The Colton Courier from Colton, California • 1

SAFETY VALVE By CHARLES K. DOOLEY SINCE 1877 DEDICATED TO INTERESTS OE COLTON INDUSTRIAL CENTER OE THE VALLEY NO. 48 COLTON, CALIFORNIA, TUESDAY, JULY 14, 1942 VOL. LXVl Test New Aussie Gun GRIER VISUALIZES COLTON AS HUB OF SOUTHWEST INDUSTRY SHOOTING FROM THE HIP and from the shoulder, two U. S.

Army Air Corps officers try out Australia contribution to United Nations armament, the Owen gun. This odd-looking sub-machine gu capable of firing ten rounds a second, has about as many parts as a walking-stick, according to experts and will operate under the toughest conditions. Its inventor, 27-ycar-old Evelyn Owen, a former factory hand, was ordered off a troopship recently to supervise mass production of his gun. Disaster Group Checks Work Here Morrow Aircraft Making Parts For Americas Planes ItlALTO Morrow Aircraft corporation, now under ten roofs in this community, is manufacturing -airplane parts, but Howard Morrow, the president, due to censorship, declines to explain exactly what kind of parts. However, it is revealed that among these are seats for airplanes.

They are of plywood with amazing strength, more satisfactory, it is claimed, than the former steel seats that sometimes buckle with the pilot in dive bombing. It is understood that the companys plastic-bonded plywood i. only on the verge of much further development, due to the government's desire to substitute wood for metal, in large part. The company has secured site for a new, large building, and will eventually get all the departments under one roof. Wesley Palmer is production engineer.

At first, he said, it took four hours to assemble one seat. Now 40 minutes are required. Automatic Tools Automatic devices and new machine tools have been devised greatly to speed the work. Many women are employed and are found to have nimble and accurate fingers for precision work. Mr.

Morrow has worked out a progression, or assembly line, but little handicapped bj necessity of occupying ten different buildings. Morrow Aircraft company was formerly located on Third street, between San Bernardino and Redlands, but was forced to vacate when the army look over their land and buildings fop the new huge air base. At the time development of a plywood plane had been advanced to considerable degree. The company's Victory ship, that proved particularly satisfactory in flight tests, was shelved when the Morrows were required to seek other quarters at -Rialto, and began plywood seat manufacture for the government. City Learns of Oil Possibility Colton's city council liecame aware of a jaissihle oil ixiom for the valley at its adjourned meeting last night when Constable Arthur H.

Maher asked termination of a contract with the city for land in Reche canyon which the police department has been using as a pistol range. Maher's contract was a lease for $1 a year, taken in 1937. As the city has planned to change the pistol range location to a site lietvveen and Olive streets, east of the cemetery, Maher was released. Today Constable Maher stated that he had sold his 172 acres in the canyon to Walter Ove of Beverly Hills, an indeendent oil promoter. The buyer has taken lease of between IKK) and 5000 acres in the vicinity, it is understood, intending to drill a test well and to explore for products.

The council last night agreed to expentl another $500 for the medical unit of the Colton defense council, having already appropriated $2500 with which the medical committee purchased surgical instruments and YOlLI YOU like to make junk out of your automobile in a hurry? Do you want to see it fly apart? If you do just drive over some of the railroad crossings in Colton at more than ten miles an hour. The one out on 1 street is a dilly isnt It? Hit it hard and then get out of the ear and hunt for the hub caps which have flown in all directions. The I street crossing hasn't any corner on rough crossings either the Eighth street is just as bad and some of the others are terrible, too, oidy not used as much. These days when we are trying to stive tiles and automobiles it seems to me that the powers that be would fix them up. The perfect set-up, of course, would lie under-passes but I guess that isn't possible now.

THE GIRL-FRIEND (wife to youse guys) and I were watching a news reel the other night showing 700 men jumping out of airplanes, with parachutes of course, in a demonstration for Churchill. Th6 girl friend said, Why do they have to waste all those? Waste all of what? 1 wanted to know. Waste all those parachutes," she said, "They can't use them again, can they? THKItK WAS a likeable sort of chap went to work in a garage one time. He hadn't been there very long before he became hard up and wanted to borrow some money. He went to two pi her fellow's, who worked in the same garage, and induced them to endorse his note for $500.

He then folded his tent and stole away, and the finance company proceeded to collect S500 from the two chaps who were left holding the bag. loiter developments showed that the first man never go' S500 from the finance company. fact he drew a regular sal-rv from the finance company for inducing people to sign notes for him and then skipping. 'o money changed hands, oilier than the gyp artists salary, and the crooked inance company collected for money that they had never loaned, and what is more they used the county sheriffs office and the constable to do their collecting for them. Tire world is full of kind-hearted eo)iie jjvhu strangers.

finance companys that they are not lamilier with. You should Ik1 careful In know all alxilll every -angle liefore you sign anyone's note. I'HlI'li; are afraid of banks, mi when they need money they go to a hole in the wall loan company sign their life and their automobile away and borrow, say $200 on the eai. They leave their "pink slip as security. We dont know exactly how' much interest they pay but the loan company turns around and takes the same "pink to the bank and borrows the same amount of money on it at enough lower rate of interest to make a livijig out of the difference.

Nine out of ten chances he hasn't any money of his own to lend. All that prevented the original borrower from going direct to the bank and saving the difference was a shyness of borrowing from his hanker. THERE ARK plenty of legitimate private lending agencies, hut their are plenty of the other kind too, so it doesnt hurt to investigate a little before you borrow money. Remember the lending agency is as anxious to lend you money as you are anxious to get- it. Building and Loan Companys and Biuiks are well protected by government regulations Another thing that is worth thinking of is that when your bank or huilding and loan company or for that matter furniture store or 'department store sell you War Bonds and Stamps, they are handling a transaction that is immediately profitless to them.

They are doing it for the general good of the country. It causes them extra work and trouble but they are happy to he able to serve this way. Think of that when you purchase your next War Bonds and Stamps and buy more of them than you intended. -Its your way to fight for your Country. A from a gentleman who signs himself U.

Tollman has this to say: "If Jimmie Mudd started to work in the Courier office and made pi twice during the first hour, would he have made printers pies, Mudd pies or would his name be just plain Mudd. At a special meeting called this mnming by Joseph P. Fru shone, chairman of Colton branch. Bed CriSss, field representatives of the organization from San Bernardino and San Francisco checked the city's pre-itaredness for disaster and found it good. Special departments checked were food, ctmMrrg, slid ter, medical aid.

registration and inform- ation. transportation, guards and and Mrs. Lawrence liefore July la. Fred (). Lewis is chairman of the disaster committee for the local branch.

Those attending the meeting in Mr. Frushone's office, cadi representing some particular activity in case of disaster, were: Alan Gray. Fred O. Lewis, Henry Helman. L.

J. Snow, J. S. Bennett, B. A.

Sylvester. Legion Auxiliary held July 21 at the American clubhouse in Redlands. This anouncement was today by local members stated that the meeting place has been changed. originally scheduled to at Big Bear. Dinner will be served and reservations should be I iv Colton women with Robert Turner, president, will conduct and election of new will lie held.

Yearly of chairmen will he given Tax Delinquencies Reach Lowest Point Collector Reports 11 Dr. Lounsbury Will Address Rotary Club At Friday Luncheon Dr. John L. Lounsbury, president of San Bernardino Valley junior college, will address Colton Rotary club at its luncheon meeting Friday noon in Anderson hotel on Ihe subject, "Preserving the Roots of Democracy. Dr.

Lounsbury will be introduced by Eugene Brown, jJean of men at the college, who will act as chairman of the day, said Dr. Norman Palmer, permanent program chairman. Miss Elizabeth Way will be the soloist. Dr. J.

Needham Martin, president of the club, will preside through the luncheon and business session of the club. Defense Council Issues Bulletin For Air Wardens First issue of Colton Defense Council Bulletin, a four-page mimeographed edition, was mailed yesterday to air raid wardens of the city. The bulletin is primarily for information of the 175 wardens of Colton, edited by Mayor V. F. Sharp, chairman of the defense council.

It is planned to issue the bulletin monthly, Sharp states, the purpose of this letter being to keep the air raid wardens letter acquainted with the latest news and information regarding their particular work. He calls attention to the fact that it is required that air raid wardens take ten or more hours of instruction in first aid. and instruction also with chemical gas. Urge Water Storage Special stress is given importance of water storage for emergencies. Do not wait until an air raid warning sounds before providing water Storage for emergency needs, is the advice.

It is pointed out that if bathtubs. sinks and other receptables are filled simultaneously, municipal water pressure would he dangerously lessened. Householders, business houses, apartments and industrial plants arc warned to have emergency water storage before the alarm. Kadi appointee to membership in the defense corps must take an oath of allegiance. Change Methods Some drastice changes in methods 'of dealing with incendiary bombs and resultant fires may tie expected, the bulletin says.

From the U. S. office of civilian defense comes information that the new British technique is being studied ami safer methods than now employed may lie attempted. But no new method of handling incendiary bombs will lie indorsed, is the warning, until they are proved more effective than now advocated. The bulletin concludes: We have in the past and expect to continue in the future to show different phases of defense work, either with the aid of film pictures.

or other means that may be procured to help in necessary knowledge of the air raid warden's work. Attendance will be credited as a part of the warden's instruction period. War is serious work. A little negligence, a complacent attitude, an idea that It can't happen here. will help not us but our enemies.

For reference we have France, Norway, Denmark, ami a multitude of nations that allowed themselves to believe the same thing. "But, it happened just the same. We can make the same mistake, and get the same result. But. it won't happen, if we get busy.

Thursday Brings Voters Deadline Thursday brings the deadline to register for the general election of August 25. If you are not on the great register by midnight of July 18 you will not he eligible to receive a ballot when the great day arrives. Mrs. Olive Phillips, city clerk, has arranged to, reojien her office in the city hall Thursday night, from 7 to 9 oclock, for convenience of last-minute registrants. The regular business hours will be observed and the office closed as usual at 5 o'clock, hut reopened two hours later.

Any who voted in tlie last general election may lie assured they are still on the register, unless a change of residence fiias Haldorsen Goes Or Honor Scroll Because of iiis scholastic record, Thomas Haldorsen. son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Haldorsen. 512 Bast street, was given special commendation this week by the University' of Redlands.

For maintaining a grade point average of 3.5 during the last semester Haldorsen's name was inscribed on the University honor roll for the second semester. 1911-12. As a result he was one of 'the two sophomore students who maintained their college career scholarships at university. A graduate of Colton high school. Haldorsen was active in student affairs there, serving as president of the forensic club.

vice-president of the scholarship society, and yell king for the student lxxiy. lie was winner of the California debate cham-I pionship. and was awarded life membership in the California Scholarship federation. He has continued his interest in student affairs at the University of Redlands where he is a member of the Kappa Sigma Sigma fraternity, and was last year president of the freshman class. He also received first prize this year in lie Muttison B.

Jones oratorical contest. Reid each yeat at the University. He is majoring in political science with a minor in history lie plans to graduate from Redlands in 194 t. District Meeting. Of Auxiliary To Be At Redlands District meeting of the American will be Legion made who date and It was be held at 8:15 made Mrs.

C. A. district the session officers reports also. A delinquency in county taxes of only 3.02 per cent now exists, according to Tax Collector John V. Batchelor, bringing the 1941-i 12 fiscal year to its highest point in tax payments since pre-depression days.

I Of San Bernardino county's total tax charge of $5,849,159.13 for the fiscal year, payments of S5. 178,455.79 were made, leaving only $170,703.34 unpaid, or a delinquency of 3.02 per cent. The tax delinquency for the 1940-41 year was 4.25 per cent. I I man Harry R. Sheppard, wlm served on a special committee for this purpose, working with the board of supervisors.

The Fontana location was selected because it is the place where the Metropolitan aqueduct parallels the Santa Fe rail road. Mr. Kaiser is publicized as the miracle man who is showing our government the way put out ships and more ships. "Construction of the mill is well under way. The appropriation from the R.F.C.

has recently been increased. This plant next year will be placed on the assessment rolls of the county. This is a great step forward not only for Fontana, Colton, anil our county, but for the entire Southwest, lt is a basic industry and in years to come will attract auxiliary manufacturing plants that always locale near where steel is fabricated. Steel Plates The speaker said that for llv duration of the war the Kaiset mills wiii concentrate on steel plates for ship building, and that with the end of the war it will fabricate steel for general Construction, which will mean lo cation of many additional near-by. For fifteen or twenty years after the war there will be an enormous demand for fabricated steel with which to rebuild the world.

It is my firm belief that the greatest industrial section in the world will lie Southern California. San Bernardino county, a vast inland empire of untold wealth, must play a prominent part in this program. In this county we have more essential minerals than has any other nation of the world. Their development is of prime importance to our program for the future." Values to Increase Grier declared that assessed values are hound to increase enormously. The value in 1941 was 148 million dollars.

Estimated value of projects under construction, he said, is $150,000,000. A small tax increase is inevitable this year, he said, but we are looking forward to when huilding opens up and we receive the full benefits that will accrue from this program. The assessed value will be in excess of 200 million dollars and we will lie able permanently to lower the tax rate. Reviews Industries The county chtyrman traced the history of the new developments, going back to the spring of 1940 when a survey was instituted to reveal the distressing relief problem. It was then that the supervisors determinedly sought solution through inviting industries.

He explained how C'al Aero Academy at Ontario was achieved: how the Victorville military air base was secured: the Bicycle Lake firing range: auxiliary airports and the more recent air depot and Twenty-nine'. Palm -glider school. Other government projects secured for the county include the quartermasters depot at Fontana. a huge munitions dump, a quartermasters depot at Mira Lomu, a Douglas airplane plant, and the nearby supply depot to cost eight millions of dollars. Jump Fifty Years The program of our board of supervisors has been placed strategically throughout the county to insure the future with permanent projects, county-wide, in the field of aviation, in development of industry and the development of our natural resources, making prospects for the future brighter than at any time in the history of our county.

"The war has set ahead the hands of the clock fifty years in development of San Bernardino county. Your board of supervisors, while developing the counys resources, has assisted your government with an all-out effort to win the Advancement Given Three Colton Boys Promotions for three Colton youths in the service and now stationed at Ft. Lewis, are reported at the headquarters of the ninth army corps. Nathaniel K. Helman, 25, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Henry Helman of this city, has been promoted from private first class to corporal. William F. White. 21, whose mother is Mrs.

Nannie M. White, 171 West street, has been promoted to staff sergeant. Carl E. Johnson, 24, whose mother is Mrs. Mabcllc Johnson, 1050 Grand avenue, has been advanced from corpmal to it.

Colton lias traditionally been tlie Hub City, because of its highways and railways, and now, with intrusive industrial development oeeasioned by war activities, it is even more strategically located. This was the assurance given today by C. E. Grier, chairman of tlie county hoard of supervisors, under whose administration the county is experiencing stupendous strides in employment, increased valuations of properties, and establishment of some of the nation's most important productive plants within its boundaries. Grier presented a summary of the recent industrial growth of San Bernardino county in an address at noon today at the Ki-wanis club luncheon.

He was introduced by Kyle Alexander, club program chairman. Colton is strategically located for both the army air corps depot and the Kaiser steel mill. he When priorities can be adjusted Colton will receive considerable increase in population and assessed value because of these two great pro jects. These projects and others which arc still possible will assure your people an opportunity for jobs at prevailing wages and will salbilize Colton as an industrial center." 200 Tons Grier declared that there is an estimated tons of high grade iron ore in the Mojave district and its environs which will he sufficient for the Kaiser Mills for 50 years. He gave c-edit for securing the Fontana plum to Congress E.

GRIER olton is strategically located. Boy Scouts Leave For Camp Outing Troop 14. 48, 47 and 51. of the Colton. Bloomington an Rialto Hoy Scout district, are represented among the 81 hoys enjoying a week's outing at Barton Flat.

Boys from this district are: Troop 41, Colton Burton Oliver. Troop 48. Colton Donald Charbonneaux. William Wagner. Merle Gray.

Guy Kraft. William Wright. A. J. Taylor and Wallace Burton.

Troop 47, Rialto Paul E. Smith. Russell Smith. Paul Peterson. William Sutton, Allen Milligan.

Henrv Mnhle and Richard Hill. Troop 01, Bloomington John Cherry. Baptist Men Will Greet M. E. Minister Men's council of the First Baptist church will conduct a regular meeting Thursday evening with dinner at 8:31) and with President Evert Hines presiding.

The group will have opportunity to meet the new Methodist church minister, who will be at the dinner and will give the evening's address. He is the Rev. W. A. Jennings, who succeeds the Rev.

H. S. Putnam in the Methodist pulpit. DOUSE AMI FIRES! No camp fires are permitted in Sequoia National park, acres of which extend into Kern county, unless extinguished immediately upon receipt of an air raid warning. A survey is lie-ing made of camp ground and summer home tracts in the forest to determine which areas will he allowed night campfires.

taken place. The register has been purged of names of persons who failed to vote in both the last primary and general election and these, to restore their voting privilege, should Col. Junius Pierce of Mentone, well-known in Colton where he often attended maneuvers of Company has been appointed acting state adjutant general by Gov. Culbert Olson. Tlie governor stated at the time of apiwintnient that it would be a goixi guess" that Pierce will have the position permanently.

Ilis rank will he brigadier general. Pierce will continue as exec-u-other tive officer of the California Stale Guard hut will assume the duties of J. O. Donovan, who resigned July 11. Donovan is a candidate for congress from the 20th California district, fierce is owner of a milling company at Mentone, a village east of sup-1 Redlands at the foot of Mill plies for emergency purposes.

I creek canyon. As to war risk insurance, Pierc-e was one of the nrgan- Col. J. Pierce Succeeds Donovan izers of the state guard and commanding officer of the 5th regiment until called to Sacramento as executive officer. Lt.

CoL Leland Yost is now commander of the regiment with headquarters at Riverside. i July Building Program Lagging July, nearly half gone, promises no more in new construction for Colton than did June wilh its record low of $3802. According to records kept Building lnscctor W. L. Wob-ser, this month's construction values total $1,115 to date.

permit was for Grant school at a The job was let local roofer. $250 L. D. Opix'lt wood frame stucco 1270 East Olive Ramirez was given an addition to 085 West st American Heroes Day Friday, July 17th Colton has her share of American Heroes. Some of them are at the fronts, and some of them are right here at home, fighting the battle of their country in every way they know how.

This edition of the Courier is dedicated to American Heroes wherever they are. There has hardly been a battle in which Colton has not lost one of her gallant sons. You will no doubt read the advertisements in this issue advertisements telling you why you should buy War Bonds and Stamps. These advertisements werent sold to the advertisers. The advertisers, who saw them, were eager to have them run, because they want to impress UDon you the need for supporting our government with all our might during these critical times.

The only reason every business man in town isnt represented here is because we didnt have time to see them. The Retail Advisory Committee of the United States Treasury sponsored the idea to promote the Sale of War Bonds and we received the copy too late to see everyone before the date of publication. We know men in Colton who are well past fighting age whtf have tried, since Pearl Harbor, to get into active duty in the army and navy. They fought in the last war and are willing to offer their lives in this one. They are true American Heroes, too.

Your money our money id going to help win this war. All of us can do our share toward it. Come to Colton Friday and buy Bonds and Stamps. Make it a real Victory Day. Its a special day, set aside for some very special people our Arfierican- Heroes.

Lets show them that we are behind them one hundred per cent! which had been discussed previously at an earlier meeting. Mayor W. F. Sharp was authorized to investigate further. Insurance.

it was said, may lie had at $1 per $1000 of valuation. It was not decided whether the policy would he made to cover structures only or include the citys power lines and underground water and sewer systems. Temporary appointment of M. C. Galloway was approved as fireman to substitute for the department employes on vacation.

The employment would lie for two months only. The weed alxttement act apportioning the cost of the summer work, was not protested at the hearing yesterday. of Colton. Saiil one today, We have a long wailing list of people asking for rentals and many seeking to buy suitable home properties. Good rentals are just nqt to be had.

The need Is greatly increased by the) several industrial plants opening within the valley with workers families arriving, his dwelling at at the rale of about l'Min a month, to cost $200. Largest single reroofing the cost of $505. to Harry Morris, At a cost of will erect a garage house at FI liter to permit to make Demand Increases For Local Houses Steadily increasing demand for Colton residential properties is reported by real estate agents I.