City and contractor fail to agree on pool punch list
City officials report no progress with contractor G A Phares on finishing the municipal pool punch list. With a 35 day notice of completion looming, the city plans to deduct remaining costs from the pool bond and shares, while a new survey by inspector and architect John Cline will count items corrected and determine when the pool can open.
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G. A. Phares
Glenn Schuyler
Phares
John Cline
Cline
Ray Jacobs
Naval Cadet George E Proud graduates at Pensacola
George E Proud son of Mr and Mrs Will Proud of Lompoc California graduated from the U S Naval Flight School at Pensacola Florida on December 10 He attended the University of Southern California before joining the Naval Aviation Cadet Program at Los Alamitos California and is now assigned to Whiting Field Naval Auxiliary Air Station Milton Florida for primary flight training
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Pensacola, Fla
U. S. Naval
Pensacola
Florida
George E. Proud
Will Proud
Lompoc
Calif
University of Southern California
Naval Air Station
Los Alamitos
Whiting Field
Naval Auxiliary Air Station
Milton
Fla
Welding class offered at Lompoc High pending enrollment
An adult welding course will be conducted at Lompoc High School if enough students sign up. The first meeting is next Wednesday at 7:00 PM for enrollment, with a schedule to be drawn up after initial signup. Jerry Butterfield will lead the class.
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Lompoc High School
Jerry Butterfield
Vandalism Brings Order to Local Park Restrooms
City council ordered the restrooms at Pyon and Floresta parks locked at 5:00 p.m. after repeated vandalism and theft of electric lights. Jim Olivera, parks superintendent, said further security is needed to curb ongoing damage.
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Loc Park
Pyon
Floresta
Jim Olivera
Olivera
City Backs County Wide Sales Tax Move
Lompoc officials reaffirmed support for a blanket county wide sales tax. Mayor Ray Jacobs sought to restate the city stance for a League of California Cities meeting in Santa Barbara. Other municipalities oppose the 10 percent county revenue share as excessive, using it as leverage for negotiation.
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Lompoc
Ray Jacobs
League of California Cities
Santa Barbara
Board of Supervisor
Census Reveals Santa Barbara County Spends Equal on Cars and Food
The 1954 Census of Retail Trade shows Santa Barbara County total retail sales at $138.383 million across 1353 stores, up 16 percent from 1948. Lompoc firms report auto and gas station sales exceeding groceries, with eight automotive firms at $1.319 million and gas stations at $460,000. Countywide, auto trade totals about $21 million while groceries run about $?. eating places and drug stores show varied figures, with hardware and building materials firms at $728,000 and 224 food stores at $33.401 million.
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Santa Barbara
Bureau of the Census
Department of Commerce
Nesses
Lompoc
Drainage Work Proposed After West Run Avenue Resurface
The superintendent told the council that after completion the street would handle a water volume three times the current level. The resurfacing raised the crown, reducing curb capacity and during heavy rains water flowed over curbs threatening nearby buildings.
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Yintendent
West Run Avenue
Loan deadlines set for 1955 crops and corn
Loans datn on or before January 20 apply to barley oats grain sorghums rice rye dry edible beans and peanuts. Corn has a different closing date May 31 1956 for loan and purchase agreements. As of January 1 1956 Santa Barbara County farmers had commodity loans on barley beans and wheat.
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Sant Barbara
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Negus Furniture
Alexander Smith
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Solia Ash
U.S
Simmons
Beautyrest
Negus
West Ocean Avenue
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Ahogany
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Selor-Gay
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