Som Tips for Hunters by A Warden
Chief Game Warden Scott Feland of Ukiah shares advice for hunters in Mendocino County. He warns against loaded guns in cars, stresses not hunting on posted private land, and urges going downhill if lost to reach logging roads and forest access. He notes wardens will aid hunters at forest entry points and emphasizes safety and not hunting alone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Fish and Game
Mendocino
Scott 7Eland
Ukiah
Feland
National Forest
Upper Lake
Pillsbury
Potter Valley
Lake Pillsbury
Round Valley
Covelo
Ukiah Hits Seventh Straight Day Of 90 Plus Temperatures
Ukiah recorded a high of 102 degrees marking seven consecutive days with 90 or higher readings. The week featured daily tallies from 86 to 102 with nightly lows 51 to 58. Fire danger rose as heat persisted and officials warned residents. no fire permits without chiefs’ conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ukiah
Matehea
Savings Bank
Directors Approve Home Ec Building For District Fair
District fair directors authorize a new Home Economics building at the fairgrounds to be built between the Agriculture building and the administration building using $50 000 in funds. They also arrange a stage appearance by a Mendocino County homemaker in Purdy Hall during fair week August 25 to 28. The contract holder is listed as Mabel LeRoy, real name undisclosed by officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairgrounds
Purdy Hall
Colusa
Mendocino County
Mabel LeRoy
F. P. Stipp
Fran O'Brien
Bert Levey
San Francisco
Ukiah
Mendocino County Fights 35 Percent Increase in Assessments
County officials challenge the state board of equalization over a 35 percent rise in assessed value, arguing the sampling basis of 122 parcels is insufficient for 36 000 parcels. The final decision remains due August 15.
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Mendocino
State Board of Equalization
State Board
Board of Equalization
Wilburn (Webb
Coun
District Judges Seek Higher Salaries in Mendocino County
Mendocino Supervisors review tentative budgets as judges press for raised pay. Judge Fred Goss requests 7200 dollars plus 1386 for staff, Judge Morris Tindall seeks 4000 dollars for expanded duties, and Judge George A. Carver asks 4006 dollars under a 2760 base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mendocino County
Fred Goss
Ukiah Judicial District Court
Goss
Harold Bainbridge
Morris Tindall
Anderson Valley Judicial District Court
Boonville
George A. Carver
Long Valley
Mendocino County Budget Sees Tax Increase For 1955 6
The board of supervisors set a final hearing for August 17 on a $5,071,408 budget, largest in county history, to determine the 1955 6 tax rate. Property taxes total $1,896,483.33, up $242,988.33 from last year with gains in welfare and roads funds and hospital expenditures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
Acsek Akea
Fdy
Mendocino County
Carlstedt Named Hopland Deputy
Carlstedt named Hopland deputy sheriff by Sheriff Reno Bartolomie on Monday to replace Paul McCoey who resigned after his accidental shooting of his 16 year old wife. Carlstedt and his wife Pduline Frati plan to set up in the Hopland area.
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Firwin Carlstedt
Hopland
Reno Bartolomie
Paul McCoey
McCoey
Carlstedt
Pduline Frati
Mendocino County Taxpayers Council Formed To Scrutinize Expenditures
About 100 leading Mendocino County taxpayers formed the Mendocino County Taxpayers Council at a budget hearing. President Charles M. Mannon of the Savings Bank of Mendocino County said the group will focus on public money spending and will not handle tax assessments. Organizational work was led by HiBE Sag ford former district supervisor. Mannon hopes membership grows to 500 600 with sustaining and foundation levels.
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Mendocino County
LUG Uuauulu Cuuey Uualu UL
Charles M. Mannon
Savings Bank of
Mannon
New
Tax Council
Hibe
Usek
Sagford
Leasing Hospital Farm and Other Savings at Budget Hearing
At the 1955 56 county budget hearing County Auditor E Mitchell and residents discussed saving measures. Robert Brown urged leasing Mendocino County hospital lands to youth groups for agricultural use at a nominal rent to save over 10000 yearly. Other comments covered courthouse improvements, court room funding shifts, veterans facility funds, and school program deletions along with hospital payroll cuts. Final numbers awaited approval.
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Ing
Robert Brown
Mendocino County
Vincent Giorne
Ukiah Tet
Superior Court Room
Brown
Six Nabbed On Check Charges In Ukiah Weekend
Police Chief George Smith reported six arrests for issued bad checks and one more sought, urging local businesses to tighten ID checks to prevent further forgeries amid a larger wave of crime linked to Coyote Valley dam construction. Additional arrests included a drunken driver and eleven drunkenness cases. Suspect Christine Hughes, a long-time offender with multiple aliases, remains at large along with several others suspected of check fraud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Smith
Smith
Coyote Valley
Ukiah
Clifford Thomas Stewart
Robert Albino
Stewart
Charles Brown
Billy Freeman
John Hamilton
Hal Jordan
Christine Hughes
Mendocino State Hospital
DeWitt Hospital
Auburn
Christine Mercer
Christine Bufkin
P. R. Bufkin
Christine Bufkin Hughes
Mercer Christine Hughes
Atlanta
Daytona Beach
Deland
Jacksonville
Fla
Bay Minetto
Ala
Savannah
Rockhill
8. C
Columbia
S. C
San Bernardino
Los Angeles
Salt Lake City
Utah
Reno
Nev
Fact Finding Group Clarifies Position on Coyote Valley Dam
Herbert Cochrane chairs the Citizens Fact Finding Committee on the Coyote Valley dam project and stresses an informed electorate. The panel includes Larry Courtwright Joseph Shipman Hollow Tree Lumber Walker Tilley Masonite Joseph Juliana Walter Woodard and Glenn Wright of Ukiah News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Cochrane
Coyote Valley Aan
Cochrane
Citizens Fatt Finding Committee
Larry Courtwright
Joseph Shipman
Hollow Tree Lumber Company
Walker Tilley Masonite Corporation
Joseph Juliana
Walter Woodard
Public Accountant
Glenn Wright
Ths4
Ukiaha News
Brown Appointed To 2 New County Assistant Posts
Irvin Brown received two new county posts in Mendocino. He was named assistant road commissioner with a salary reclassification while continuing as chief aide to Commissioner Walter Severance. Brown also became deputy county auditor to streamline duties between the road department and auditor's office. He is 80, a Ukiah graduate, and a World War II veteran.
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Irvin Brown
Brown
Mendocino County
Walter Severance
Road Department
Severance
Mitchell
State Comptroller
Sanford Lane
Humboldt
Mendocino
Ukiah
U. S. Air Force
Ukiah Building Permits Hit $264,815 for July
Ukiah Building Inspector Carl J. Hinds reports July permits total $264,815 for residential work. A block of 24 Empire Gardens homes on North Highway costs range from $8,050 to $9,250 each, with the largest permit for Mr. and Mrs. Liroyd Hamlin on Walnut Avenue at about $18,248. Non residential permits include warehouses and stores for Earl Fullerton, Al Gobalet, and the Penny Motel.
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Ukiah
Carl J. Hinds
Empire Gardens
North Highway
Liroyd Hamlin
Walnut Avenue
Park
Earl Fullerton
al Gobalet
Penny Motel
Mendocino Way
Max Barrett
Hollow Tree Lumber Company
John Hayes
Pape Five
Mystery Farm Identification Rewards Two Residents
Last week's Mystery Farm proved tough with only two people identifying the Testa farm at Calpella. Lucille Neese of 818 Maple and Lena Frassinello of 133 Gibson Street Ukiah win two free Ukiah Theatre tickets each, redeemable at The Ukiah News office.
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Testa
Calpella
Lucille Neese
Maple
Lena
Frassinello
Gibson Street
Ukiah
Ukiah News
North School Strengy
Talent Audition For Heidt Show Is Tonight At 7
The Horace Heidt show talent audition in Ukiah at the Palace hotel tonight at 7 o clock. Entry forms available at local groceries must be filled and presented at the start. Three contestants will be chosen to perform at Anton Stadium for cash prizes and must be age 14 or older with an accompanist. The Kiwanis sponsored event features Heidt, a top bandleader who has auditioned over 110000 performers in five years and helped launch stars like the King Sisters Art Carney and Frankie Carle.
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Horace Heidt
Ukiah
Palace Hotel
Heidt
Anton Stadium
Heidi
Kiwanis Club
the King
Art Carney
Alvino Rey
Frankie Carle
Mendocino Briefs Include Parolee Arrest and Altercation
Edward Bradbrook Jr was jailed in Mendocino County after Ukiah police arrested him on a parole violation from San Quentin. Raymond Gust reportedly struck Ted Keown with a 2x4 after accusing him of theft. Gust is held for sheriff's investigation. Also, Cass York and Wilfred Shaver collided near Oak and Standley streets with no injuries. George Lee, 50, a Mendocino State Hospital patient, is noted without further detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Bradbrook, Jr
Mendocino County
Ukiah
San Quentin
Alameda County
Ted Keown
Raymond Gust
Gust
Keown
Sheriff's Department
Cass
Juanita York
North State Street
Wilfred Ray Shaver
Potter Valley
Oak and
Standley Street
York
Shaver
County's Assessed Value Goes Over 58 Million Mark
Mendocino county's total assessed valuation for 1955 was set at 58,580,308 by the state board of equalization. The figures show a 4,323,765 increase from 1954. Utility values rose to 9,181,060, up 597,270, while statewide utility properties totaled 2,558,415,000. Railroads and utilities may protest within two weeks.
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Mendocino County
State ‘Board of Equalization
Board of Equalization
Gas and Electric
Supervisors receive praise for budget work
The Mendocino County board of supervisors earns praise for the first reading of the tentative 1955-56 budget. Taxpayers and officials commend their diligence, with supporters like Fran Rankin Rickard and E. E. Safford noting the board's effort in addressing county finances and keeping taxes down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fran. Rankin Rickard
Mendocino County
Fann Bureau
Vincent“ Giorrio
Okiah
Ukiah City's Warehousing System Wins National Notice
Ukiah gains national recognition for its 40 by 100 foot sheet metal warehouse described as an ugly duckling success. Western City magazine features the city’s new warehousing and centralized city operations authored by City Manager Charles Keene. The piece highlights centralized stock control and reduced losses from haphazard purchasing, with inventory systems, tool consolidation, and lost property storage.
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Ukiah
Western City
League of California Cities
Aiport
Charles
Keene
M “Itv
Albert H. Hall
National Institute of Governmental Purchasing
New Letter
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company
William Shields
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State Fish and Game Commission
Montocino
Scott Feland
Lah
Taxpayers Council
E. Mitchell
Mendation
Veterans’ Buildings
County Chamber of Commerce
Dan Scaramella
County Planning Commission
Commission
John Philbrick
Board of Education
Mystery Farm
Reita Green
Wagon
Shoiv Ae “Anton” Stadhint Sufiaay
Reita
Scottsbluff
Neb
George Lee
E. E. (Bick
Charles A. Keene
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