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Newspaper
Coronado Compass
Location
Coronado, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1949
Page
6
Coronado Police Department's annual report to the City Council praises leadership and efficiency while noting a 104.5 percent rise in juvenile cases from 87 in 1947 to 178 in 1948. The force boasts high clearance rates, substantial recovered property, low net cost to taxpayers, and a first Traffic Safety Award in 1948.
Coronado leaders and many residents start a three weeks drive to fund Coronado's share of a new 50 000 building at Balboa Park to serve as County Scout Headquarters. The facility will be on Lana Park Commission land and will house training camps, meetings, a national registration office, supply station, public relations, and recruiting depot. The project aims to advance Scouting in the area and is pitched as an investment in Coronado and America.
After a Monday Planning Commission meeting the committee backs Rancho Carrillo as the name for the Hog Ranch development. Chairman Archibald notes the choice honors Pedro Carrillo, original land grant owner, while inviting more Coronado feedback. The Compass offers a free five color Ranchos map and other local notes.
A Washington notes letter describes a quiet week in Congress with behind the scenes activity. It discusses efforts to remove agency duplication, the push to save tax dollars, and the debated Veterans Hospital in San Diego and its impact on veterans' access and costs. The writer plans to present facts to California colleagues to gain unified delegation support.
Poem praising gratitude for fields sunshine rain moonlit skies and oceans. It thanks God for beauty fragrance fields forests and friends who help in times of need, urging hearts to be grateful for earths丰富 gifts.
A 1948 yearend note from Harvey Atherton, chairman, appeals to readers of The Compass to support a Boy Scouts of America campaign in San Diego. The aim is to raise fifty thousand dollars for a permanent headquarters to replace Indian Village Balboa Park, with over ten thousand local youths in scouting and future civic leaders in view.
In a heated letter A V Lamb denounces local bureaucrats and tax gouging, urges open public discussion and warns of economic strain. He criticizes city hall influence, calls for transparency, and invites the community to speak through the Compass forum.
A compilation of remarks from diverse figures including Rev Lawrence Weinert Governor Earl Warren Israeli consul Reuven Dafni and actors and politicians. Notable lines touch on election outcomes road safety war perceptions economic stability public service and academic values reflecting mid century concerns.
A reading room update lists prominent periodicals available at the library. Titles include Current Events Pan-American Union Democratic digest and popular magazines such as Time Life Harper's New Yorker Newsweek Collier's Vogue Good Housekeeping and Readers Digest. The notice highlights a broad selection spanning news literature fashion and science for patrons.
Kerr Brooks urges Coronado to plan 273 acres on Silver Strand for recreation rather than taxes. Letters discuss trailer parks golf and baseball facilities plus a need for a quality annual event. Brooks warns growth will change the village’s character and calls for a planned, resident-friendly development.
A column lists recent titles: Uncle Dynamite by P. G. Wodehouse. Hound Dog Man by Fred Gipson. Thunder on the River by Charlton Laird. Danger! Curves Ahead by Miriam Lincoln. Overweight Is Curable by Dorfman and Harper. The Set of the Sails by Alan Villiers. Hollywood Without Makeup by Pete Martin.
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