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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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(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.

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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.

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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.

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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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ST. ISABEL'S MISSIONCATHOLIC CHURCH-SANIBEL

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.

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Dr.H.E. Shcely, PastorMorning Worship - - - 11:00 a.m.Sunday School « 9:30 a.m.

Choir practice every Thursdaynight at 8 p.m.

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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.

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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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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 enforce-ment agencies.-

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.

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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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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

12 ISLANDER

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.

• * * * * • •

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

KITCHEN REFINISHINGANTfQUING664-9194

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

2-5-70 ISLANDER 13

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!!!!

14 ISLANDER 2-5-70

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

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At The Sanibel -Captiva Bridge

EVERYTHING FOR THE FISHERMAN•tt-boats -M-mo tor i

Guy McRae, Manager

-2-bait -:>tackla

Tel. 472 - 8871

2-5-70 ISLANDER 15

GOODADVERTISING

RINGS UPMORE

SALES

HBSTDN PHOTOSCREATIVE • ILLUSTRATIVE • COMMERCIAL

2330 Estero Blvd. Fort Myers Beach, Florida 331931

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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