualifiedjudge on a three show judging trip.

Dr. Abbott was born in Boston, Mass, in 1919 and became interestedin shells during his youth in Canada and Bermuda. He inherited hisflair for writing from his great-grandfather who authored the "RolloStories" and a long line of histories over a centruy ago. He is agraduate of Harvard and George Washington Universities and anhonorary member of over 30 world-wide shell clubs.

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SUNDAYHoly Communion.... 7:30 a.m.ist, 3rd, 5th Sundays. .9:30 a.m.Morning Worship2nd, 4th Sundays 9:00 a.m.

WednesdayHoly Communion... .9:00 a.m.

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SUNDAYSunday School . . . . . . 10:00 a.m.Worship Services ..11:00 a.m.

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Writer ALLEN DRURY flewinto Sanibel for a day's restor so after the Inaugerationfestivities in Washington, Saidhe just had to come here torelax and catch his breath,

Mrs, FRANCIS (PAULINE).BAILEY entered Lee MemorialHospital Saturday, and w a staken fay ambulance to TampaGeneral Hospital in Tampa onSunday, where she underwentemergency surgery. As we wentto press , Francis was in Tampawith his wife, so we are unableto give you a more detailedreport. We do know, however,that all of her friends prayer-fully are hoping for her speedyrecovery.

Several very good Junoniaswere found during our recentlittle blow, as well as othergood specimen shells. Capt,Zimmerman of Gulf Drive founda beauty of a Junonia, and PaulFoley, a guest at Island Inn,also found one,

DOTTI BOOKER entered St,Francis Hospital, Miami Beach,Monday for surgery. Her friendshope she's up, about and herusual cheerful self very soon,ENID DONAHUE, who recentlyr e t u r n e d from her northernhome in Canada, is managingthe shop at Casa Ybel in Dot-ti*s absence.

Mr. and Mrs, WILLIAMP I T KIN, of Ashville, NorthCarolina, are guests on San-ibel, staying at the cottage atNutmeg House. Mr, Pitkln isa landscape architect-they areold timers on Sanibel.

Mr. and Mrs, SEWARO H.MOTT, who are friends of thePltkins, came on their recom-mendation to the Islands-andare staying at South S e a s Plan-tation on Capciva* Although itIs their first, it will not betheir last v ls i r -as the Islandsare fully up to their expecta-tions.

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Who's Who on SanibalDr, & Mrs. ALLAN HOL-

LIK'RAKE of Hamilton, Ontario,have returned to Sanibel Is -land and Casa Ybel for theirfifth season. They won't returnnorth until the middle of April.

MARGE SIMONDS droppedus a note after her first fullday of school and was delightedwith everything. She's livingIn an efficiency appartment atthe H o t e l A s t o r , 924 EastJuneau Avenue , M ilwaukee,Wisconsin. Has daily maid ser -vice, too!

Anyhow, she wrote to telleveryone on the Islands "Hi!"

and so we'll send a "HI!"right back to her from allher Island friends.

M i s s JOSEPHINE REDDYof Sanibel has joined the activemembers of the Lee MemorialHospital Auxiliary.

Guests at Casa T u r q u e s aMotel include Mr. and Mrs.LEON BELL from Clarksburg,W, Va., Mr. and Mrs. KNECHTfrom Evanston, Illinois, who areold timers. (Welcome back.)Mr. & Mrs. HERBERT BRANDfrom Western Springs, Illinoiswho are also old timers who loveSanibel-glad you returned. Mr.and Mrs. P R I N C E f r o m M i n -nesota and Mr. and Mrs. ALENPLATTER have arrived fromOntario, Canada. Welcome tothe Island!

Mr. & Mrs. RONALD FEN-TON of Casa Ybel flew off lastSunday for a few days of fishingat Shark Rf vet in the Everglades.

EVELYN. ft, SCHMIDT ofJamaica, New York, just boughtlots 20 and 21, block A. inthe Rocks subdivision, Sanibel-Captiva Real Estate handled the$6,250 transaction.

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y.aeationc-rs: Welcome to ourwonderful islands of sun, sand,surf and shells. May you returnagain and again — and -perhapssometime — to stay forever.

The Winter Institute in Quan-tum Chemistry, So I id-StatePhysics and Quantum Biologyhas honored our Islands duringthe past five years by selectingSanibel as its gathering place.The Institute itself, directed ando r g a n i z e d by Professor Per-Olov Lowdin, is a period ofconcentrated study and researchby a group of dedicated sci-entists who hold their meetingsat C asa Ybel on Sanibel, and stayin various motels and inns onboth Islands.

But our Islands, no matterhow dedicated you are, have away of providing you with thrill-ing experiences, whether youwish them or no, For instance...

Professor Lowdin and hiswife Karen rented a canoe atthe Red Pelican for a trip upthe Sanibel River, which is sortof an odd, but interesting, riverto try to navigate.

After successfully gettingthrough some of the more dif-ficult spots, the canoe and theL o w d i n s were attacked by aschool of fish which startedjumping into the boat as if itwere the most fascinating fish-gathering place on the Island.This, as any fisherman knows,is a disquieting experience foreven the most e x p e r i e n c e dsportsman. (Todigress slightly,we know of one fishing guidewho jumped overboard,leavinghis luckless passenger to herown fate, when a wiley tarpondecided the guide's boat was agood place to take a sunbath.)

The Professor immediatelystarted grabbing the invadersand breaking their neckswhich caused the fish to becomequite dead and, as a side effect,drenched Karen's shirt withblood so thoroughly that shehad to take it off and rinse itout right then and there. Lestany of our readers worry thatshe might suffer sunburn causedby unusual exposure, we a regiad to be able to report thatsfae was wearing a halter topunder her shirt.

This, of course, could onlyhappen here. Have you everheard of any other place wherefish were so anxious to becaught that they jumped rightInto one's canoe? The ortty par-allel which comes to mind isAl Capp's Schmoo-land andit doesn't have shell-litteredbeaches!

Mrs, JOHN OSTER is spend-ing a few weeks on the Islands.

Guests at the Reef on San-ibel this week are Mr. and Mrs.HERBERT H. STEVENS of Min-neapolis, Minnesota, Mr. andMrs. MARTIN B.WEVER,fromPark Ridge, Illinois, Mr. and

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We recommend that pets be left in carto avoid any unpleasantness with our carwhose likeness is on display at the Museumi i the City of New York, (At end of cause-'.'.•ay turn left. Travel 2.6 miles.)

Mrs. VICTOR BURTON of Gold-water, Mr. and Mrs. ROBERTRIDDELL from Sheboygan, WIs.(They have been here m a n ytimes before), Mr. and Mrs.K.L. SENTLIFF, of H a r r i s -burgh, Penna.,Dr. and Dr. F.W.DODGE from Reedville, Vir.,(that's not a typo-Mrs. Dodgeis an M.D., too!), Mrs. LIL-LIAN H. STEPHENSON andMrs. JEAN BUZZELL, bothfrom Sedonaj Arizona, Mr, andM r s . EDGAR MARKLEY ofEaston, Penna., and Mr. andMrs. EARL VON STORCHfromWashingtoiuD.C.

Dr. and Mrs. G.S. ELANDare staying at the. B e a c h -comber for a month. Dr. Elandhas been catching large snookevery day in the canals. Onewas over 25 pounds. He has beenhaving wonderful success. Hereally will have some wonder-ful stories to tell when hegets back to Grosse Point, Mich.and some photographs to backthem up! Congratulations,

O t h e r Beachcomber guestare Mr. and Mrs. KARLQUASTfrom Lombard, Illinois,Mr. andMrs. ¥ REEL AND & their friendMrs, M.C, PITK1N, M a r t i n s -ville, Indiana, here for a month,Dr. and Mrs, PENNMGTON ofEast Orange, New Jersey, Dr.and Mrs. ADAMSONS of NewYork, Dr. and Mrs. STEEN-BURG of Binghamton, New Yorkand Mr. and Mrs. W.A.THORN-TON "of Fairfax, Virginia, fortwo w-eeks.The guests at Beach-comber report good shelling.One golden olive was found andthat is now quite rare at thistime of year.

Don't forget the SanibelLibrary is open every Tuesdayfrom 9 a.m. till noon and everySaturday from 1 p.m. to 4, inthe Sanibel Community House.Drop in for awhile "You may-be surprised (and you'll ce r -tainly be pleased) with the largeselection of reading material.

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We would like to announceto all and sund ry tha t PatMurphy officially changed hisfirst name to Patrick about ayear or so ago. So he is nolonger O.O. (which stood forOren Oliver) he is now PatrickOliver Murphy. Mrs. Murphy,who gave us the glad news, saidthat she(and everyone else withthe exception of his mother, whostill insists on the originialname) was very happy aboutthe change.

THINK

How many bottles of drink-ing water do you buy eachmonth?

Have you had to relocateyour shallow well point? If so,was the new source of waterpotable? Is the new point nowin use the same depth, or wereyou forced to go to a greaterdepth to secure water?

Does the water you are nowusing discolor the porcelain inyour bathroom?'

Are the fixtures in yourbathroom showing signs of rust?

Will ordinary soap give you.a sufficient supply of latherto shower or shave?

C an you drink your presentwater? Will it make coffee ortea?

Can you use this water inyour automatic washer? Doesthe water give your washingsa yellow tinge?

Does your hot water tanksound as though it's about tojump off its base?

When you sprinkle your lawnor flowers did they becometired and brown looking after-wards?

IF SO,, you need the IslandWater Association, Inc. Whydon't you see them now-TOD AY!

DID YOU LOSE A DOG?

E a r l y last weekend,a Dachshund, wearing only aBoston, Mass., rabies tag, wasfound swimming in the Gulf afew miles off Sanibel. The dog,a very f r i e n d l y male, wasbrought in by the people whofound him to the U.S. CoastGuard Station on Fort MyersBeach. He is now enjoying thehospitality of the Chief Rash'shome on Fort Myers Beach,but, M r s . Rash sa id , "Hewants to go home so badly.Every time my husband leaves,he just sits up at the door andbegs to be taken. The rest ofthe time, he follows me aroundlike glue."

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Who's Hfbo on CaptivaMrs. ETHEL I, ROBERTS

and a friend, both of Broken-bow, Michigan, are enjoyingtheir first visit to Captiva,where they have set up house-keeping at the Captiva BeachMotel - Apartments.

Dr. & Mrs. H.C. HAGEMANof Gloversville, New York, alsoguests at the Jeremiassens',have become so interested inshelling that they have alreadydecided to make a return tripnext year.

Other guests are Mr. &Mrs.LOUIS POLLOCK of Philadel-phia, Penn,

Mrs. JAMES L. KIRKPAT-RICK of Chesterton, Vermont,interrupted her long journeyback to Captiva and her winterquarters at 'Tween Waters bystopping over for a time atHobe Sound, F Jo rid a.

Mrs. KAY WOOD of Chicago,says, "My son, KAY, who drove,and I just made a beeline forthe Islands. There was so muchsnow along the way that carsforced to stop along the side ofthe road were nearly completelycovered with snow."Mrs. Woodis now in her cottage at 'TweenWaters for the winter.

It was really a thrill to seethe Strombus raninus found onour own beach by HARVEYMEYER, but even more excitingwas his beautiful display ofshells found in a very limitedspace along the Gulf since themiddle of October, Harvey doesnot select a special time forhis beach walk, but when he doesgo, his eyes are focused onlyfor the unusual In shells. Oh,for such A focasing eye!

Mr.. & Mrs. ERNEST JOHN-SON were busyenter ta ln ingguests this past week as Mr, &Mrs. RAYMOND BARLOW of St.Croix, Wisconsin, and Mr. &Mrs. ARCHIE CARLSON of NewRichmond, Wisconsin, stoppedby on their Florida vacation.

Early this week, Mr*. & Mrs,LUVERNE LARSON of Circle-pines, Minn., and Mrs. EMILMICHOLSON of Amery, Wiscon-sin, arrived on the Island asguests of the Johnsons. Mrs,Larson and Mrs. Micholson aresisters of Ernest Johnson.

Mr. & Mrs. BILL SHANNONwent all out last Thursday togive the newcomers to beautifulCaptiva a taste of what the oldtimers have enjoyed for manyyears. Mae's table was loadedwith appetizing dishes - the aro-ma of which did not surpassthe taste. The newcomers pres-ent were Mr. & Mrs. JOHNSPARKES, Mr. & Mrs. TEDFONDA, Dr. & Mrs. E.L. MONT-GOMERY, with their son andhis wife and their daughter andher husband.

Other guests at the dinner,who are not exactly "new com-ers" but who were delighted tobe abje to feast upon Mae'smarvelous cooking, were Mr.and Mrs. D. FITZHUGH, Dr.and Mrs, G. FLORES and PRIS-CILLA MURPHY.

Mrs. JOHN L. BLACK ofPort Hope, Ontario, Canada,spent a week as guest of Mrs.ALLEN A. RAYMOND beforebooking in at her'Tween WatersCottage for the season.

Mr. & Mrs. J. ROBERTGRACEY, after entertaining alltheir friends at their Clay LickFarm in Springfield, Tenn., fora wassail party, came to theirlovely home on Captiva. Mr.Gracey, who manages the ex-clusive Fairyland Club on Look-out Mountain in Tenn., stayeda short time, but Mrs. Gracey,who is known professionallyas Edna Kaler and who has avoice studio in Nashville, willstay on for the winter season,,Mrs, Gracey's guest,DOROTHYBERGMANN, who was Mrs.Gracey's soprano soloist eachyear in New York when Mrs.Gracey conducted "The Mes-siah" and Gilbert and Sullivanoperettas, is enjoying her visiton Captiva.

How sad we were to learnthat Mrs. JOHN RACEK had arepeat operation for a tornretina. It is not faith, but it ishuman to wonder how such athing can happen to such a won-derful person.

Thanks to the efforts ofMrs. RAYMOND BOOTH,our Is-lands enjoyed a most wonderfulconcert on last Monday eveningwhen the Ohio State UniversityFaculty Woodwind Quintet per-formed for Islanders and guests.Memberst of the Quintet werethe guests of JOHN WAKEFIELDat 'Tween Waters for dinnerbefore the evening concert atthe Captiva Community House.Earlier in the day, after giv-iag a concert for the schoolchildren, and a mid-afternoonconcert for the Ouantum sci-entists at Casa Ybel, the per-formers were the guests ofhonor at a cocktail "party onSanibel at the home of Mrs.ROBERT HAYNIE.

Dr. & Mrs. E. L. MONT-GOMERY are enjoying anothershort visit in their Captivahome on Palm Avenue. Withthem are their son and daught-er-in-law, Dr. and Mrs. C.J.MONTGOMERY, Dr. C.J. is in-terning in Richmond, Virginia.And also their daughter and herhusband, Lt. and Mrs, S.G.HUGHES. Lt. Hughes is an in-structor at Belvoir. Virginia.

In the near-by Shannon Cot-tages are friends of the Mont-gomerys who are also fromC i r c l e v i l l e , Mrs. ROBERTTHOMAS, her daughter, Mrs.WARREN GLOWER, and hergrandson, nine and a half monthold MICHAEL — AND theirtwo poodles, CRICKET and JIG-GERS!

Interesting guests at Mid-Island Cottages this week areMr. and Mrs. GEORGE VAMESof Brooklyn, New York, whomanage a catering servicethere. If good food and musicgo hand in hand, Mr. Vamesreally qualifies, as he has de-lighted all on Palm Ave. withlovely melodies.

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FINAL APPROVAL SOUGHTFOR CAPTIVA EROSION PLAN

Ever since last May, a dedi-cated group of Captivaites havebeen working on an experimen-tal plan to prevent beach eros-ion on Captiva. The directorsof the Board of C aptiva Erosionare Allen Weeks, chairman,H.K. Jeremiassen, Secretary-Treasurer, and Harold Bixby.

They report that the plansfor the experimental currenlbreaker, which would extencfrom the Post Office road outto the sandbar and which havealready received the approvalof the County Engineer and theCounty Commissioners (who al-lowed $8,000 for the project),have been sent to the U.S. ArmyCorps of Engineers and to theFlorida Board of Conservationfor final approval.

Once their approval is given,invitations for bids will be pub-lished and it is hoped that workcan start on the project soonafter that.

COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

The Sanibel Community As-sociation will hold a covereddish supper at 6:30 Wednesday,Feb. 3, in the S a n i b e l Com-munity House, followed by theregular meeting at 7:30.

SHELL FAIR ART SHOW NOTES

Mrs. Florence Simonds andMrs. En my Lou Lewis wereappointed co-chairmen of theShell Fair Art Show at a meetingof the S a n i b e l - C a p t i v a ArtLeague Monday afternoon.

All Island artists will beinvited to submit a painting forsale and will also be asked tocontribute (as they did last year)an unframed sketch or paintingfor the "Clothesline Sale."

FASHION SHOW

Tickets are now on saleat various shops for the Fash-ion Show, s p o n s o r e d by St.Michael's and All Angels Epis-copal Church. The place willbe the Colony pool, the date,Saturday, Feb. 20, the time2:30 p.m., and the price, $1.50.In case of rain, the show willtake place the following Sat.

T h e r e w i l l be a specialshowing of hair styles by MaryAleck. Refreshments will beserved.

T i c k e t s are on s a l e atBailey's Store, Mary Aleck'sBeauty Salon, The Island BakeShop, the B-Hive:, Birgit's,Clarke's, Coconut Grove, TheColony, The Sanibel CommunityHouse, Dotti's of Casa Ybel,Friday's House of Treasures,Nutmeg House, the Red Pelicanand Sea Horse Shops.

On C a p t i v a , .tickets: areavailable f rom Mrs. M a r yBailey, Mary K. Cunningham,Mrs. Paul Stahlin at South SeasPlantation, and Mrs. W.H.Williams.

CAPTIVAITES, ATTENTION!

This is a reminder to allCaptivaites who have not paidtheir dues to the Civic As-sociation. Dues are $3 per per-son, and ydur check, made pay-able to the Captiva Civic As-sociation, should be sent toMrs. Harvey Meyer as soonas possible.

TODAY'S HISTORY LESSON

Columbus discovered NorthAmerica, Balboa the Pacific,and Ponce De Leon the Foun-tain of Youth. Why don't youexplore the Island Water As-sociation, Inc?

COTTAGE COLONY& BEACH CLUB

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SANIBEL ISLAND,' FLORIDA

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ART FESTIVAL

All Island artists are invitedto submit their works to thefirst annual Art Festival, co-sponsored by the Art Councilof Southwest Florida, and Sears,Roebuck and Co.

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Artists may submit up tofour pictures for the show.There will be an $1 entry feefor each work submitted. Theshow will be held in Sears inFort Myers and will open onWednesday, February 3.

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SNACK SHACKWHERE PEOPLE ENJOY THE THICK SHAKES . . . DELICIOUSSANDWICHES . . . AND PLEASANT COMPANY . . . . AT THECOUNTER INSIDE . . . OR AT THE PLEASANT PATIO TABLES.

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Captiva Island, Florida

OPEN DAILYFor

Breakfast — Lunch — Dinner

Dinner 6:30 - 8:00Sunday Dinner 1:00 - 2:00Sunday Night Buffet 6:30 - 8:00

Reservations suggested forDinner and Sunday Night Buffet

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Who's Who on Sanibel

The Ladies Guild of theSanibel Community Church heldtheir January meeting Thursdayevening at the home of Mrs.Folyd Snook on Gulf Drive withMrs. W. P. Glass as co-host ess.

The meeting opened with adevotional led by Mrs. KayNewman. A business sessionfollowed. The Guild voted toget plans under way for pub-lishing a collection of ten ser-mons by the Reverend TadAllen, the minister of SanibelCommunity Church. The man-uscript has been compiled byby Mrs. W.B. Combs, muchof which she transcribed fromshort hand notes taken duringthe eleven o'clock services.Mrs. Combs read theforeword,which is an explanation of theproject and a short historyof the Sanibel church.

v. Following the selected ser-*mons will be a Guide for moreeffective prayer. Copies willbe made available to all whoare i n t e r e s t e d in the nearfuture.

Visitors representing 1/10of the United States are visit-ing the Norman Chambers atHeirs by the Sea. They are:Mr. & Mrs. A.L. CRAWLEY ofFlint, Michigan, h e r e un t i lApr i l , Mr. and Mrs. W.H.MINOR from Columbus, Ohio,Mr. J.R. OVERALL from Nash-ville, Tenn., Mr. and M r s .CHARLES GATES and four yearold son are herefrom Vermont,Mr. & Mrs. 'GARSIDE andMr. Gar s ide ' s sister Mrs.MARCH from Lexington, Ky.,,who are return visitors, Mr.&Mrs. COL LIN S> ,Mr. and.Mrs. R.W. JOHNSON of Pitts-burgh, Pa., Mr. and Mrs. P.SMITH from Lancaster, Pa.,who have returned for anotherw i n t e r on Sanibel (welcomeback), Mr. & Mrs. C.J. ZELLARof New Fairfield, Conn., Mr.ROBERT HARRIS of New YorkCity, Mr. & Mrs. L.HAMPTONof Charleston, Illinois, Mr. andMrs. GEORGE LYNCH a r evisiting from Tenn., Mr. andMrs. KINGREATHERFORD

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of Moweaqua, Illinois, Mr. andMrs. DON McNEIL are herefrom Kansas, and Mrs. EDITHCULVER has arrived from NewFane, Vermont.

The SMITH KAUFFMAN'sTradewinds has its share ofguests who are enjoying theIslands and all they have tooffer. The visitors include Dr.and Mrs. FRANK WARDER ofAnderson, S.C., who will spendfive weeks here on this, theirsecond visit; The Rev. & Mrs.H.E. SHEELY, D.D., of Han-over, Pa., who are spendingthe month of January here forthe fourth time; Professor andMrs. LAWRENCE CHAPMANof Princeton, Mass., who willbe here for two months (herecently retired from M.I.T.);Mr. & Mrs. EARLE SKINNERof Woodbury, N.J., here fortheir fifth vacation; Mr. &Mrs.FLOYD BENNY of Washington,D.C., and Mrs. Benny's sister,MARIAN HINES, who is a house-mother at the University of 111.at Champaigne; Dr. &Mrs. AL-VIN WEINBERG of Oak Ridge,Tenn., and Mrs. Weinberg'ssister and brother-in-law, Mr.and Mrs. J.J. LEVIN of Chi-cago; and Mr. and Mrs. H.L.LEWIS of To|edo, Ohio.

All Sanibel residents wereshocked and much disturbedover the recent news of a rob-bery from a locked car on theIsland. In this particular case,nearly $300 was stolen. Theshock includes the fact thatthis is the third such robberywithin the past month andit is a terrible thing to haveanything like this happen on ourbeautiful Islands. It just isn'tdone- - -or at least, it wasn't.

Our reporter said that whenshe first came to the Islandstwenty-five years ago, she wasshocked to find that none of therooms at Island Inn had anykeys or locks. But everythingthen was safe and has beensafe for many years. Now, un-fortunately, we must warn ourvisitors please do not leavevaluables in a locked car.

Deputy Sheriff Ralph Smithsays that if you can't take themwith you, at least put them inthe trunk, wherethey are a littleharder to get at.

Who's Whoon Captiva

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D.R. W i l l i a m s submittedthis poem as his philosophyfor day to day living. The authoris unknown to him.

I'm just as healthy as I can beThere is not a thing the matter

with meI have arthritis in both my

knees and when I talk it'swith a wheeze

But my pulse is weak, myblood is thin

But I'm awfully well, for theshape I'm in.

I wear arch supports on bothmy feet

If I didn't do this, I wouldn'twalk the street;

Sleep is denied me night afternight,

So in the morning I look afright;

My eyesight is failing, my headsin a spin,

But I'm awfully well for theshape I'm in.

Now the moral of this, as thetale we unfold

Is that both you and I must begetting old.

It's better to say, I'm feelingfine with a grin

Than to let folks know theshape you are in.

I get up in the morning anddust off my wits,

I pick up the paper and readthe "obits"

If my name is not there, Iknow I'm not dead,

So I eat my breakfast and goback to bed.

D.R. Williams has also sub-mitted the new address of Mrs.Alexander (Page) Flick. It isPoskanzer Convalescent Home,264 1/2 South Main Avenue,Albany, New York.

DON'T BE DRAFTED

The Army, Marines, AirForce, Coast Guard, and theBoy Scouts may not want you,but the Island Water Associa-tion, Inc. welcomes you. Won'tyou join now? TODAY.

TEENCLUBCORNER

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"DIFFERENT" IS OURPRINCIPLEDISTINCTION

Products from 21 countries make ail thedifference in the world. (At end of cause-,way turn left. Travel 2.6 miles.)

MOBILE HOMESBIG DISCOUNTS

Big trade-in allowances. We needused Mobile Homes. On handover 20 models in 10 and 12wide. Pacemaker, Homette,

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Welcome home JONN.IE!JON BILLHIEMER r e t u r n e dhome for two weeks on hisleave after completing his re-cruit training at The G r e a tLakes Naval Training Center.When Jon goes back he willbe stationed in L a k e h u r s t ,N.J.

While home Jon went intotown with BILLY HOLMES tosee the movie "Goldfinger"(for the second time!) After-wards they went to the Sports-men to shoot a few games ofpool.

On Saturday, the 16th, BOBand LINDA WOOSTER had asmall party for JACKIE RED-INGER, During the party every-one consumed a large numberof hot dogs, meat-balls andcokes . Attending were SUEGESSER, JEANA BORSELLI,MIKE RHODES, and yourstruly.

Last Friday CHRIS GAULTwent to town with ABBOTTKEG AN of Fort Myers to theTeen Queen Coronation. It wasa semi-formal affiar, with aband, The Satins, and the crown-ing of the new queen, VICKIMILLER, by JILL TURNER,the previous queen.

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The Naples Showplace

GardensA thirty-acre tropical paradise where birds roam freely againstthe magnificent backdrop of rare plants, trees and orchids.Largest collection of rare, free-roaming waterfowl in thiscountry as well as native birds in their natural habitat. Open9 A.M to 6 P.M. Bring your camera.

FEATURING THE ORIGINAL

J||rfl|iE|LL||200,000 people enjoyed the traveling troupe at theNew York World's Fair. Millions have seen it on TV.

See the original 30-minute show here.

Shows 10 A.M. to 5 P.M.

Come out for lunch at the Pavilion before or after the show

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OR TO OUR . . . . .

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We are open 52 weeks oyear to serve you'

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