Redlands Daily Facts from Redlands, California • Page 3

1 1 1 Still water here, though NEW LINE OF VINE STREET -Librarian Phyllis Irshay dotted line (above) indicate the proposed south line of Vine to be widened. In this block Vine street passes the A. K. Library. But it also will be widened past the City Hall, Eliminate winding library drive? and the from Cajon to Fourth street.

Work through street, soon the new width to Eureka street (in the Smiley Public close the winding library "drive" at left in the block parking is a problem. (Facts photo by C. J. Vine street widening proposed 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 both sides and two lanes in the center. To accomplish this it would 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 i it. Second most popular is 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. 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 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, 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 "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. "Captains and the Kings" by "Nation of Strangers" by away, deputies said. Only one Taylor Caldwell has one Vance Packard, two copies, half-gallon bottle of liquor was reserve for three copies. four reserves. found missing.

Participation drops this year 16 holiday displays to be judged tonight Sixteen residential holiday displays will be -competing display will be Plymouth judged tonight for top honors in the Redlands Village, with a nativity scene on Salem drive, Jaycees annual Christmas Home Decoration accessible from Palm avenue. Contest. the annual The latest eight entries not previously anAcceptance of entries in com- nounced in The Facts include: petition closed Wednesday, with participation -George Foster, 812 Serpentine drive, an dropping by more than a third below last entry in both the Religious and Special Theme year's contest chairman, issued a categories. 27 contestants. Robert Basoco, -Joyce and Joni Testman, 1403 Cajon street.

reminder today entrants least until should 10 the 14- and 15-year-old contestants made "all that leave their display lights on at their rounds. p.m. new items" for tonight while judges make include and Lights and Special Theme divisions. their display, entered in the Prizes this year will a plaque -Mr. and Mrs.

Jack F. savings bond for for avenue, entered the sweepstakes winner, a Waite, 1340 Fulbright for two each first-place in the Lights division. plaque and Lights and Special -Rev. and Mrs. Ira K.

Hall, 320 E. Cypress dinner winner in the Religious, Christmas for avenue, entered in all three divisions, with an Theme divisions, and a turkey accent each second-place winner in the three on religion. -Scott Williams, 1525 S. Garden street, categories. announced in The Facts Lights.

Winners will be tomorrow, along with a map of all contest Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ehrlich, 506 E. entries for the convenience of motorists. The Mariposa drive, Special Theme.

decorated homes have been a popular holiday -Bobby Van Roekel, 925 W. Highland tour in the past. avenue, Lights. There will be 17 locations on the tour map, -David Roque, 1233 Webster street, Lights. although the contest features only 16.

The one and Special Theme. A 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. second block will carry at right). A plan to under study, although Area News DAILY FACTS, Redlands, Calif. Friday, December 15, 1972- 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 closed 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.

Water district gets okay to condemn Big Bear lake Big Bear Municipal Water District yester- settlement of the amounts to be paid for the day won the right to condemn the water of Big water and related facilities. Bear Lake in a monumental ruling against the That the water. will have a multi-millionBear Valley Mutual Water company. Judge Edmund Moor ruled for the plaintiff in dollar value to be set by the court was granted by all observers of the suit. In an effort to get a the long-contested Superior Court action, but and its court order for immediate possession of the also ordering that the company Redlands district continue to be lake several years ago, MWD posted $525,000.

irrigators It was then suggested by the company that the supplied with water. true worth would be be in the high millions. Quantities and locations pertaining to the water has been drawn from the irrigation water were left to be determined lake at Irrigation the annual rate of 6,800 acre feet ever later. since the early days of the Bear Valley dam in Although the district (MWD) was allowed to according to Attorney Robert Bierproceed with its condemnation action, Judge 1885, Moor set March 14 for a continuation of the schbach, representing the company. trial on the subject of valuations.

Trying the case since October has been A Feb. 5 conference was scheduled between Judge Moor, the imported jurist from Alpine the district and the company, aiming toward county. Warmer temperatures seen, frost danger over for now low temperatures Tomorrow's peak San Gabriel Mountains Nighttime in Redlands should warm up perature is expected to get into MT. BALDY-6-24 inches, at least one degree tonight. the 70s.

packed, good to very good, Minimums in the local citrus Highs' are expected to reach open daily. last night into the 40 degree range in the Wrightwood, Area growing area generally dropped to the 27-29 San Bernardino mountains BLUE RIDGE-20-30 degree range, but some groves both today and tomorrow packed, excellent, daily. in East Highlands and along promising a weekend of fun for HOLIDAY HILL-8-18 the Santa Ana Wash south of snow enthusiasts. packed, good to very good, Alabama street recorded San Bernardino and San daily. colder 25 degree marks.

Gabriel resorts report good to TABLE Spotty orchard firing was excellent skiing expected this packed, very good, daily. necessary in these coldest weekend with slopes packed sections, short but because peak of durations fluc- with Snow up to Valley, 48 inches nearest of snow. major L.A.'s smog tuating winds, Wilbur resort to Redlands, has 36-48 Shigehara, forecaster in Fruit Frost Riverside, Service said inches "skiing of is snow on its good." slopes and All traced to very today. facilities are open daily. For the most part, effective wind in Other southland resort local machines were operators report: areas handling the cold.

Redlands San Bernardino Mountains RIVERSIDE (UPI) Most official Weather Station, next Green Valley 18-24 inches, of the in Riverside and smog to the Facts office on Brookside packed, good to excellent, open San Bernardino counties comes avenue, recorded a low of 27 daily starting tomorrow. from the Los Angeles Basin, degrees. In higher ground REBEL Big Bear RIDGE-12-24 Valley according to tracer particle sections in Yucaipa, below the studies disclosed Thursday mercury did not get 32. packed, good, daily. the chairman of the state Air by Coldest readings tonight GOLDMINE-10-28 Resources Board.

should be 28 degrees. No or- packed. good to excellent, Dr. Haagen-Smit, in an chard firing will be needed and daily. address to 200 legislators, wind machines should prove SNOW SUMMIT-12-24 scientists and researchers at effective again in the hardest packed, good to excellent, the Clean Air Confeence at UC hit areas, Shigehara predicted.

daily. SNOW Riverside, said preliminary Just as last night's frigid FOREST-18-30 results of the studies indicate it readings eased off somewhat, packed, good to excellent, daily takes from 24 to 48 hours for so did the temperature during starting Saturday. Los Angeles smog to reach the the daytime hours in Redlands. Boat parade two counties. The city posted its first 60 "But the studies do definitely degree plus day since The Christmas Boat Parade indicate that a preponderance December 2 Thursday.

The in San Pedro will start in the of it originates west of mercury climbed to 62 degrees East Basin of the Harbor at 7 Riverside," he said. at 2 p.m. p.m. Dec. 16.

Haagen-Smit said the Los Angeles Basin smog apRedlands area schools route parently through takes the a south circuitous coast air but most of it finds recess for holidays its way into Riverside and San Bernardino counties. Hs comments directly conAbout 12,000 young Redlanders chucked aside their study tradict the position taken by habits today and will spend the next two weeks as consumers, Robert Chass, Los Angeles celebrators, worshippers, secret-keepers and diet-breakers. County air pollution chief, who School recessed for Christmas vacation following has repeatedly claimed most of schedule today at public schools, and a shortened day at some the Riversie and San Bernarprivate schools. Both public and private classrooms will reopen dino smog is home-grown. Tuesday, January 2.

"Some smog does actually Also launching a two-week holiday this afternoon were originate in Riverside and San students of the San Bernardino Community College District, at Bernardino counties," Haagenboth the Valley College and Crafton Hills College campuses. Smit said. "But to say that the But University of Redlands students will not be dismissed for majority of the smog in these the holidays until next Tuesday afternoon, according to the UR two areas is home-produced is calendar. an overstatement." 08 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 $48,000 worth of work' "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.) VA 1 SCENE FROM MICHELANGELO? Not quite.

Although this looks also will include painting the walls and ceilings, laying new vinyl like the Sistine Chapel being prepared for Michelangelo and his flooring in the seating areas, new carpeting in the walkways, replacing frescas, it's actually an unfamiliar view of a very familiar building: vinyl with carpet in the narthex, repairing and replacing fixtures, the University of Redlands Chapel. View is from the pulpit area toward installing some new furniture, "sprucing up" the restrooms, and.