Developments today were pointing to Sebring as a definite choice over Winter Park as a permanent winter home and play ground for members of the exclusive and nationally-famous Lake Placid Country club.  Though news of the actual purchase of Harder Hall has not been made, positive indications point to a location for the Lake Placid colony at a "location in Sebring."  Winter quarters of the club should be definitely located by this time next season, The American has been informed.  After visiting more than one hundred cities in Florida , Dr. Melville Dewey of Lake Placid , N.Y. addressed the Rotarians at their regular luncheon in the Hotel Sebring Monday, on the value of Sebring as a recreational center.  Dr. Dewey has been spending the past week in this city and in making a survey of the Ridge section.  He sent out questionnaires to members of the
Lake Placid Country Club asking their preferred location in the State of Florida , and out of 200 replies Dr. Dewey finds that 90 per cent prefer the Scenic Highlands, practically all of them mentioning two points in particular, Winter Park and principally Sebring.  " Highlands county is far
ahead of anything else in the state when it comes to selecting site for
a fashionable hotel," Dr. Dewey told the American.

   The doctor pointed out that Sebring is strategically located for a pleasure seeker, being far enough South to avoid frost, and with sufficient altitude to make the summers comfortable.  The city, located in the South central part of the State, is constantly swept by a breeze from the Gulf or from the
Ocean.  Mr. Dewey feels that Sebring should capitalize on what God
gave it - its natural Lakes and rolling hills forming an ideal setting for a national recreational center, and he believes the city's future lies in making life pleasant for those who can afford to enjoy the pleasures it offers, many of whom wish to slip away from the teaming, throbbing life of a large industrial center for the quiet and rest that can be found here.