Valley News from Van Nuys, California • Page 37

Dattey News Valley Open Line BERNARD BECK. Director Staff: A. James Llska Fernando I. Domlnguez Here's a story from one of our readers. It goes beyond Valley Open Line's abilities to solve.

We'd like to share it with others, the story is becoming; more and more common as the human condition seems to be growing steadily worse in the San Fernando Valley. Where do we go from here? Any suggestions? For the past month, my husband and five children have been almost completely ignored and offered no help with our problem. We are being forced to move because the house we have been renting for the last 11 years has been sold and the new owners want to tear it down and build another house. We've gone through all the usual channels: social workers, housing assistance programs on federal, state and local levels and numerous other agencies. We've called our councilman, the board of supervisors and the mayor's office all to no avail.

What is this state coming to? We are on A.F.D.C. (Aid to Families with Dependent Children); we have no credit; we do have enough to pay up to $350 per month for rent, which leaves little for anything else, but we don't have enough for first and last month's rent, plus security and cleaning deposits. Besides all that, most landlords tell us they won't take welfare families or teenagers. Some of them won't rent because we don't have any credit, or they tell us they'll only take two children. We are desperate.

We don't know where to turn. Next week we'll be on the street with no place to go. Name withheld openviine After" waiting four or five years for my so-called refund from the potato chip manufacturers, we are about to move. Although we will leave a forwarding address with the post office, I would like to know if someone could find out how much longer it will take. I know the post office will forward mail for only a short period.

That matter is beyond the cash refund now, but the principle of it still bothers me. Please answer so my curiosity won't drive me up a wall. Diane Gaynor, Northridge Don't start climbing the walls yet. Would you believe that refunds to consumers as a result of a 1975 class action suit against snack food manufacturers should be issued in July, August or September? Why all the delays? It has to do with the massive number of claimants (314,000) and the big size of the settlement (more than $2 million). Things don't go quickly when that amount of information has to be fed through a computer and every key step has to be approved by the courts.

The time taken to complete the project was underestimated. The law firm handling the case hopes to finish final verification of claims and submit a petition to the U.S. District Court this month. A judge will then decide how much will be allocated to consumers. You and others who have changed addresses since filing a claim, may update the records by sending name and oid and new addresses to Clerk, District Court, Box 76852, Los angeles, CA 90076, Attn: Snack Food Claims.

openviino We are a retired couple having a difficult time trying to explain to the Los Angeles City Bureau of Street Maintenance the dangers of the city's tree planted in our parkway, Because of the size of the limbs involved, my husband is unable to complete the job of maintenance by himself. The limbs of the tree are over the sidewalk and so low (within two feet of the sidewalk in some areas) that people must stop to walk under it- Mrs. Louise Lonquich, Granada Hills It was all a matter of hanging in there. The L.A. City Department of Public Works, Bureau of Street Maintenance, was contacted by us on your behalf, and one of its inspectors checked out the carob tree, listing it for trimming the following week.

The necessary trimming to provide clearance for vehicular and pedestrian traffic was then completed as scheduled. In February I received a letterabouta bicentennial plate from National Collectors Guild in Santa Monica. 1 sent for the plate in March and asked for it to get to her by March 26 for a birthday gift It didn't arrive. From March 26 on I tried to call the telephone number and was even willing to go down and pick it up. but there was no answer.

Then I wrote another letter. To date 1 have had no reply, no answer amd no plate. Joan Wade, Sepulbeda Careful readers will recall that we discussed National Collectors Guild in the column of Friday, June 10. Ms. Wade saw that article and hastens to tell us that National Collectors Guild now deserves a round of applause.

Why? Because three months after ordering the $14.95 plate, she Valley Open Line) received notification from Clifton W. Forbes, National Collectors Guild director, reporting that she would receive both her plate and a refund of 14 J5. Forbes blamed the delay on "quite a bit of trouble with suppliers and manufacturers." Section 2 Thursday, June 1977 Cliff Patton shows his father, WJ.Pattern, left, how he has added dimension todecoupage paper sculpture, and on right, works on another figure, using small scissors for delicate cutting. Valley News photos Young Patton, after cutting out butterflies, pastes them layer on layer left, thus adding additional dimension to his work as finished product on right shows. That's part of magic of his pursuit.

Third-dimenslonal decoupage paper sculpture Valley teacher adds depth to art By JULIE JACOBS Valley teacher Cliff Patton makes a fine art of adding a new dimension to other artists' paintings, turning out what he calls "third-dimensional sculpture." Patton, a fourth and fifth grade teacher at Germain Street Elementary School in Porter Ranch and son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Patton of Sherman Oaks, adds depth to art works by building them up with as many as 13 layers.

He starts with as many prints of the work as he feels he needs layers to place all the objects in the picture in accurate relief- Then he goes to work with tubes of silicone (used in decoupage), pieces of balsa wood for adding height, and scissors and exacta knives. Thus, butterflies look ready to take flight, every feather on a bird stands out distinctly, and the backs of rooms seem to recede for many feet. Yet he must work within the confines of a glassed-in picture frame. An individual piece can take a day, a week or a month, depending on the number of layers used. Patton tried using decoupage his gifted children's class at Germain school and became interested art himself.

He continued to pursue the with the help of Ginne Furst of Sunland, his teacher and friend. Patton himself has a third dimension. In addition to teaching and sculpting, he spends time with the Santa Monica Theatre Guild as sta- gelighting designer and technician. His paper sculptures are on display until July 31 at the Sales Gallery of the Edward-Dean Museum of Decorative Arts in Cherrv Vallev. Shrine event to honor police chiefs Los Angeles County chiefs of police, active and retired will be honored at an annual dinner sponsored by the Peace Officers Shrine Club, on Monday at 6:30 p.m.

at the Los Angeles. Police Academy in Elysian Park. Noble Tom Frandsen will be master of ceremonies of the event for the 60 or more law enforcement officials expected to attend the dinner, according to Gaylord Campbell, president of the Peace Officers Shrine Club. Cochairmen of the event are retired Chief of Police Richard Conroy of Palos Verdes Estates, retired Chief C. Henry- Fertig of Hunting- ton Park.

Chief James H. Johnson. El Segundo. retired Lt. Pete Stenderup and Chief John E.

Dollarhide. Palos Verdes Estates. Chiefs who will attend include: Duane Baker of Glendale; Edward Davis. Los Angeles; David Ross, San Fernando, and Chief Richard Newman, Simi Valley. The club is the largest of 68 clubs affiliated with Los Angeles' Al Malaikah Temple of the Shrine.

Its more than 1,900 members represent city police, sheriff's department, district attorney's office, detective bureau, security firms and county courts. Electric charge plan to be before council Deadline for applying for CSUN fall semester told By ANDREW MERRILL Burbank City Council Tuesday held over until tonight's special budget meeting a controversial proposal from an advisory board for an across-the- board 82.20 monthly customer service charge on residential electrical use- All other council business was approved. This included: An ordinance prescribing additional standards for newsracks. including wood grain panelingand mounting and location to le approved by the public works director. This ordinance has to come back for second readingand final approval next Tuesday.

A resolution authorizing donation of two city parking melers to the Bur- hank Historical Society. Parking meters are a disappearing historical relic in Burbank. having been outlawed by the council last month. A resolution increasing from four to five stones a planned parking structure to serve a savings and loan complex being built in the City Centre Redevelopment Project. The last resolution was passed bv councilmen in their role as the Burbank Redevelopment Agencv as as the council.

The agency" also approved a loan of S500.000 from its relatively successful Golden State Redevelopment Project in the industrial northwest part of town to the less successful City Centre (commercial) project. July 15 has been set as the priority deadHne for applying to California State University, Nortbridgc for the fall 1977 semester. The university anticipates more than 26,500 persons will apply for fall term classes. In support of their application, prospective students mustarrange to submit to CSUN appropriate test scores and 1 ranscripts by no later than Aug. 5, order to obtain academic advisement and enroll in classesduring regular registration Aug.30-Scpt.

1. Persons applying later than July wi31 be placed on a waiting list. Late applicants will be required to dehvcr applications and official copies of transcripts and test scores in person Jo the student information counter an the lobby of the CSUN Administration BuiJding, according to Ned Reynolds, director of admissions and records. In addition, late applicants may be unable to register until after the slart of classes. Applications are available at nigh schools, community colleges and the 19 California Slate University and Colleges campuses.

Inquiries about admission or readmission should 3x- directed lo the Office of Admissions and Records, 18111 Nordholf Northridge, CA 91330. City of Hope's goal honoring Tracy Getlin's memory reached Contributions lo the City of Hope in the name of Sherman Oaks Elementary School are approachinc Si according to principal Irving Croshier The school held Tracy Getlin Day June 6 in honor of a second grader who had died of leukemia. Students and staff were encouraged to bring donation? for the City of Hope in Us tattle against this disease. The goal was $150 in return for which the school would get a plaque with Tracy's name in bang in the auditorium localise of public contributions of all sizes--including $25 from the Valley News through promotion coordinator Barbara school has far exceeded goal In addition to the for disease research, ix-ople have contributed about $550 to the school for hbrarv 5xoks. 'Portable Pool'program offers summer swimming fun at Valley elementary schools To cope with those hotsummerdays ValJey.

Armmta Street, July 25 through through JuJv 27: San 1 Valley Open Line deals exclusively with the problems of our readers. We answer questions and cut red tape. We help you in your never-ending battle to beat the system. Let us know what your problems are. To cope with those hot summer days that are just around the corner, the Youth Services branch of the Los Angeles Unified School District again will bring its "'Portable Pool" swimming program to selected elementary schools throughout the San Fernando The pool measures 24 feet by 16 feel and is 3 feet deep.

North east Valley elementary schools taking part include: Canterbury Avenue, June 20 through July Colfax Avenue, July 7 through July 25; Armmta Street, July 25 through August 10 and Mountain View. August 10 through August 26. North west Valley elementary schools taking part this summer include: Tulsa Street, June 22 through July 11; Darby Avenue, July 11 through July 27; San Fernando, July 27 through August 12 and Dyer Street, August 12 through August SO. The program is free of charge. For further information, parents should contact the individual school..