Upland News, The (Newspaper) - August 8, 1974, Upland, California Your Local News Office 886 W. Foothill Blvd Suite E Upland Phone 985-3015 The Upland News Eightieth No. 19 THE UPLAND NEWS established 1894. qualified to publish legal advertising August 8, 1974 YOUR NEWSPAPER 20 Pages 10 Cents Council limits days for vacation leave by Don Ham Despite objections from the Upland City Employees Association and the Upland Police Officer's the city council Monday night voted 3-1 to amend the city's merit rules to limit the number of vacation days for city Councilwoman Ina was in the John McCarthy ab- The amendment places an annual imum vacation day accrual time of 22 working days for Upland police 20 days for miscellaneous 22 days for Upland firemen who work 40- hour weeks and 10 with a shift equaling a little more than two for fire department field The city took the according to Acting City Manager Lee to prevent people who have worked for the city for a long time generally in managerial from taking up to one and one half months of vacation a Ed an attorney representing the Upland Police Officer's objected to the decision on the grounds that no agreement had been reached between the association and the city to eliminate vacation benefits offered According to citing a recent State Supreme Court the courts have held that the city's merit system rules can be changed if the employees agree to the Transit service approved The Upland City Council voted 54 Monday night to approve a draft authorizing the formation of the West Valley Transit Service ed to help solve West End transportation If ratified by other West End the authority would have the power to make recommendations for the tion of funds to solve transportation problems for the cities of Claremont and Pomona and the San Bernardino County second and fourth supervisorial The purpose of the cording to the will be limited to the exploration and tation of public transit alternatives and the determination of recommended West End which they had not or if the city council hands down a ruling which would affect only employees hired the Larger vacations have been an en- benefit which have attracted people to work for the he and involuntary reductions in employee benefits cannot be policy regarding vacations is already he indicated to the must follow this policy if superseded by an the city council wants to change the it must sit down at the ing he position is that vacation time cannot be taken away from them Upland City Councilman Hal the most vociferous councilman ing for the said that the ment was not taking away vacation Employees who have worked for the city for more than 20 according to are not affected by the vacation Bailin feels the salary range in the Upland Police Department was that the city's educational incentive designed to benefit both the policeman and the was and that the city's fringe benefit package was better than most private in- and better than most fair and puts a cap on something that should have been put on a long time be an for city Bailin said that 22 working days a or one month of was enough for Upland City Attorney Donald in response to a statement by Founce that if the city adopted the legal action could be sought against the said he didn't know whether the case could be successful or never thought that a vacation was a vested Maroney would think that we should look at the 1 would not think of it as a vested It may the thinking of some court that vacation is a vested right or the inducement of a vested In addition to the maximum placed on miscellaneous un- der the will accrue vacation time of 10 days for one to two years employment with the 12 days for three to five days for six to 16 years and one additional day per year served afterwards until the 20-day imum is The vacation schedule for police 15 days for H2 years and one vacation day for each remains the News briefs Adult swim class set 987-1737. Three plays offered f by calling 887-1745, a 24-hour Cancer society to meet New members named Kiwanis swimming event set Two hundred young novice swimmers are expected to show up Saturday ning at the Upland High School pool to compete in the 16th Annual Upland Kiwanis Club invitational Swim Swimmers from Alia mont and ranging in age from five to 17. will compete in 58 All six age including under 7-8. 9-10, 11-12, 13-14 and 15-17. will com- pete in the four basic breaststroke and in distances beginning at 25 yards for the youngest and increasing with In all groups but the under- six group will compete in individual winch involves the use of all four strokes in the same Kiwanis Club members will serve as judges and other of- during the meet According to meet Clarence a the meet is expected to be highly competitive and requires dedication on the part of the novice order to even get near realistic they have to swim from two to three hours a he Many who will compete are members of summer swim The meet was open to anyone who wished to according to but the deadline for entries was the mid- dle of The to begin with warm ups at 8 will last from 8.30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mayor names new planners Upland Mayor Abner Haldeman has appointed pharmacist Leo Leall Jr. and reappointed Commissioners Albert Canestro and John Meyer to the Upland Planning Leall will fill the term of Planning Commission who submitted his resignation to the mayor Monday Grube is moving to Hesperia planning commission vice and Meyer were appointed to four year terms beginning July 1- Due to a delay in the the com- mission was without their services for one Leall is active in local city politics and a member of the Upland Kiwanis but has no experience in planning and has never run for an elected He has been a resident of Upland for seven Asked how he got the he mayor called me and asked if I would be interested in it and naturally I said Leall accepted the position because he wanted to become more active in the city and to more to say about what's going job will be challenging and he want to do a good job for the city of most visible goal to me at this time would be to have a controlled growth pattern in Upland I want to see the quality of living maintained in the 33. and his have two Timothy 6. and Charles 3. By reappointing Canestro and Mayor HaMeman maintained what he called a of in the planning a lot of challenges today and of course you need a continuity of ex- You have to have continuity and you have to have he said in a recent The mayor said the city will miss has been a very chairman and he does know parliamentary procedure be missed because of his Commissioner who has ed as commission vice chairman since was first appointed to the sion in 1967 to fill an unexpired Me was reappointed in 1970. Commissioner owner of in was first appealed to the commission in 1919. He served on the architectural Mexican exchange students visit city By Don Ham Thirteen year old Jesse Luis Gutierrez and his Ramon Palma 9. exchange students from H Upland's sister spent five weeks in Upland this summer They lived in two local the home of Mrs. Gloria Schwing and the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Larned and their four and also attended summer school classes at Upland Elementary School and Upland Junior High Though neither student spoke according to Mrs. their communication was relatively easy through the use of a language book and through a translation made oy Upland High School freshman Juanita said that not knowing the English language wasn't that big of a although he did have trouble ding his instructors at school Luis and Ramon said they liked summer school and all the friends they made while in Upland and want to come are two things I noticed they really love to roller skate and Mrs. Larned Luis said he had never roller skated before coming to Upland and had only been swimming a few usually in he they have ming pools everywhere he Over Luis and Ramon said they enjoyed Upland schools more because they have recesses during the In chairman Marj Wilson at Swim at high school am 5hr senior 15 or fee is per All instructors are Red cross waier commission from 1W9 to juniors plan Olympic fete new and prospective members of the Upland Junior Woman's Club will be for first place ribbons a at a.m. in the club's annual to be neU at tome of Mrs. Margaret social A salad provided by will proceed the Women between tke ages of II and who like to compete pics service club can call or prior to Aug. a. EXCHANGE STUDENTS Ramon Palma Gutierrez 9 teft Se Upland Sister City The two students are from H. Upland's sister Adult school class registration planned they have just the lunch According to Mrs. having the Mexican children in her home was a good influence on her own After each clean up their dishes and wipe their area flf the table They're both generous and she always make up their bed the minute they get out of She said she had a great deal of respect in their parents for a good Mrs. who plans take Spanish lessons along her said their reason for taking lessons was probably the family's recent trip In they met Luis Sanchez the children's and a friend of Ed his wife Rosano and their four other including 15. 4. 10. and 6. an volunteer met Ed also through the fire There is no smog in ding to Mrs. where temperature reaches as high She said the streets in were that all the ple out of their way to be nice to and that the residents their Although the school is not she it is very The city has a city hall and a nice The town has sidewalks and paved streets only in the downtown Many of the homes don't have glass in the dows or she areas are poverty really like and we want to go Mrs. Larned When a group of Junior High School students visited they were received by the treated to lunch by a local have really enjoyed these kids I'm going to be sorry to see them Mrs. Larned wish everyone could have the same ex- of having exchange students in their The important part of the she was to exchange the different just think it's really Even though we haven't spoken we've learned a lot with these She said the Larned will probably visit the Gutierrez family in the fall or Luis and who were getting a little home sick during their last two left for after- Registration for the fall semester Chaffey High School District Adult Evening School will begin sday 12. in the adult school 1245 S. Euclid in Gardiner Srping room 101. Adult school office hours are 9 a.m. to noon p.m. to 4 p m. and p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 9 a.m. to noon and p.m. to 4 Classes are open to adults of the wesl End regardless of their educational The curriculum is planned for the adult who wishes to complete the requirements for a high school diploma and those who are interested in im- proving their skills for job opportunities or learning new skills in the business There are also special classes for parent's pre-school age Adult School Principal Harvey Shirk urges all prospective students to register as early as Class size is There is no tuition but the dent must purchase textbooks if needed and pay for materials and supplies used in Jhe Veterans may complete requirements under the They must attend four nights per week to for the full veterans base rate of per Special classes offered are citizenship and English for foreign High school diploma courses meeting toward the include English 1-2, English 3-4: English 5-6. creative writing reading United States American social consumer mathematics algebra 1 and science introductory adult courses which off er five units of credit toward the high school diploma for one night a in- clude office office shorthand shorthand typing and ing Elective courses offered for five units of elective credit toward the in- clude conversational Spanish conversational Spanish II ad- child management understanding the rapid sociology of the teacher aide medical parent child ornamental wrought general auto auto tune-up smog small engine television and appliance woodshop woodshop photography 1. photography H. photographic photographic arts general advanced macrame and stitchery and parent-child Additional information concerning classes and registration may be obtained by calling the adult school 963- 2010. Performance by Uplander held in L.A. Scott of Upland will perform in the California SUte University Los Drama Department's summer theatre production of to air Friday through Aug. 9-11 and Friday through Aug. in the State Playhouse at the Curtain tone will be p.m. each Friday and Saturday and p.m. each Reservations may be made toy calling the box office at between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. Council cuts back St. plans By unanimously approving a revised landscaping plan for Mountain Ave. north of 16th St to the city which features landscaping only for the center the Upland City Council Monday night saved the city up to a year in maintenance Under the new according to Upland City Engineer Fred it will cost the city approximately a year for maintenance of the two-mile long project Maintenance for the original which would have featured 14-foot right of ways with sidewalks along each side of the street ta to the wide center was estimated to be a Under the revised from seven to 12 feet of possibly made of concrete constructed to resemble cobblestone or another special will extend from the curb to a six f oot high will be constructed in an patten with elevation steps to for the grade along Mountain Tne plan on the property side of the wall in areas would vary from three and katf feet to eight and one feet of tke staggered shape of the Trees and to act as a between traffic and tomes OB will be planted by tome developers and maintained by tome Mountain Ave. will have 32 foot wide drives for northbound and southbound traffic for a total curb width of 80 It will feet of additional right of way along each side of the street for a total right of way width of 112 feet n eght feet less on eadi side recommended in the original JEWS PA PER I
