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Newspaper
Ukiah News
Location
Ukiah, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1950
Page
5
LeRoy Smith, manager of the Ukiah theatres, announced the closing during the winter months of the State Drive In Theatre. The last show for the season will run Monday, with plans to reopen early in the spring. The theatre opened last spring to strong community approval from Ukiah and nearby moviegoers.
The Ukiah News joins the Ukiah Ministerial association and local churches in urging residents to attend services Sunday and Monday. Read about Catholic Midnight Mass at multiple locations led by Frank Brennan and Holy Trinity Episcopal Church Midnight Mass at 11 p.m. with the junior choir in red vestments.
Seven applications have been submitted for the position of secretary manager of the Ukiah chamber of commerce. Russell Clarke, chairman of the screening committee, announced at the Palace hotel luncheon meeting that two candidates will be recommended to the board after further screening. Bernard Carlson Masonite personnel manager and Dr. Walter Bromberg of Mendocino State Hospital serve on the committee. Fred Danner, the 1951 chamber president, led budget discussions as contributions for Christmas tree lights grew. A joint committee will take down decorations the week of January 7. A wage scale for the secretary clerk and a tentative salary for the secretary manager were discussed amid budget considerations.
The Ukiah city council will discuss annexing Cochrane subdivision and adjoining 160 foot area, with petitions from Cochrane property owners and Ukiah Development Co among others. Action also includes authorizing 20 more parking meters and granting reserve corps permission.
The Crofoot Lumber company sued Mr. and Mrs. Don Weger for 37000 in damages. The trial in Judge Lilburn Gibson's superior court concluded after witnesses for both sides. The judge planned to file his opinion soon but weathered by a crowded calendar may delay until Friday next week.
A San Rafael contractor, Leslie Bilderback, fired at deputies in Boonville after drinking. He shot at officers from his car, then was captured and jailed in Ukiah as district attorney prepared charges. No one was hurt in the incident.
Ukiah pilots and private plane owners quietly prepare for civilian defense duties as national emergency looms. Gayle Stone, Ukiah Municipal airport manager and pilot, has received emergency action instructions. 26 planes based here serve 40 to 60 local flyers. The 99 women pilots group is led by Stone, with seasonally reduced activity amid mid-winter weather.
In Ukiah a busy shopper dropped a bag of groceries scattering a dozen eggs on the pavement. She stooped and gathered the scrambled eggs from the gutter then continued on her way. The incident highlights a humorous mishap in the downtown business district.
Arthur Bev Broaddus son of Mendocino Sheriff and Beverly Broaddus and John J Golden former Ukiagh an were admitted to practice law in California after passing the bar in October. Both UC Berkeley graduates studied at Boalt Hall and will open offices at 106 North School Street upstairs. Golden is son of former Mendocino Welfare Department director. Broaddus brothers are teachers.
The report covers the period December 13 to 20 at 9 p.m. with total rainfall for the interval and year-to-date seasonal totals. It lists Lustener's seasonal total, yesterday's high temperature, and yesterday's low temperature.
A compact listing notes December dates: Christmas Day on Dec 25. It mentions Dec 25, 1894 as the first East West football game in San Francisco between Stanford and the University of Chicago. Dec 30, 1841 marks the Hudson Bay Company agency at Yerba Buena. Dec 31, 1946 President Truman declared the end of hostilities in World War I. New Year's Eve is listed as Dec 31.
Four Ukiah boys Ronald Haydon 11 Walter 8 Henry 6 and cousin Jimmy Cabral 31 won a pony named Midnight from the State Theatre Drive-In and seven local merchants. Midnight will graze at the Haydon home as the boys share riding duties amid wartime dad's Korea service.
City council authorized city manager Ralph Oliver and Police Chief George E. Smith to attend an emergency League of California Cities meeting in Sacramento on January 4. The session, urged by Governor Earl Warren and Defense Director Maj. Gen. Robertson, aims to speed civilian defense mobilization statewide, stressing that remote towns are vital links and all areas must be thoroughly organized for any emergency.
Lt Commander Ret C A McKelvey will be sworn in as executive secretary of Mendocino county disaster council at today's 2 pm Ukiah city hall meeting. Sheriff Broaddus, council chair, announced the selection of the ex navy officer for the post as about 15 county representatives attend. Plans outlined to speed volunteer registration and coordinate all emergency services with Red Cross and local departments, mirroring civilian defense operations of the last war.
A reflective piece asks how ancient Jerusalem would have headline coverage for a Bethlehem birth. It imagines a 1,950 year old era reporting the Prince of Peace Jesus, noting a star over the stable and shepherds nearby, and imagines enduring, transcendent news value across ages.
Ukiah News seeks longest continuous residents with a feature on a 94 year old native daughter of Ukiah and a 96 year old California born entrant. Reporters will verify facts in next week’s edition as readers are urged to submit names by Friday evening.
Ukiah Marine Sgt. Charles A. Rucker may return to Japan in time for Christmas from Korea’s Wonsan area. His wife, Mrs. C. A. Rucker, hopes he is among those evacuated and back soon. Rucker, 30, left Camp Pendleton November 16 for overseas duty, wrote from Ky to, noting a 200 yen steak dinner. She wistfully wished steaks were cheaper in the states.
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