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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1951
Page
13
A war era columnist praises the majority of motorists for sensible driving while criticizing the careless minority. He notes high traffic, efficient highways, and ongoing construction as essential to meeting demand, and urges continued support for road builders who serve responsible drivers.
Clark Searle of the Lakewood Taxpayers Association outlined a 45 to 50 man sheriff's station for Lakewood to be in place by July of next year. A patrol car from Norwalk will serve Lakewood by Oct 1, and area bounds were described. The plan includes staffing about half the Norwalk force and patrolling roughly one third of Norwalk’s district, with Lakewood bounded by Rosecrans Ave Spring St Long Beach limits and the San Gabriel River.
The U S Weather Bureau forecasts gloomy low clouds over Long Beach tonight and tomorrow with hazy sunshine by tomorrow afternoon. Temperatures are expected to hold with little change, winds shifting from light variable to westerly 10 to 20 mph, and no rain expected for the five day period. The region saw 63 to 72 degrees yesterday as conditions persist.
A letter filed with the City Council by Robert F. Burns asks Long Beach to desist from extending or improving its port and shoreline plan. The missive cites the 1949 master plan and questions title to tideland lands, urging the city to halt today’s proposed 85 million dollar shoreline program. Officials say the harbor department has no intent to extend beyond the current line until land ownership is settled. City Attorney Irving M. Smith calls Burns’ letter not worthy of serious consideration.
The Board of Education voted to apply for a reservation for a school district television channel. Superintendent Douglas A. Newcomb said it will take two to three years or longer before any commercial interest can apply. The board reserved the right to decide later while recognizing TV benefits for adult education.
The City Council approved rebuilding the Finger Pier at Rainbow Pier extending about the same length at an estimated cost of 18000 dollars. The project follows earlier damage from extreme high tides and aims to improve lifeguard coverage for the wide beach area. City Manager Samuel E. Vickers reported the pier will be reinforced to withstand future storms.
Maj. Harry L. Bateson, 67, ex horticulturalist and GI school operator, faces a 27500 battery suit from Mrs. LaVon I. Petee, 33. She says he proposed marriage, then slapped her six times, kicked her, and harassed her after she refused to divorce her husband. She alleges further attempts to ruin her cafe business near his Paramount school and seeks damages plus daily loss claims.
A three phase program to fix downtown parking and traffic was submitted to the City Council by the Property Owners and Merchants Parking Committee of Long Beach Retailers Associated. It recommends assigning a traffic engineer to study left turn prohibitions at peak hours signal synchronization and one way street plans. A trial balloon parking lot north of City Hall with ten cent hourly meters or a quarter for three hours is proposed requiring purchase of 13 plots near the Public Utilities Building and Veterans Memorial Building for employee parking. The third phase proposes pledging net revenues from street parking meters in a district toward acquiring off street parking. The plan requires policy assurance before circulating a petition to create a parking district and was referred to the city manager and building and grounds committee for examination and recommendation.
The City Council, with its ordinance committeeman, orders the city prosecutor to draft an anti noise ordinance and gives first reading to a measure allowing immediate destruction of stray dogs deemed fatally injured or disease bearing. It also seeks building code amendments realigning fire districts by zoning and building use rather than fixed borders.
Frank M. Gilstrap, former petroleum engineer in the Columbia oil fields, has been named production engineer for the petroleum division of the Harbor Department by the board of harbor commissioners. He will start work Oct. 1 at a salary of $595 a month. Gilstrap will work under direction of M. O. Hughes and will make possible a closer checking of actual oil field operations here, which is desired by the harbor board.
The Citizens' Committee on Public Improvements is authorized to explore all facilities in Long Beach to decide use of tideland oil funds. City Council adopted the resolution unanimously. Eugene Tincher chaired the committee, noting policy scope uncertainty with independent commissions like the Harbor.
City Council authorizes the Board of Harbor Commissioners to buy up to 1,000,000 dollars in U S Treasury bonds using harbor reserve funds. Revenue comes from 60 percent of title land income within the harbor district and will be saved to cover port maintenance as oil production declines.
The Oliver J. Olson Steamship Co signals a restart of activity after 21 months of dispute with ILU. Barbara Olson at San Pedro docks is the only Olson vessel in port. ILU says pay increases of 5 cents an hour plus 28 cents for lumber handling match terms with PMA. AFL sailors and Masters, Mates and Pilots unions will not renew PMA contracts until settlements are satisfactory, with strike authority possible after Sunday midnight.
Police were notified last night by Polytechnic High School officials about the theft of an electric calculating machine valued at 343.60 from Room 422. The case involves a school property loss and an apparent break in at the campus.
City College coeds debate the decline of whistling at pretty girls once common American practice. Myrna Schiffman and Ginger Hall lament the faded habit, saying today’s whistles lack old enthusiasm. Jere Visel cites draft and other interests as reasons, while Dottie Hutchinson notes occasional exclamations still occur.
Vice Mayor Lyman B Sutter was instructed by the City Council to represent the city at the Japan American Pacific Coast Mayors Conference in Tokyo from October 30 to November 10 with expenses paid by the city. He will also serve as emissary for the harbor department and will contact Japanese concerns exporting goods from the local port.
Long Beach retailers showcase Home Fashion Time with a virtual home and furniture show across the city. Stores including Frank Bros, Sarvas Furniture, Siris Furni ture, Ward Furniture, Cut Iron Furniture, Fashion Furniture, and W B Scott plan special evening displays and door prizes as the event runs through September 29.
Officials of Douglas Aircraft Co and the CIO United Auto Workers say a Washington talks within days will address the Long Beach plant strike. 10 000 strikers urged peaceful picketing while Tulsa operations gear for a 48 hour strike vote.
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