Chula Vista Star-News from Chula Vista, California • Page 1

The Lineup 2 Serving he Soufh Bay Every Thursday and Sunday FORTY-FOURTH YEAR No. 96 ii Chula Vista, California, Sunday, December 30, 1962 2 SECTIONS 18 PAGES 10c PER COPY Ik pud Post Disficid 4 Nil 'A Problems Studied As Commissioners Meet firsi Time Temporary financing of the Unified Port District by the individual bay cities seemed possible this week as the six commissioners met publicly for the first time. San Diego City Councilman Frank Curran asked city attorneys to investigate the possibility of cities' K) art Jii aAEXi W-x Oft' Jf j. i I'll i (Star-News Photo) San Diego; Miles Bowler, Imperial Beach; C. A.

Larsen, San Diego; James V. Glasgow, Chula Vista; B. F. Coggan, San Diego, and Lorenz Ruehle, National City. TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME, newly appointed Unified Port District commissioners exchange views at meeting in Chula Vista.

Left to right: Dr. Douglas McElfresh, NavyW 'Self-Defense Is Indicated' (Star-Naws Photo) DOG OWNERS LINE PARK WAY WITH THEIR PETS. A single vet inoculated 429 in Memorial Park Bowl clinic. slashed her husband in the throat with a 12-inch butcheri George De Wolfe Mouri Rites Set Tomorrow Morgan, Mayor Swap Port Views National City Councilman Kile Morgan charged this week that the city is giving up $120,000 to the recently formed Unified Port District, 'yet, 'he said, it won't add anything to National City's tidelands. And he wanted to know why Mayor Dick Gauter-eaux appeared to be so happy about it.

Gautereaux told him, "You have your own ideas on the port and I have mine. I haven't been able to change your feeling toward it and you certainly haven't changed mine." Said Morgan, "These taxes are terrible. It costs me $50 a month in taxes just to live in my house." Said the mayor: "Next item of business, please." Conflict Looms For District Possible conflict of inter ests between the Unified Port District and the cities in the district on retaining a Los Angeles legal firm should be studied by the cities, the City Council of National City was told this week. City Atty. William Carstens said he had heard that officials of some cities felt the hiring of O'Melveny Myers, the Los Angeles firm, may create a conflict of interests TWO OF the Cities in the district Coronado and Chula Vista use the firm, which made a report several months ago that was used by district opponents during the election campaign.

This week Carstens said he received a letter from Alan Firestone, San Diego city at torney. "Firestone said he had talked to an official of O'Melveny Myers who suggested the individual city councils dis cuss the issue to see what they can come up with," Carstens said CARSTENS said he felt there would be a conflict only if all of. the cities and the district retained the firm. "Perhaps the council should give it some study, he said. Councilman, Kile Morgan said, "the time is neanng an end when the council can take any action.

We don't want to pend National City loney. The port district has its own commission and staff now. Let them do the study." MAYOR Dick Gautereaux had this to say: "As for Mr. Morgans com Over Attorneys knife when he tried to strangle her during a family argument. BRINNEN, a Navy chief petty officerhad been absent from a planned Christmas Eve dinner with his wife and their daughter, Fae, 21, a San Diego State College student.

After the dinner, Mrs. Brin nen said she went in search of her husband and found him in a bar. When he refused to leave with her, she said she went to meet some friends. When she arrived home, she said Brinnen was waiting for her and accused her of trying to embarrass him in front of; his friends. During the argu-i ment she said he struck her and then attempted to strangle her.

SHE TOLD police she grabbed the butcher knife and struck at her husband with it. The blade pierced Brinnen's1 throat, severing his windpipe, providing operating funds un- til the district can provide its own financing. And Chula Vista Councilman Robert McAllister gave his complete approval to the idea. THE FINANCIAL problems arose at a dinner meeting of. bay cities and port officials in Marston's banquet room in the Chula Vista Shopping Center.

Chula Vista Mayor Keith Men- zel called the meeting to discuss formative problems fac ing the district. "I can see any problems that would keep us from get ting into this thing immediate ly and I think I speak for all the commissioners," said James V. Glasgow, commissioner from Chula Vista. "We've been told we have a district but no money or no power. we feel we should take action before the first of the year and not let this district gather dust while we wait for things to fall into line." JAMES DUBERG, Chula Vista city attorney, and Rich ard Curran, assistant San Di ego city attorney, had previous ly read recommended amendments to Senate Bill 41, the UPD enabling act.

These had come out of a meeting last week of city attorneys of the five bay cities. Most proDosed amendments concerned financial matters, in manv the result of a study by O'Melveny and Myers. Los Angeles bonding attornevs. COUNTY. Counsel 'Bertram McLees told thp commissioners that although they were theoretically a leeal body, they were, in fact, powerless.

"You have many ambiguities in this act to get changed and nut before the state legislature bv July 1," McLees said. "The district will go on the tax rolls in July and you have to be ready to go by then." He advised commissioners to get their own counsel as soon as Doss.ible and to act on the advice of city attorneys in the meantime. B. F. COGGAN.

one of three San Diego members of the board, said commissioners already have airreed to get the best indenendent legal coun sel available. "We welcome all the ideas and sifTPstinns we can (Continued on Pace 5-A) Tomorrow Hnlidav Kor Officials, Library The Chula Vista Library will be closed tomorrow but borrowers with books due on that dale will be given a two-day grace period, acting librarian Bluma Levine said this work. Mrs. Levine said the lib rary will observe prochyn-. ations by Gov.

Edmund Brown and Mayor Keith Menzel declaring tomorrow a state and city holiday. Fines for books due tomorrow and Tuesday will be suspended providing they are returned by Wednesday, she said. Although city, county and state offices will be ''closed, most merchants remain open They will close at (i p.m. rattier IIimii remain open until 0 p.m. Mrs.

Lola 43, I was icicaaeu una weeiv iirnn i.Un nnJ 1 from Chula Vista jail after District Attorney Don Kel ler said evidence indicated she acted in self-defense in the fatal stabbing of her hus band, James, 37. She was arrested Christmas morning after calling a telephone operator and asking her to send police to their home at 210 Chula Vista. THE LONG investigation consumed most of the 72 hours allowed by law before formal charges must be filed or the defendant allowed to go free. The district attorney's move still leaves the case open for further investigation by his office or action- by the county grand jury. Mrs.

Brinnen told police she Bid for License By Palladium Loses Again The City Council this week for the third time voted against transferring an on-sale beer license the controversial National City And it directed City Atty William Carstens to tile a formal protest against the re quest of bar owner Harold Dodds to the state Alcoholic Beverage Control Board. DODDS WANTS a license at 605 Roosevelt Ave. But Police Chief W. E. Cagle recommend ed against the transfer.

Here's why: Even though there have been three requests for license transfers to three different ad- the Pal- scene of'-: teen-age a dance fights when it was hall. THE PALLADIUM building CV Ex-Mayor Is Drowned Chula Vistans were shocked this week to hear of the accidental death of former Mayor George De-Wolfe in a Northern California fishing mishap. DeWolfe, 65, drowned while fishing in the Smith River near Crescent City. Masonic services will be held tomorrow at 2 p.m. in Hubbard Mortuary, with burial in Glen Abbey Memorial Park.

HE WAS a city councilman between 1948 and 1956 and served as mayor in 1953-54. He and his wife, Vesta, oper ated real estate offices at 392 Davidson Chula Vista, and 2619 Mam St. Otay. "It Is regrettable to lose a person who has been so active and valuable to the commun ity," said Mayor Keith Men according to Deputy Coroner R. W.

Gillespie. Gillespie said the victim died from loss of blood. Keller said the question of self-defense was the major factor in a case against Mrs: Brinnen. "What we must determine is whether she had no alternative than to use the knife," he told The Star-News early in the investigation. "If we conclude she could have escaped from Brinnen by running out the door and Calling for help then we'll have a case.

Otherwise -her claim of self-defense will be substantiated." Police said Brinnen's body was lying beneath the family Christmas tree and evidence indicated a struggle had taken place. Neighbors also said they'd heard an argument and sounds of a struggle in the Brinnen home just before he was kill- ed. operations conducted by Sanitary Service at 1655 must be removed in 30 moving operations must be department field inspector, reported the number of garbage containers about the same. One truck has been moved in, he said, and this week he -observed parts being cut from one thus constituting salvaging. ERICKSON said the yard was being used only for con- tainer repair and storage and was unaware of any salvag- However, its use under county zoning had been declared and it thus' could hot become a "noii-cnnforming" irco in N-itinnnl City A1 Uogs bet Shots; Rabies Gases Spread A total of 429 dogs re ceived inoculations this week in Chula Vista Memorial Park Bowl in the city's first anti-rabies clinic since it was declared a rabies quarantine area.

Dr. W. S. Murphy, assisted by humane officer Wilbur Blink, administered the vaccine as hundreds of pet owners formed a line which stretched almost the length of Park way. MEANWHILE, the area's 57th case of rabies turned up this week in a small dog which bit three San Ysidro children and a San Diego animal regulation officer.

A 58th case turned' up in Tijuana. anti-rabies inoculations are Mary Jane, 12, Richard, 10, and Danny Villan- ueva, of 122 Valley San Ysidro, and Mrs. Beverly Pon chetti of Lakeside, a city pound officer. Dr. E.

M. Bingham, assistant county health director, said the small black and white cocker, a Villenueva family pet, died after being picked up by Mrs. Ponchetti and taken to the pound for observation. SHE WAS bitten on the hand while taking the anima to the pound. Also undergoing anti-rabies treatment are two Chula Vista girls, Pamela, 12 and Janet Kriscunas, 9, of 1279 Josselyn Ave.

They were bitten by a stray dog which is still at large. The county has placed all areas within 10 miles' of the border under rabies 'quarantine. Since Sept. 4 more than 101) rabid animals have been found in San Diego -and Imperial counties and the border areas of Eaja r. Sanitary Service Told To Stop Salvage Work All salvage and storage Frank Hynum's Chula Vista Sweetwater National days.

And progress in the visible within 15 days. That's what the National City Planning Commission ruled this week and authorized Planning Director Hazel Stockman to proceed with legal action should Hynum not comply. ACTION WAS taken after Harvey Erickson, salesman for the sanitary service, appeared; on Hynum's behalf to request! City, he zel. 'The city and those of us connected with it are the 1 LA GEORGE DE WOLFE Drowning victim Gifts Slated For First Baby The first South Bay baby born in 1963 will receive royal treatment from mer chants in the South Bay who'll shower it, and its parents, with gifts galore. Little 1963 will receive ev erything from baby food to diapers to dinners.

To be eligible, the baby's parents must live in National City, Paradise Hills, Paradise Valley, Lincoln Chula Vista, the Sweetwater Valley, Castle Park, Otay or Imperial! Beach. A doctor's statement of time nml dale birth should be broiif.lit or mailed to The Star-News oLfice. before iiniui Fri day. parents' name and (Continued on I'ate 5-A) a 30-day extension on moving: ing. the business to a new site.

Hynum's property was an-The commission last month) nexed to the city a rear ago. mrnt about spending Nationalises, they have all been for Pilv mnnnv I feel wo an! in iiiir- tiriplanrk nnr)i'adium, losers by his death." City Administrator F. S. Ful wiler said, "During the time Mr. DeWolfe was a member of the City Council I had the good fortune to work under him as a department head and as city administrator.

"I found him to be vitally interested in the affairs of the community with a deep sense of responsibility. A tragedy such as this is always a loss to the community." PE WOLFF was a meitibor of the council in the slonuiost era of city politics. Three of his fellow couni'ilmcn were ousted a November, 1954, (Continued on page S-A) ordered that all auto wreck-i ing and salvage be discontinu ed by Dec. Erickson said the 'company: wished to: L'n further and as time goes along it will be necessary for the- to spend some money "Any council action we. is so suuaiea inai imee nlt, Myers Hold Ihe commission could take would only circum-.

atc addresses can be used he' said, a new sile (he had prepared a wit vent action by the port dis-jjhe Roosevelt street liK not been obtained, lie said, against llvniiin, hut had drop-tricl. I the coiui-sM West Sixth or 21 West, 0y: jMl anVr. garbage enm-cil take no action and file the! Seventh- SI. UtUI garbage- container's have panv oxciiri promised to move, letter," the mayor said. "This no bWn' moved, no.

truck i However. -Myers said, no action The council agreed. I (Continued on I'age 5-A) Hut. Hubert Myers, jil'aiiningi was taken.