The Van Nuys News from Van Nuys, California • Page 2

"A VAN NUYS, CALIFORNIA IN 3 Monday, August 6, 1 951 New Panorama Cily Civic Group Formed Ratification of by-laws and nomination of officers are on the agenda of a meeting of "The Leaders" civic group of Panorama City to be held Aug. 15 in the Burton St. School, Frank Seeley, chairman, announced today. The organization, recently formed, is comprised of men who have children in that school. Seeley explained that the organization's purpose is to promote youth activities and civic affairs generally, and that membership is open to any citizen of Panoiarna City.

IK JAIL AGAIN fyitui 9t Alleged Purse Taker Out on Bail; Arrested after New CorjipSaint Continued from Page One OME PAPER DID IT Mrs. lean Gregory, Vicksburg, divorcee with three i advertised in her! hometown paper her need for! a husband to support them. The I Dale Howard Ray, 27-year-old appeal spread to the press driver arrested last week the Nation. Two hundred pro- after he reportedly snatched a li- posals came, from far and brarian's purse because he wanted i give the money to his poor The winner--an old boy friend, molrier was behind a i again fellow Michigander, who read o(jay because orricei John the local ad. Moral: It pays to Parkcr nas a go0 memory, advertise--in the old home by William Colfax Markham VICTORY AT COLDWATER MOX THJRU THURS.

AUG. 6-AUG 9 FAMILY N1TES B5c per car VAX HEFUX and SUSAN" HAYAVARD in 1 1 Lorelta Young and Barry Sullivan "Cause for Alarm" newspaper. IT Parker was giving a motorist a citation in the vicinity of the 14000 block of Ventura Blvd. when he saw a man a i in a suspicious manner huruedly walking down 1 Professor George L. Croos strept of the University of Oklahoma, He recognized the man as Ray- asking the State legislature for whom he previously had anested.

more appropriations: "We're Purse Contained si 8 working to develop a university A few moments later an ex- the football team can be proud of." --Quoted in TIME Burglarize Offices of Firm Three Times General Builder and Supply 7320 Bellaire reported to police that its office had been enter-j ed and ransacked for the third time in recent weeks. It was undetermined what had been taken at the time of the report. The burglar, wearing gloves, cut three strands of barbed wire atop a six-foot fence, climbed over, and entered the office through a broken window. William Fox MARIO ANN LANZA-BLYTH DOROTHY JAM" KlRSTEN-NOVOTNA. Adults, 65c; Juniors, 5Oc Kids 2Oc Includes Tax STate 4-9911 Matinee Sat.

Sun. cited woman and a man appeared. The woman, Mrs. Margaret Wood- ward, and her brother W. O.

Har! rison, of Burbank, said a man answering Ray's description had 'snatched Mrs. Woodward's puise containing $18. The Burbank woman said she was waiting on customers in an ice cream store at 14961 Ventura Blvd. she saw a man take the purse and flee. The sister and brother said they ran after him.

The suspect dropped the purse during his flight, apparently after taking the money. Searches Suspect's Room With Ray's permission Parker searched the room and found S17 concealed in the bed spring. Ray insisted the bills were the same that he had when released on bail following the theft of a purse from the librarian, Mrs. J. G.

Showalter of 17161 Sherman Way, Reseda at Reseda Public Library. Parker checked records at the Valley jail and found that the serial numbers of the bills returned to Ray differed from the currency concealed in the spring. Ray then was booked on suspicion of burglary again. FIRST with the BEST for the LEAST SHOW START AT DUSK Roscoe Blvd. between Van Nuys I Sepulvcda STate 5-3460 Vano-wen and Krscdn Birds.

Phone RUeby 6-5550 NOW, THRU BOTH THEATRES RED SKELTOX--SALLY FORREST "EXCUSE MY DUST" COLOR BY TECHNICOLOR Starts Wednesday Red SUelton, Sally Forrest "EXCUSE MY DUST" In Technicolor DRUMS" Starts Wednesday R. Scott, D. Brian "FORT WORTH" Color by Technicolor BIG HORN" Draftee Group Has Month to Choose Branch of Service whn l-in already taken and passed their pre-induction physical examinations have another month in which they may volunteer for the service of their choice, it was announced by Southern District headquarters for Army and Air Force recruiting. Grace period was extended lor the extra month primarily because of the large number of men earmarked for induction who are taking advantage of the opportunity to choose their own branch of service. Complete information is available at the Army and Air Force Recruiting Station at 1-1512 Sylvan Van Nuys.

GRANT PAVING PETITION Request of property owners for paving of Leadwell St. from Shirley Ave. to Corbin Ave. has been granted by the City Council. Monday, Aug.

6 Tuesday. Augr. 7 Wednesday, Augr. 8 J. Ireland, L.

Bridges "LITTLE BIG HORN" MAJOR STUDIO PREVIEW PLUS 'SAVAGE DRUMS II "TAKE CARE OF MY LITTLE GIRL" and "PASSAGE WEST" Color by Technicolor PANORAMA VAN HUtS BLVD; TONY CURTIS 'The Prince Who Was A Thief PLUS TOKYO FILE 212' Red Skelton "EXCUSE MY DUST' Alfred Hitchcock's "STRANGERS A TRAIN" "Sherman Way at Reseda 81, RUgby 6-1943 ALFRED HITCHCOCK'S 'Strangers on a Train' UKBETH SCOTT "TWO OF A KIND" Richard AVidmark "FROG MEN" Plus "TARGET UNKNOWN" The NEWS GREEN SHEET THEATRE GUID mm mm mmam mm -Following booking scheduled at time paper went to press, subject to change wi ithout notice. THEATRE LA REINA SHERMAN OAKS STate 4-1141 VAN NUYS VAN NtJYS STate 5-2731 RIVOLI VAN NTJYS STate 5-3919 EL PORTAL Korth Hollywood SUnset 2-8585 STUDIO CITY IX VALLEY SUnset 2-2377 VALLEY Xorlli Hollywood J-227B Monday, Aug. 6 Tuesday, AUK. Wednesday, 8 "EXCUSE MY Skelton. S.

Forrest "NIGHT INTO Milland HEALTHFUIXY AUl CONDITIONED--OP i "THE Sccnn "F01 Color 12:15) THE FROG MEN" id Bis Feature 'FORT WORTH" By Technicolor DAlJLi "KING SOLOMON'S Kerr Grain Bargain Matinee Every Sunday--50c PRINCE WHO WAS A THIEF" FILE 212" 'ill 5 P.JL "INSIDE THE WALLS OF FOLSOM PRISON" "SEALED CARGO" "Secret of Convict Tierney "He Ran All The Winters ALL SEATS 30c INC. TAX "EXCUSE MY Skelton, Sally Forrest "NIGHT INTO Milland "CATTLE McCrea Color by Technicolor Plus Second Man Hunt" Please Call Theatre for Propratn "Johnny Apollo" "Boomerang" "Appointment With Ladd Glen Ford. Ccnr "SECRET OF CONVICT LAKE" Did You Get The Mail? I HAT is the question asked ot every breakfast table, office building, and rural delivery box (every day except Sunday). Everybody wants to get some mail in order to "start the day right." Too often we forget that if we want to get some mail we must also send some. Like everything else, the postal service must needs have a beginning.

This is one of the most useful and cherished institutions of the people of the United States. The mail messenger is always welcome--far more so than the tax collector. Describing this public service, John Quincy Adams in his first- message to Congress expressed it this way: "The comfort of friendly correspondence, the exchanges of internal traffic, and the lights of the periodical press should be distributed the remotest corners of the Union, at a charge scarcely perceptible to any individual." Today a President never refers to the postal service except to ask for an increase of rates in order to increase salaries or emoluments. Historically, here are a few items of interest: The British postal service existed in the American Colonies from 1692 to 1775. it consisted of really one main lane paralleling the coast with branches fevy and far between.

This service was first administered by private parties under grant from William and Mary, and later, directly from the British government. These crown postmasters had, or at least they exercised, the "right" of "spying" upon the mails intrusted to their care. This made it difficult and dangerous for the liberty-loving Colonists to communicate each other. The zealous representatives of England also professed to exercise a supervisory care over the newspapers which were printed in the Colonies and made arbitrary rules and regulations against those publications which were outspoken in their expressions of condemnation of things as they were then and which dared to urge the liberty and independence of the Colonies. Some papers were shut out of the mails and some were forced to tone down their utterances.

A pound sterling was demanded to carry 250 papers 150 miles. The post office led to the unification of the Colonies. Paul Revere was the confidential post rider for Massachusetts. The Boston Tea Party would have been nothing but a neighborhood affair had it not been for the agency of the post office. The Postal Service doubtless did more than any other agency to unify the Colonies.

It brought their interests and endeavors to a common meeting-point. It brought the leading men and women to know and exchange ideas one with another. Printing presses were established about the same time that the postal service was begun in America. Postmasters enjoyed the privilege of sending their mail free of postage, hence many postmasters became publishers. (May be lhat is why a hundred years afterwards os a newspaper publisher, also became a postmaster and established rural delivery routes at their beginning, in a mid-western State).

There was one intrepid editor who refused to be bribed, bulldozed or put our of business for urging freedom for the Colonies. He insisted that the Magna Charta gave him the right to use the facilities afforded by the postal service upon equal terms with all others. When his papers were refused the use of the mails, he sef abouf establishing what he called "A Constitutional American Post Office." He issued a circular July 2, 1774 announcing his plan and went about the colonies soliciting support. Committees were appointed and subscriptions of money secured, postmasters designated, riders employed and a service was established which was instantly patronized. Crown post riders found the roads unsafe and resigned.

Such was the work of William Goddard, printer of the Maryland Journal. By the early part of 1775 he had 20 offices and nine post riders covering the territory from Massachusetts to Virginia, including Georgetown-on-fhe-Po- tomac. Goddard's persistence undoubtedly led to the establishment by the Continental Congress, in their first session, of a postal service for- all the Colonies. Benjamin Franklin became the first Postmaster General at one thousand dollars a year. Division of Highways Taking Applications for Field Engineers Applications are being received for under engineering aid, a beginner's field position with the Division of Highways, the State Personnel Board announced today.

The job requires i through the lltn grade or compensating experience, and pays $210 a month to start. There are regular raises and promotional opportunities. Application may be made until Sept. 22 to personnel board offices in Sacramento, San Francisco or Los Angeles, or any department of employment office. Applications will close Thursday for school lunch nutritionist, which pays S358 to $436 monthly, and for senior librarian in state institutions, with a salary of S295 to $358.

Widow on 10-Year Probation Having previously pleaded guilty to two counts of grand theft, Van Nuys investment counselor Irving Eddels, 47, Jias been placed on 10 years probation by Superior Court Judge Clement D. Nye. Eddels. of 15S31 Vose St, also was ordered to pay William. J.

Wideman, acting as guardian for Mrs. Carrie H. Northey, 71, of Pomona, $2500 in cash and to give him a note for $25,000. Pleaded Guilty March 26 The note is to be paid off in monthly payments of S200 for the first six months and $250 thereafter. Eddels pleaded guilty 1o the two counts last March 26.

He testified he had "borrowed" money totaling $66,380 from Mrs. Northey and then lost it on the stock market. Wideman had charged that Eddels actually obtained 5205,040 in cash, deeds to property and from the widow of a Tulare County rancher. Appealed for Aid Discovery of the thefts occurred when Mrs. Northey, reputed to be wealthy, appealed to relatives for financial aid for medical treatment.

Eddels, it was charged, had assured the widow that he would invest the funds in a New Jersey factory and annuities. Dept. Dist. Atty. Herman Arter- berry said that many ot the grand theft counts against Eddels were outlawed by the Statute of Limitations.

Picnic Scheduled by Sons of Italy in Sunland Park United Lodges of the Sons ol Italy in American comprising all the Los Angeles County lodges will hold their annual picnic on Sunday, AUR. 12, nt Sunland Recreation Park in Sunland. Many features of amusement have been planned and in addition four prizes are to be given. Entertainment is planned for "Wo promi .0 wonderful i (o all who attend." Ralph DeMurin, chairman of the picnic, a lo- day. Venetian Blind It's Washable! Plastic Tapes Plastic Cords Baked Enamel Slats, Baked Enamel head-rail and bottom-rail.

Tilt cords cannot get out of adjustment. 24-Hour Service Small orders made while you wait. Discount on all CASH CARRY ORDERS Come in and see this WONDERFUL BUND FLEXALUM is made only by Capitol in the Valley. CAPITOL Venetian Blind Co. 592S Kester V.N.

5T5-5758--ST 5-54ii Reseda-to-Sea Highway Costs Up $1,000,000 Rising construction costs have increased the prospective outlay for construction of Reseda Blvd. from Ventura Blvd. to Sunset Blvd. by more than $1,000,000 since 1948. That was shown today by an estimate submitted by the Board "of Public Works to the City Council.

The estimate was $6,700,000, i as compared with an estimate of 55,685,055 made three years ago by the City Engineer. Request for the estimate was made by the City Council as a result of the campaign carried on by the Reseda-to-the-Sea Highway Association to get the project started on the right-of- way that has been acquired by the city. A I A DC FOR "FORMICA' TUrb ('01 AND TABLE TOl'S mai.nt.iin sprviitl department and traipse! crew for-this work i.iiipli-ti- M-lfi-tion of colors. UNIVERSAL ESTIM MK-. 7 van N'uvs Van DR.

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