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Final Fling mm wmmvttkm 1 T5 PUILISHEO THURSDAYS AND SUNDAYS More News of Chula Vista than Any Newspaper in the World FORTY-EIGHTH YEAR Np. 73 Chula Viita, California, Sunday, September 1 1, I96 -j. 427J000 10c Per Copy n'n An- o) 3 uuvi i Mi' ill I Mm iZJ ii --j- sty Days 1966 Planners Hold ocnoo i ir 'Vl'r, Decision in i 1 i 1 THIS WILL BE TYPICAL This one of portable It 't -J-r I Star-News Phato cooked, served and supervised during big party. Hamburgers, hot dogs, punch and ice cream was the fare with Russell Cray-ton, William Charlton, Joe DoWniokie and Roy Dowd the official chefs. Party included races and teen age dance contest, i KIDS AND ADULTS had a ball yesterday during special "back to school" party and barbecue staged for more than 150 Lids at Trailer Villa, 288 Broadway, Chula Vista.

The park is owned by Mrs. Sam Sosna and managed by Mrs. Lou Doud. Parents Star-News Photo CHULA VISTA YOUNGSTERS-TREK BACK TO the summer to house Chula Vista elementary school kids. VOTES PROP.

4 SUPPORT C-G Reverses Stand; Ms SOME 20,0 STRONG lilts f's Easier SosiqK( if At SCENE TOMORROW WHEN classroomi constructed during grades seven through 10. Other in the high school district includes classrooms at Mar Vista and Sweetwater high schools and a swimming pool-locker-show er buildine complex at Mar Vista High. AT THE elementary school level 15 new portable class rooms will house youngsters at Montgomery, Greg Rogers, Lauderbach, Halecrest, Fin- nev. Loma Verde and Rohr schools. Libraries will be complet ed this' year at Allen Rose-bank, Castle Park, Cook and Montgomery schools.

Construction is a i completion on two new classroom buildings at Southwest ern College. Bids were opened this week for construction of a planetarium. rV Parking lot paving and the installation of lighting was also completed during the summer at the college. The two new classroom buildings will house a math- science division and- a busi ness division." They are both. expected to be ready for occu pancy when classes Begin.

CAFETERIA service will be offered tomorrow at elemeh-tary schools but the service at junior and senior high schools will not be available until Tuesday. Buses will be running opening day in the high school district with bus stops approximately the same as last Noon lunch and playground supervision will be in enect at the elementary Schools for the seventh year when classes begin tomorrow. NON-TEACHING personnel employed one or two hour! a The Chula' Vista Plan ning Commission is still un-J decided about -its action onj a proposed flood plain ordinance. The commission this' week continued for the second; time a public hearing on the ordinance that would in effect prohibit major construction in the Sweetwater River Valley. But the matter is set ior a public hearing before the City Council Tuesday night.

It is expected that i no action will be taken at the council level, pending a report on commission findings. THE STATE has asked that some method of controlling building within the flood -chan nel be enacted before Oct. 15 in order for the city to receive reimbursement for rights-of-way costs when the. channel is eventually built. But Fernmand Fletcher, an attorney representing Home Federal Savings and Loanv of San Diego, this week asked the commission to consider restrictions on building permits instead of a flood pla.in ordinance.

1 "SAN BlEGO bounty Is con sidering such restriction but has yet to receive state approval, according to Fletcher. Fletcher explained that his firm represents the owner of some $1.5 million in commercial and industrial lands in the Sweetwater Valley. He said that -the proposed flood channel and proposed Highway 54 would eventually take 70 of the land owned by the investment company. FLETCHER said his clients fear that if a flood plain or dinance is enacted the market value of the property will be greatly reduced. He insisted that the property owners are willing to go along with the city, restrictions on building but do not want the flood plain zoning.

THE PROPOSED ordinance -would create an F-l and F-2 zone, Building within the F-l zone (within the 100 year flood level)- would be, limited to temporary construction. (Continued on Page A-2) Rohr Seeking Office Space In Natl City Rohr Corp. is negotiating for a building on National avenue in National City in which to locate a branch of its engineering department of 150 employes. Glen Hartwell, owner of the former. Benbough Furniture at 243 National avenue said Rohr officials will make the" decision on the building not later than tomorrow.

"and they indicated to me they had already decided to take it," Hartwell said, HARTWELL said he will have to spend $20,000 for lighting to bring it' up to engineer ing requirements and that he will also install additional bathroom facilities. -Rohr spokesman told Hart well the firm is "in a hurry to move," and quite possibly would start moving the building Monday. HARTWELL said he would be "taking a gamble" on the length of time the building would be needed by Rohr "but they told me, once they take additional space they never give it up but instead usually- hunt more room, Hartwell said. Two other electronic firms have been negotiating with Hartwell for the building. Chula Vista Chamber of.

Commerce directors this week voted to reverse a previous chamber position and endorse a November ballot proposition to make it easier to pass local school bondl issues. The proposition, Prop. 4 on1 the ballot, is to reduce to 60 the vote required to pass school and library bond issues if they are on a primary or general election ballot. The present requirement is two-thirds (66.7). The chamber vote was 8 to 8, in a rare secret ballot.

Directors also voted, 10 to endorse a $230 million bond issue in November to provide more state college and university facilities. SUPPORT of both measures was urged by the chamber's education committee. Three years ago, chamber directors had rejected a pro posal to lower the voting re ouirements for passage of school bonds. Opposition by (chambers 'and other business croups at the time killed the proposal in the legislature. But this year legislators voted to; put it on the ballot anyway.

Dr. Burton C. Chu la Vista elementary school district superintendent, recalled hat three vpnru flSO chamber Nearly 20,000 Chula Vis ta students from kindergarten adult schools will; trek back to school when classes for the 1966-67 school term open tomorrow morning. And for all of the schools the enrollment story is same it increased over opening day last year. In the Chula Vista Elemen- 1,000 more youngsters in classes this year than last, Dr.

Burton Tiffany, superinten dent, said enrollment tomor row, is expected to-be 12,000 as" compared with last year's 11,600 IN THE Sweetwater Union High School District Supt. Joseph Rindpne said he ex pects an increase of 971 over last year's 14,358. Much of that enrollment increase is lexpected in. the Chula Vista area, Southwestern College is also predicting enrollment gains from last year. President Chester DeVore said there will be an increase of 450 students over last year.

A majority of students at the' college are corning from high school in Chula Vista. ADULT schools at Sweetwater, Mar Vista and Chula Vista high school will also show gains In enrollment, but they are expected to be slight. There were 3,500 adults regis tered for classes last year. Major school construction includes a bran4 new $15 million Bonita T- Vista High School on Otay Lakes road near Southwestern College. The school the 13th- plant in the junior-senior high district will open tomorrow witi? Insurance Bid On Council's" Tuesday, Slate ie Chula.

Vista City Council Tuesday will accept bids and award a contract for comprehensive general and automobile liability insurance. It is expected that the con tract will gey to Bayly, Martin and Fay, agents for Transit Casualty for its low 'bid for one yean. "THE COUNCIL will hold a public 'hearing to consider re-zoning land east of the corner of Bonita rpad and Sandal-. wood' drive from "multiple- family, (R-3) to commercial (C-l) for use as a service station, A' use permit for the station, already approved by the Planning Commission, be up for final council Approval. A continued public hearing' also will be held on a-proposed amendment to the garage -ordinance- that would permit carports where garages" are converted for living space.

The matter, was continued to give the city staff time-' to review the size of adequate enclosed Storage space needed in conjunction with the carports. Rezoning of land south of street, and west of north Third avenue from, single to multiple-family residential will also be considered. The rezoning was approved earlier by the Planning Commission. THE COUNCIL also will: Have the second reading of an ordinance- listing panguin- (Continuea on Page A-2) Campus Page Back Againl The' award winning Star-News campus page makes "its 1966-67 school; ear debut in today's Star-News'. The; page edited by, Candy- Wood, is' chock full news about -the young-set in high school.

There' will "be, in coming feature stories, pictures, editorials and columns all about teenagers and their activities. Each high school in 'the area has a column on the page and today the columnists are introduced. i 1 Start the Star- -News campus page today and don't miss a single isr. sue during the year. The Sunday feature appears on page A-6.

because Chula Vista, school bonds had never been- delcat- ed. JUST LAST Apltil, tiffany noted Chula Vista school bonds were defeated even though 65 of voters approved them. As a result, the district has had to call a new election for Sept. 20, which he said would cost about $10,000. Tiffany said that, of 44 school bond elections held in California at the June primary, only 12 obtained the required two-thirds vote.

In Oxnard, he said, a bond issue obtained 1,701 yes votes to 990 in opposition, yet was defeated. HE SAID the 80 proposal "does not begin to go far and that most states either require only, a simple majority on school bonds or permit school boards to issue bonds without any public vote, subieet to other controls. "In California he said, "state law already prohibits districts from issuing bonds for more than 5 of their as sessed valuation, yet these bonds need two-thirds. "On the other hand, a simple majority can vote to raise the tax rate without any" limits whatsoever." Tiffany also objected to the proposal limiting the 60 to primary or general election. It is less expensive, he said, C.

Brown, chamber presi dent, said he agreed that it does. He said Niek Slijk, chamber executive manager, would obtain information for Charlton. The tow-trucking concession is 'to haul vehicles from the scenes of accidents, and on other calls from the police, The City Council decided tentatively in May to award the contract to whichever com pany pays the city the most money for the business, and meets the same standards. board-city elections. HE SAID the failure of last April's bond issue already has cost Chula Vista taxpayers, because the district now has to lease portable classrooms out of: operating tax.

money, instead of buying them cheaper on bond money. If the bonds pass Sept. 20, the classrooms now on lease will be bought. Tiffany spoke on behalf of Frank Scott, education conv mittee chairman, who was away on vacation. Only 13 of the 27 directors attended the meeting, and some persons at tributed this' to some direc tors' reluctance to take a stand against school-supported is sues.

At the outset, Tiffany chal lenged a ruling by C. R. Brown, chamber president, that the vote, be by secret bal lot, rather than the usual show of said this was at the request of some direc tors, i Said Tiffany, also a director: "Who determines this? Is this a board policy?" REPLIED BROWN: 'The written ballot was requested by some board members Whether id. honor the request is within the president's discretion." After the Victor Wulff questioned the fact that the education committee had sent board members only the argument favoring the proposal, andnot the argument against The committee had held a debate between him-and Tif fany. Wulff noted, wnicn Wulff had been given the neg ative side.

He said that 2 years ago he had stated both sides of a question should be presented to the board, or the board becomes nothine more than a "rubber stamp" to its commit tees. TIFFANY urged procedures be established for committee reports. He noted that in the past committees have given only one side of the story, such as in opposing a city motel room tax. Craig Starkey, a former director, said he had been reading a series of articles on medicare, adding, "I wish we had had this information" when the chamber voted on the issue. The chamber opposed medicare afte rhearing only an opposition report Brown said the executive committee already had discussed the problem of "pro" and "con" committee reports, and would do so again.

He al- (Continued on Page A-2) day, oversee-the lifticK room and lunch period Activities. Those interested in working as playground are invited to contact the district personnel department at the administration, center on east street. Administrative personnel chanEes an area in clude: CV Elementary A new principal was named at Rosebank Jack GevuigJ who was Rosebank vice-principal, -3 Marvin Bensley, who was a general was pro moted to planning coordinator of special projects. Dr. Salvadqre Flores," former Montgomery School principalj just returned from a two-year sabbatical leave, will be supervisor of special projects, Tif fany said.

Dr. Leonard Servetter, for mer Jtosebank school princi pal, was elevated, to succeeding Dr, Francis Drag, who resigrtedj and Joseph Odenthal, business director, was also promoted to assistant superintendent. Sweetwater District Robert Geyer will Bo nita Vista High School princi pat He was formerly vice- principal of Hilltop High School. David Noe, former Sweet water High School student body advisor," will be Bonita Vista vice-principal. Jane Mitchell, former Hill top Junior High Schopl.

vice-principal, will be Bonita Vista High School girls' vice principal. William Padelford, former Hilltop vice-principal, will-be principal there, Rindone said. John Macevicz: be Sweetwater High School vice- principal, succeeding Robert Stein, who retired. Kathryn Johnston will, be girlgvice-principal at Sweet water High School.y suqce.edT ing Marian "Juergens who re signed to leave the area. JOSEPH TORRES, former Southwest Junior High SchdoJ vice-principal, will be princi pal there.

Milford Walden, former "Na tional City Junior High School principal, will be Granger Junior High princi pal. William -Scarborougn, lorm- er. Southwest junior mgn be National City Junior High principal William Hawse, former Chu-(Continued on Pafe A-2), directors indicated there was for the district to hold bond nx fnr such lesislation'votes at combined school 'IT'S BEEN EIGHT MONTHS' City Stalling on Tow Trucks, Chamber Tokl A tow truck owner who is trying to get a piece of the city's business complained to the Chula Vista Chamber of Commerce'this week over the city's delays in deciding what to do. "Eight months ago, they told me I'd have to wait a short while until they draft, a towing ordinance," said Anthony Charlton. "One guy's had the business 20 years, and Yen Cotaumper A Richard Wolcott, manager of a service station at 40 N.

Fourth Chula Vista, was startled this week when a customer yelled, "You got a camper failing off the ceiling!" Somebody had playfully actuated a hydraulic hoist that hefted the camper of Bruce Leon Chapman, 675 Oaklawn Chula Vista, plumb through the roof of the grease-rack shed. Damages an unknown amount to the camper's wrecked roof and ruined inside paneling. two of them five years, and I'd like a little of it too. "But eight months I've been waiting for the ordinance. I've still got no word.

Every time I talk to the city attorney, he says the ordinance will be ready in two weeks. He first told me that six months ago. (Now he still says two weeks. "Eight months seem a long time to draft an.