News-Press from Fort Myers, Florida • Page 31

Fort Myers News Press I 1 i 5Stt SEC. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1969 PAGE 1 ss JJ 1 SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1969 PAGE 1 fMrnrnm stem. r. if VP IpBh: k- T. fc urn Les Piper of Everglades Wonder Gardens, front of gator to test effectiveness of product.

Bob Davis of Taxidermist Museum In North Fort Myers, left, is making typical reaction to rattlesnake dust, "one of souvenirs produced by Stanley W. Sullivan, right. The snake inside the circle of dust is one of Davis' exhibits in museum. Gerald Gould, right, president of Lehigh 'Unique Services. souvenirs business Acres Development pretends to opening at Lehigh Acres.

A- "knight" Stanley W. Sullivan, instigator of 1 Florida Blue Sky, Sunshine and Soil Being Packaged for Northern Tourists with Unique. Services note saying 'Don't aggravate snake. This may cause him to alter his original; in- tentibns:" The product will-be placed' to local stores, while the manufacturers measure the tourist demand. The company slogan is, "We sell Florida By The Ounce." Sullivan sports i a helmet bearing rAa- label -V stating; "Tourist Hunter; He says, "Let's face it every; businessman in; Florida is a tourist hunter i whether he admits it or not.

From the xeal estate salesman trying to sell a $50,000 home to the rz o-i- 1 He figures the real test will come as tourists arrive in December-; and Januarys and quickly -notes that ven the people who live in -Lee County will find the packages-: attractive enough to mail to their friends. He designed the eyecatching stand he will put in various stores with the legend, f'Mail a package: of Flerida to thr Folks up He plans to have his display in about 25 locations during the coming If sales results are satisfactory during the test period, it is expected thaf distribution will be expanded throughout the state- nie Pippel to Floyd P. Scott duplex at 3651 Lora) St; $14,800. 1 Chuck Bundschu Inc. Lee County Mortgages Inc.

to Frank E. Wilson, 634 Howell Circle $11,800, in cooperation with Ben Cunliff Crescent Properties Inc. to Roy house. Cleaves Road," North Fort Myers, $21,500, in cooperation By BETTY ANDERSEN 1 A vivid imagination and a sense of humor has resulted in the creation of a new business for Stanley and Neltrude Sullivan of 303 W. Oregon, The" Sullivans; escapees from the snow and 4 ice of 1 Chicago, plan to capitalize on such down to earth products as an ounce of i Florida, land, Florida- moonbeams and a bit of Florida sunshine, packaged to catch the eye of tourists.

Sullivan, who spent his life in sales, advertising promotion is off and running -c; 1 r' 'Company. i-The colorful little packages give a light touch to business as the "Florida Blue; package filled with bright blue candy pellets proclaims, "When you cross the border into the State of Florida; you immediately' become aware that the smoe has rolled awav and the sky has suddenly become deep blue. We are sending you this concentrated a 1 a package of simulated Florida Blue Sky." Each package 'is like a finished postcard. The name and address need just be S. i fill 'A" I "i 1 i By PHIL KEYES Cruiser's Roost cocktail lounge and Cruiser's Liquor Mart located at SE 47th Terrace in Cape Coral was purchased by a retired Vermont dentist and his wife for $180,000 i- last week's biggest real estate transaction in Lee County.

Other large sales included the purchase of Jialf interest hi the Lake Lawn Par Golf Club; the sale of a Park No. apartment site; the purchase of the Peter D'Alessandro home on Ava- cado Drive," and an acreage by Harper Brothers Inc. for investment purposes. The weekly sales figure totaled $2,304,100 for 240 deeds recorded at the courthouse. A breakdown of the total reveals that 20 sales negotiated by brokers accounted for six Sullivan's "alligator bait" on the homes of Lehigh Acres residents' who actually, additional preference for employments.

goes to the physically handicapped and the elderly who can i work J. with Vtheir hands during spare time. Even- tually, i hundreds of '( local-residents may be engaged in this work, with obvious effects, on the local In addi-- we are buying possible supplies right here in Lee County. All printing; was done by a Fort Myers printer, the lumber and hardboard panels came from a Fort Myers supplier, metal bases for the display racks by a Guy M. Memoli for $131,000.

Mr. and Mrs. Colin M. Craig own the other half interest. Lueck and Memoli were formerly building contractors in the north who retired to Cape.

Coral several years ago and last spring began development of 5 a con- dominium complex called Cypress Lake on Winkler Road across from the Cypress Lake Country Club." They plan to use a seven acre tract off Brantley "Road and adjacent to the i 15th hole fairway of the golf course for nine condominium buildings containing 72 apartments. Craig said, he will remain active in the operation of the club as its professional golfer and manager. Plans have been made for a large amount of rebuilding of the golf course and for expanding and remodeling the existing metal building for: them at 2089 Central and Den-nison's Body Shop has contracted with Duane Mansell to build a $2,500 addition to its facility at 2480 Anderson Ave. 1 The city, issued eight residential permits to Maddox Construction Co. to build eight $16,000 five-room duplex units for J.

Murphy in Piedmont Gardens. All the units will be CBS construction with coni crete floors and builtup roofs and will be located on Ar-meda Avenue, Fairview and Greenwood Avenues. Richmond, Homes Construction was issued a $20,000 permit to build a new home, for Mrs. S. K.

Coward at 2963 Holly Road, Fort Myers. The county issued 10 permits to individuals who are building their own houses. Those taking the permits arei D. H. Beardmore, $15,000 at 2802 Winona North Fort Myers; Chester E.

Rieck, $25,000 at 400 Connecticut Fort Myers Beach; Billie Beard, $16,000 duolex at 2533 First Pine Manor; i Ray Knight, $13,000 in Lake McGregor Gardens; Joseph A. Payne $23,000 on Riverside Drive, Estero; Roy Snell, $10,000 in Aaroyal Heights at Bonita Springs; G. Koster, $21,000 at 2361 Ivy WUliam 'G. Guthrier IT UI1HUI VJ. kii.

lull. ar riirmi'i. 'l 'chettes; Ray Seith, $16,000 on Utah Street Morse Shores: eAv.wv hi wuiuiiiui avuii and S. Sirlnov, Smith tS nnn at Bonita Springs. Quality Builders inc.

$12,000 for Stanley C. Howard on The Arcadia Road, North Fort Myers. Povia-Ballantine Corp. (Continued pof l-C) .11 4," long string in if Fort Myers welder, woodwork by a local shop and the silk screening on the sips by a Cape Coral sign; Naturally the Magic Sand and Miracle Soil came from Lee' County; About the only thing we have to.Timport" xtfrora New; Jersey) is the candy pellets. And of we expect to import tourists from' all over the world.

How did he get; the idea of packaging these protracts: says, "With some people everything they touch turns to gold. With me, every- thing I ever touched turned to dirt or sand, so I decided' to simply package it and sell clubhouse and pro shop. The par three course covers a 40-acre parcel fronting on Brantley Road off South Cleveland Avenue, across from Fort Myers Villas. George E. and Daniel Adams sold an $85,000 Park Windsor No.

1 parcel adjacent to WBBH-TV more than a year ago to Ted Kulhan, but the deed for the property was not recorded until last week. Dan Adams said kulhan is planning an apartment com- -i plex. for the property. -The parcel fronts 640 feet on Cen- tral Avenue and extends 350 feet deep, half way to Fowler Street. Kulhan waited to record the deed for the property until he 's was ready to proceed with his 1.

plans for the apartment complex. Realtor Houston L. Pewett'; in cooperation with Fortiner, Realty negotiated to the sale of the home of Mr. and Mrs. Peter J.

D'Alessandro at 3915 Avacado to Mr. and Mrs. Lester W. Thompson for. $60,000.

The house is in the area between McGregor Boulevard and the Catoosa- hatchee River just south of jj 'the Edison Estate Pewett also negotiated a 60-acre land purchase for Harper. Brothers Inc. Accord-? ing to documentary stamps, Harper paid Mr. and Carmine Petrosino $51,000 for the land. lj The property, purchased by Harper as an investment is, located along Laredo east of Ortiz Avenue in Tice and backs up to the property line of Golden Lakes subdivision.

The parcel is un- developed. BROKER REPORTS William Smith Realty I John J. Vanga Jr. to Ray-' mond J. Land, house, 1158 Navajo Lehigh Cornells Cornelius Jr.

to William G. Spratt, house, 602 W. Leeland Heights Lehigh Acres, Mrs. Calvin Bowen to William J. Swartz, three houses at 1761, 1771 and 1755 Delaware St, Calmer R.

Ernst Edward T. Alters, house, 1148 Navajo St, Lehigh William M. Weber to Carl J. Laufer, house, 121 N.V Oregon Lehigh Acres, $19,600. George Hollingsworth Mrs.

Ednah S. "i Fort: Myers Beacll'! Konold to Charles M. "ldl 5 W. Smlth M. L.

Smith, wun "uiora i Woody May Inc. Vincent Nuccio to W. G. T. M.

parcel fronting on South Tamiaml Trail at Palm Drive, Pine Manor, $21,000. Zehner Realty Mrs. Min penny scale in 'front of the drug store', we are all trying to capture some of the tourist's dollars. And not? When over 22 million visitors will spend over $6 billion in Florida this year. While some tourist hunters may be reluctant to admit I am proud to have a small part in making his visit more Our slogan is allt'r in fun, selling Florida by the ounce just might? help sell; Florida by the acre.

A "This program could mean a great deal to Lee County," Sullivan said. "These packages are assembled in Lehigh Acres sales accounted i for 67 Cape Coral deeds accounted for 60 individually Vv negotiated sales amounted to $1,384,700 and 87 deeds for small homes and homesites that sold for under $6,500 accounted for 5 $138,500 of the total. The Cruiser's Roost and Cruiser's Liquor Mart was bought by Dr. Robert Ken-' nedy and his wife Loretta from Mr. and Mrs.

Robert G. Mclnerney. Kennedy closed his dental office after 30 years of practice in Vermont in September and moved to Cape Coral. He took 1 over management Of the Curiser's Roost last Tuesday. Golf Course Sold Mr.

and Mrs. Sam H. Schaerer sold their half interest in the Lake Lawn Par Three Golf Club to Peter A. Gargano, John D. Lueck and year.

It will double the speed at which the News-Press can be printed as well as increase the maximum number of pages that can be printed at one time from 64 to 96. "The new press also will give the paper new and greater- color printing capabilities Perry said. coior units. The building addition work Is being done by Contractor Jack Stilson with architectural planning done by members of the William R. Frizzell partnership.

The 1 addition is expected to be completed about the first of the year. AAA Aluminum Stamping Co. last summer was merged with AAA Windows of Fort Myers and the entire operation moved to the Lehigh Acres Industrial Park. The single firm now handles wholesale and retail sales as well as manufacturing aluminum windows, doors and enclosures. The plant employs some 40 persons and has a.

weekly payroll of about $4,000. The business was started some six years ago by Don Williams, president or tne company. or the company. building is being by Modern Metal The new prprtpd iii.iiiiiiii 1 1. .,1,111 "-D-- the building permit 4 More Permits The county also issued a $4,000 permit for.

Modern. Metal Buildings to put up a building for Paul's Paint Body Shop in City View Park, east of Fowler Street. Machine Co. has contracted with Ryan Construction Co. to build a $12,500 i written and the package is ready to be mailed.

The imagination of Mr. and Sullivan included samples of Mosquito Killer (two blocks that can be slapped together on the critters), Hurricane Dust (granulated sugar to be sprinkled in a circle for protection) and Miracle Soil (a bit of genuine Florida One 5 imaginative bit of magic is the Rattlesnake Dust with instructions for use "First, determine the snake's intentions (a) is he planning to bite -you, or (b) is he not?" There is a small expanding into building which" will give It some 34,000 square feet' "We made a survey of tiie area and found that there is a great need for such a manufacturer in this area," Mitchell said. "If we remain at just 12 employes the firm's payroll would be some $78,000 a year. But when we expand to additional space we expect to increase our work force to about 40 This would make our annual payroll about $130,000 a year." Mitchell said the production superintendent is James Coney, who has many years of experience with some of the country's leading bedding manufacturers such as Sealy Restonic. Hank Drawdy, a life-long Lee.

County resi--dent is in charge of warehouse delivery and customer "We decided on a policy of selling directly to the consumer from our factory," Mitchell said. "This results in a substantial savings for the consumer since middle-man profits are eliminated. We have established a special department for sales to hotels, motels, apartment-owners and trailer-home dealers." Custom Craft's factory has been Inspected and. licensed by. the State Health Department and the firm Is certifying that its products meet all government standards and health requirements.

I Growth of Area Businesses 'v. j- i A Boosts Lee Building Permits shipping department Larry Drawdy, right, lends assistance with the inspection. (News-Press photos by Dick Byland) James Coney, left, production superintend-ent at Custom Craft Inc inspects box springs just completed prior to stacking for Being Made Here Building permits Issued during the past week reflected the growth of several Lee County business places that are making additions to facilities to meet increased demands for services and products. The "county building department issued a total of managers of the Discount Furniture Store In North Fort Myers which was liquidated recently Mitchell already has 12 employes busy making mattresses and box springs and a large order has been, filled for shipment to the Bahama Islands. The plant is occuping some 14,000 square feet now, but plans are underway for 77 permits; amounting to "Our press now has only two $597,400 and the city building color units but the new high-department issued 21 permits speed press will have, four with warren Real Estate.

r-Fortiner Linda Lbma Development Corp. to Ada Drapp, house on Heidi Lee line, Linda Loma $14,300, in cooperation with Houston Pewett Brownie Danfoith Realty Frank T. Nell to Robert F. Deming, house, 4523 S.E. 11th' Cape Coral, $22,000, in cooperation with Cape Coral I Sun Realty Alfred 'Maxwell to Salv'atore J.

Giacomazzi, house, 5314 Mikado "Ct, Cape Coral, x'-rs Keim Hipshire inc. Joseph J. Gruber to Lloyd Li Grisamore," apartment Victoria Manor Condominium, Cape Coral, Qarence A. Hubert, to Isadore Dorfman, threel waterfront lots on Lorraine Court, Cape Coral, Carter Sandin Povia-Ballantine Corp. to John M.

Huffner, lot on Sooth Brentwood Road, Cypress Lake Tracts subdivision, $9,600. Lee Ledford Realty Fay L.v Bellendorf to Ray E. Greene, house at Arroyal Heights subdivision; Bonita Springs, $15,500. '4 OTHER SALES Mrs. Albrecht Wambach to Lela M.

Harrod, house on Barbizon Court, Cape Coral, 'John F. Gale to Miss Elizabeth Sears, Miss Evelyn L. Pearson and Grace A. Rosche parcel on Gulf Drive and Gulf of Mexico, Sanibel Island, 1 Gordon H. Stanley to J.

Gordon MacKay, pa ce I north of Weavers Corner and Bayshore North Fort Myers, $37,500. Paul Thomas Powers, ad-ministrator of estate of Paul F. Powers to Vincent O. Pen-tiuk, house, Regent Court, Cape Coral, Franklin A. Richards to Aaron W.

Johnson parcel in Estero Park subdivision, Fort Myers Beach, Lyda J. Mur-ray to Oral R. Averill, property at corner of Sunnybrook Court and Cape 'Coral Parkway, Cape $28,400. Elizabeth Martin to S. P.

Watkins III, parcel on Cleveland Avenue, near Edison Avenue, Rowland Allerton to Lmdsley O. Butts, house, 468 Keenan Ct, McGregor' Isles, Povia-Ballantine Corp. to Aime J. Bissonnette, house, 1688 Mayfair 3 (Continued pot l-C) i Mattresses Custon Craft Inc. is Lee County's newest industry.

It Is a firm located at 2803 Lafayette St at the corner of Palm which is manufacturing mattresses and box springs for wholesale distribution as well as direct sale to consumers. Owners of the new industry are Mr. and Mrs. M. D.

(Mike) Mitchell, -former El. wmcn totaled $210,237 tor weekly building figure of $807,637 for 93 building projects. The largest permit issued was by the city building department for ar $35,000 1 pressroom expansion to the News-Press. The county building department issued an $18,000 permit to AAA Aluminum Stamping Co. for a metal building addition to its Lehigh Acres Park manufacturing plant i v.

general i manager Chet Perry said the press room addition is being made in preparation to a new arid larger press the paper has purchased and plans to have in operation next year. "The addition is being built over a concrete press foun-; datlon that was poured in 1960 and extended 20 feet beyond the initial press -building. Our present press is 'only usin? anout half of the 0. i rri I 300-Ton Press The concrete foundation is some 80 feet long and 11 feet wide and four feet thick. It is sufficient to support the new 300-ton press, part of which is expected to begin arriving in about two weeks.

Perry said the new, press1 will be installed next summer and in operation in about a Larry Drawdy uses electric fastening gun to attach foam rubber to mner-tprings in mattress. New mattress and box spring' manufacturing firm here Is producing about 50 sets of springs and mattresses a day..