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Newspaper
Coronado Compass
Location
Coronado, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1948
Page
1
Citizens tour the harbor to view ships lit for Christmas. The Coronado Compass issue expands to six pages with holiday features and readers enjoy nightly drives along First Street to admire reflections on the water.
The Navy announced a selection board headed by Admiral Roscoe E. Schuirmarm promoted 23 San Diego area officers to commanders including Coronado residents and a long list of listed addresses. The report notes 300? commanders included in the current list.
Private military graveside services are conducted at 1 p.m. at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in San Diego for T/Sgt. Emer R. Pierce 25 USA killed June 27 1944 on a mission over Hungary. The Bradley-Woolman Mortuary is in charge. He was the son of Col. and Mrs. Francis E. Pierce of Coronado and served as a tail gunner radio operator with the 15th Air Force at the time of death. He was buried at Foggia Italy. He held two Presidential Citations Purple Heart Medal and Air Medal with one Silver Star and an Oak Leaf Cluster. He was born February 24 1919 in Philadelphia and resided in Coronado 19 years. He graduated from Coronado High School in 1936 and attended State College. He entered the service in 1942 and is survived by a brother Mas Francis Jr USMC and a sister William R. Pittman of Coronado.
Graham Memorial Presbyterian Church and North Island Chapel present The Christmas Cantata Bethlehem by Maunder with 35 voices directed by Arthur D. Sale at 8:00 p.m. Monday and Tuesday. The program retells the nativity with three parts and ends with Adeste Fideles. Public invited.
An assortment of choice books on display at The Compass office makes ideal Christmas presents with values up to 3.75 dollars. Each new annual subscription of 2 dollars includes a free book.
Thomas F. Carlin, a well known Coronado realtor, was elected president of the Coronado Realty Board for 1949 at a luncheon meeting. Others elected were Bernard Patton as vice president Beatrice Fellows as secretary Charlie Browning as treasurer Nathaniel Gardner as state director. A Christmas party followed the installation of officers.
At a Chest meeting president Walter C. Stitt re appointed Evans to the committee with Mrs. L. R. Thomasson and Mrs. Edward P. Hogan. Henry Weston will head the finance committee with Curtis Hinkle and Clyde Bowman as members. With 70 percent of the 1949 budget of 16 870 raised totaling 12 000 including 830 from naval activities the Chest will fund all budgeted activities at a proportional share. The drive authorized the naval contribution and no new by laws or a constitution will be proposed after reviewing the 1948 by laws.
Kiwanis members convene at the San Diego Club for an installation gala with new officers to be installed by Russell Stowell assisted by George McMasters and Dr I L Furnas. New officers include Frank Ahrens president James Dawson vice president Walter Albright treasurer and directors Preston Primm Amos Kracht Arthur L Cohen Rev D L Mounts Richard Steen Lloyd Alcaraz Roy Freeman.
Maj. Gen Curtis D. O'Sullivan and Gen Fisher visited the Coronado Compass office and praised the staff for publicity on Coronado's Own Battery B. City officials consider acquiring the former USO building on the Strand to serve as the guard armory and headquarters pending State Public Works Board approval.
Villanova's star squad will be welcomed at the Harbor Bowl site with baskets of California fruits for all 35 players when they check into Hotel del Coronado. The Main Liners will also be hosted by Coronado Theatres to meet locals, with fruit crates donated by Free Bros. Market and Cross & Stanley Market and other merchants contributing.
Paul Presley new Coronado resident and Clyde Hall owner of Top's in San Diego become the new operators of Beachcombers Cafe located at 822 Orange Avenue.
Coronado officials report the city will cut rubbish disposal costs by 8 200 next year after accepting a 22 700 bid from John Mgrdichian of Los Angeles. The saving stems from purchasing the Silver Strand ranch for disposal and reduced hauling costs enabling salvage sorting.
Coronado Chamber of Commerce will announce new directors after today's luncheon meeting at La Avenida. President John D. Schroeder said officers may be elected at the board's last meeting of the year or early next month and reminded members that ballots mailed last week must be in the Chamber office by noon today to be counted.
Michael Joseph Carney age 2% months died Wednesday morning at 353 Pomona Avenue Coronado. Survived by parents Ralph and Edward two brothers and maternal grandmother Mrs Geraldine Carney all of Coronado. Funeral 10 a.m. this morning at Coronado Mortuary with Rev Kenneth B Carson. Burial in Glen Abbey Memorial Park Chula Vista.
Five Coronado realtors served as delegates to the San Diego Realty Board luncheon at the U S Grant Hotel Wednesday noon. Edmund Wallace of Oakland, 1949 president elect of the California Real Estate Association, spoke on mutual realty problems. Delegation was led by Nathaniel Gardiner, with Louis Millen Bernard Patton and Lee Mather.
Violinist Tessy Spivakovsky makes San Diego debut with the Los Angeles Philharmonic under Alfred Wallenstein at Russ Auditorium. A Navy helicopter will bring Santa Claus to Cutler Field for a Kiwanis Club Christmas party at 2 p.m. next Monday with Tim Holt and his horse Sheik featured in rodeo style entertainment.
R. E. Hazard Construction Company finished two weeks of street work on Orange Avenue and was expected to complete curb-laying at the Fourth Street intersection today, relieving merchants and holiday shoppers.
City Manager Howard Fuller says the 1949 operating budget totaling about 355000 will be submitted to the City Council for approval this month. He is meeting with department heads this week before completing the budget report. The general fund is about 275000 with roughly 80000 in the special fund from NAB rental and state in lieu tax funds and other sources.
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