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5 Council Seats Open For NPB (PBP Times) 3-14-65P.w.M 13PACJ4 POsrT=r„�, a-,9- 1 965 0"y 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 simmer 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 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 stationed at the Village Hall 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 tui nPd 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 alre Herbert A. Watt, now a councilman by appointment, w.i10 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. Gordons G. Duncan and Fred W. Speaker will vie for the nae - 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 RERBERT WATT ALLEN EVERARD _.................,�.�..,�vwr�e�nvo�.rxwr�::•Mtrt�eca� :•:, v:a:.-r.1vm�..�,�,.,r rJ110MAS R. BELL KARL E. TAYLOR receivirig CO-EC11-k!' Watt, who is 62, lives at 720 sadoli until after, village and country club bonds have been lighthouse Drive with his wife, for retired. Council recently decid- Eleanor, who is secretary ed 1-nembers of the new council -.he new Gold Coast women's receive $50 a month, but Club of the North Palm Beach- �should py won't start until it is the a �,S. He has been a councilman fixed in the next budget, which and tax assessor since July. becomes effective . In Novem- . A retired communications en- ben r. gineer from New Yoi-k Bell Speaker would like td'see Qc_ r_1 Watt has !peen lelqohone Co., e-anfrout property inside the vil- Connected with a number of affairs in NPB. He lage limits developed. He has ' community is a volunteer driver for the been in Florida eight years. "As your councilmant I will Crippled Childrens Society of Palm Beach, a member of the 1: diligently. endeavor to serve the, Lions Cl�b of NPB, a former bL----,st regardless, interests of all, age, and become a part of the president of the Shuffleboard Club a member of the Tele-. of council team dedicated to creat - and phone Pioneers of America. ing a better image for North Pahn Beach," he says. ,,I will to the best of MY I favors making facilities of obilit�y n-, a k e ?vri. intelligentHe the North Palm Beach Country ' i appi-oach to every :1vic problem Club available to more village that comes b6fore the,council," taxpayers and rezoning of pro - he says. "I believe in strict but not to the point of perty along U.S. 1 to encouragel is a economy business development. He frug(,.jljty.11 He would like to sce area develop al- retired builder -developer. a commercial Bell, 35, lives at 804 Alamanda ong U.S 1 and promises to do Drive with his wife, Lois, and everything possible to clean up their five children. He is serving a drainage ditch in the Crown on council and as tax collector. Estates area. In NPB since 1960, he is a de - Everard) 41, lives at 867 Fa- sign analyst in the engineering thorn Court, with his wife, Ma- department at Pratt & Whitney. rie, and their three children. A He is a deacon in the Communi- 19,52 graduate of the University ty United' Church of Christ in of Miami Law School, he stood Lake Park, - and active with the first in his class. He has been an Youth Athletic Assn. ,assistant solicitor since last "If re-elected I will ' work for a V balanced d budget, a reduction In During NVorld War II he was taxes and forming of a village an air crew member on a heavy charter study committee," he br)mber based in Italy. He was shot down over Germanyl holds says. 111 will continue to oppose higher water rates and work for the Air ;Medal, Purple Heart deVelopment of commercial ar- and four Bronze Stars. in eas, completion of village re - while 'My primary aim w office will be to determine U Ea. atior,, areas, continuation of street lighting. program and uti- waste, it there is any2 and elimi- lizatif)n. of all villacre-owned or nate the same," he says. "I will z' leased property for the greatest evote full time and effort to d council and before the benefit to residents -9) of matters will be, available at all times to Bell favors reorganization the village beautification com-, all residents. I plan to hold the if mittee and continuation of pre-� line on taxes and, possible, sent, advisory boards and the reduce them." 'Duncan is 43 and lives at 512 zoning board of appeals. oar Taylor, 53, lives at 420 Ebb -178 wife Ju - Oyster Road with his 2 He tide Drive and is a manufactu-) a) " � �' dith, and their two children. been in NPB five years and ring engineer at Pratt & Whit-, 25 a) 0 1,6 has is supervisor of experimental ney, his employer f or the last He has been in NPB ro r. 7-4 W P4 0 rn 0 quality control at Pratt & Whit- years. seven years and is one of _the� '0 b'O cd 4_1 r_4 Q ney Aircraft.' uate he An engineering grad I originators of the Inter -City First Aie, Squad. He is a mem- ;-4 cd 9 0 0 has been with P & W 15 years, Force in I ben Of the Lake P ark Police, W >-, 4 - In Cd 0 9 and he was an Air pilot World War 11. He was transfer I from a Reserve. Ta�Joi, was a selectman for � ::�- (P P4 5 0 rn C) C) cd n_4 E, ed here by his company in Connecticut. Six years at St. Johnsbury, Vt., Selectman Is = •Er 0 Q 4_j A 0�z rc� ;.5 plarLL taxes abouf�20 years ago. would like to see tax 11 09 in North Palm Beach the, samo as councilman. Q Cd decreas,ed through reduced expendituresy 11 He advocates daily pool fees instf-ad of memberships for vil- he- -,zaV take a strong stand I lage residents using the Pool at against any increase 1r. taxe-s, C + the North Palm Beach Country a -ad Ir am for an efficient go- vernment." Club, year - round summer fee rates for village got -i Speaker, 70, lives at 433 Ebb. greens Pers, 'proper village rnainte- tide Drive with his wife, Dora. nance of the drainage canal in,i They purchased one of the first Plat 4 and -a complete budget honies in the village. breakdown for residents. Speakei says he is against I wRl be an active council- 117.3 man, looking into -0.11age prn-. Inlems oersonallY,'a 'Taylor se-tid.,