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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1952
Page
21
On a clear day Catalina Island and Long Beach lay visible from the hill, with the coastline and streets so clearly defined a precise map could be drawn on the spot, evoking a quiet, watchful scene of the shore.
Andrew Pala built a 15 room mansion on Signal Hill in 1919 costing over 30000 dollars. Prohibition hit in 1920 shuttering his Vernon liquor business. After decades the house passed to Shell Oil geologists and two concrete lion statues remained guarding the entrance. Pala died in 1935 and royalties continued to Mrs Albina Pala as Shell bought the property rights.
Paul E. Barnes proposed a shortcut plant in Okinawa to supply military tires. The Okinawa Tire Industry, owned by Henry C. Grabbe, opened with a $100,000 facility and has expanded, turning out about 100 tires a day with Barnes as the state-side agent.
Fr MacArthur School for Reserves leads enrollment in infantry, judge advocate, quartermaster, Signal Corps and military police courses. More than 300 Army reservists from Southern California, Nevada and Arizona attend a two week training course Aug 17 to 31 at Fort MacArthur under Col Arthur L. Cable. Field training will cover chemical warfare, military intelligence and staff assignments.
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