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VOLUME 6 NUMBER 46 PUBLISHED EVERY,THURSDAY NOVEMBER 17, 1966

COME ONE, COME A I L !Make a point to attend the Teen Bazaar this Saturday in the Legion

Home on Sanlbel Island. There will be heavenly baked goods, hardyfruit and decorative plants which grow beautifully on the Islands,white elephants and all sorts of other interesting goodies which mightbe just perfect for Christmas. Don't miss it!

S.Q. Pierce gourmet fruits,vegetables and the little

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THE STORE WITH THE ISLAND FLAVOR

ADULT E D U C A T I O N CLASSES

ALMOST PULL

Four classes in the new Adult Education Program on Sanibelgot under way on Monday, November 7, and Wednesday, November 9,Both sessions were the usual opening-day classes, during which thecourses were outlined, required text-books and other supplies andequipment suggested for subsequent meetings.

Since the inception of the idea during the summer by an Islandgroup, a great amount of interest and enthusiasm for the projecthas been indicated by both summer residents and those who wereaway for the hot months, but who were apprised of developments byarticles in the Islander. Many letters were received as a resultof these notices, expressing approval of the idea:-- and asking to beregistered for the various courses.

The courses now being offered, which may be augmented by othersif interest is shown in their inclusion in the schedule, are Conver-sational French and Spanish, Current Events and Drawing-painting,as well as Basic Adult Education which takes in primary subjects.

The basic course is held twice weekly, and the others once aweek. Current Events and French are held on Monday nights at 7:30and Drawing-Painting and Spanish on Wednesday nights at that samehour. The classes last for approximately two hours.

The registration for the classes exceeded all expectations, and,in some instances, taxed the capacity of the classrooms. Entrieswill still be accepted at next week's classes for whatever openingsremain, after which, if the necessity arises, additional classes maybe formed.

Mr. Cecil Waldron of the Lee County Board of Public Instruction,who has guided this program for the Island committee, has statedthat other subjects may be included if there is a demand for them andif a minimum group of twelve persons can be formed as students.School nights have been purposely staggered so that more than onesubject may be taken by the same student. Many Monday night " r e -peaters" were present for each of the Wednesday classes.

Anyone who is interested in taking the Basic Education Coursesshould call Mrs. Carol Lee at Gr 2-3451. History and English, atmore advanced levels, are now being offered.

A PICTURE OF PROGRESS

NEW HOME CONSTRUCTION IN TRADE WINDSphoto courtesy of

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THE ISLANDER

WE HWITE YOU TOATTEND

ST.MICHAEL'SAND ALL ANGELS

EPISCOPAL CHURCHthe Rev. T.A. Madden, VicarSUNDAY:

Holy Communion, ,7:30a.m.Morning Service and SundaySchool 9:30 a.m.

WEDNESDAY and HOLY DAYS:Holy Communion.. . .9 a.m.

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ST. ISABELL'SCATHOLIC CHURCH

Father MIGUEL M. GONI

HOLY MASS:Sundays 11:30 a.m.Thursdays 7:30 p.m.Holy Days 5:30 p.m.CONFESSIONSundays before Mass

* * * * * *SANIBEL COMMUNITY

CHURCHThe Rev. TAD ALLEN, PastorMorning Worship. . .11:00 a.m.Sunday School. . . . . .9:30 a.m.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCHThe Rev. W.A. McCain, Pastor

SUNDAYSunday School. . . . . .10:00 a.m.Morning .Vorship. . .11:00 a.m.Young People's Hour. .6:30 p.m.Evening Worship. . . .7:30 p.m.WEDNESDAYPrayer Meeting & Bible Study

.-. .7:30 p.m.* * * * * *

BOWLING 'EM OVER

Capt. Paul Adams of theSeven Seas Gift Shop, bowling inthe Pros and Cons mixeddoubles league at the BeachBowl, Fort Myers Beach, felldown somewhat last week withhis highest game being 197 witha 557 series. However, the Sani-bel Sailors has the highest teamseries in the league with a 2,428.They split two and two with theTravelers team, but First MateIren says they'll do better nexttime.

The Islanders team sawDocBryant and Gogo taking thelimelight Friday night. Doc,bowling for the Sea Horse Shop,won the second jackpot with a219 game. Gogo, bowling forLegel Supply, hit four goodgames 'way over his averagewith 188, 163, 199 and 186, a738 series. Ed Legel was alsoslightly over average. Cheers!

TREAT AT THEATER

A real treat is in store forplaygoers when "A Majority ofOne" opens at the Pirate Play-house on Sanibel Island Decem-ber 17.

A splendid cast ElainePatton, JIro Maguire, RobertDormer, Priscilla Murphy,Irene Gale, Susan Holtz, JaneHaines, Gerald Johnson andSusan Purdy—Is in rehearsal.Ruth Hunter will play the de-lightful Mrs. Jacoby, who fallsin love with a Japanese gentle-man, Phillip Hunter, who alsodirects this charming playwhich was one of Broadway'sfinest hits.

Box office reports a livelysale of tickets. Call GR2-3943.

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11-17-66 ISLANDER

SANIBEL-CAPTIVA REALESTATE reporcs the sale oftwo lots in Sanibel Estates fromMr. and Mrs. V.E. LINA-BERRY, Hallandale Beach,Florida, to BENNETT BUR-GOON, Jr., Sanibel Island andLigonier, Pennsylvania.

Mr. and Mrs. AUDENRIEDWHITTEMORE's return to Cap-tiva Island was delayed this yearby a double hospital stay, Mrs.Whittemore has been recuper-ating for some time inth&Law-rence Park Hospital, Bronx-ville, N.Y., after breaking herhip. Just when she was gettingbetter, Mr. Whittemore enteredthe same hospital for surgery,which he underwent Monday ofthis week.

Their Island friends wishthem both speedy recoveriesand hope to see them here soon.

The GRIFFING BAN-CROFTS, who returned to theirCaptiva Island home around thetime Inez was blowing around,only stayed three days that timeand then took off f or C alifornia.They returned to their Islandhome this past week for theseason.

. Mr. and Mrs, ROBERTHANEY of Gulf Drive, SanibelIsland, returned last week afteran extensive European tour.

Captiva Islanders who areexpected to return soon includeMr. and Mrs. JAMES GRAYand Mr. and Mrs. RICHARD M.ELLIOTT.

Mrs. MARY PEVEAR, whois the sister of Mrs. AUDEN-RIED WKITTEMORE and Mrs.HARCLD BIXBY, has returnedto Captiva Island and is stay-ing in a cottage near Mrs. Bix-by's home, Mrs. Bixby is ex-pected soon after spending thesummer in her Bolton Landing,N.Y., home.

JIM, SUZIE and ROBINPIC KENS, from Merritt Island,spent a three day week-end withDGC and JO. Jim went fishing,Suzie went shelling, the grand-parents played with Robin anda very enjoyable time was hadby all.

Mrs. ALFRED BAILEY hasreturned to her Captiva Islandhome after a visit with her son,JAMES, and his family in LaJolla, California.

Visiting the Island over theweekend was Mr. HUGO LIND-GR.EN of Jamestown, New York,who stayed at the Beachcomber.

Another sale by PRISCILLAMURPHY's office this week wasa lot in The Rocks Subdivisionfrom Sanibel Rocks, Inc., toMr. and Mrs. ANTHONY A.PONTE, Lincoln, Rhode Island.

Word from Cedar Rapids,Iowa, reports the 70th anni-versary celebration of San-ford's store in that city, San-ford's is owned by Mr. MORRISSANFORD, who celebrated his91st birthday last May and whostill actively supervises thebusiness. The store was es-tablished in Iowa City in 1851and moved to Cedar Rapids in1883. Mr. and Mrs. Sanfordare long-time winter residentsof Sanibel.

Mr. and Mrs. CHARLESPATTERSON of Lynchburg,Virginia, and formerly of Cap-tiva, visited the Islands lastweek to see old friends.

Sanibel Is a popular spot forHappy Anniversaries,

Mr. and Mrs. J.M. LINTH-ICULL of Laurel, Maryland,who first came to the Islandabout six years agOj are vaca-tioning at the Reef. They cele-brated their golden weddinganniversary on November 12.

When Wm. H. PADDISON(Birmingham, Michigan) askedbis wife if she'd like to go tothe theater to honor their 25thanniversary, she said "No-o-o 1 guess not."

"Dining and dancing?*'"No-o -o 1 don't think

so.""What, then?""I want to go to Florida!"So-o-o Mr. and Mrs.Paddi-

son came down November S tospend a week or ten days atSegunda Apartments, and to pettheir gulf-front lot, where someday they will build a homeAND to celebrate their 25thwedding anniversaryi

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Jigsaw dabblers and devotees... sharpen your eye andyour intellect as you test yourprowess on "BUTTERFLIES,"a circular montage of 25species ,T. magnificent coior.

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Water Birds by Arthur SingerSong Birds by Don Eckelberryand many others

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Dr. and Mrs. REASON A.GOODWIN are spending themonth of November on Sanibel.They have been in California,where the TV program, "PassWord," is now being producedin color, and will return toNew York when they leave here.Their new house, on the Gulffront lot purchased throughSANIBEL-CAPTIVA REAL ES-TATE, v/as completed just intime for their stopover.

PRISCILLA MURPHY,Realtor, reports the sale of alot in Palm Lake Subdivisionto Miss EVELYN V. BARN-HART and Miss EMMA M.BARNHART of Sidney, Dela-ware. Sellers were Mr. andMrs. WILLIAM E.VEENSCHO-TEN.

LADIES GUILD NOTES

The Ladies Guild of the Sani-bel Community Church willplace baskets on the porch of thechurch Sunday, November 20.Don't forget your food contri-butions so that some needyfamily can enjoy a betterThanksgiving.

The Guild will hold a com-bination guild meeting andbazaar workshop tonight(Thursday) at 7:30 in the homeof Mrs. Floyd Snook. Mrs.Sylvia Strong is hostess; co-hostess is Mrs. William Uhe,

BUY A FRUITCAKE

The Sanibel-Captiva Ameri-can Legion Auxiliary has thosedelicious Claxton Fruit Cakes inearly enough this year forThanksgiving. (They make goodChristmas presents, too!)

Cakes may be purchased atPriscilla Murphy's office, NavePlumbing office, or from anymember of the Auxiliary.

My name is Teddy and I live at the Pirate Playhouse which makesme a Sanibel Island cat. I*m also the pet of all the actors, and, as youcan see, quite contented, which, I must admit, is the normal state ofaffairs with the Hunters!

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NEW BOOTH ATLADIES GUILD BAZAAR

The annual bazaar of theLadies Guild of the SanibelCommunity Church will featurea new booth this year, devotedto nature. It will sell plantsfor Island growing and is underthe chairmanship of Mrs. JoRomaine.

The bazaar, which will beheld Saturday, November 26,at the Sanibel CommunityCenter, will start at 10 a.m.and last till everything is sold.In addition to the nature booth,baked goods and sandwiches willbe available at the food booth(chairman, Mary Nix), coffeeand doughnuts at a snack booth(chairman, Elsie Henderson),beautiful hand-crafted needle-work at the needlework booth(chairman, Blanche Pf lough),and odd and interesting items atthe white elephant booth (chair-man Sylvia Strong, who is alsochairman of the bazaar).

White elephant articles areneeded if you have any to con-tribute, please drop them off atMrs. Strong's home, Sea ShellCottage, near the post office;or call her at GR 2-5362 toarr r r re fcr pick-up,.

BANCROFTTO RUN BIRD TOURS

Griff ing Bancroft, an Islandresident for the past eight yearsand member of the AudubonSociety, has agreed to conductIsland bird tours for visitorsand residents.

Bill Mclntosh of the book-shop, who will handle thereservations for the tours, saidthat he'd been trying to lureGriff away from his full-timejob of writing and bird obser-vation to share his knowledgeof local birds with others, andfinally won out.

Mr. Bancroft started work-ing with birds with his father,Griifing Bancroft, Sr., a noted

' ornathologist in California.With his farher, he made fieldtrips for the San Diego Museumand San Diego Zoo. They didextensive work together inLower California, where theydiscovered several new sub-species, two of which are namedafter them Bancroft's YellowCrowned Night Heron and Ban-croft's Screech Owl.

Over the years, they builtup one of the largest privatecollections of birds' eggs, whichthey later gave to the San DiegoMuseum.

Since coming to Floridaeight years ago, Griff has con-centrated on studying birds ofSanibel and Captiva Islands. Agraduate of the University ofChicago, he took post-graduatework in Zoology at the Univer-sity of Southern California.

He and his wife, Jane, liveon Captiva Island, where hekeeps busy writing Voice ofAmerican scripts and doingfree-lance work. This pastsummer he revised and up-dated a book on the meaning ofCommunism for the Silver Bur-dette Publishing House in NewJersey, which is quite weEknown in the educational fieldfor text books and other edu-cational literature. Beforemoving to Captiva, he was aWashington commentator forCBS.

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Mr. and Mrs. LEONARDJ. MAYHEW, who spent thesummer in Ontario, have r e -turned and are busily engagedin completing the beautiful newhome on their Bay front prop-erty purchased p r e v i o u s l yt h r o u g h SANIBEL-CAPTIVAREAL ESTATE. It was almostcompleted when they went northlast spring and they hope tobe all settled soon.

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THE AUTOGRAPHby ethel snyder

It is a rare experience tohave a friendly personal con-tact with any of the world'sluminaries entirely apart fromtheir profession. But is was mygood fortune to have had suchan experience and it is asfresh, vivid and exhilaratingnow as if it were a recenthappening instead of many yearsago.

A small group of us i s -landers from both Captiva andSanibel were enjoying a friendlychat on Mrs. Veronica Morey'sscreened porch in her beachcottage overlooking the Gulf ofMexico. Mr. and Mrs, AlbertSpalding were among the guests.The Spaldings had a capaciouselegant Captiva home which wassurrounded by considerableplantings in tropical trees,shrubs and flowers. There wasalso an orange and grapefruitgrove. There was no name atthe entrance to this estate andvery few realized that thefamous violinist had a winterhome in their midst.

Mr. Spalding had recentlybad an interesting and beauti-fully bound autogiography pub-lished by a well-'knownpublisher. One of the ladiespresent that day had bought acopy and longed to have it auto-graphed by the author. This ladytraveled with a son and familyin their travels all over theworld in the U.S. diplomaticservice from Washington. Shehad lived in many parts of theworld.

This friend cornered me be-hind the porch door, pushed thebook and a pen into my handswith an imploring look andwhisper and begged me ro askMr. Spalding to autograph herbook. She took me quite by sur-prise and I just could not r e -sist those eyes. So with thebook and the pen I drew nearthe famous violinisc. Mr. Spald-ing was a most modest and r e -tiring man, but friendly.

My chance came and in mymost polite manner I asked himif he would autograph his bookfor my friend. With disarmingalacrity and an engaging smilehe took the book and the penand retired to a table wherehe could comfortably write hisname and something else. Inever knew what else, I was sooverwhelmed.

Then, handing back to me thebook and the pen, he looked mesquarely in the eyes and said{everyone had gathered aroundand you could have beard theproverbial pin drop) "I knowwhat you are up to'**

"Up to?J> I replied in aston-ishment, "What am I up tol"

"You are trying to find outif I am literate}"

Thick silence. Then an out-burst of laughter in which heheartily joined. There wasnever any doubt thereafter aboutAlbert Spalding*s sense ofhumour!

TEENS IN ACTIONby kenan fishburne

Don't forget to come to theTeen Club's White Elephant andBake Sale Saturday, November19. The time is 10 a.m. atthe American Legion Hall onSanibel.

The Teen Club is now meet-ing at the Legion Hall thanksto the courtesy of the Legion-aires who voted to let the clubuse the building on a trial basis.

At Saturday's meeting, clubmembers decided to have aChristmas dance Thursday,December 22. A band will behired and the dance will be formembers and high school andcollege-age young people. Theplace hasn't been decided, buteveryone felt that school dresswould be appropriate.

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ATTENTION, EVERYONE!Next week, the ISLANDER

will be distributed on WEDNES-DAY instead of Thursday, soyou'll be able to read your paperthe day before Thanksgiving in-tead of the day after. (And sowe don't have to deliver with apaper in one hand and a turkeyleg in the other.)

This means that we shallhave news and ads on FRIDAYinstead of Saturday, and the

deadline will be moved toSUNDAY instead of Monday ifyou wish to phone in items toMO 4-6792. (That is not a tollcall fromr the Islands, but ifyou keep getting a no-answeror a busy signal, go throughthe operator. Sometimes thephones between thee and we gocompletely wonky, at whichpoint only the operator canhelp.)

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