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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1957
Page
9
A traveler discovers a secluded homestead in eucalyptus woods near Wintersbury with a quirky sign forest and a wood for sale operation. The owner, a lean homesteader with humor, helps load a half rack of wood for $2.50, while a young couple lingers in a nearby clearing.
The homesteader recalls owning a 21 acre tract mostly wooded noting the insecurity of ownership if forced to sell. He mentions wishing to move back, potential building site values in the thousands per acre, and the heavy federal tax bite if reinvestment is delayed. High Orange County taxes add to the burden. He supports wood cutting as a convenience, not a sole livelihood.
E BACE leaves philosophical advice as the narrator describes escaping a Ghost Forest lane. They pass a wood pile, a movable barrier, and return to a busy highway with real estate signs and a theater on the road. The narrator checks the trunk for wood when home.
Long Beach officers flagged more than 50 drivers for good habits behind the wheel on the campaign's second day. Motorcycle officers then commended the drivers, celebrating safe behavior and civility on the road.
About 50 ships were ordered back to Long Beach and San Diego for an alertness exercise nicknamed Operation Branding Iran. The four day strike exercise will test mobility and readiness of submarines surface ships and aircraft near the coast using Regulus I missiles and anti sub aircraft.
Independent Pregs Telegram Classified ad from a Mighty Midget offers to buy kids toys and gear like trains bikes and building sets for cash. Contact Hemlock 2-5959 to arrange pickup and turn unused items into spending money for the holidays.
School business manager Arthur A Knoll was authorized to travel to Washington DC to confer with representatives from districts on Public Law 874. The law funds educating children on federally connected property and expires June 30 1958. Last year Long Beach Unified School District received 854000 under PL 874. The conference aims to prepare studies to support renewal of the legislation. The board also accepted a gift of four Geiger counters from Sears Rosbuck and Co and will send a letter of appreciation to manager C Gould.
Supervisor Herbert Legg checked into St. Mary's Hospital for a three day rest period. Reports say Legg was not ill but requires a brief period of general rest under local care.
A heap of old tires at City Auto Wrecking, 6035 Cherry Ave, Long Beach, caught fire before noon today. Fire crews battled flames and smoke over the wrecking yard area as readers were urged to mail notices to the City Editor for Independent Press-Telegram publications.
Two hundred voices from the Long Beach Civic Chorus and other groups join at 4 pm Sunday at Municipal Auditorium to perform Handel's The Messiah. The Long Beach Symphony Orchestra, 45 players, accompanies with Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony. Four living pictures will accompany the chorus as the Messiah tale is sung. Soloists include Rosalie Barker, Constance Brewer, Eugene Cox, and Robert Larsen. Rolla Alford directs the choral program for the Recreation Department.
Miss Georgia Glenm aged 81 of 1984 Dawson Ave. and her sister Mrs. Minnig Varcoe of 1998 Dawson study, trim, and repurpose used Christmas cards to send to illusive children in distant lands. They remove writing and signatures, camouflage remaining text with designs, and ship hundreds of retread cards. A wall map tracks shipments and recipients send thank you notes.
Burton W. Chace, 57, former Long Beach mayor, was unanimously elected chairman of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, succeeding John Anson Ford. He pledged to cut taxes and reduce relief needs, aiming to attract non-defense and defense industries to absorb displaced workers. Chace, born in Stanton, Nebraska, has long service in Long Beach politics and was county supervisor since 1953.
Long Beach judge rules tidelands oil funds may lawfully finance a $890,000 harbor center adjoining Magnolia Ave that would serve seamen and sailors of all nations. City may transfer the Seaside Blvd project to the YMCA though operated by the organization for naval personnel and others. The case explores tidelands trust use and the 1938 amendment while contrasting with the 1956 Mallon decision and state attorney general positions.
More than 15 000 signatures backed by the Chamber line the push against oil field subsidence in Wilmington and Long Beach. The group reports 10 600 new signers in one day and aims for 25 000 as engineers warn of sinking depths from oil production and demand state action to curb extraction and reinject water to prevent further subsidence.
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