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DEVOTED TOTHE INTERESTS
OFSANIBEL
ANDCAPTIVA ISLANDS
The F i n e s tShellingBeaches
In TheWestern
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VOLUME 10 NUMBER 6 PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY FEBRUARY 5, 1970
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CAPTIVA LIBRARY DEDICATED
Practically everyone on Captiva attended the dedication of the
NewCaptiva Memorial Library Sunday afternoon. It is the outcome of
eightyears of work and devotion — the first Captiva library was
started in1962 in the Community Center with just four shelves of
books. It hasrown, and present book circulation (on an island with
150 permanent
.esidents) runs about 600 a month.Speakers included our two
County Commissioners, P. A. Geraci and
Julian Hudson, and Michael Reddy, president of the Captiva Civic
Assoc-iation.
Dr. Ho O. Smith of the Captiva Chapel by the Sea gave the
invocation.The library has been supported since its start by the
residents of
the island, and the present large airy building is a memorial to
de-ceased residents.
- Funds for the new 900 sq. foot CBS building were raised by
volun-teers, who baked many a cake, showed movies, gave programs
and cardparties and many other money-making projects in the past
few years.
Congratulations on a beautiful job — beautifully done!
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(photos by huston)
(Above)-— The new Captiva Memorial Library, attached to
theCaptiva Community Center, which was dedicated on Sunday.
(Below) — Mrs. Hervey Roberts, out-going librarian, given the
keysto the new library to Mrs. Michael Reddy, Captiva's new
librarian.Commissioners P. A. Geraci and Julian Hudson, along with
Mr. Reddy,look on.
Just one good thing
after another
at the B-HIVE!
ALL YOUR NEEDS FROM FOOD TO FILM'
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SANIBF1L CAPTIVA ISLANDER
Established 1961Duff Brown, Owner and Publisher
Editors Virginia and Duff Brown
Production...Louise Oetling, Carolyn Lowry,Carlene Kelly, Anita
BrownReporter: Jean Troy-Blind Pass Cottages
Unclassified rates: $1.00 minimum for 15 wordsor less; 5(5 a
word thereafter.
Second class postage paid at Fort Myers Beach,Florida 33931.
ISLANDER OFFICE:2330 Estero Blvd., Fort Myers Beach. Write
P.O.Box 2827, FMB. Phone MO 4-6792 (not a toll callfrom the
Islands)
Deadlines: Ad and. news copy are picked up Sat-urday afternoon;
SHORT news items and ads maybe phoned in (MO 4-6792) no later than
Mondaynoon.
SUBSCRIPTIONSOn-Island $3.50 yearlyOff-Island or Split $4.00
yearlyCanada $4.50 yearly
ISLANDER 2-5-70
RealtorSANIBEL ISLAND, FLORIDA
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CONDOMINIUMS-FROM $15,950
HOMES-FROM $29,500
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MAIN OFFICE: GR 2-4510BRANCH OFFICE
(Sanibel Shopping Center)GR 2 -4521 and GR 2-4531
You're Invited To Stop ByEither Office To Read
The Wall Street Journal
OFFICES OPEN ALL DAY SATURDAY
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NEWS FROM HOMEMAIL ANYWHERE!
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Sanibel Community Association,Inc., Sanibel Community House,1st
Tuesday, 6:30 p.m.
Card Game Night is sponsoredby the Sanibel Community
Assoc-iation at the Community House onFridays at 7:30 p.m. Table
anddoor prizes, plus refreshments.All for 50^ per son.
Public Health Nurse - ThirdTuesday of every month, from1 to 4
p.m. at the CommunityHouse.
American Legion Auxiliary, Unit123, 1st Mondays, 8 p.m.
LegionHall.
American Legion Post #123,American L e g i o n Home, 2ndTuesday
8 p.m.
Bingo Murex, American LegionHome, Wednesdays, 8 p.m.
(Nominors.)
A.A. open meeting, Fridays, 8p.m. at St. Michael's
EpiscopalChurch, GR 2-3121.
Sanibel-Captiva Shell Club meetsthe third Monday of each monthat
8 p.m.
Southwest Florida ConchologistSociety meets 2nd Tuesday ofeach
month at 7;30 p.m. in theSouth Recreation Hall, 1801 GulfView
Drive, Ft. Myers, Fla.
Sanibel Public Library - hours:Tuesday, 10 to noon; Thursday,2
to 4 p.m., Saturday 10 to noon;Wednesday night, 7:30 to 9.
Lions Club of Sanibel-Captivameets at 6:30 p.m., first &
thirdWednesday of each month at theGolden Sands Restaurant,
Peri-winkle Drive, Sanibel.
Any civic or social organizationwishing to be Included in the
Act-ivities Calendar may call or dropthe Islander a card notifying
usof your club's meeting time andplace.
NavigationCharts
Now On Sale
MacintoshBookshop
Sanibel Island, FloridaGR 2-3041
CAPTIVA ISLAND
H. A. VroomanTV
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Repair and Remodeling
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Main Road,Near CasaYbel Road
FLORIDA MINIATURESRARE SHELLS
Shell Boxes, Frames, Tables, Shellcraft SuppliesCeramics,
Leather & Misc. Items
SanibelJanitorialServiceCOMMERCIAL
RESIDENTIAL
Appointments or Contract
Sanibel Island, Florida 8-4891
TELEVISIONSBLACK & WHITE OR COLOR
Fedders
AIR CONDITIONERS
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GOURMET CORNERSOMETHING DIFFERENT
ELEPHANT MEAT ANDHIPPOPOTAMUS MEAT
ALSO
WHO'S WHO AND WHYMr. &. Mrs. CARL LEONARD
from Claredon Hill, 111. will behere until Feb. 10.
Mr. & Mrs. ROBERT HUFF-MAN, (Mr. Huffman Is prosecut-ing
attorney for Miami County inOhio) and Mr. & Mrs. MINNICKboth
from West Milton, Ohio wereguests at Blind Pass Cottages thispast
week.
Members of the Board of Dir-ectors of the Sanibel-C apt
ivaConservation Foundation enter-tained in honor of Dr. and
Mrs.ELVIS Jo STAHR at a c o c k t a i lparty in the home of Mr.
& Mrs.HERBERT LEWIS, Gulf Drive,Sanibel on Friday. Dr. Stahr
Ispresident of the National AudubonSociety. He & Mrs. Stahr
arehouse guests of Mr. and M r s .ERARD MATTHEISSEN of Cap-tiva.
Mr. Matthiessen is a di-rector of the National Society.The
Matthiessens had just enter-tained Mr. and Mrs. ERNESTBROOKS Jr. as
house guests theweek before. Mr. Brooks is vicepresident of the
National AudubonSociety.
Mr. GEDDES DOUGLAS fromNashville, Tenn., guest at BlindPass
Cottages this last weekfound two shell treasures: a per-fect scotch
bonnet and a six inchjunonia.
A DAY ON THE BEACHby Jean Troy
The beauty of this day effect-ed every one of us. No
strangershere — you could tell.
"We came to Sanibel becausesome friends told us about it. Welike
it the way it is, and if it getspopulated we won't come
hereanymore," said ROBERT GIL-BERT from Conneaut, Ohio (onLake
Erie.) He is a sales repre-sentative for M.F.G. His wifeLOIS runs a
shoe store in Con-neaut.
"I wish I could sell shoes onthe beach so I could stay here,"she
said. This is the third yearthey have vacationed here andstayed at
the Castaways Villaand Motel.
Just back from Jamaica andstopping over for the day,
wereBEATRICE and ORAN CUTLERfrom Muskegon, Mich. This wastheir
first trip to Sanibel. Theyhad heard about the shelling andhad
decided to try it for them-selves.
FRANCES and NORMAN SKYfrom Toronto, Canada are doingwhat they
had always planned todo; to spend the whole season onSanibel. Other
years they havecome here for just one day, butthis year they came
Dec. 1 to stayat "White Heron Cottages" untilApril 30. She's
exploring the fieldof writing.
For a while we were alone onthe beach. We strung the
sea'sjewels, the tiny shells with holesin them, on a string to make
shellleis to wear around our neck. Itwas "now" and it was "here"
andnothing else seemed to matter.Sometimes I could only see
JOE'Stail as he dug deep holes in the
sand, searching for "where it wasat!"
A man came by with a yellowpall full of shells and the
largestdead horseshoe crab I have everseen. I recognized BILL
BARBERdesk clerk at Casa Ybel. Duringthe winter he works at Casa
Ybeland during the summer in Alaska.
It wasn't long until I met Mr.& Mrs. HENRY WHITE from
Cin-ninnati, Ohio who are winteringin Fort Myers. Mr. White
hadcaught an eleven pound sea trout.
Mrs. MARVIN SHORE (NIDA)from Pilot Mountain, N.C. and Ihad much
in common for we bothhad enjoyed staying at PeriwinkleTrailer Camp
on Sanibel. She andMr. Shore are staying there intheir Volksvagen
Camper.
Soon I met ROBERT and BAR-BARA HOLLQWAY (staying atthe Island
Inn) from Essex Falls,N.J. They have vacationed onSanibel for
several years.
Dr. F.NORMAN VAN BRUNT,pastor of Grace Methodis tChurch in
Baltimore, Md. walkedand talked with me on the beachfor almost an
hour. He and hiswife and mother and father-in-law had intended to
encircle thestate of Florida on an exploratorytrip, but once they
had discover-ed Sanibel they found it " themost fascinating
experience oftheir entire trip."
"We need places like this inthe country where we can go andbe
quiet," he observed.
BOB BECK from Fon Dulac,Wise, came walking down thebeach. He's a
sophomore in theSchool of Business at the Uni-versity of
Illinois.
JANE DAMROUTH and TEDFARROW from Martha's Vine-yard, Mass, who
have been stay-ing at The Reef this past weekwill leave soon on an
adventur-ous sailing trip to the West Indieswith friends from
Annapolis.
DARLENE JUNE from Dear-born, Mich, also staying at TheReef, came
to Sanibel becauseshe "just looked it up on the mapand decided to
come." She hasbeen on Sanibel since November.
Towards evening I metLARRY MANS and TERRY CAR-TER from Miami who
were stay-ing at the Golden Shell this lastweekend with their
friends fromNew York City, EDDIE EPSTEINand JANET FENCE, both
stu-dents of Queens College, CityUniversity of New York.
IRVING and ANN UMANSKYstaying at the Sea Isle for a fewdays
before returning to Cam-bridge, Mass., where Mr.Uman-sky Is a
practicing physician,were enjoying the day shellingon the island.
They were herefor a few days last year, and de-cided to return.
Both Mr. & Mrs. EDWARDLEACH like the primitive thingsin life
— that which God makes— and besides the shelling, that'swhat they
enjoy the most aboutthe island, Its remoteness andbeauty in nature.
They are stay-ing in the Fort Myers vicinityanother two weeks
before return-ing to ten miles west of Colum-bus, Ohio where Mr.
Leach is agrain and livestock farmer.
At sunset we wer^ the last
persons on the beach except torsome "folks from back home"like,
way back home in Indiana,Greenfield, Ind., to be sure; Dr.&
MARY VINGIS. Friends hadtold them about the beautifulshells to be
found on Sanibel, soten years ago they came herefor the first time.
They havestayed at The Castaways for thelast ten years.
"We have shelled in otherplaces," the Doctor said. "Innorthern
California, betweenSan Francisco and the Canadianborder, Mary found
two shells--and she saved both of them!We went to Alaska in
Augustand while walking along the Ber-ing Sea, picking up
Alaskanagates, we said, "it 's sure notlike shelling on Sanibel!"
Mrs.Vingis made a beautiful Christ-mas tree several feet high out
ofsmall white shells she collectedfrom Sanibel.
I called to Joe, "Come on!Let's go, now."
"Our German Snowzercouldn't come to the beach withus today,"
said Doctor Vingis."He got too much sun yesterday,so we put some
Sea and Ski lotionon him and left him at the cottageto rest." Can
you imagine that!A dog getting such a bad sunburn!
"Joe, you sweet ail-Americandog! This couldn't happen to
youbecause you've got such a beau-tiful wide "Umbrella" of a
tail!!
ISLAND INN GUESTS
Guests at the Island Inn in-clude Mr. & Mrs. Warren
Coe,Oshkosh, Wls., Mr. & Mrs. ElmaK. Pilsbury, Mrs. Alice P.
Gil-bert, Newtonville, Mass., Mr. &Mrs. Aldins and Mrs. L.
Menn-inger of New York City, Mr. &Mrs. Don Conner, Mid land
,Mich., Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Os-good, East Lansing, Mich.
Mrs.Louise Rowan, New York City,Mr. & Mrs. S. Harmon, NewYork,
N.Y., Mr. & Mrs. Louis S.Barry, Ridgewood, N.J., Mr. &Mrs.
Clifford Hall, Alexandria,Va., Mr. & Mrs. Dudley S. In-graham,
Litchfield, Conn., MrsCharles S. B. Ward, PittsburghPa., Mrs. R. W.
Poppleton, Col-umbus, Ohio, Mr. k Mrs. EbenHall,
Riverside,Conn.,Mrs. JohnE. Tracy, Ann Arbor, Mich., Mrs.Charles
Jennings, Pittsburgh,Pa., Mr. & Mrs. JamesK.Crim-mins, New York
City, Mr. & Mrs.William Maguire, Largo, Fla.,and Mr. & Mrs.
Richard Paradiesof West Palm Beach, Fla.
THE COLONY GUESTS
Guests enjoying a vacation atThe Colony are: Mr. and Mrs.Richard
Wilkinson of Springfield,Mo.; Dr. & Mrs. Lyman-Wagersof
Lexington, Ky.; Dr. & Mrs.Gilbert Garrison of Upper Mont-clair,
N.J.; Mr. & Mrs. Roy A.Dorris of Pontiac, Mich.; Dr. &Mrs.
Robert W. Muenzer of Tol-edo, Ohio; Mr. & Mrs. Rober tLedricO
and Mr. & Mrs. CarlHolverstoff ofMiamisburg.Ohio;Mr. & Mrs.
Robert Sagers of At-lanta, Ga.; Mr. & Mrs. JamesColeman of
Chesterfield, Mo.;and Dr. & Mrs. Charles Field ofHopkins,
Minn.
VISITORS TOPIRATE PLAYHOUSE
This week, Pirate Playhousehad in the audience CongressmanCurtin
and Mrs. Curtin, mutualfriends oftheMcGoldricksofNewHope, Pa.
JosephMcGoldrickwascomptroller of New York Cityat the time of Mayor
LaGuardiaand he and his wife Helen wereguests of Ruth and Philip
Hunterat their Pelham Bay homelnNewYork City.
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SONG OF THE TURTLEby Jean Troy
" . . . The Mock Turtle sighed deeply, and began in a voice
chokedwith sobs, to sing this: "
'Beautiful soup, so rich and green,Waiting in a hot tureen!Who
for such dainties would not stoopSoup of the evening, beautiful
soup!Beau—-ootiful soo—-oop!Soo oop of the e--e—-evening,Beautiful,
beautiful sou;! ' . . ."
Your name might not have been "Alice" but if you had lived in
the"Wonderland" of creation, one hundred and fifty million years
ago youwould have known the same "turtle friend" as you can today.
One of thelast large prehistoric animals still living on our earth
in much the sameform as long ago is the famous sea turtle. Of the
six types of sea turtleonly the "loggerhead" nests with any known
regularity on the shores ofthe United States. There are two
varieties; our Atlantic variety and an-other very similar form in
the Pacific Ocean. They spend their entirelife in the sea (they are
perfectly adapted for it) and only the femaleleaves that
environment for about 45 minutes or so when she comesashore, to lay
her eggs in the sand.
So many circumstances can happen after that "birth event" that
canchange the order of life, and it is important that we know about
them.In the balanced "schemes of things" of Mother Nature, where
life ondifferent levels and in different forms is held in a
delicate, but pre-carious, more-or-less-safe balance, the sea
turtle Is important and isthreatened with extinction by man.
After the mother turtle deposits her eggs in nest chambers, for
about52 days the eggs lay hidden on the beach in the sand. If the
raccoons,crabs, dogs, kids, and even ants don't find them and
destroy them, theactual emergence of the baby sea turtles takes
place a few days afterhatching. They come out of the sand at night
and "make a run for it" tothe sea. If they are not confused or
attracted by artificial lights, theyenter it and disappear. During
the first year of their life no one knowswhat becomes of the baby
sea turtles. We do know they really get "inthe swim" of things
right away, facing their predators, sharks, snookand seagulls, who
eat every little loggerhead they chance to find on ornear the
surface of the water. But since time began this has been so.It's
what has been added to endanger their life that is negating their
ex-istence. Beachfront developments, erosion, and the practices of
theshrimp and factory trawlers are casting their vote against the
life ofthe sea turtle as it used to be. If they happen to be caught
up in a fishingnet of a shrimp boat they may be clubbed to death
and eaten or thrownaway. It is illegal to catch sea turtles for
food, (the green turtle is mosthighly esteemed for this purpose)
but people still do it. There is no legalprotection for any kind of
sea turtle at this time, excepting during nest-ing season.
All sea turtles now face the encroaching threat of extinction
unlesssomething is done to change this trend. Such projects, as one
sponsoredby the Caretta Research Team, the one called "Project
Loggerhead,"and similar projects have been undertaken to prevent
this from happen-ing.
The Caretta Research Team is composed of the following
members:Sarita Van Vlech (Captiva Island), Bill Hammond (Fort
Myers), RichardBatty (Naples), Gloria Gram (Fort Myers Beach) and
its executive di-rector Charles LeBuff. Mr.LeBuff is a biological
technician for the Fishand Wild Life Services of the Department of
Interior. Mr. LeBuff is act-ing as director of "Project Loggerhead"
on his own and part time. Thisstudy is related to a management
study of the sea turtle which he is do-ing for the Bureau of Sport
Fisheries and Wild Life.
Mr. LeBuff was born in Massachusetts, raised in Naples,
Florida,and has been on Sanibel for about 12 years. He is married
to Jean, a"Florida Cracker" from Bonita Springs. They have two
children, adaughter, Leslie and a son, Chuck. The LeBuff family
resides at theLighthouse at the east end of the island of
Sanibel.
"Project Loggerhead" is a restoration project for the
loggerheadsea turtle, for the colony of sea turtles that nest on
Sanibel and CaptivaIslands. In the summertime, the team collects
eggs along the gulf beach,then transplants them to fenced
hatcheries at the Lighthouse. After theyare hatched they are
brought to the turtle nursery at the Red PelicanShop and Marina on
Tarpon Bay and maintained there. Fishermen fromthe island donate
fish as food for the baby turtles; shrimp and squid. Theyoung
turtles produced from each clutch of eggs are kept in
separatecompartments so that data can be noted about their weight,
etc. ThisSpring between May 17 and June 17 the baby turtles will be
released atthe exact location where they were found. Most of them
have come fromTurner Beach (Turner Park at Blind Pass.) Thirty per
cent of the tur-tles are relased right after hatching. Another 30%
are released at fivemonths of age. 40% are maintained the whole
year, and then released.
In May of this year the nation's first official sea turtle
will be established at Turner Beach, just across the bridge at
BlindPass. On that one and one-half mile stretch of beach (and it
will be post-ed and patrolled) you may view the turtles' nesting
season as long asyou carry no cigarette, no flashlight, and come to
view, not to poach.All artificial lights will be prohibited during
May, June, July and August, the sea turtles' nesting season.
The gulf side residents of Sanibel have been very considerable
of thesea turtle activities, by keeping the lights on their houses
facing the gulfside off at night in order not to disturb them. It
is the residents of theislands, many of them, who are financing
"Project Loggerhead." Con-tributions toward this project are tax
deductible, incidentally, and canbe made to the Sanibel-Captive
Conservation Foundation. This projectby the Caretta Research Team
is the most massive project conductedon the loggerhead anywhere in
the world.
"The l o g g e r h e a d turtle carries on its back a nursery
for babyshrimp — it's a 'floating nursery,' Charles LeBuff informed
me.
' Like, how can shrimp live on the back of a turtle?" I
queried."Well, the turtle's back is covered with algae (sea
plants,)" he said
' and these are a home for baby shrimp.""No kidding! Now who
would ever have known that ~ except someone
like you!" I exclaimed. "But what else do you know that the
loggerheadturtles do that is important besides what all we don't
know that they do?"
' They control the Portuguese Man-of-War," he answered. "On
theeast coast the jelly fish is flourishing because of the
disappearing log-gerhead turtle."
"I guess they get so big you can ride on their back, don't they?
I'dreally 'dig' that! It would be a lot of fun!" I went on.
"Well, the turtles have been known to weight up to 952 pounds
witha shell 46 inches long. But you couldn't ride on them ~ not
legally.They are protected by law during nesting season when the
female comesashore," Mr. LeBuff replied.
Well just between you and me, I wouldn't really want to ride on
them— but I wish I could know the answer to the homing instinct of
the agedseas turtle. It Is believed that when the young baby
loggerheads finallyreach the water's edge and plunge in for "the
big swim," that they areforever imprinted as to the exact place of
their origina dn that one day,following their attainment of
maturity, they will come again to that part-icular beach for
nesting. What effect captive rearing will have on thatInstinctive
mechanism for "coming back home" is unknown. In order toidentify
loggerheads produced under "Project Loggerhead," all the tur-tles,
have a portion of their shell notched.
So It may be, and only time will tell, whether sea turtles who
wereraised artificially and then released from the "home base" (the
certainbeach where their mother deposited her eggs) will return
because of acertain instinct. Then we may know, perhaps, that with
all that civilizedman may try to do, he cannot erase that
"borned-in Instinctual direct-ion that the creature inherits from
its mother ~ that even, at longlast, it will remain true to its own
(turtle) self, true "to its own kind "and instinctually return to
his own "place of belonging." Would that eachof us could refind
that!
AMERICAN HERITAGESOCIETY
The State of Florida, andparticularly the Islands of Sanibeland
Captiva, have been honored bythe American Heritage S o c i e t
ywith the selection of the Sanlbel-Captlva Conservation
Foundationas one of 12 n o m i n e e s in theUnited States to
receive the A-merican H e r i t a g e Society'saward for
outstanding work inconservation and preservation.Geographically,
the closest othernominees are in Texas and Ken-tucky.
In its announcement of theawards in the February issue
ofAmerican Heritage Magazine, theSociety has committed itself tothe
distribution of $50,000 as ar e s u l t of a nationwide poll
inwhich all of the 12 nominees willbe considered.
Readers of American Herit-age Magazine as well as a group
of selected "literate, responsibleAmericans" are asked to
casttheir ballots for the one conser-vation organization that is
mostdeserving of the top award of$25,000. The next three In
orderwill receive $10,000, $5,000 and$2,000. Each of the 12 will
re-ceive $1,000.
In making Its announcement ofthe awards, the magazine
stated:"Each of these groups is workingto preserve or restore a
segmentof our natural or manmade heri-tage. Each has been selected
fromamong hundred of deserving pro-jects, with the counsel of
our*sponsors. We also had the adviceof a number of conservation
ex-perts. None of the nominees hasany connection with the
AmericanHeritage Society."
The organizations p l a c i n ghigh in the balloting will be
an-nounced by the society in May.
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Sundays 7:30 and o:30 a.m."Monday & Saturdays - - - -8
a.m.~Tuesday, Thursday,Saturday 8:30 a.m.Wednesday 8;00p.m.Friday
Mass in the homes.CONFESSION:Sundays before Mass.
SANIBEL COMMUNITYCHURCH
Dr.H.E. Shcely, PastorMorning Worship - - - 11:00 a.m.Sunday
School « 9:30 a.m.
Choir practice every Thursdaynight at 8 p.m.
ST. MICHAEL'SAND ALL ANGELS
EPISCOPAL CHURCHThe Rev. T. A. Madden, Vicar
SUNDAY:Holy Communion.... 7:30 a.m.Church School and
Kindergarten 9:30 a.m.Choral Morning
Service .9:30 a.m.WEDNESDAY:The Holy Communion.. 9:00 a.m.HOLY
DAYS:The Holy Communion.. 7:30p.m.
EPISCOPAL CHURCHat Manor House - Captiva
SUNDAY:Morning Service•--.--7:30 a.m.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCHThe Rev .Jack E. Otis, MinisterSUNDAY
SERVICES:Sunday School 10 a.m.Worship. , A . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 1 aj».Evening Worship. . . . . 7:30 p.m.WEDNESDAY:Prayer Meet ing
. . . . . . 7:30 p.m.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
You are cordially invited toattend the services at
Sanlbel-Community Hall, Sundays at 11a.m.
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ISLANDER 2-5-70
IF NEWCOMERS OR TOURISTS WANT TO KNOW
The sheriff of these islands, for all who need to know, is Mr.
LouSecary, originally from Johnstown, Pa. Mr. Secary is a fully
degreedpolice officer with full riot school training. Each month
for three hourshe also attends and F.B.I. school for law officers.
The office of sheriffon this Island is a permanent job, by
appointment only, and the officerin charge can be replaced only by
retiring, or "firing." Lou and h i swife, Audrey, (a registered
nurse from New York State) had their firstchild, Alexander Daniel,
born to them Dec. 21, 1969. Mr. Secary hasserved as sheriff for
these islands about fourteen months.
Most of the calls for help to his office are related to
accidents on thehighways of the islands. There are certain very
dangerous curves on themain road that leads from Sanibel through
Captiva Island. When I heardthe siren a few nights ago, I feared to
know what had happened. On the" S " curve on Captiva Island, a Mr.
Frank Whitehead Jr. suffered headinjuries when his truck went out
of control and smashed into a large Aus-tralian pine tree.
Other than accident calls, Mr. Secary receives calls on
domesticproblems and auto thefts. Last year in one day six cars
parked near thebeach were broken into with the loss of personal
possessions to the own-ers. Most of the auto thefts have occurred
on the beaches at the Light-house and at Tarpon Bay.
A message from the sheriff to all tourists: Please leave your
valu-ables in your cottage or lock them in the trunk of your car
(the main partof the car can be entered.) If you need help, call
Sheriff Lou Secary,2-4411.
If you need a doctor ~ Dr. Mordecai Haber, whose home is on
GulfDrive, is available. His phone number is 2-4333. Dr. Haber is a
special-ist in "Family Medicine" another way of saying "the old
family doctor."But his specialty is for real — "Family Medicine" is
a field of medicinewhich combines the knowledge of general medicine
(general practitioner)and the knowledge of psychosomatic medicine
(the study of physicalsymptoms of a patient in relation to his
emotional and mental outlook.If we hear someone say today "Oh, the
doctor had no time to talk tome" we may then suggest he seek a
doctor specializing in "Fami lyMedicine" for an important part of
this doctor's treatment will be totake the time to talk to his
patient.
If you want a good book to read after a long, hard day shelling
on thebeach, fishing in the bay, or swimming in the Gulf, there is
a libraryon both Sanibel and Captiva Islands.
The library hours of the Sanibel Library are as follows:Tuesday,
10 a.m. to 12 noonWednesday, 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.Thursday, 2 p.m. to
4 p.m.Saturday, 10 a.m. to 12 noon
Permanent residents may borrow books free of charge. If you
arefrom out-of-state, a visitor, you may take out three books upon
deposit-ing four dollars with the librarian. Three dollars you get
back when youleave; the other dollar contributes to the purchase of
new books.
The Sanibel library is open to the public and operated wholely
by theefforts of about 25 or 30 volunteer workers. There is no paid
help. Thevolunteer workers perform all the functions of the library
— binding,repairing and "jacketing" books, classifying them, and
charging them
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2-5-70 ISLANDER
Joseph P. D'Alessandro an-nounced that he would seek elect-ion
as State Attorney of the 20thJudicial Circuit in the November,1970
election. Mr. D'Alessandrois presently serving as Sta teAttorney,
having been appointedto the office on July 1, 1969. Hehad
previously served as Assist-ant State Attorney for Lee Countysince
1967. Mr. D'Alessandrograduated from the University ofFlorida with
a B a c h e l o r ofScience degree In Advertising,and from Stetson
College of Lawin 1964 with a law degree. He ispast president of the
Lee CountyAssociation for Retarded Child-ren, and past
vice-president ofthe Fort Myers Jaycees. He Is amember of Knights
of Columbus,Edison Klwanls, and the Ameri-can-Italian Club. In
1967, he waslisted in the 1967 edition of Out-standing Young Men of
America,and in 1969 he received the Dis-tinquished Citizen Award
fromthe American-Italian Club. Mr.D'Alessandro Is a member of
theFlorida Bar, Lee County Ba r
Association, American Bar As-sociation, and the Florida
Pros-ecutors Association. He Is pres-ently serving on the Board
ofDirectors of Bishop Verot HighSchool and on the Board of
Di-rectors of the Lee County Com-munity Coordination Council.
Mr.D'Alessandro is 30 years of ageand married to the former
SydneyParnell. Mro D'Alessandro statedthat he would announce at a
laterdate the names of those headinghis campaign in the various
areasof the five county circuit. He list-ed some of the
accomplishmentsof his office since July 1,1969, as:
1. Bringing the records of theCircuit up to date, including
241pending felony cases dating backas far as 1958.
2. Conducting seminars withvarious law enforcement agenc-ies In
the five counties of theCircuit.
3. Conducting investigationsin the area of commercial
fraudsbeing committed upon the seniorcitizens of the Circuit.
4. Investigating violations ofthe narcotics laws and
gatheringInformation in this area for theuse of l o c a l law
enforcementagencies.
Mr. D'Alessandro stated thatif elected he would continue
ser-ving on a full time basis since hedid not feel that the
citizens ofthe Circuit could be adequatelyserved by a part-time Sta
teAttorney. He further stated thathe felt that the position of
StateAttorney should be a full timeposition like other law
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SHANTY BOAT "LAZY BONES"
This is the 21st year that the"Lazy Bones" has taken its sixday
cruise up theCaloosahatchee
Into Lake Okeechobee,The boat Is really a motel
afloat. Eight cabins are adeuatelyequipped with bunk beds and
achest of drawers. Designed forcruising in shallow waters,
thehouseboat floats along quietly likea raft, drawing barely 18
Inchesof water. This makes it possibleto get into beautiful lagoons
in-accessible to any other type ofboat, Capt. Maurer says.
Thecruise stays away from towns forthe most part and In the
eveningsthe boat is tied to a tree or an-chored among the lily pads
insome remote area off the mainriver. The engine used to propelthe
boat is extremely quiet andthe boat glides along.
The atmosphere aboard mightbe described as "contemporaryHuck
Finn," Capt. Maurer said.Passengers wear slacks, sportshirts,
shorts and sneakers. EachFriday night, the guests listen toCapt.
Maurer play guitar and singfolk songs of rivers.
In addition to the cruise partof the trip, all guests are taken
ona ride in an alrboat which skimsover the shallow waters of
LakeOkeechobee.
The chef, Dorothy Chapmanof Fort Myers features roast beefdinner
and a full course turkeycomplete with corn orithe cob andhomemade
pecan pie.
The price of the cruise is $ 145per person and includes
docksideparking of the cars, living aboard,all meals, the a l r b o
a t ride,swamp buggy trip and of taxesCapt. Maurer said.
Many cruisers have said theswamp buggy ride on Thursdayinto
Fisheating Creek was thehighlight of the cruise. All six-teen
passengers board the largeswamp buggy at Moore Haven andleave on a
jungle type safari whichtakes them deep into c y p r e s s
swamp. .For further Information write
Shanty Boat Cruises, Inc. P.O.Box 2166, Fort Myers, Fla. 33902or
phone 694-3401, area code813.
COME BACK ON TUESDAY
On Sunday, Feb. l,RuthHunt-er presented the C aptlva Librarywith
a copy of her first book"Come Back On Tuesday" pub-lished by
Charles Scrlbner's ofNew York. She hopes herCaptivafriends will
have as much funreading It as the Sanibelites saidthey did with
this tale of the junglethat is New York's Broadway.
Ruth Hunter feels it Is hersmall salute to the great work ofthe
ladies of the Library on theoccasion of dedication.
SOUTHERN CONTEMPORARYFESTIVAL OF ART
Receiving date for the South-ern Contemporary Festival of Artis
Saturday, Feb. 7, from 9 a.m.to 2 p.m. at Terry Park. Thisshow is
co-sponsored by Searsand the Art Council of SouthwestFlorida.
The judge for this show willbe Claire V. Dorst, who Is headof
the Art Department at FloridaAtlantic University in Boca
Ra-ton.
Mr. Dorst will give a talk withslides on "What I Look for
inJudging an Art Show.*9 This Is un-der the sponsorship of the
ArtCouncil and will be held Feb. 7at 3 o'clock at the Art League
ofFort Myers, at the c o r n e r ofCentral and Crawford
Streets.This program is open to the pub-lic. Donation, $1.50.
Become a member of
Friends of theSanibel Public Library
Memberships $1 or more!YOUR library needsYOUR SUPPORT!
Library Hours:Tuesdays & Saturdays 10-12
Thursdays 2-4
HELL NETSHELLS & GIFTS
• Pictures, Flowers and Jewelrymade from Shells
• Cards• Imported Merchandise
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CAPTIVA CIVIC ASSOCIATION
The Captiva Civic Associationheld their annual meeting
Friday,2ist, at the Captiva Civic Center.Approximately 160 people
werepresent.
Mr. Michael Reddy, presidentcalled the meeting to order,
andwelcomed all the new Islanders.Mrs. Hazel Roberts,
librarian,gave a short history of the Lib-rary, and thanked the
many whovolunteered. Mrs. Roberts namedMrs. Betsy Reddy to succeed
her.
Mrs. Sarah Dennis, remindedeveryone to save for the big
sale,planned for Feb. 26, at the CaptivaCommunity Center.
Mr. Harvey Meyer read thetreasurer's report. Mr. JohnRacek,
nominating committee,submitted the following names toreplace
outgoing members andMiss Jo Reddy who resigned, andMrs. Margurite
Flores to theBoard of Governors, for a 3 yearterm. They were Mrs.
SarahDennis, Mrs. Jean Hayford, Mr.John Racek, Mr. Lorence
Bur-dick, Mr. John Oster and Mr.Charles Replogle.
The County Commissioners,President Kenneth Danniels andMr. P. A.
Geracl, spoke on acounty level. They said the Countyis growing
fast, and problemsgetting bigger — the discussionwas about erosion
and roads — agreat concern to Captiva resi-dents, with loss of
property andmoney — dumping of dirt doesn'tseem to hel — plastic
bags, keep-ing the beach flat, as soon as ashelve forms to dredge
to functionyear round ~ erosion problemsnot only here, but all over
theworld.
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10 ISLANDER
Letter To The EditorTo The Islander:
Please add our names to thelist of people on Sanibel and
Cap-tiva who are against high riseapartments and a change of re
-structive zoning laws on theseIslands.
We have a home on Captivaand we built there because we hadat
last found a spot which offeredits natural beauty and serenity tous
in a world full of traffic mazes,smog, noises and anxieties.
Why must there always besomeone who wants to destroywhat little
land there is left forthose of us who feel the need ofand
appreciate a place in whichto relax, enjoy the quiet
tranquilatmosphere that is the very ess-ence of the Islands.
Those of us who are againstthese major proposals to changeour
Islands have been much toosilent. There are only three votesin our
family, husband, wife and17 year old son but we are threewho pray
that on Feb. 10, t h i smatter will be defeated and for-gotten. If
anyone feels as we do,please speak out and let It beknown before It
is too late.
/ s / Mr. & Mrs. A. W. Damon,Wakefleld, Rhode Island
To The Islander:A copy of the following letter
was sent to the Islander for pub-lication:Board of County
CommissionersFort Myers, Fla.Gentlemen:
My family and I have beenvisiting Sanibel for nearly 25years. We
have been freeholders'there for many years and nowhave a home on
the Island. Godwilling, we may some day becomeSanibel voters.
Because of thisbackground, we believe we areentitled to bespeak
your action toprotect Sanibel-Captiva from theconscienceless real
estate pre-dators who, for mercenary gain,would destroy them beyond
thepower of man ever to restore.
I understand you, or the Zon-ing Board, have been advised thata
zoning requirement cannot beapplied to Sanibel-Captiva Is-lands if
it is not applied through-out Lee County. While I am not aFlorida
lawyer, I am familiarwith zoning laws generally anddoubt the
correctness of advice ofthat nature.
The very purpose of zoningis to apply intelligent and
dis-criminating criteria to particu-larized situations. There is
noother land in Lee County (and forthat matter in Florida so far
asI know,) possessing the uniquequalities and problems of
Sani-bel-Captiva. That Is why the Is-lands have acquired
nationwidefame. The combination of birdsanctuary, turtle nesting,
shells,
exterior salt and Interior freshwater systems, is unique.
I find it impossible to believethat this uniqueness cannot
berecognized under a rational zon-ing system and that you do
notpossess the power to prevent des-truction of this bountiful
asset ofLee County.
With the whole nation arousedover problems of pollution
anddestruction of natural ecology, Isuggest it is the duty of you
Com-missioners to prevent high-riseson these Islands. It is as
certainas night follows day, that high-rises would destroy the
presentecology of the Islands and, if theybe permitted, future
generationswill curse those who permittedthe destruction. Problems
ofsanitation and protection of theecology of the Islands are
badenough with the type of buildingsnow on the Islands — if
high-rises are permitted they will be-come intolerable, probably
un-solvable.
High pressure artists are try-ing to put you in the false
dilemmaof either permitting high-rises onSanibel-Captiva or denying
themthroughout Lee County. I do notbelieve such dilemma exists,
or,assuming that it exists tempor-arily, that it cannot be
solved.
After all, there Is commonsense in the law and only an
idiotwould contend that high-rises onthese Islands would wreck
vastdestruction that would not occurat most other places In
theCounty.
Please do not be parties to adestruction of something Godcreated
that you cannot restoreonce destruction is permitted.
/ s / G. B. ChristensenChicago, 111.
To The Islander:I would like to reply to the
few who seem to think that fewhigh rises with space around
themwould be an acceptable compro-mise. First, let's call it what
itis — not a compromise at all buta diversionary action designed
todivide and conquer. First the toe,my friends, then the whole
foot,why otherwise would it have beensuggested? This ldead did not
or-iginate on the islands and it couldbring us nothing but trouble.
Infact, it is like putting just a fewcrows into a cage of
canaries.How long would we canaries last?Even a few tall buildings
filledwith high rise — oriented peoplewould soon overwhelm us. As
forspace around the buildings, firstof all the developer, running
trueto form, would scrape off all therare, seaside vegetation and
sub-stitute stereotyped, Fort Myerslandscaping. Standing with
your
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back to the water, you think you'reon McGregor Blvd. —and this
weare suppose to "Oh and Ah" at.Then comes the main show. Back-ed
by large amounts of money andtheir own kind of people,
ourbenefactors get their zoningchange and space becomes build-Ings
and the skyline of Sanibelbecomes one of rooftops insteadof
treetops. Would this b r i nggreater prosperity to
Islanders?Certainly not. These off-islandoutfits would bring In
their ownbuilders, plumbers, electriciansand these would be
followed by bigcha in stores and restaurants,large shops and
theatres to com-pete with out small, family busi-nesses. Islanders,
this gift horsehas very bad teeth. Even if theonly bird they r e c
o g n i z e is achicken, I'm sure our oppositionknows as well as we
do that Justa few crows would doom us can-aries. So let's sign
those cardsand get them in and letters to theLee County
Commissioners also.
/a/ Elinore Dormer
To The Islander:A copy of the following letter
sent to Mr. Kenneth Daniels,Chairman, Board of
CountyCommissioners, Ft. Myers, Fla.was sent to the Islander for
pub-lication.Dear Mr. Daniels:
As a property owner on Sani-bel Island, I respectfully
requestyou to vote for Classification H,to limit the building
height to 35feet on Sanibel and Captiva Is-lands.
With the very minimum ofsuch natural habitats as Sanibeland
Captiva left, for both humanand wildlife, I do believe It
mostnecessary to preserve what wehave. High rise construction onthe
Island would immediatelycause problems of congestion,pollution and
other conditions in-herent to over-concentratedareas.
For the good of all, residents,non-residents, visitors, and
va-cationers, I sincerely believethe Island should be preservedand
protected and not turned intoa commercial high rise develop-ment
area. Rather, let them seektheir own development low risepace as
they have and not destroythe real and true values that theIslands
are noted for, and them-selves are trying to hold so dear-ly.
I ask that you use your humanfeelings, not commercial, as
youvote for the amendment, and thenatural future of the
Islands.
/ s / J. B. O'MearaMinneapolis, Minn.
To The Islander:A copy of the following letter
was sent to the Islander for pub-lication:Mr. Malcolm B.
Beattie, Chair-
manSanibel-Captiva Planning Com-
mitteeSanibel Island, Fla.Dear Mr. Beattie:
The San ibe l Rocks Civ icAssociation wish to express
theirgratitude to your committee foryour s tand against
high-risebuilding on Sanibel and CaptivaIslands.
Our Association, whose mem-bers are about 100 property own-ers
on Sanibel, unanimously sup-port your efforts and pledge
theirpersonal support to your com-mittee.
Let us work together for thepreservation of a
non-polluted,non-crowded, refuge where mancan enjoy nature as God
Intended.
/ s / Breckinridge K. TremainPresident, Sanibel RocksCivic
Association
2-5-70
To The Islander:A copy of the following letter
sent to the Zoning Board was sentto the Islander for
publication:Dear Sirs:
I am requesting thatyouenterthis letter in opposition d iTr I n
gdiscussions concerning the re-zoning of Sanibel and CaptivaIslands
permitting the erection ofhigh rise buildings.
Haven't we gone far enoughin bringing about complete
des-trcution of our environment al-ready?
Surely you can make an ex-ception with r e g a r d to
theseIslands. Why must they be con-verted into another Miami
Beach?
I realize that the developersand the investors are puttinggreat
p r e s s u r e on the zoningboard, but, please do no
allowyourselves to be swayed by theseinterests. If you know these
Is-lands, if you'have ever been hereyou cannot allow the e s t h e
t i cvalue of them which belong to allthe people to be ruined for
themonetary interest of a few.
/ s / J. D. Lynch
To The Islander:We of Sanibel Island have one
of the finest beaches on the westcoast. That together with
ournatural beauty is one of the thingswe have to offer our guests,
vis-itors and residents on the Island.Not that we do not have m o r
ethings to offer but that is ourprime factor.
We should in every respectmake every effort to protect andbe
ever sure of the beaches beau-ty.
We have a sign right at thecauseway entrance on the Islandwhere
NO ONE CAN SEE IT,saying that no one can drive amotor vehicle on
our beaches.But It is done. People on thisIsland rent beach buggies
forthat purpose. Smart Alec kidsfrom out of town do it to see
whatthe Islanders will do.
I suppose we will have to waituntil some child or adult is
kill-ed or badly mained before peopleon the Island will unite and
put astop to it.
We know the Sheriff's patrolwill do nothing about it. Whenone
reports they ask did you geta picture or the license number.Mind
you, the car tears by at 50miles per hour, and you are busyaround
your place and you aresupposed to take a picture or gettheir
license number. Then theynever come to investigate till oneor two
hours later.
So why not all residents, visit-ors, motels, a p a r t m e n t s
,cottages, Inns, store o w n e r s ,Lions Club, Chamber of
Com-merce, Community Associations,Improvement Assn. write to
yourCommissioner, Sheriff's officeand demand it be stopped. It
weunite and work together it can bestopped.
/ s / Fred Bunnell
AUDUBON PROGRAM TONIGHT
Tonight, Thursday, the Sani-bel-Captiva Audubon will presenta
program of special and unusualInterest to all bird lovers, at 8p.m.
at the Sanibel CommunityHouse. Featured speaker will beMrs. Bradley
Fish, a member ofmany ornithological groups, anda recognized
authority on birdbanding with many years of ex-perience in this
field in NorthernStates, Florida and C e n t r a lAmerica. Mrs.
Flsk will illus-trate her talk, titled "Birds in theHand/' with
fascinating slides ofmany United States and Caribbeanspecies. As
usual, the programis open to the public, and all arecordially
invited.
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NOTICE
Jerry Vallez
ONE MAN SHOWAT ARTISAN SHOP
Jerry Vallez and his wife,Robah, will be here for Mr. Val-lez's
one-man show of paintingsat the Artisan Shop on SanibelSunday, Feb.
8, from 2 to 6 p.m.
Mr. Vallez, whose mother,Mary Vallez, was also an artist,started
his career in Paris at theage of 7. He and his family livedin
France from 1929 to 1939, re-turning to the States just beforethe
German Invasion.
He has always been fascinatedby the sea (as a matter of fact,
hesays he failed algebra because thelaasroom in the Greenwich,
Conn., High School he attendedoverlooked the Long Island
Sound)and he also spent most of h i shomework time in a
rowboat.
After high school, he spent 3years in the Navy and then
studiedfor four years at Bradley Univer-sity. He then started
teaching(along with restoring and framingpaintings) in order to
support hisfamily, but in recent years hasbeen able to spend more
and moretime at his main interest, paint-ing.
He has won a number of
awards and his paintings are ex-hibited in many fine private
col-lections. He has also shown atmany art exhibits and in 1963
wasone of 53 artists (out of over 800entries) whose work was
chosento exhibit at the Chicago ArtsFestival.
NOTICE
A demonstration of breathingexercises to aid patients
withemphysema will be given by Mrs.Jean Copeland, R.N.,
ProgramAdministrator with the Gulf coastTB & Rd Association at
the nextmeeting of C OPE, to be held Mon-day, Feb. 9, 1970,
attheTB& RDAssociation office, 3643 PalmBeach Blvd. at 7:30
p.m.
COPE (Community Organ-ization for Patients with Emphy-sema) is s
p o n s o r e d by yourChristmas Seal organization, theTB & RD
Assoc ia t ionof S.W.Florida.
Family and friends of patientswith emphysema are welcome
toattend this meeting. Refresh-ments will be served.
The program by Mr. M a r loHutton, president of the
AudubonSociety on Sanibel and C ap t ivaIslands, referred to in
last week'sIslander will take place at FortMyers Beach at the Art C
e n t e rthis next Sunday at 8 p.m. Entitled"Imperiled Eden" it
will be anenchanting program about thebeauties of C aptiva and
SanibelIslands and southwest Florida Ingeneral. For all who do not
know,Mr. Hutton is, as well as beingpresident of the Audubon
Society,a member of the board of the Sani-bel-C aptiva Conservation
Found-ation. His beautiful Photo-Verseprograms (a new
photographictechnique consisting of the syn-chronization of word
and imagein presenting color slides simul-taneously described in
poe t i cform) are known to many — "Anunforgetable t r e a t for
eye andear."
THE GREAT SEBASTIANS
The Pirate Playhouse, Sani-bel, will present "The Grea
tSebastians" on Saturday, Feb. 7at 8:15 p.m. The company of
15portray the characters of anothercountry in a most
convincingmanner; Duane White and RobertDormer as officers
oftheCzech-oslovkian army, Reason Goodwin,Don Whitehead, George
Brink-worth, Jean Culpepper, F r e dBunnell, Charlotte White,
Winni-f red Iurka as party members andPrlscilla Murphy and
GraceWhitehead as gay wives. Roy Baz-ire, a Pirate Playhouse
favoritefrom the very opening of thisunique arena is a manager of
thetheater Varlete in Prague whereEssie and Rudi Sebastion,
(Ruthand Philip Hunter) are mindreaders who add to the suspenseof
this fine play.
June Brlnkworth assists her
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husband George on the lights andIs responsible for the
cheerfulgreeting audiences receive whenthey meet her in the box
office.Box Office, GR 2-3943, curtain8:15, Feb. 1.
CRAFT SHOW
A joint craft show of indi-genous weaving and driftwoodmobiles
will be held by M r s .Hazel Roberts and Mrs. PintardMills at the
Captiva CommunityCenter Wednesday, Feb. 11. Aportion of the
proceeds of thesales made at the show will befor the benefit of the
C aptivaCivic Association.
This Is the third year Mrs.Roberts and Mrs. Mills have heldsuch
benefit-exhibits. It may bethe last, as Mrs. Roberts is mov-ing
from C aptiva. The benefit lastyear was for the building fund ofthe
C aptiva Memorial Library,which was dedicated last Sunday.
Both craftsmen have becomewell known for their unusua
lspecialties. Mrs. Roberts Incor-porates native Island
materialssuch as dried plants, s h e l l s ,beach glass, and
feathers intowall hangings. Her work has beenwritten up in
Handweaver andCraftsman, a national weavingmagazine. Mrs. Mills
uses oddand interestingly-shaped piecesof driftwood to fashion
uniqueone-of-a-kind mobiles.
The show will start at 9:30a.m., and run until 5 o'clock.
L T V E E N -WATERSINN
Captiva Island, FloridaOn the Gulf of Mexico
SOMETHING NEW!!!SEAFOOD BUFFET
featuring famous Florida fishBeginning Wednesday, February 11
and Every Wednesday Night Thereafter
Served from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m.
S 4.76
Reservations Appreciated
&R 2-3911
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Unclassifieds2-5-70
Electric Stove RepairWashers - Dryers
RefrigerationAir Conditioning
HeatingRITE - TEMP SERVICE
MO 4-95566051 Estero Blvd.
ART SUPPLIES:Paints, brushes, etc. Also Flex-Bon paints,
designed for tropicalweather at LEGAL SUPPLY,Sanibel Island. GR
2-4051.
SARLO POWER LAWNMOWERS and McCULLOCH
CHAIN SAWSSales, Service, and Repair
Satisfaction guaranteedFranchised Dealer for
Sanibel and Captiva
SANIBEL MARINALighthouse End .GR 2-6251
Motel owners and b u s i n e s speople. You can now get
colorpost cards and brochures.Beautiful full color
reproduction,highest quality, low price. CallLarry C. Huston,
commercialphotographer. MO 4-6655.
FOR RENT:Completely furnished cozy twobedroom cottage with
wood-burn-ing fireplace and dock. Excellentfishing and shelling.
Very rea-sonable rental for the season.GR 2-4831. This cottage is
alsoavailable for next season's rent-al.
FOR RENT:Duplex apartment right on theGulf for rent starting
Dec. 1969.Inatdre Bailey's 'General Store.
FOR SALE:Sears Roebuck p o r t a b l e TV.Works perfectly, $30.
Call anyevening, GR 2-8562.
FOR RENT:Furnished 2 bedroom cottage.Yearly or seasonally.
Directly onthe Bay, GR 2-2741.
FOR SALE:3 1/2 hp Chrysler outboard motorin good condition. 1967
model.Blind Pass Cottages, GR 2-5162.
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Exclusive Living on SANIBELSUNSET SOUTH GARDEN APARTMENT
CONDOMINIUM
The Sunset South Condominium concept is one franklyaimed at
providing exclusive luxury living for a compatiblefew, In
deliberate contrast to the current trend of city-type,
cliff-dwelling, hlghrlse structures. These are spacioustwo bedroom,
2 bathroom apartments with just 4 units to abuilding. Our master
plan of only 14 buildings will limit oc-cupancy to a select few.
Sound clubby? It Is! With privatefresh water pool, cabanas, putting
green, club house, etc.- - - -the works. The first two buildings,
the club house andpool are now complete. You'll have the Island
scenery onone side and the wide, sparkling white sandy beach of
theGulf of Mexico on the other.
There Is still time to qualify. Price range- - - -$35 ,500to
$49,500.
" * Write for full descriptive brochure today.SUNSET SOUTH BOX
131 SANIBEL, FLORIDA 33957
Electric Stove RepairWashers - Dryers
RefrigerationAir Conditioning
HeatingRITE - TEMP SERVICE
MO 4-95566051 Estero Blvd.
DICK BUNTINGFURNITURE REFINISHING
Repair - Restore - Touch-upAlso
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SHELL CLUB
A father and daughter hobble,started "before C astro" when
theHutchings found their first treesnails in Cuba came to life on
thescreen Monday evening whenMiss Fran Hutchings presentedthe
program for the Sanibel-Captlva Shell Club.
From the mating of the adultsthrough the laying of the eggs
onthe ground at the foot of the tree,the shiny small snails,
hatchedout and climbing quite rapidsly,back to the adults feeding
on thealgea, lichens and fungi plus somegood old Pablum. The snails
oftenclimb to a height of 50 ft. and onoccasion, go visiting to a
neigh-boring tree. They are not foliageeaters nor are they
destructive.
The slides shown were mostlytaken on the front porch of
theHutchings' home where Fran canoften be found atop the step
lad-der at 2 a.m. camera ready forjust that vital shot. And we
learn-ed that the close-ups are takenwith a dentist's camera.
Gathering the snails in thefirst place is no easy Job. Frangoes
into the Everglades on aswamp buggy or an air boat arm-ed with an
extension pole that canreach 40 or more feet up into the
trees. The trips are always madewith one of the Rangers and
nomore are taken than is necessaryfor this scientific study.
Thesnails are very neat looking witheyes on long stalks and a
hand-some set of teeth or radular. Theyvary in color of the shell
but thebody blends in with the color ofthe bark.
The particular colony shownin the "life cycle" live on a
treeenclosed in wire to keep themfrom wandering and have evenbeen
taught to sleep at night andbe active during the day which isa
complete reversal of their nor-mal behavior.
ART SHOWING
Artists exhibiting this pastweek, at the Captiva Post
Office,were Mr. Hugh Asbach who isdonating his painting as a
doorprize at the Art Auction, Satur-day, March 14 for the
Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Found-ation.
Other artists showing theirart were Mrs. DeVicq, Mrs. Ban-croft,
Mrs. Elliott, Mr. Levyand Mrs. McCulloch. Also Mrs.Sparkes, Mrs.
Dugdale, Mr. Sny-der and Mrs. Stafford.
NOW FOR THE FIRST TIME!
Condominium ApartmentsOn Sanibel Island
PRICED FROM UNDER $16,000.See Sanlbel-Capttve Real Estate
now
for full details.
we have all the* factsGR 2-4011
SANIBEL CAPTIVA REAL ESTATEClaire T. Walter, Realtor and
Associates
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Captiva Island, Florida
U i M s - Uri.ltwood - Specimen OnelJs
Located on Main Road, 3 Miles North of Captiva Bridge
4 Bedrooms-3 Baths-Screened Patio and PoolC anal Lot - P aved
Street
$47,500
GENE BROADBENT-SKIFF PLACEBy Appointment Only-Phone:
472-6141
ISLAND INNBEACH BUFFET
Thursday, February 5 -12.-30 -1:30 p.m.WEATHER PERMITTING
RESERVATIONS
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Real OstateOff Island, extra nice high bay lota
approximately 85' x 150'
•& SALES •& COTTAGES -B- RENTALS
/ William C. Shannon, Broker' Captiva Island, Florida 33924
Zella Mae Shannon813-472-2051
GENE BROADBENTGENERAL CONTRACTOR
licensed,bonded & insured
Phone 472-6141
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SUPPORT YOURLOCAL MERCHANTS!
THE CHAMBEROF COMMERCE
BUY ONTHE ISLANDS!
NEW ATTRACTIONSShell Spindle Mounts on Wood and Resin
Stained Glass Kits - Instruction Books and Soldering IronsMany
Types Purses and Baskets To Be Decorated
(Monogram and Lining Kits)All Sizes, Shapes and Colors in
Plastic and Wooden Display Boxes
Paint-By-Number Kits-Gold Leaf KitsString Boat Kits-Glass Paint
Kits
Royal Coat Decoupage SuppliesCryst - L -Craze - Felt - Burlap -
Cork
Black Pearl"THE CRAFTIEST LITTLE SHOP AROUND"
Over 1,000 Craft Items
SEA HORSE AQUARIUMand SHELL SHOP
Open every day 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Sundays 12 noon-5:30 p.m.
SPECIMEN SHELLS-SMELL NOVELTIES
We have feathery, shelly and driftwood noveltiesmade by women of
the Islands. These are the real things!!!!
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WINN'S REFRIGERATIONand
AIR CONDITIONINGSERVICE
UNTIL OUR PHONE IS ESTABLISHEDON THE ISLANDS
CALL OX 4-4B7OFOR PROMPT-REASONABLY PRICED SERVICE
FISHCAKES
3 med. potatoes, 1 lb.1 1/2 cups water3/4 tsp. salt7 oz. fish,
flaked1/2 cup evaporated milkdash pepper2 tbsp. flour3 tbsp. salad
oil
Pare potatoes, cut in half andturn into sauce pan. Add water
andsalt. Cover and cook until tender,about 20 minutes. Turn heat
low,add drained fish flakes, milk andpepper; Mash and whip
untilsmooth and stiff. Cool mixture.Spread flour on waxed paper.
Di-vide mixture into half cupfuls,dropping on to flour. Shape
intoflat cakes and coat both sideswith flour. Heat oil in skillet
untilhot. Lay in cakes and brown rich-ly on both sides. Serve hot,
plainor with tartar sauce. 5 servings.
OYSTER STEW
1 2/3 cups evaporated milk2 cups water1 sliced onion2 branches
celery2 sprigs of parsley1/4 bay leaf1/4 cup cracker crumbs1 pint
oysters3 tbsp. butterSalt and pepper
Heat milk, water, onion, cel-ery, parsley, and bay leaf
overboiling water for 20 minutes. Re-move vegetables and bay leaf
andadd cracker crumbs. Meanwhileheat oysters in their own
liquoruntil edges curl. Combine withmilk, add butter, salt and
pepperand serve at once. 5 servings.
SEAFOOD PIE
2 1/2 cups chicken broth4 tbsp. butter or shortening1/3 cup
flour1/4 cup drained, cooked or can-
ned peas1 cup drained, cleaned cooked
shrimp1 cup flaked boiled fish1 tsp. prepared horse radishPlain
pastry for single crust1 cup cooked diced celery1/2 cup thickly
sliced cooked
carrots1/2 tsp. salt
Melt butter, blend in flour andadd the chicken stock,
stirringuntil sauce boils and thickens.Add cooked carrots, celery,
peas,shrimp and flaked fish. Stir inhorseradish. Turn mixture into
a9 inch deep pie plate and coverwith pastry, 1/8 inch thick
andgashed in several places, crimpedge to rim of dish. Bake pie
inhot overn (450 F) 20 to 25 min-utes, until crust is brown.
Servehot. 5 servings.
CLAM CHOWDER
12 medium or 6 large chowderclams
3/4 cup chopped bacon or saltpork
1 cup chopped onion2 cups diced potato
Scrub clams and place in ket-tle with 2 cups of cold water,
placeover high heat and cook un t i lclams open. Remove meat and
re-serve all the clam broth. Finelychop clam meat or put
throughmeat grinder, set aside. F rybacon or salt pork until
lightlybrowned, add chopped onion andcook until transparent. Add
pot-atoes, chopped clams, 2 cups wat-er and clam broth. Cook until
pot-atoes are tender. Add a half cupof hot milk to each bowl of
chow-der and serve at once. Serves 6.
PRESCRIPTIONS FILLED BY OURREGISTERED PHARMACISTS ARE YOUR
ASSURANCF OF ACCURACY AND SATISFACTION'NEW HOURS
Every Day 9 until 9The Pharmacy is Closed on Sunday and
On Wednesdays at 6:00 p.m.
Fort"MyersBeachFlorida
'San Carlos & Estero Blvd
The PharmacyNearest
theIslands
MO 4-6128
CRAFTED GIFTS
Ceramics - Leather Items
SANIBEL COMMUNITY CHURCH
Members and I n t e r e s t e dfriends of the Sanibel
CommunityChurch are urged to remain afterWorship Service on Sunday,
Feb.8 for an important meeting. Mr.Tice of the Joseph Blacker
Arch-itect firm will be present to dis-cuss expansion plans for
thechurch building. The meeting willbe a short, but very important
onefor all voting members.
BIKE RIDERS
Anyone interested in bikingand would like to join and forma
local club to affiliate with theAmerican Wheelmen, Inc., pleasemeet
us at the laundromat in theShopping C e n t e r , Wednesday,Feb. 11
at 10 a.m.
The famous Cross CountryBike Rider and Olympic RacingChampion,
Keith Kingbay, is bik-ing through Florida and would liketo meet
with all Sanibel bike rid-ers.
Please come. Bikers!
OUR BEAUTIFUL ISLANDS HAVEMANY UNEXPECTEDLY LOVELYSCENIC VIEWS,
(photo by duff )
FOR THE BEST FISHING AND SHELLING
IN PROTECTED WATERS
a6
At The Sanibel -Captiva Bridge
EVERYTHING FOR THE FISHERMAN•tt-boats -M-mo tor i
Guy McRae, Manager
-2-bait -:>tackla
Tel. 472 - 8871
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TELEPHONE MOHAWK 4-6655
SAFETY BEL TS add comfort as well assecurity to driving.
Properly adjustedthey support the body, lessen fatigue.Use your
belts on long or short trips.
FASHION SHOW &STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL
FEBRUARY 20given by th
Ladies Ouild of j{. Michael and
All .Jainis Lpiscopal L^nurcnpi
This year, to add some spice and zingStrawberries and Ice Cream
Will Be Served
also Coffee, Tea or Punch
Door Prizes will be donated by the variousShops, Restaurants and
Motels.
Please help by attendingIf that is not possible, contributions
will be gratefully accepted
The Upper Tip Of Sanibel Island
11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
GR 2-2411
AND THE
Go WenOn Periwinkle Way-11 a.m. to 2 a.m.
6 R 2 - 3 1 7 1Return Engagement Of
BOBBY VERNON-FEBRUARY 13
RESTAURANTS UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF
ROY6-GERTRUDE WEBB
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