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Newspaper
Coronado Compass
Location
Coronado, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1948
Page
6
The Coronado Compass is an independent newspaper serving Coronado for 37 years. Subscription is $2.00 per year with 5 cents on newsstands and credits for editors including Marvin K. Chase Jr and Richard H. Watkins among listed staff.
Coronado leads San Diego County cities with an injury rate of 1.7 per 1000 population, well ahead of Oceanside at 3.2 and San Diego at 3.7. Police Chief J. W. Jordan and the Coronado Police Department credit citizen cooperation for the long standing safety reputation and out front performance.
Many graduates from high and junior colleges face broad job options with 400000 eligible this year. The Army offers 60 technical training courses chosen before enlistment with assignment after basic training. The Air Force provides 40 aviation related subjects. Both services offer Armed Forces Institute correspondence study and base pay around 3000 dollars annually.
The piece compares Count Sforza and Paul Hoffman as they argue for reduced national barriers and a federated Europe. It notes U S aid totals, the need for economic cooperation, and Italy's potential role as motive power toward a unified Europe while warning against disunity that could invite Russian exploitation.
London report says Alan Youell piloted a private helicopter to a suburban bar, drank for 30 minutes, then flew off. Scotland Yard deemed the landing legal and no action needed. The piece mix notes on taxes and a host of quirky items from other cities.
A humorous tale recounts Tarzana the Coronado cat once named Tarzan later renamed Tarzana. The cat was bought for a quarter at a garden party, became a devoted mother to kittens living with her owner’s child, and even shared her babies with a brave little dog. Tarzana died after a five year life when struck by a hit and run.
A reader requests action on rats at the Silver Strand rock wall near the Hotel o' North Beach. The editor explains the city's annual rat-eradication program uses cat poison around beach rock clefts, monitored by City Sanitary Inspector Lee Evans.
A train encounter with an elderly Philadelphia native reveals Coronado’s greeting gaps. The piece recalls Mary Elizabeth Franklin, Boston roots, and her Franklin Club for visitors now inactive, leaving a suggestion Coronado still needs welcoming tea and friendship for strangers arriving in the sun kissed city by the Pacific.
A dense roster of church schedules notes Catholic Sacred Heart Mass times and parish contact, First Church of Christ Scientist Sunday service, Episcopal Mt Zion prayers, Voyager St Pauls Methodist with service hours, Graham Memorial Presbyterian 11 00 a m worship, North Island Chapel services, and a closing line promoting unity All Ye Are Brethren with Rev David Lee Mounts credited.
The Coronado Public Library lists fiction and non fiction titles including The Sky and the Forest by C Forester and Better Ways of Growing Up by Crawford and Woodward. Also noted are The Room Upstairs by Mildred B. Davis and other recommended reads for teens and general readers.
Police Chief Jordan outlines that the proposed curfew imitates San Diego rules, remains flexible for local needs, and targets loitering while protecting minors attending supervised events. He notes 11:00 p m as a potential standard, emphasizes parental responsibility, and invites public input before final council action.
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