Pasadena Independent Topics (Newspaper) - June 30, 1971, Pasadena, California DONE Action Line is year service solving Vow problems getting your answers tiny red tape and standing up for your rights To get action write ACTION LINE 525 E Colorado Blvd Pan- Calif 91109 I am a widow 70 My husband died in March right after that his Social ty stopped Also my old age pension was cut this month from to In January I had to give the house we had been buying and how I'm be- hind In my rent Can you help straighten this B F Pasadena A The check yon would gel from your bund's Social Security would be not what he Lad been getting but the difference between pension and your own Social Security worker's benefit And both these mounts would be ed from the welfare OAS amount The OAS went down because they thought your Social Security was going up While yon may not have as much coming as you may havo thought the Pasadena office called Chicago and found that the com- puter had made a mistake They think you'll have a check by now Meanwhile a worker has to your landlady and the welfare case worker who will also have money for you Q I buying acreage in California gon or the northwest Where may I send soil ples for a H M Sierra Madre A Yon are being sent a informative leaflet on soil tests listing names and addresses of such specialists compliments of the county Farm and Home Advisor 808 N Spring St Room 90012 Q My husband started his tour of duty in nam Dec 12 1966 and was killed in action in March Before he died he had sent me his income tax return to be filed together with a notice that said a member of the Armed Forces who dies on active duty during an induction period and while serving in a combat zone does not owe eral income tax for Hie year he dies or for anv prior year ending on or after the first day he served m a combat zone When I filed his return I understood I would get a refund for the in income taxes withheld from his 1966 Army pay But on Aug 25 1967 Internal Revenue notified me instead that I still owed them 32 cents in- penalty and interest It lias been on my mind all these years that I should have had a re- fund so I wrote IRS March 2 1971 and sot no reply G D Alhambra A You may have missed he deadline by 6 weeks IRS regulations extend the 3-year ing deadline for such war victims by 180 days plus tinie served in Vietnam This would have en you until about mid-January to contest Hie you didn't write until March There is still time to claim refund any money withheld from his Army pay in and from your earnings too if you tiled a return in April 1968 IKS is nnd will let you know what you may have coining Our son sent to World Field Research 7 months ago and has had no reply except the cel led check We were told lo ask for money back if which we do and answer yet If many like us fell for this can you follow up with any G T Pasadena A Many others have believed UK claim of World Field to pay correspondents for evaluating new products For instance one of our readers was paid for her evaluation in Field Research Opinion Money north toward merchandise they sell at outlandish prices or in cash She scut in five for cash in ruary and has yet to receive any money The firm is currently under investigation by the postal but in some cases the registration fee has been refunded as a result of action by the ter Business Bureau For the standard complaint form send a self-addressed stamped envelope to the Better Business Bureau 417 S Hill St IMS Angeles 90013 NOTE ACTION LINK helps readers cale items or services an individual or business firm here dues not mean endorsement ACTION LINE cannut in- and approve or condemn products Action Line IS A PAGE 1 DAILY FEATURE at your newsstand or phone for home delivery PASADENA CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY JUNE 30 1971 State Smog Chief Duarte Sheriffs Backs Hefty Hike Meet on Contract In Gasoline Taxes Crest Freeway Route Still Possible Venture Tlie chairman of lie California Air Resources Board said in Los Angeles Monday lie favors a hefty increase in state gas taxes to finance a transportation system Dr A J a pioneer smog tist said he thinks that the gas should be boosted by at least 3 cents per gallon with the proceeds going to rapid transit and bus service as an native to the automobile We have been killed by the automobile and we have to start he said A California motorist pays seven cents state tax and four cents federal tax on every gallon of gas he buys in the state said lie didn't think the extra three cents per gallon would deter anybody from driving I don't look at the price of he I go to the place where the fellow is friendly who appeared as a witness be- fore the county Environmental Quality Control Committee discussed the gas tax proposal later with newsmen He said he would urge the plan as part of a package of recommendations which the state board will make next year During testimony before the committee the question 61 was raised by Ellen Stern Harris a county member of the committee Airs Harris said she felt that such rationing would be needed along with a zero growth policy of both population and energy production in order to curb smog said that such ideas deserve con- sideration He said however that felt an ex- tremely high tax on gasoline might be a better de- terrant than rationing Such a tax he said would have to be much greater than the three cent increase he was con- for rapid transit The Los Angeles Air Pollution Control District came under sharp criticism from a San Diego en- at the committee's afternoon sion Ernst Habicht chairman of the Environmental Advisory Committee of tlie San Diego Port District claimed that public relations efforts have resulted in tlie agency getting a tarnished tion amongst many concerned citizens It is long past time when we recognized that no amount of public relations will cope with our increasing inability to he said There is no good reason why the APCD take upon its meager shoulders the respon- of defending the virginity of such worthy corporate enterprises as Standard Oil of California or lie Ethyl the speaker continued Habicht also criticized the local smog district for signing an agreement with the American Institute where tlie institute will pick up the tab for a study of air monitoring data He said that the institute was hardly a party Duarte city councilmen will meet tonight with representatives of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's department in an attempt to work out a contract for law enforcement coverage for the city for fiscal year members disclosed Monday night The present contact with the Sheriff's Department runs out midnight June 30 and councilmen have offered the department for the year's coverage A reaction for the Sheriff's De- indicates that figure would not be adequate to provide the minimum amount of coverage Prior to the 8 o'clock meeting tonight the council will hold an executive session with City Attorney William Camil to determine the city's legal position in the matter During Monday night's meeting council Robert Harbicht asked what would happen if the city held to its limit and the Sheriff's Dept refused to provide coverage for that figure This is apparently the question that the council will attempt to settle by meeting with the city attorney The Sheriff's Dopt has indicated to the city that it would cost to continue the existing level of protection However the department feels that even that figure isn't adequate Of Local Note BRIDGE CLASS DUE An evening class in bridge in- struction will be offered by the San Gabriel Recreation ment from to p.m for eight beginning day The class to be directed by Mrs Rosemary McDonald Gay will deal with actual ing of the hand bidding The class is to be limited in size and thus early tions are advised Additional information and registrations by telephoning or ing the Department office 250 S Mission Drive San Gabriel GIFT FOR CHILDREN The School elation from the Save the Children Foundation an inter- national child welfare tion with headquarters in walk Conn The students made a contribution of 5200 towards the foundation's General Self- Help Fund The purpose is to help children their lies and communities overcome the causes of poverty so that tlie children may be exposed to new opportunities students of Westridge in Pasadena have re- a certificate of DIVING CLASS Property Tax Cut Supported George R Reilly a member of the State Board of Equalization has announced support of a state constitutional amendment proposed by Supervisor Warren remove welfare from the property tax Local county governments are facing unless this obligation is removed from ty tax Reilly said ABOARD MOTORHOME Our er hears the California license plate for which I paid extra believing the bureaucrats why T don't know that the money would go tor environmental improvement My wife scolded me for wasting money when I told her I'd ordered a personalized plate but I used psychology I told her I'd ordered one with her name on it and this drove her wild She said she'd lie too embarrassed and would never ever drive the vehicle again When I confessed that my choice was she was so relieved that she conceded the whole thing was a good idea and agreed when I pointed out that the camper itself was a luxurious frivolity so why not bo in its licensing Especially when there was a chance and I still think it's only a chance that the money might do as much Sood as a march against smog will ht resumed Diving Plain and is to be taught Monday through Friday at Smith Park Pool 232 W Broadway San Gabriel be- ginning Monday from to Students must hold Evans to Be New Head of Pantry Chain By BRENT Editor R Ted Wood president of Pantry Markets will retire on July 1 leaving direction and development of the super- market chain he started in 1955 to A Edward Evans executive vice president general manager who becomes dent Friday The direction of Pantry kets will remain the same toward more personalized ice in the chain's IS stores and the adaptation of each store to the communities and hoods they serve The development will include the adding of links to the chain at a rate of two a year into the foreseeable future The newest of the 18 stores is in Hastings Ranch That store opened two years ago Evans and Wood stressed the importance of personal service Hen Page a Red Cross beginner's ming certificate or have the swimming ability consistent with that level The fee for the class is 53 Space is limited but the class may be cancelled if attendance is not sufficient Advanced diving in- struction will begin July 19 Ad- information may be ob- by calling CHESS CLASS A beginning chess class will be offered by the Pasadena De- of Recreation in con- junction with the Pasadena Chess Club July 9 through July 30 The class free to the public and for all ages will be held at p.m Fridays Additional information is available by STAMP CLUB The Pasadena Stamp Club will meet at p.m day at the Pasadena tion Center 1501 E Villa St Pasadena STARLITE PROGRAMS The McCurdy Nature Center in Eaton Canyon is again year presenting its Starlite ture Programs series during July and August The films will be shown from 8 to 9 p.m ery Friday evening All are in- and there is no charge The July series will be shown in the Eaton Canyon Park 1750 N Altadena Dr Pasadena Films will be shown through the cooperation of the Altadena Public Library At their small Pasadena shop the Indian family specializes in decorative accessories But their favorite is the Kachina dolls Here Hubert Honanie Sr photo by Ed tells about the original Kachina maiden doll to his wife Ruth and his son Hubert Honanie Jr Among the many dolls seen in the photo are Sun Kachina and Chavio Kachina Pasadena's Hopi Indian Family Makes Unique Dolls By SUSAN GRUBBS staff Writer Messengers lo the spirit be- yond the still reign in Hopi Indian villages on the mesas of Arizona Paying ute to these respected gers are Kachina dolls ly carved and painted by Photo by Herb Ted Woods left retiring as president of Pantry Markets briefs A Edward Evans executive vice president and general manager on some of tiie ins and outs of the supermarket chain Evans whose food industry career began with a job as a box boy when he was 14 succeeds Wood as lop executive on Friday lenans Hubert Honanie and his son Hubert Jr Honanie a Hopi and his family run a small shop at 2058 E Villa St specializing in finishing and decorative accessories But past the an- tique furniture beyond the glassware and candles stand the first love of the Indian ily the Kachina dolls woven baskets and other replicas of their heritage We were raised on carving said who was born 54 years ago in tlie village of on a reservation in Arizona As a Hopi I am very proud I try to bring them to an art form Honanie disapproves of the yarn and bright colors favored by some of the Kachina makers anil instead I try to tone down the colors to earth colors As legend has it are supernatural beings be- to live among the San Francisco peaks and visit the Hopi villages several limes be- tween December and July each year family is large and among its members are a sun nnd a rain Kachina a mouse Kachina and a hawk and even an erotic china and a Ka- china Ruth explained that Chavio the is thf one who scares youngsters into behaving He's the one who tenches mother quipped her husband The children get scared and run to their ers carves his dolls in recognition of the Hopi tage himself does not seek recognition for his work The way people think in this society is that they want to he recognized and they don't care who they step on to do it In Hopi villages we believe the are made by Kachinas How awful for my child to see my name on the doll and to know daddy made this It kills the Claus idea Honanie has been recognized for his work though His doll displays have been admired by patrons of the Southwest seum and local libraries and he has won first place at the Arizona State Fair Honanie left the reservation when he was about 10 years old and all I could say was yes ma'am and no ma'am He completed his education at the Sherman Institute in s i d e and the Trailfinders School then in Altadena His wife a Choctaw Indian was born in Los Angeles Their son is married lo a girl he met at Arizona State Teachers College and they have three children bert Jr is 32 years old and a veteran of the U.S Army He too is interested in the Hopi culture and although he want to live ly on the Arizona reservation it would be nice to have a summer home there He explained that it is com- mon today for the Indian men to spend their weekdays in working and spend INDIANA Sec 28 Proposal Shown on State Map By WANDA Staff Writer There still are plans in the offing Tor a future Angeles Crest Route 2 Freeway ex- tending from La Canada north and east through the tains the has learned Although State Division of Highways officials are tant to discuss tlie subject the proposed running roughly along the route of the existing Angeles Crest way is shown on the state's Freeway and Expressway tem for District Seven The freeway and expressway system map calls it lie Route 2 Freeway This would make it an extension of the Route 2 Freeway now under construction in several areas including La Canda where a portion of the Glendale way is being built in connection with construction of the hill Freeway Interstate 210 through La Canada from Ocean View Boulevard to Hampton Road Million Project The 519 million project which is under way includes tion of an interchange between the Glendale Route 2 way and the way as well as an interchange with tlie existing Angeles Crest Highway which also is known as Route 2 Angeles Crest recently was as a scenic highway by the state but no mention was made at that time of the ble future freeway La however sav that they were told some years ago that plans for the Angeles Crest Freeway had been dropped Nevertheless a series of white dots is shown for the Route Freeway roughly along the present Angeles Crest Highway alignment on the state's map The map legend indicates the status of the ture Route 2 Freeway sion as Route not adopted ex- act location not determined That is correct says a state Highway spokesman Route studies for the possible extension of the Route 2 way through the mountains are not even scheduled to begin un- til the late 1970s and even that is tentative he said la Canada Terminus For the time being and for quite a few years in any case tlie northern end of the Route 2 Freeway will be at the 210 Freeway in La Canada the State highway representative emphasized The Glendale Freeway now is open to traffic for about miles from Glendale Boulevard to Fletcher Driva at Avenue X in Glassell Park Besides tlw project already under way extending tlie way from in to the Foothill way in Crescents and La Canada a series of other prc for the same freeway have been funded by the State Highway Commission From Montecito south to the Route 134 Freeway construction planned in two states ning early in 1972
