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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1965-03-14 5 Council Seats Open For NPB (Palm Beach Post)PAwyN Bx-Aci4 PosrTimrzs ict6.5 5 Council Sect& Open .or North Palm ' eac By BILL TERRY Bureau Chief NORTH PALM BEACH — Re- sidents will fill four of the five village council seats in Tues- day's election which will end a quiet campaign. Ordinarily only two seats would be at stake this year, but two councilmen have been ser- ving by appointment since last summer and the unexpired year on their two-year terms will be filled by election. There are ab- out 2,000 registered voters. The polling place will be the Senior Citizens' Building located OM. immediately behind the Village Hall. The polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Four voting machines will be in use. Village Manager Frank R. Spence announced that the mo- bile tuberculosis X-ray unit will be staboned at the Village t-lall parking lot from noon to 7 p.m., for the convenience of voters. All of the candidates appeared at last Thursday's "Meet the Candidates" rally sponsored by the North Palm Beach Homeow- ners' Assn. About 60 .persons tuned out to hear the campaign speeches at the Village Elemen- tary School cafetorium. Two candidates are as good as elected today because they will have no opposition. They are Herbert A. Watt, now a councilman by appointment, wao is seeking a two-year term. in Group 2, and Allan V. Eve- rard, an assistant county solici- tor, who seeks a one-year term in Group 1. Gordon G. Duncan and Fred W. Speaker will vie for the one- year term in Group 3, while Councilman Thomas R. Bell and Karl E. Taylor are opponents in the Group 4 race for a two-year term. Bell seeks to succeed him- self. GORDON DUNCAN FREDERICK SPEAKER HERBERT WATT ALLEN kividattARD KARL E. TAYLOR Watt, who is 62, lives at 720 Lighthouse Drive with his wife, Eleanor, who is secretary for the new Gold Coast Women's Club ot the North Palm Beach- es. He has been a councilman and tax assessor since July. A retired communications en- gineer from New York Bell Telephone Co., Watt has 'peen connected with a number of community affairs in NPB. He is a volunteer driver for the Crippled Childrens' Society of Palm Beach, a member of the Lions Club of NPB, a former president of the Shuffleboard Club and a member of the Tele- phone Pioneers of America. "I will to the best of my 1 ability make an intelligent approach to every civic problem that comes before the council," he says. "I believe in strict economy but not to the point of frugality." He would like to see a commercial area develop al- ong U.S 1 and promises to do everything possible to clean up a drainage ditch in the Crown Estates area. Everard, 41, lives at 867 Fa - thorn Court, with his wife, Ma- rie, and their three children. A 1953 graduate of the University of Miami Law School, he stood first in his class. He has been an assistant solicitor since last July. • During World War II he was an air crew member on a heavy bamber based in Italy. He was shot down over Germany, holds the Air Medal, Purple Heart and four Bronze Stars. "My primary aim while in office will be to determine waste, it there is any, and elimi- nate the same," he says. "I will devote full time and effort to matters before the council and will be available at all times to all residents. I plan to hold the line on taxes and, if possible, reduce them." Duncan is 43 and lives at 512 Oyster Road with his wife, Ju- dith, and their two children. He has been in NPB five years and is supervisor of experimental quality control at Pratt & Whit- ney Aircraft. An engineering graduate, he has been with P & W 15 years and he was an Air Force pilot in W 0 I ld War II. He was transferr- ed here by his company from a plant in Connecticut. 'I would like to see taxes decreased in North Palm Beach through reduced expenditures," ahgViraisyst—any taiknecraeasster°11ing. stand s and I am for an efficient go- vernment." Speaker, 70, lives at 433 Ebb- ild.e Drive with his wife, Dora. They purchased one of the first homes in the village. Speaker says he is against ciliLii.tn receiving 4.3(31:apt-I- sadon until after village and country club bonds have been retired. Council recently decid- ed members of the new council should receive $50 a month, but the pay won't start until it is fixed in the next budget. which becomes effective in Novem- ber. Speaker would like to see oc- eanfront property inside the vil- lage limits developed. j, He has been in Florida eight years. "As your councilman, I will diligently endeavor to serve the bast interests of all, regardless of age, and become a part of the council team dedicated to creat- ing a better image for North Palm Beach," he says. He favors making facilities of the North Palm Beach Country Club available to more village taxpayers and rezoning of pro- perty along U.S. 1 to encourage business development. He is a retired builder -developer. Bell, 35, lives at 804 Alamanda Drive with his wife, Lois, and their five children. He is serving on council and as tax collector. In NPB since 1960, he is a de- sign analyst in the engineering department at Pratt & Whitney. He is a deacon in the Communi- ty United Church of Christ in Lake Park, and active with the Youth Athletic Assn. "If re-elected I will work for a balanced budget, a reduction in taxes and forming of a village charter study committee," he: says. "I will continue to oppose! higher water rates and work for development of commercial ar- eas, completion of village re - creator: areas, continuation of street lighting .program and uti- lization of all village -owned or leased property for the greatest benefit to residents." Bell favors reorganization of the village beautification coma mittee and continuation of pre- sent advisory boards and the zoning board of appeals. Taylor, 53, lives at 420 Ebb- - slit, 4 tide Drive and is a manufactu- ring engineer at Pratt & Whit- ney, his employer for the last 25 rci s) E,,f2; years. He has been in NPB c'$ seven years and is one of theoriginators of the Inter . -City 0 a First Alt! Squad. He is a mem- ti as, ft ber of the Lake Park Police c) Reserve. .cp Taylor was a selectman for 0 rn cu six years at St. Johnsbury, Vt., 0 ra a3 t 41-3 E-4 about420 years ago. Selectman is ar 4-) ess. the same as councilman. 3 g cd u He advocates daily pool fees inst'ad of memberships for vil- lage residents using the pool at the North Palm Beach Country Club, year - round summer greens fee rates for village gol- fers, proper village mainte- nance of the drainage canal in Plat 4 and a complete budget breakdown for residents. "I will be an active council- man, looking into village pro- blems Dersonally," Taylor said.