Ukiah Daily Journal from Ukiah, California • Page 1

Northweitef lUdn lilwly tonight and thtte- rain lotiaUy hiiavy, nollh IhttWlay; low tonight and Mgb tjiiunday at Fort Bragg 45 and 4S and (B; small cr ilaad nor. Uiward, with increaaing wind donig ooaat tbnitfit. Iiaitv YMr No. i222 1974' Date Hi Lo .26 eo 42 Noon Today 48 Rattifall 41.95 DaU li 26 48 LowlMay Last 37.6ft Uklah, AAendocIno County, Califprnlar-Wednesday, ebruary 27, 1974 24 Cents FIRE VICTIM Ron Silverwood, left, depMty sheriff, and volunteer firemen Kevin Futch, nearest the camera, and Gene Benesini assist Cal Wells ofS Eversole Mortuary with the of Malcolm Rawles, 62, whose room in the Taylor Rast Home on Hortense, street was ravaged by fire Tuesday. Journal photo by Fae.

Rest honie occupanf in blaze Malcom Rawles, 63, a brother of Ukiah attorney, Newell Rawles, died Tuesday afternoon whenifire swept his the Fiest Home at 304 S. Hortense Street. Fay Yates, sister of the rest hpme owner, Gladys Taylor, alerted to the fire by the rest home's alarm and aftor a quick check for rest home guests and fire'called the Ukiah fire department. At the time of her had not Men fire, or even smoke. She did know, boWever, that Mr.

Rawles was hot among the guests in the front of the houae and went directly to his room following her call to the fire department. When she opened the found the room fllled with smoke and flames. Two trucks from the fure department rolledonthe fire and arrived to find flames escaping from the south window at the O'Brien aski more pay for jurors A recommendation by Superior Judge Tiinothy O'Brien for per diem and mileage compensation for Superioi-Cpurt jurors was adopted by county supervisors Tuesday with intention of recommending changes in state law. Jurors currently receive 20 cents per mileone-way, but only on thef irst day they sferve in each quarter of the year. They ire $6 per day expenses.

Judgle 6'Brien has recommended mileage allowance (o 15 cents t(r mile for all Miles traveled, and in- crOasing the per (fiem allowance to County Administrator Al Beltrami, reported that the Senate is currently considering a bill which would increase the daily allowance but Supervisor Ernie Baniner queationed the bill would idfect all counties. The current law sets different per diem rates based on a Beltrami was instructed to obtain a copy of the pending legislation, Senate bill 491, and determine if it would have an effect on this county. "Tliis is long overdue," Chairman Ted Galletti indicated. "The law should have been oveiiiauled years ago." bill certainly seems to be on target," Bui-gess Williams contributed. The board indicated its intent to pass a resolution urging a change'in the existing compensation for jurors.

rear of the house, and rising 10 feet over the roof. Mr. Rawles occupied a room in south section at tlie of the house. Tjie fire report indicates that major damage from the fire was in that roohj with minor damage to an adjoining laundry room and smoke damage to the entire house. The victim was found still sitting in an overstaffed chair in his room, his clothing afire.

Atthiraejk cause of tiw fire is stin iB4ar investigation, it appears that the victim had fallen asleep while smoking, investigators say. salvage van and other vehides from the fue department arrived on the scene and Ukiah police department was called as was the coroner's office. Firemen liiran their arrival helped the other fiv6 guests of the rest home from the building to insure their safety. Arrangemients were made for them to stay last night with friends and relatives. Six duty personnel from- the fire department, two off duty and 12 volunteers assisted in extinguishing the blaze.

Services are pending at Eversole Mortuary. Wood waste utilization or Onergy Assemblyman Barfy Keene and Sen. Randolph Collier, accompanied by astronaut Scott Carpenter, met Tuesday afternoon in Eureka with timber interests to explore the possibility of industry utilizing waste wood products for the. manufacture of methyl alcohol. Included, in the tour, group was Assemblyman BUI Green, chairman of the Assembly committee on manpower development, of which Keene is a member, and Stephen Wiley of Wiley Carpenter was present.in his capacity of president' of Gearhart-Lawrence Industries.

Keoie said this morning tljat the reason for the meeting was to try to bring to bear the capacities of the. industry jn to help some of the problems of tlie coast region. Keene described the meeting, which lumbermen and local officials, "as an attempt to cross-pollinate between the aerospace and timber industries." Keene said he was in receipt of a letter from Masonite in Ukiah. that the hard' lx)ard was to dispose of waste wood materials which could not be in their production process. Masonite is currently hauling redwood! bark from its Western Woodlands division which is disposed of by burying.

Carpenter brouglit put that wood waste, products could-supply tilree times the energy noW being obtained by utilization of garbageiin areas'. Carpenter told the lumbermen that production of methyl alcohol through utilization of wood wastes could suppy a market which ordinarily uses products derived from fossil fuels. ViE tsant of deotaol to gasoline, mileage could be increased by 10 per cent andpolliition reduced by 20 cent with a saving of four per cent to the consumer. Carpenter said. "The technology iS he added.

"It's only a question of whether the supply of wood wastes and their accessibility would make such an operation economically feasible." rHie tour-group visited Bodega Bay Tuefsday morntfl'g to talk with officials of the UC there as to their progress in developing aqua-culture techniques to increase the supply of edible shellfish, so as to supplement other food sources. Aqua-culture is, at this tirtie, iBiique to California. Fafnlly prices wiil cohtinuiff to soar IRMCAflON A frettcllMi npvc piPM raoM TO IC RAIN aiao DitraiauTOR aLaCTRIC OAS OBSIL axparlanwi NARiWAItE a HMv cawpair Cwrtractor WASHINGTON (UPI) The cost of a typical household grocery basket, which new record in January, will push on to more new-peaks this spring and summer, government economists predict "The January market basket esthnate was calculated by Agriculture Depjart- ment experts Tuesday' while bakers descended on the Capitol to publiciize their daini that consumers' cbujd run out of bread temporarily this spring unless the; government slows down wheat exports. Agriculture Secretary Earl L. Butz heatedly denied the bakers' charges.

According to agriculture experts, the annUal-rate cost of a market basket of farm-produced food for a "household" of 3.2 persons rose 1.8 per cent from $1,6.50 in December to a record in because of sharp increases in farm itf'ices. One department economist said should be bracing-themselves for still higher prices in the months ahead because "prices of practically all major categories of food vvill be increasing, reflecting tightening supplies, higher farm prices, and rising costs of processing, transporting and distributing food products." t'or the months from January March, retail food prices are expected to average 5 per cent above the last three months of 1973. Agriculture experts say they believe most of this year's price hikes will be packed into the first six months, with a levelling off possilde in the summer and some downturn late in the year if crop and livestock production rises as expected. Even with the predicted production gains, however! dfepartment economists have predicted average retail food iricMfar iSllQf 8 1973, probably 12 per cent, above. Leading a group of bakers to Capitol Hill Tuesday," Wager, president of the American Bakers Association, said that "unless swift action- is taken, American cpnsumers face the grim prospect of a bread shortage this spring and our industry may go over the brink to economic ruin." say the administration is allowing too much wheat to' be exported.

Sen. Henry M. Jackson, Tuesday supported the bakers. In Indianapolis, Butz replied to Jackson: "I.simply cannot understand the senator froin the third most important, wheat the nation turning his back on his constituents in" favor of. a group of demonstrating Butz added in a speech today that bakers conducting a scarte campaign partly to avert attention from the fact that 24 cents out of the retail price of a one poundloaf of breadis associated with their own costs and profits.

Bulletin WASHINGTON (UPI) In an effort designed, to boost gasoline supplies, the Federal. Energy. Office (FEO) anounced today to ease restrictions on crude oil imports. The has been urged by the major oil Some oil firms have been deliberately cutting batk crude oil imports because of government restrictions, officials of the. Federal Energy Office said.

Ihe cutbaclts translated into less gasoline production. Preserve Your Liberties: ELECT OSCAR KLEE as your Representative InConsfress. THOMAS JEFFERSON once said, "When a man assumes a public trust, he consider himself public as Paid lor by Democrats lor. Kloc lor Congress Board decision on No local emergency on gas purchase plan By MARK RAYMOND Mendocinp County supervisors elected "Tuesday not to declare a state of emergency here to implement, a mandatory gasoline purchase system based oh the Oregon odd-even plan. The board received a telegram from the governor's office detailing for mandatory system, requesting that each county declare a state, of emergency by "Thursday order to iihplement the by Friday.

Supervisors this morning received word from the governor's office that Mendocino County could declare a state of emergency at a later date than Friday, March 1, and still participate in the odd and-even program. It was also clarified that the odd and even system could not be implemented unless the boards of supervisors concerned 'did declare an eiiiergency. It is expected that-thie board will delay further discussion until next Tuesday, their regular meeting day. "The proposal would require gas stations to serve motorists with even-numbered license plates on even-numbered cars with odd-numbered plates on odd- numbered days. Personalized plates would be considered odd-numbered.

The last digit of the license plate applies. would also prohibit serving motorists whose cars have at least half a tank of gas. Onthe Slat day the earn would be served. Out-of-state vehicles be exempted. County Administrator Al Beltrami reported he had talked with representatives from the county's, four cities, and with five independent gas dealers, and all had been opposed to the plan.

Supervisor Emie Banker was critical of the half-tank provision, stating, "It would only lencourage people to run all over the countryside to use up gas." Banker also suggested the county enter into an with neighboring counties to pirovide gaspline to traveling county officials in emergency situations. Beltranii stated he would investigate that The board, noting the Feb. deadline for declaring the emergency, wanted to know if it could declare the state of emergency at a later date ifthe situation in this county becomes'worse. Gas is currently available in Ukiah, seven days a Week, and normally at all hours of the day, although the outlying areas haven't been as fortunate. "It's not only Sundays now," Supervisor Harvey Sawyers stated, "it's to be: everyday.

In Willits yesterday, every station wais closed by 4:30." Supervisor Augie Avila reported that the Chamber of Commerce in Fort Bragg had service station owner? and worked out an agreement whereijy one station would be open on Sundays on a rotating basis. "The problem now is stations running out of allocations," Chairman fed Galletti added. hitting closer to home now." "1 would agree with the plan if it weffi done on a statewide basis," Banker opted. LOiS ANGELES (UPI) Mandatory every-other-day gasoline buying restrictions come to at least five California maybe Friday. Orange, Cruz, Modoc, and Solano counties acted immediately Tuesday to impose the program put forth by Gov.

Ronald Reagan to shorten lines at gas stations. San Joaquin County also requested the plan, and Riverside County asked for partial participation. Sonoma. County independent service station dealers Tuesday night voted in favor of a voluntary odd-even: rationing plan. The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors approvcjd the rationing jdahj Mon- day but said it was up to the dealers to decide if they wanted to initiate the program.

Keith Totemeir, president of the Sonoma County Independent- Service Station Dealers, which represents over 200 proprietors, said the plan would be put into, effect Monday, March 4, instead of this Friday, because' some dealers won't receive their March gasoline allotment until the first of next week. Under the governor's declaration Monday, the progfam will go into force on a county-by-county basis. It is up to county twards of supervisors to declare that ah emergency exists and jdace the county under the state plan. The slate Office of Emergency Services was scheduled to annoimce more details of the program today, including the penalty provisions for violations. -Reagan, in announcing the program, insisted it was not rationing, since it does not establish a maximum amount of, gasoline that can be purchased.

He called it a marketing measure, designed to bring order to increasingly chaotic gas sales. Other counties were acting to get in on the prpgram, and it appeared that much of the Southern California region could be under its provisions by the Riverside County supervisoi-s voted to irppose restrictions in the populous western third of the county, excluding the vast desert reaches to the east. It was not cljear however whether the state government would go along with a partial participation. San Bernardino County supervisors voted to ask Reagan if they can defer a decision. City council merchants? 'Sour grapes' and candidates speak their minds ByDANMcKEE The issues were revitalization of the downtown biisiness district, city expansion, the sewer-water ordTnances, increases in city business licenses and so were the candidates during last night's League of Nyi 'omen Candidates' Night at council hopefuls addressed the issues before an audience estimated at aiwtit 55 persons, which was as candidate.

Barry Wood pointed composed "mamly of his supporters and persons favoring the candidacy of W. "JDuke" Fenter. What emerged dramatically from the evening's debate was the dissatisfaction of an apparent large section of downtown merchants with the present council, a council, they charge, that has been' to business" at best. The candidates tended to diyide themselves into two categories those basing their campaigns on "sour grapes" issues, such'as the recently passed water- sewer ordinances, and those mainly concerned with future planning for the city, particularly the downtown area. Vince Sisco, while calling for a reversal of the council's water-sewer ordinance, mainly addressed the problgm of keeping the city's business "heart" alive in his opening remarks.

He called for remoVal of all parking meters on Oak Street, development of a shopping niall downtown and the restriction of new shopping (inters from the city limits without significant population growth in the Mark Raymond proposed traffic and street pattepi improvements foir the area and the creation of a cultural arts commission tb.pursue beautiflcatjion of the city as a whole, and closer cooperation between the city, the county and special districts on matters of planning. Attorney Barry Wood, also a council hopeful, told the audience that the "quality of life" in Ukiah was his major concern and predicted that rezoning of the, city under the new general plan now in preparation would be the major challenge the city would face during the next fojir years. implications," he wanred. W. "Duke" Fenter, disclaiming that he was "mad at anyone," -echoed Wood's remarks.

"Growth and (tirection is the big question," he said. "We must'plan for well thoiight but expansion." The Candidates Night debate will be tonight at 8 over Channel 13. Portions, of the program will also be used each evening on radio station KUKI during its 5:20 newscast. Candidates Wally Behm, Paul Jack and Paiil Trouette on the other hand, based their appeals on the promise "to bridge the gap" between citizens and the council and restore the people'? voice in city government. (Cont'don Page 2) Record milk prrce hike sought by dairymen SACRAMENTO (UPI) California dairymen today asked the state Department Food and Agriculture to raise the retail price of milk by a record eight cents per half gallon.

If approved by the department's Milk Stabilization Unit, the increase would be the largest ever granted and would hike the average retail price of milk statewide from 66 cents per half gallon to 74 cents. 4,000 plus dairymen of California are dramatically caught in the too familiar cost-price squeeze," said Jay Goold, general manager of the League of California Milk Producers. "In addition to all the ordinary conditions of the cos.t-price mess they must realistically look at the necessity of slaughtering up to 25 per cent of their herdl" ajiews conference. Goold said feed priQes ''seated almost 100 pec cent in the year -This dramatic feed'price increase will a Qass 1 price which translates, into 16'cents a Last year, the stabilization unit' approved increases tptaluig a record lo cents a half gallon and Brunei Christensen, state agriculture director, said earlier tliis month another liike was almOst assured. is no doubt it will have to go.

up because of skyroicketmg, feed costs," Christensen said at the time Goold, whose group represents about half of the Grade A milk producers in the a news conference before the ppening of milk stabilization hearings that even if the eight-cent half gallon jump was granted the price would not be that high. He said it would "still keep milk to the, consumer' in California below that of several major tl.S.'cities, including New York, Baltimore and Dallas." Goold aiso said, "Because there has been a worldwide demand for all protein, farmers must receive competitive prices for their animal feed crops Or they will switch to Other crops, leaving thousands of milk animals to be slaughtered." A spokesman for the Milk Stabilization Unit said it would probably make a decision on milk price increases within two weeks af.ter the end of the two days of Wilson 'siK HOME a FURNISHINGS 1850 N. State St. 462-7787 3f NOW OPEN I SUNDAYS 12 to 5 For your Convenience II (office closed).