Old Times 02.26.15

80 years ago

On Dec. 15, 1933, the first issue of The Town Crier appeared. With this issue — Feb. 23, 1934 — we are changing the name to The West Orange News. (The newspaper was started in 1905 as The Winter Garden Ricochet.)

A drive to enroll young Orange County men in the League of Young Democrats is now underway, with Robert E. Davis, of Winter Garden, as chairman of the membership committee. 

70 years ago

The Office of Price Administration stated that it expected to continue shoe rationing at the rate of two pairs a year and that a new shoe stamp would become valid May 1, 1944.

Our first permanent bowling alley is due to open soon. Now the servicemen will really have fun — as well as the women. This will be for women as well as men.

60 years ago

Pounds Motor Company won the distinction of being in eighth place in the entire United States in volume of sales for the J.L. Case Co. during the year 1953.

Ralph Fulford, of Winter Garden, has received the three-year Good Conduct Citation from the U.S. Navy. He has served in the Navy since graduating from Lakeview in 1949 and is on the battleship Wisconsin doing patrol duty near Japan.

45 years ago

Directors were elected for the newly organized Rotary Club of Windermere: Curtis Pickens, John Luff, Whit Chase, Bill Curdts, Karl Osburn, Jerry Kennedy and Bob Pleus. Win Pendleton is president.

40 years ago

From Editor’s Notebook: Many amusing stories were told about Hoyle Pounds at the recent gathering in his honor. The one that tickled us the most was the one about his ability as a super salesman. It seems that a customer stopped by Pounds Motor Co. to get some spark plugs. He wound up with a brand new tractor, a new boat and a trailer. But he forgot the spark plugs.