Redlands Daily Facts from Redlands, California • Page 3

Still water here, though Water district gets okay to condemn Big Bear lake Big Bear Municipal Water District yesterday won the right to condemn the water of Big Bear Lake in a monumental ruling against the Bear Valley Mutual Water company. Judge Edmund Moor ruled for the plaintiff in the long-contested Superior Court action, but also ordering that the company and its Redlands district irrigators continue to be supplied with water. Quantities and locations pertaining to the irrigation water were left to be determined later. Although the district (MWD) was allowed to proceed with its condemnation action, Judge Moor set March 14 for a continuation of the trial on the subject of valuations. A Feb.

5 conference was scheduled between the district and the company, aiming toward settlement of the amounts to be paid for the water and related facilities. That the water will have a multi-million- dollar value to be set by the court was granted by all observers of the suit. In an effort to get a court order for immediate possession of the lake several years ago, MWD posted $525,000. It was then suggested by the company that the true worth would be be in the high millions. Irrigation water has been drawn from the lake at the annual rate of 6,800 acre feet ever since the early days of the Bear Valley dam in 1885, according to Attorney Robert Bierschbach, representing the company.

Trying the case since October has been Judge Moor, the imported jurist from Alpine county. Warmer temperatures seen, frost danger over for now NEW LINE OF VINE STREET -Librarian Phyllis Irshay and the dotted line (above) indicate the proposed south line of Vine street, soon to be widened. In this block Vine street passes the A. K. Smiley Public Library.

But it also will be widened past the City Hall, in the block Eliminate winding library drive? from Cajon to Fourth street. Work through the second block will carry the new width to Eureka street (in the distance at right). A plan to close the winding library "drive" at left is under study, although parking is a problem. (Facts photo by C. J.

Kenison) Vine street widening proposed John Shone, City of Redlands director of public works, disclosed Thursday a plan for widening Vine street from Cajon street to Eureka and the block of Eureka to Citrus avenue. Appearing before the A. K. Smiley Public Library Board of Trustees, Shone said that the project is another step in proposals made by the Gruen plan for a traffic arterial that would give access to the Freeway by way of Eureka street and Vine to Cajon. This would help traffic circulation in the downtown area.

Vine street from Fourth to Eureka streets in front of the library would be widened sufficiently to make the street four lanes wide parking on and two lanes in the center. To accomplish this it would be.necessary to remove the decorative stone wall and several large trees, and to construct a new sidewalk. Library lists books in greatest demand "On the Night of the Seventh Moon" by Victoria Holt is the book in greatest demand this month at A. K. Smiley Library, according to a report made by Miss Phyllis Irshay, library director, to the board of trustees yesterday.

The library has three copies of this popular best seller and 16 patrons have placed reserve orders for it. Second most popular is "Jonathan Livingston Seagull" by Richard Bach. Four copies and eight reserves. This book has been number one on the Best Seller list compiled by Publishers' Weekly, for several weeks. Third on the popularity list is "August 1914" by Alexander Solzhenitsyn.

Three copies on order, five reserves. The book is number two on the national list. Fourth is "Winds of War" by Herman Wouk, five copies, three reserves. "To Serve Them All My Days" by R. F.Delderfield has four reserves for two copies.

"Captains and the Kings" by Taylor Caldwell has one reserve for three copies. "Semi-Tough" by Dan Jenkins, one copy on order, one reserve. The library keeps track of the number of reserves and tries to keep a sufficient inventory to meet the public demand without prolonged waiting periods. On the non-fiction list, the most popular book in Redlands is the number three on the Best Seller list "The Peter Prescription" by Laurence J. Peter.

Two copies six reserved. Number one best seller "I'm O.K., You're O.K." by Thomas Harris has two reserves for four copies. "Supermoney" by Adam Smith, two copies on order, two reserves. "Open Marriage" by Nena and George O'Neill, one copy, three reserves. "Eleanor: The Years Alone" by Joseph P.

Lash, one copy, three reserves. Jerusalem!" by Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre, two copies, one reserve. "Nation of Strangers" by Vance Packard, two copies, four reserves. Franklin Postle, a library trustee, suggested to Shone that it might be possible to save the trees and the wall by eliminating the present sidewalk. Shone said that if the widening is done under the plan he presented, the ground would be sloped instead of cut off vertically as at present, and that steps or a ramp might be placed for better access.

Shone said that he had presented the plan to Mrs. Arthur B. Drake, who represents heirs of the Smiley family, donors of the library property to the city. He said she was agreeable "to the plan. He said that Mrs.

Drake also would like to see the present driveway in front of the library eliminated and replaced with landscaping. This would do away with parked cars in front of the building and improve the appearance of the library. Shone said that while the city was not proposing the elimination of the driveway, if this were done the present unimproved parking lot behind the bowl, off of Eureka street, could be improved and used for patrons of the library. He also said that parking on Vine street could be regulated for library use. William G.

Moore, president of the library board, said that he felt there was a definite need Calimesa liquor store Yucaipa Sheriff's deputies are investigating the burglary of the and Liquor store at County Line Road and Calimesa boulevard that took place early today. The thieves used a piece of concrete to smash the front window of the store. The burglary alarm went off and may have scared the thieves away, deputies said. Only one half-gallon bottle of liquor was found missing. for parking at the library and for a drive for access to the library, both for the patrons who stop solely to return books, and for elderly and handicapped persons.

"At present the parking in the driveway is used to capacity almost all day long," he said. The parking is checked by the metermaids so that it is not used for all day downtown storage parking. "Because of the demand for this parking at the library, it would certainly be necessary to provide an adequate substitute before eliminating the driveway," Moore said. Dr. Eugene Dawson, Louis P.

Scherer, and Dr. James Fallows, other library trustees, also expressed concern over the parking situation and the need for ease of access to the library building. The board will act on the city proposal at its January meeting after a study is made of the number of cars using the drive for parking and a survey of the possible number of new parking spaces that could be created under the widening and parking lot plan. The corner of Eureka and Vine street would be widened on the north side by cutting into property in front of the Redlands-Highlands Fruit Exchange building. Area News DAILY FACTS, Redlands, Calif.

Friday, December 3 Interchange closures set For late-hour motorists, there will be some closures on the new Interstate 10 freeway interchange west of Redlands. From 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. tonight and Saturday, the westbound lanes will be closed. During the same hours, the eastbound lanes will be'clbsed Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday.

The closure is required to remove an old bridge structure, the Division of Highways said. All traffic during those closed hours will be detoured via Interstate 15 and Orange Show road. Boy arrested A 15-year-old boy was taken into custody by police at 12:25 p.m. yesterday for shoplifting at Woolworth's, Orange and State street. He was later released to his parents.

The boy told officers that he was hungry and didn't have any money so he took a bag of candy and a record album from the store. Nighttime low temperatures in Redlands should warm up at least one degree tonight. Minimum; in the local citrus growing area last night generally dropped to the 27-29 degree range, but some groves in East Highlands and along the Santa Ana Wash south of Alabama street recorded colder 25 degree marks. Spotty orchard firing was necessary in these coldest sections, but peak durations were short because of fluctuating winds, Wilbur Shigehara, Fruit Frost Service forecaster in Riverside, said today. For the most part, wind machines were effective in handling the cold.

Redlands official Weather Station, next to the Facts office on Brookside avenue, recorded a low of 27 degrees. In higher ground sections in Yucaipa, the mercury did not get below 32. Coldest readings tonight should be 28 degrees. No orchard firing will be needed and wind machines should prove effective again in the hardest hit areas, Shigehara predicted. Just as last night's frigid readings eased off somewhat, so did the temperature during the daytime hours in Redlands.

The city posted its first 60 degree plus day since December 2 Thursday. The mercury climbed to 62 degrees at 2 p.m. Tomorrow's peak temperature is expected to get into the 70s. Highs'are expected to reach into the 40 degree range in the San Bernardino mountains both today and tomorrow promising a weekend of fun for snow enthusiasts. San Bernardino and San Gabriel resorts report good to excellent skiing expected this weekend with slopes packed with up to 48 inches of snow.

Snow Valley, nearest major resort to Redlands, has 36-48 inches of snow on its slopes and "skiing is very good." All facilities are open daily. Other southland resort operators report: San Bernardino Mountains Green Valley 18-24 inches, packed, good to excellent, open daily starting tomorrow. Big Bear Valley REBEL RIDGE-12-24 packed, good, daily. 10-28 packed, good to excellent, daily. SNOW packed, good to excellent, daily.

SNOW packed, good to excellent, daily starting Saturday. Boat parade The Christmas Boat Parade in San Pedro will start in the East Basin of the Harbor at 7 p.m. Dec. 16. San Gabriel Mountains MT.

BALDY-6-24 inches, packed, good to very good, open daily. Wrightwood, Big Pines Area BLUE RIDGE-20-30 packed, excellent, daily. HOLIDAY HILL-8-18 packed, good to very good, daily. TABLE packed, very good, daily. L.A.'s smog traced to local areas Redlands area schools recess for holidays About 12,000 young Redlanders chucked aside their study habits today and will spend the next two weeks as consumers, celebrators, worshippers, secret-keepers and diet-breakers.

School recessed for Christmas vacation following a regular schedule today at public schools, and a shortened day at some private schools. Both public and private classrooms will reopen Tuesday, January 2. Also launching a two-week holiday this afternoon were students of the San Bernardino Community College District, at both the Valley College and Crafton Hills College campuses. But University of Redlands students will not be dismissed for the holidays until next Tuesday afternoon, according to the UR calendar. RIVERSIDE (UPI) Most of the smog in Riverside and San Bernardino counties comes from the Los Angeles Basin, according to tracer particle studies disclosed Thursday by the chairman of the state Air Resources Board.

Dr. Haagen-Smit, in an address to 200 legislators, scientists and researchers at the Clean Air Confeence at UC Riverside, said preliminary results of the studies indicate it takes from 24 to 48 hours for Los Angeles smog to reach the two counties. "But the studies do definitely indicate that a preponderance of it originates west" of Riverside," he said. Haagen-Smit said the Los Angeles Basin smog apparently takes a circuitous route through the south coast air most of it finds its way into Riverside and San Bernardino counties. Hs comments directly contradict the position taken by Robert Chass, Los Angeles County air pollution chief, who has repeatedly claimed most of the Riversie and San Bernardino smog is home-grown.

"Some smog does actually originate in Riverside and San Bernardino counties," Haagen- Smit said. "But to say that the majority of the smog in these two areas is home-produced is an overstatement." Participation drops this year 16 holiday displays to be judged tonight Sixteen residential holiday displays will be judged tonight for top honors in the Redlands Jaycees annual Christmas Home Decoration Contest. Acceptance of entries in the annual competition closed Wednesday, with participation dropping by more than a third below last year's 27 contestants. Robert Basoco, contest chairman, issued a reminder today that entrants should leave their display lights on at least until 10 p.m. tonight while judges make their rounds.

Prizes this year will include a plaque and savings bond for the sweepstakes winner, a plaque and dinner for two for each first-place winner in the Religiious, Lights and Special Theme divisions, and a Christmas turkey for each second-place winner in the three categories. Winners will be announced in The Facts tomorrow, along with a map of all contest entries for the convenience of motorists. The decorated homes have been a popular holiday tour in the past. There will be 17 locations on the tour map, although the contest features only 16. The one non-competing display will be Plymouth Village, with a nativity scene on Salem drive, accessible from Palm avenue.

The latest eight entries not previously announced in The Facts include: Foster, 812 Serpentine drive, an entry in both the Religious and Special Theme categories. and Joni Testman, 1403 Cajon street, the 14- and 15-year-old contestants made "all new items" for their display, entered in the Lights and Special Theme divisions. and Mrs. Jack F. Waite, 1340 Fulbright avenue, entered in the Lights division.

and Mrs. Ira K. Hall, 320 E. Cypress avenue, entered in all three divisions, with an accent on religion. -Scott Williams, 1525 S.

Garden street, Lights. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ehrlich, 506 E. Mariposa drive, Special Theme.

-Bobby Van Roekel, 925 W. Highland avenue, Lights. Roque, 1233 Webster street, Lights and Special Theme. SCENE FROM MICHELANGELO? Not quite. Although this looks like the Sistine- Chapel being prepared for Michelangelo and his frescas, it's actually an unfamiliar view of a very familiar building: the University of Redlands Chapel.

View is from the pulpit area toward the main entrance, with all main-floor seating removed for reupholstering. Fred Briggs, the university's physical plant director, said crews will spend Christmas vacation and part of January on a "complete interior refurbishing" project. The $41,000 worth of work also will include painting the walls and ceilings, laying new vinyl flooring in the seating areas, new carpeting in the wa Ikways, replacing vinyl with carpet in the narthex, repairing and replacing fixtures, installing some new furniture, "sprucing up" the restrooms, and "cleaning out some of the old clutter." In photo, the flooring is being done by Clyde Pugh Floor Covering of Redlands. Scaffolding, however, was rented from a Los Angeles firm, and the painting will be done by university personnel. (Facts photo by C.

J. Kenison.).