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Newspaper
Coronado Compass
Location
Coronado, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1948
Page
1
Coronado City Council, in a special session led by Health Officer Dr William Booth, ordered the immediate indefinite closing of Crown Pool on the Silver Strand due to the polio outbreak. Recreation programs for minors were curtailed and beach activities restricted for the emergency.
The 1948 Coronado Buyer’s Guide is being delivered to all Coronado homes. Publisher J. M. Hubbard announced inquiries should go to Hubbard by phone at 5101 rather than the previously listed address.
Coronado Young Republicans gather at Library Park clubhouse at 8 p m to hear Walter Forward president of the San Diego Young Republican group speak on convention highlights from Philadelphia where he attended as county alternate delegate Dorothea McCall Coronado's new representative on the Republican County Central Committee will also be present to discuss campaign plans announced by Coronado club president Edythe Galbraith
Coronado Chamber of Commerce board discussed dredging the Glorietta Bay channel due to ATB activity at the Amphibious Training Base. Commodore Ben Seymour said Navy and Army engineers may delay action for up to ten years, with estimated cost around 80000 dollars. The harbor committee, chaired by Henry Weston, will study the recommendations, and members will be invited to all open board meetings.
Protests by Colonels Challacombe and Cole prompted the City Council to approve reductions in their property assessments as recommended by City Assessor A A Mathewson. Similar cuts were ordered for properties in the Palm and Avenues triangle owned by Alfred Laing and D O Coffman. Archibald D Abel dissented, arguing the Palm and Avenue area should not be reduced.
Ben I. Schei n is named principal of Glorietta Elementary School effective next month. Coronado Superintendent A. E. Schaefer credits him as highly recommended from Chula Vista Junior High. Schei n holds degrees from North Dakota State College, University of California, Claremont Colleges, and Montana State, and has prior teaching and administrative experience in San Diego City schools, Victor Montana, and Chula Vista. He is married with two children.
The Coronado Compass will distribute the Tuesday edition by carrier to paid subscribers starting now. Carrier boys may take subscriptions and earn full credit and cash commissions for routes served. The Friday edition will still reach Coronado households Naval Air Station and the South Bay area until further notice.
M Bert Fisher announced plans for a multi million dollar Coronado Beach Hotel and Country Club with a redesigned nine hole golf course and public access. The project totals about four and a half million dollars and seeks a zone exception from the City Council, with partners including Herman Miller and Income Property Associates.
Dr. David Lee Mounts, new pastor of St. Pauls Methodist Church and Kiwanis transfer member, outlined church service club ties and urged Kiwanians to support community duties at the La Avenida Cafe meeting. George MacMasters introduced him and announced Melvin Edwards as vice president and Virgil Nichols as secretary, effective immediately.
Nikolai Sokoloff opened three Coronado Music Society concerts at the Hotel del Coronado. The orchestra played Bach Concerto in D Major with vigorous direction and a blend of strings and woodwinds. Copland Quiet City and Bartok Romanian Folk Dances drew strong responses for modern and folk influences.
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