Desert Sentinel (Newspaper) - November 5, 1964, Desert Hot Springs, California TV CABLE SET ON FRANCHISE Another step of progress was made last night by the city Council when 25 new street tights wore approved to be in stalled Old street lights in the com will in time be elimi Five lights on Pierson be removed to other The lighted palm trees Will be kept burning all This is the beginning streetlights the city to be installed step by within the citys a por tlon of which is allocated each year for RECOMMENDATIONS of a re cently named committee will determine where lights are to be While the press was unable to lenrn plans for the light lo cations at this it was re ported they will be equally dis throughout the city in the early stages of a project ed lighting Lights will be the S 1Oc Single Copy Serving Desert Hot Nations Health Center scent similar to those now in They are to be installed in line with plans for as many more as the citys budget will FIKST I RACING of a fran chise awarded to install FM and video Continued on Page 12 Request Seeks To Keep Post Office As Is A damaging request is report edly being circulated in the city asking residents to write congressmen and pos tal representatives in Washing ton arid San Francisco to re model the present inadequate post office building because it IB a symbol of a bygone age find a traditional spot in a email desert The drive for new fice here started several weeks ago and has steadily gained mo Congressman Pat Minor Mar tin wrote city hall this week elating he will take under con Many Items Face Board At Meeting An extremely lengthy session faces members of the board of education when they meet to night 5 at in the NOVEMBER Farrell Gen Palm sideration the citys desire for a new post He said he has forwarded a communication Continued On Page 8 Following the reading of var ious reports and approval of claims for the board will Adopt a budget calendar for the school through Consider an increase in the districts single limit compre general liability insur ance coverage for any one acci dent to million at an addi tional premium cost of Consider the acceptance of the loan of Uvo automobiles for use in driver training program Receive reports on cafeteria operation and student funds Receive report on qualifying insurance agents in the district Act on personnel matters Act on changes In established rules and regulations relating toxa long list of Act adoption of a now Exploring the Sci for general science In struction in the high school Consider providing twoway transportation services for Thousand Palms kindergarten i i must wait to approach the very small rv n Clarence the T cient work under the circumstances li Hoton eft show the congressman is i PROCLAMATION of the United the 1 rfay of November as a legal holiday known ans Day and dedicated to the cause of world and the men and women who forces have demonstrated their willingness m the obligation of their citizenship not of us ln l and women ni y in Cities Ask S pupils Hear report on project Continued on Page 2 POST OFFICE TO CLOSE FOR VETERAN DAY Hot Springs lisi Office wUl be closed Veterans will lie no cry service on routes or star Mail will be on holiday schedule Tlie Hank of America will also be Federal Trappers Due Here to Catch liono Howard the Desert Hot do Mlj to observe those who have borne the burden in time of 6 with one accord to just antl lasting throughout the also call upon all citizens to Post Office Group Now were getting Evelyn president of the local Improvement said today as she reported a long distance phone call from Arthur of the Coa chella Valley Mosquito Abate ment who said he has arranged for federal trappers to catch the coyotes coming out of the hills back of this It was pointed out by Cava that this is a very serious hreat to any community and when this sort of thing it is necessary to take action and not post pone it one Coyotes can bite es socially in trailer parks where many folks walk around Continued on Page 7 to Meet Here on 18 Representatives of Desert Beautiful from about all parts of the vast Coachella Valley will meet In Desert Hot Springs it was an today by Betty chairman of the organization The luncheon nt Eriksens Restaurant at noon will be fol lowed by a program and speak It Is expected representatives will be present from Cathedral Palm Des Ther Salton Thousand Palms and Desert Hot Reservations for the luncheon may be made by calling either Eriksens at 3293165 or Mrs Lukomski at by Satur BOUNTY HEARING AID PROMISED FOR COYOTE PROBLEMS Arthur manager of the Coachella Valley Mos quito Abatement District from which the city is attempting to discussed local prob lems this week with Evelyn president of the Im provement 8AII he had heard of a action on what claims is a serious threat to the domestic animals of the city in the form of a He he was In the city at the request of a local resident and called to check mosquitoes near the home of Stone Continued on Page 5 Voting Here Follows Trend Through Slate A I Ml i i need for Knudsen City to Apply For 160 Acres Of Federal Land Seeking acreage with the flood City Manager Sam Kalfayan will apply in behalf of the city for the purchase of 1GO of land from the federal government at per Tile land north east of Wide Canyon adjacent to the eastern edge of the H is customary for the gov to notify the city clos est to property for sale by the federal Kalfayan so the city nearest to the property may acquire It After the receipt of the offer the city council learned that the Continued on Page 7 Although actual results hero were not available after repent ed by the Sentinel to obtain voting hero apparently the trend in the For tln time in this counting of ballots was done by electronic equipment After voting was to tal vote was tabulated here and the ballots taken to Palm Springs whore totals for tin candidates issue counted then bad to be taken to Riverside where they were lost among nil the others from the In previous the Sen tinel has been able to obtain the and run table showing vote by precinct in Its next If the Sentinel is able to ol they will bo tain the results published in the Winners in the Desert Hos pital board race be incumbents Kenneth Kirk and Charles Raid along with 20 M 31 i 2 3 Weather In in 76 80 SO 8i 59 50 57 47 81 81 82 7 76 07 62 00 58 53 56 Louis an other Arnold Ruin who fourth may contest dose In the hotly contested race for members of the Desert Hos pital county election of announced the following but unofficial vote tally Kirk i and Young but still unoff cial returns from the count at the following r Hilts late Wednesday president S Goldwater Kor Murphy 7 Salinger Ior congressman 7 Martin Continued On Page G AVCC Gets Expense Check A for paid T for expenses on a rr crnt trip to Ai where the of California confer was turned over by tlu councilman today to his fav Insert Hoi Springs Childrens Foundation on Mir an institution to which he has many Master Plan Shows Big Recreation Potential Here RIVERSIDE Roc nf Rcc potential the Desert Hot Springs area is far rom a report now un study by the County Plan ing Commission disclosed this Douglas county plan Ing associate who drafted the reposed master plan for recrea said that the plan should e considered as a guide for oth public and private recrea onai The proposals are more than ust local In he em They were drafted 1th a view toward serving the needs of persons who come from the city hundreds of miles around COMMISSION set Tues at 30 as the time to consider the proposed plan at a Projected recreational proj ects by public agencies include a 400 acre park at Devils Gar den that would ultimately pro vide 100 outdoor living units for camping and A 1 project near Varner Road at Willow Hole would pro vide another 100 Private projects Inthe area include a 320acrc development at Seven Palm Ranch south of The Indio Hills area would contain numerous sites for rec development by the A POTENTIAL site is the 5GO acre site in Canyon on the eastern city lim its currently being used for waste estimate as to would be ended and the site available for recreational but It was assumed to be in the distant One new proposal In the port was for the creation of a recreation way along the There was no when this use northern edge of the Coachella Valley to connect with such a trail on the southern and west ern edges of the These trails would provide routes for leisurely in on bicycles or on horse back along routes furnishing excellent views of the valley THTC would nt the Whitewater River west of Desert Hot Springs proceed easterly along a line with Road to Shavers Summit east of One route would branch southerly at about Long Can yon enter the Indio Hills Continued on Page 2 A review of the Hi sharing of sales tax receipts was proposed at a meet ing of mayors and of Riverside county in Carrs Restaurant Desert Vlot Springs last A request is being sent the county board of supervisors to stating a motion passed by the conference here empowered the organizations Charles Riverside coun to appoint a committee to handle the and that soon that request he brought before the supervisors in a personal appearance of the committee during the boards U was requested that the nine tenths of one per cent of the tax now allocated to be raised to one per THK SAMiS tax sharing for Continued on Page 5 3 PARK BOARD DIRECTORS RIVERSIDE The County Hoard of Supervisors approved the appoint ment of three directors to the Desert Hot Springs and Parks District anri declar ed ni was h v Supervisor William Cook of the appoint ment of Herbert and Continued on Page 7 CEREMONIES TO MARK NEW ROAD START Public ceremonies will launch construction of a new road join ing and Dillon Road at Indian in North Springs to Twentynine Palms Highway Nov 1 O 32 at 2 The according to county road commission will be miles in length and will provide a route for traf fic from the busy Twentynine Palms Highway through North Palm Springs east on Dillon to Highway GO in the Indio area IT WAS out that the joining of Dillon with the Twentynine Palms Highway will afford motorists another Continued On Page 6 Permits Issued Here for Four More New Homes Permits have issued dur ng the past two weeks for four new homes in Desert Hot according to the rec rds of the city building Roy Bob Ritchie was given per mits for two new each sted at at 6960 Granada nd 13103 The other two went to Helen 3e 6107 Hacienda and Jakob 090 Continued on 7
