25th Anniversary 1956-1981 Time capsule (WD) June 24-30, 1981North Palm Beachj 1981
1956 ---
25th Anniversary
Former
mayors return for weeklon celebration
Eleven of the fourteen mayors the Village of North Palm Beach has had Beery, Tom Lewis, H. Mallory Privett, Jr., Walter Colbath, M.C. Love, Jr., Unable to be here is former appointed mayor Richard Ross' of Westport,
throughout its 25 year history will be on hand for a dinner at the country club Al Moore, W.H.Brown ., and cur•ent mayor Dr. V.A. Marks. Conn. Ross and his brother Herbert were the developers who planned North
this Sunday as the weeklong North Palm Beach anniversary gets underway. Thomas is returning to North Palm from North Carolina for the event, Palm Beach and secured its charter in 1956. Also not attending is Ronald
In attendance will be Jay White, Walter Thomas, Warren Tatoul, Harold while all the other former mayors are still Palm Beach County residents. Heraty and Charles Cunningham, who are deceased.
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BELL YOUNG, NORTH PRIM BEACH'S VILLAGE HISTORIAN, is official history of North Palm Beach is reproduced inside, and additional
unkpely qualified w fill that position. Young, who says he's "always beieoplea can be obtained from the 25th Anniversary Committee or at North
interested In histories," has been a North Palm Beach resident for 24 of its Palm Beach Village offices. YOUNG'S OFFICIAL Village history is
25 years and was one of the Village's first two elected councilmen. Young's reproduced inside, beginning on page four.
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North Palm Beach's Village Historian Bill Young
To be opened in 2006
Time capsule
being prepared
for celebratuion
By Bill Burke
A three foot tall, fourteen inch diarrjeter metal time er.psule is being
prepared as part of North Palm Beach's 25th Anniversary and will
eventually be placed in the patio area of the new Village recreation
building to be constructed on ten acres of land along the east side of
- , Prosperity Farms Road.
Anniversary committee chairwoman Peggy Enders says the time
capsule is being designed by Steve Yeches, the architect of the
building. The facility, which will have a stage with seats for 800 and
W.-ilities for basketball, is being built with a $600,000 donation from
George Delacorte, publisher of Dell books and a part-time resident of
North Palm Beach. The building will be named after his wife, Valerie
Delacorte, and the Village has agreed to Delacorte's request that no fee
evQr be charged the public for its use.
The time capsule is being built by Pratt and Whitney Aircraft, and
will be hermetically sealed when it is filled. Among other things,
Enders says the capsule will contain copies of this year's Village
budget, of several local newspapers, of the history of North Palm
Beach, and a number of black and white photographs of the Village.
At the final meeting of the North Palm Beach Anniversary Committee
this week, a final determination of the time capsule's contents will be
made.
The capsule will be officially dedicated and buried when the
Delacorte building is finished and is scheduled to be opened in 25 years,
in 2006.
Schedule
of events
N.P.B. 25th anniversary
June 28 -July 4
6:30am-7:45am
Registration for Fun Run
Anchorage Park
8:00am
silver Anniversary
Anchorage Park
classic Fun Run
7:00am
Silver Anniversary
NPB Country Club
10:0m-3:OOpm
Golf Tournament
Arts Show
Anchorages Park
2:OOpm
t Annual Invitational
Park
Osborne
Girls Softball Tournament
6:00pm-6:30pm
Opening Ceremonies
NPB Country Club
12:30am
Fashion Show and Tea
NPB Country Club
4:00pm
Children's Disney Film
Anchorage Park
3:00pm-7:00pm
Library Open House & Tour
NPB Library
4:00pm-5:OOpm
Puppet Show
Anchorage Park
7:00pm
Gymnastics Exhibition
Osborne Park
7:00pm
Outdoor Concert -Easy
NPB Country Club
Listening Sounds
Gazebo
4:00pm-5:00pri►
7:00pm-9:OOpm
Magic Show
Open Swim
Anchorage Park
NPB Country Club
4:00pm-5:00pm
8:00pm-10:00pm
Clown Show
Old Fashion Square Dance
Anchorage Park
Osborne park
Elks Breakfast
NPB Elks Lodge
7:00am-11:00am
Firecracker Open Golf
NPB Country Club
9:00am
Tournament
Tennis Tournament
NPB Country Club
11:00arn-2:01)pm
and Exhibition
Games and Events
NPB Country Club
12:00 Noon
3:00prn-5:00pm
Picnic
Country Western Band
NPB Country Club
NPB Country club
3: m-5: m
Open Swim & Water Games
NPBCountry Club
,ppm-9:00pm
Dixie Land Jazz Band
NPBCountry Club
9:00pm-9:45pm
Fireworks Display
NPB Country Club
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First fire truck in North Palm Beach
THE FIRST VIU AGE FIRE TRUCK was delivered to the fledgling Public truck, was North Palm Beach's first public Safety Chief, appointed in 1956. Gas
Safety Department by railroad ear. Albert Dudden, shown here receiving the for the truck was a mere 38 cents a gallon!
Cindy Kuhn John LaCerda Peggy Enders Lt. H.r. semeres Jollll lltwatrL
Inquiring photographer seeks stories of Village's past
WHAT IS THE ONE EVENT you remember most about the history of North Kuhn, Join LaCerda, Peggy Enders, Lieut. B.F. Serkeres, John Atwater,
Palm Beach? asks our inquiring photographer this week of (L to R): Cindy and Dolores Walker. For their smswers, see page eight.
Development came quickly after utilities construction; open spaces now rare
THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH water tower and udildes complex now Is surrounded by development on all sides. The photograph was ' en
stood alone along Anchorage Dr. in the late 1950'x. The "Parade of Homes" looking to the Southeast with Anchorage Dr. in the foreground.
was soon to begin and hundreds of homes went up rapidly. The water tower