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

Ring Treasure Hunt Still Goes on About Local Gas Stations J. Greer, a most careless individual, still losing his "molher's diamond ring" around Valley service stations and still continues lo offer $50 rewards for their recovery. Another man, giving the name of Hemmingway, stili continues to, find them and leaves them with; gullible gas salesmen who scemi more than willing to part with! from 510 lo $20 with hopes ot turning thcring over to for S50. David C. West, service s.tation operator at 20)18 Ventura bouic- vard, turned up as the victim this week when he told lo-, cal detectives that he had given1 "Mr.

520 for find-: Ing "Mr. Greer's" lost ring, but the ring proved lo be bogus. A few days ago the two bunco artists extracted SID from E. F. Lcggett.

North Hollywood service ftation man. with the tame trick. -We are looking very diligently for both these gentlemen." said Detective Captain Louis Canto today. sale of diamond rings at ten and twenty dollars apiece wtu eventually ruin the market Tor tuch gems as well as cripple the gas station business." Dangerous Fires Menace Valley Danger from grass fires in all sections of Ihe Valley area grew more pronounced today when Van Nays and Valley Are companies redoobled efforts lo prevent a general conflagration from two brush blazes which were racing early IhK mommr. Firemen from llenywood and North Hollywood battled a slab-born fire in the hills near trnl.

v-ersal City shortly before Boon today but no reported. Resorts of a more mfnaring blue in Brown Canyon near nan sent the bit Unit en gine from Ihe local -toil 9 o'clock folly eqnipprd for several hours of flre nghlinr. TTTST now the whole agricul-" tural'llfc of the world Is ln the due to the great shrinkage in prices of prooucls But this same condition lias pen after this time, ing has always been the chief industry of the and al ways will for eating Is the I last tiling people quit doing. an: ment over the old Alphous Gaston fiasco. VALLEY RANGHERM i prison for the murder of hiji sweetheart.

Members of the Van Nuys Ro tary club discovered a humorist yesterday, in spite of the hot weather. Il was home talent day three members telling of their vocations. Dr. W. M.

Byers lold how to and how to find out what ail ed the patient. When he had fin ished it was generally agreed that instead of being a physician he should have been a humorist. is reported, there it, zam of £am Shepard. squawk from far I told of Ihe different types o'er the hill because the stop of insurance and in spite of the were removed from Van fact that several ot his friends Nuys boulevard at the Vanowen present insisted his time was released from Ihe penitentiary: dub HoUSC PeCITlit! last Monday hut did not arrive In; Los Angeles until yesterday, com-. Erection of a club house at Cold-' lag directly to the ranch In the water Canyon road near Avrnldaj Valley.

del sol In the San Fernando Val-; He reported last night to James ley deputy state parole off leer, ell Tuesday when Instructions for the Los Angeles district, to sent to Ihe city attorney to pre-; whorn he will make a port until 1911. Modern Homes 1ct Council Approves monthly re- pare an ordinance granting the. permit. Find Purchasers as buv- Local Realtor in Van Nuys BeccgnliinB ere market. Joseph Stucky has purchased a modem five room ai HSU SyHaa il' MONDAY AND THURSDAY BUILDING Show Growth of Van Nuys Ftrmlto During VStifll New Una Buriot lMt lit ToUl The Van Nuys News FIRST With the New.

First in Circulation Lndt Kbw hbI-ikU; IM weekly papers in AditrtKlnx VoIum TWENTIETH TEAR VAN NUYSL CALIFORNIA. HIVKSUAY. JUNE 15. TWELVE PAGES IFF INCREASE ON DRIED EGGS GOOD NEWS FOR POULTRYWIEN MORE FOOD IS NEEDED FOR CHILDREN P-T. A.

HEAD IN APPEAL FOK DONATIONS Present Supply Fails Id Meet Demand From Hungry San Fernando Tols Crtlnj a more widespread rupcrue (o appeals for the donation of fresh fruit, and lo provide lunches for more than 500 hungry school children in the Valley. Sirs. Frank S. llernard, president of Van hlrJi school A. today declared that the need here acute with scores of children Ln the San Fernando city area suffering from lack of proper nourishment.

The local A. organization. uprklng in cooperation -with, the San Fernando city group have made arrangements to open cafeterias at the CMelmny street Echoul today to handle an oirr-tlov from the Son Fernando grammar school where 200 children are being led dally, Mrs. Bernard stated that there ii Little need for aid in Van Nuys the situation here is being cared for by Individual members of the association. Out real problem exists in the' San Fernando city area whsre of destitute families arc un able to obtain sufficient ic she said.

THE VALLEY INDEX Expressed Editorially A MILLION dollar salary ta re, and a hrmdred- thousand-lncrease-something-else ihere. Some public officials evidently have not or do not want to that the country Is tunning In a different gear now. Steady. fellows. Belter start in and study your A C's all over again.

It's thai or sound and going to bed without dinner. LREADT the ranchers of San Fernando Valley have begun to harvest some bumper Maybe the price isnl what il used to hut there's a lot of satisfaction in knowing that year In and year out. regardless ot world weather roncUUorr, soli and water supply of this Valley make a combination that will grow abundant crops. thousand dollars an acre is the basic value of land In the San Fernando Valley tor strictly fanning says one extensive property owner, who has tried the Job of fanning it from every and has made a go of It. And il citrus or other trees are on It that will Increase its earning power, naturally the value Is more, says this man.

18-Day Fast iNEW Proves Fatal rolkminc an eighteen-day fast during which time xhe refused all or food and drink, Mrs. Anna E. Maboney. S3 of llrlthton street, Vurbank, ira found df-id in hrr home today by her husband, police reported. The woman's husband had gone to Judge I.

S. Watson and ob- I allied a psychopathic warrant to send her, lo a hospital, declaring that "die was In a religious fervor and believed tliai in refusing food drink she was "preparing lier- ielf for the Lord." Willie the husband was in court obtaining the order to commit her hospital Mrs. Mahoney died. according Captain of Police Lee W. Hampton, VOCATION MI AT ROTARY CLUB Regulation of Thrift Companies Ordered By ment.

II of Nuys ltranch Is Problematical Under U'Klsbtlun Which Prevents Justice or Peace From Occupyinj: llcnch. Anvong the scores of bills re-cenily signed by Governor James Italph was one designated as Senate Bill Mo. 16 wliieh becomes effective Auguust H. and vitally effects the of the Van Nuys branch of licipal court, according to officials of the local tribunal familiar Ith the 'purposes of the bill. The bill provides that justices Of Use peace In California shall not be eligible to serve as judges In the municipal courts.

No Provisions Jlade The law. according to Deputy City Prosecutor Victor Obegi, makes no provisions for the ap pointment of additional judges and ihe matter of obtaining a quali fied judge to serve here and in the San Pedro branch, is a prob. Jem that will have to be solved by the Presiding Judge ol the Los Angeles municipal JerSty ol its members and the Judicial Council. Judge Clifford Thompson, tern. porarily assigned here as Judge of Hot Weather Fails lo nmorous Yarns' at exists at San Pedro where the Liinrhenn Meet Justice of Peace ol a nearby to' snip sits as judge 01 tne rauru- State Corporation Here Twelve rults for the protect! of purchasers of the font; term installment, certificates: issued by intersection.

But there havr. been he finished his story and stuck these companies have been prc- no squawks from home folis, I to It. rarea Dy ixjmmiMioncr who drive both boulevards dally Ted" Morris, known as Ihe rase I Raymond L. Ilalght. These rules.

rho rrcat imDrovc- I king among his friends, told of designed lo assure the strictest su- varieties of roses his pcrvislon possible, are effective Im- mmpanv here and ships 1 mediately for any new companies to all parts of the country. The i applying to the commission for fact that he had their names at, permits, while companies holding his tongue's end proved that hej permits will he given 30 days wiih-tnew what he was talking In which to adjust their programs Herbert Cole of the Dunsmorei'o tne new requirements. Poultry ranch told of a northern Invistors in which trip he Just enjoyed when he com-! have received permits during the blned business with a fishing trip, Post several years number thou-I Km-s eluh mnti- ntnr. I sands of persons In all parts of Harry S. New.

Quietly tct assisted Ventura Rotary mem-' California. focales Here After 'ters last night with their musi- vanoos companies Prison Release 1 011 tn connection with change of presidents. The Stepping from behind the gray quartet's numbers received cnthu-waltt of San Quentui penitentiary iastic applause and several encore to a chicken ranch in the San; numbers were given. Members of Fernando Valley, Harry S. New, Jc the quartet are Victor Obegi.

1 is created over the period during son of former Postmaster General Joseph Klein. Dr. CiifT D. Carpen- payments are madc, the se-Kew. ts a free man today with a ter and Lucius Walker, Mrs.

Oliver from Oovemom James Holph w. Young accompanied them at the after having served eleven years In piano. Thc companies to which the rules apply arc described ns long term installment companies issuing bonds, contracts or certificates secured by collateral which court there for stislon. half -day Lobulation recently enacied at Sacramento provides for a branch of the municipal court at Holly wood. Only four new municipal court judges were authorized in mother bill which law.

ft Is understood that one will be assigned to the newly created Hollywood court and the others to courts already established as full lime courts. This, according to those in touch with the situation, leaves the half- si-bSloii courts at Van Nuvs and travel Sign Removal Aids Traffic on Boulevard POLICE HEAD ICNOKKS ItEl) TAPE Aclioti Main Street Through Artery: Club Official I'rolcsls Fvlluninc plainU that the four-uay boulevard stop sljnv at the Interaction ot Van Nuys boulevard ami Vanourn street wcic M-rting ustful purpose In Ihe regulation of IralTlc. Captain A. Ilodwn. Valley police head, recently side.slcp-|icd oHIcijI red tape and routine procedure and ordered the temporary removal ot stop i Nuys boulevard.

San Pedro out of the judicial pic-; This move has met with the ap-1 foullrj' ture. provsl of 'he board of directors of' As the poultry Industry is lhr The situation is without Van Nuys Chamber or Com- leading agriculture pursuit In the crdent In Los Angeles municipal! merer, other civic organizations and San Fernando Valley the new court circles and It is understood Hie motoring public in general. legislation is especially welcome that the Presiding Judge and otherj According to Captain Hodson. here, court officials arc In a quandary as It has no! met with tlie approval. Will Stimulate Industry to the probable solmion of officials of the Automobile Club: According to B.

n. Holloway, who problem. oouthem California. A letter had an active part in the work of protesting against removal ot tne cauiornia orKaiiuations lor the signs was received by tlie Valley legislation, tlie Increase In tarlll division commander from an of-lfhould stimulate more Interest in Eclal of tlie organization a few! drying eggs, as apparently there days ago. In his reply lo the commiinl- I cation.

Capialn Hodson pointed out Uhnt 3 certain traffic ordinance provides for' (he installation of four-way boulevard slop signs at Thrift in which California investors have placed millions of dollars the Intersection of Ijinkcrshlm and which for years have operated practically unrestricted will no boulevard and Chandler boulevard, longer be permitted to offer their securities in this state without prop- uc further disclosed that to regulation, it was announced today by the slate corporation depart- date no stop signs have been In- Acurtey to mature on certain dales stalled at this point that would; and the principal sums repaid to interrupt continous travel of north I the purchaser with interest. i snd south traffic on LonkerslUmj The rules provide that the com- boulevard. The only signs present panics must create a trust with are those halting the cast and west a California hank or trust cam-1 irafTlc on Chandler boulevard at bany as trustee, which hIsp 1 Lankershlm boulevard. Cominfr into campaign headquarters with a regular the hlch school as ihev hare been not leasable and held little hepe week and will continue to be given doing In the put. for his recoTery.

I until 5:30 o'clock next Tuesday ro-jnt-flcvcning on the following. Tower Market Bakery, which ln- Duty Boosted Nine Ccnrs a Pound oti Imported Product; Favorable State Legislation Mure news fur thu jxmltry industry was euiitnincil in the from Wtisliiiiirlun this that Presi dent Homer litis pruelainuil inereaso in Utriir duty oi( dried raisiiur llie turifT mi this ifrutluct from IS to 27 rills Much of the credit for this tariff acilcn is dvjv to the unilr- efforts of California poultry crganixallons. including the Cooperative Egg organization of this the California Bnby Chick as- sociallon. and others. These allied working In conjunc tion with the National Poultry Council, were successful in getting (he legislation passed.

PaioraMe Slate Legislation At the last session ot the state vijuiMluie Senate bill jVo. 403 idopted. This is known as the foreign ces label bill and makes it compulsory lo label all pro. ducts in which foreign eges arc used as such. The legislation.

the increase made In Wash- iiiEton on the tariff for dried will be a great help lo California Farm' Raided liquor ring i Detroit cratlcirs on a large scale in Southern California was nipped in Ihe bud late ntjthl when federal officers uorkinc be the depcKilary for the collateral: In railing the official's attention; in mnjonction Willi Ihe Cen- that this collateral must be ilrst tu this fact, the Valley police head station nee sqgaa liens upon improved California advised him tliat the situation at real estate appraised at no more the North Hollywood intersection than 60 per cent of the vahie ofiir identical with lhat existing here, lhr property, bonus which are! Stop signs lo interrupt north and legal investment for savings banks, south traffic al either point un-insurancc companies and building necessary, he declared. h.an associations in Calilomla. list- Asserted efforts of fiscatrd Sii.000 worth cf brew ing equipment and a larjte consitrimcnt or beer in spccla-cular raids on two plants near Studio City. The raiders captured 1st! case.1 of alleged beer at an address DR1VERLESS AUTO INJURES WOMAN l.oc nil Itesidcnl in Condition Kollowintr Downtown Cnish Irs. Lucy Sheehy or T5N Van boulevard Is reported 10' bd a critical condition from Juries suffered In a traffic accN dent Munday night at the comi-C of WiShire boulevard and Lorraine enuc.

Angeles. According to police reports, the automobile ln which Mrs. sheehy riding was stiuck. by another bounded into the inter section without a driver at tho wheel. S.

A. Eertil. owner of the car. told police that he had Jac'icd the machine up lo start Ihe engine and the vehicle slipped off the Jack with the motor nuuilne in gear. collision between automobile by Charles Lower of Fata- dena and Harriet H.

Hunt of Los Angeles at the intersection of Woodman avenue and I boulevard Tuesday resulted in Juries lo Miss Hunt and Cuoat, a passenjjcr ln Lower's car. Cunat suffered possible rib frac- lures while the girl escaped with lacerations about the head. Both received first aid at the Van Nuys emergency hospital and were later removed to the Valley hospltaL. Mrs. L.

Anderson and Quasi of Whitsett avenue re-' cciicd minor Injuries Tuesday when the automobile in which they were riding collided with another car at the corner ol Ventura boulevard and woodman avenue. Losing control of his motorcycle whrn the front wheel struck the rircel car tracii on Van Mays boulevard Tuesday, James G. Thompson of Glendate was hurled to the street and rvceived painful cuts and bruises. cd securities having a high rating FlMt-l Yp.ir PlaV 1 SImiIj' GIadc avenuc' bcllcvcd 10 NOVeltV ShOD In standard manuals, and I. be distributing base for the "beer securities approved by the com-j at Escondido 'ttrm" lltcr loaiea on JSeMre will farticipatc mlssioner of Corporations.

avenue. In the latter raid olll- tV- More Collateral Heqnlreil At the request of several organl-jcers found complete brewing equip-- 111 -Jig The value of the collateral must i rations throughout Southern Call-; ment ond two MO-gallon vats of; at all times be equal lo or more fonila and popular demand lndi- beer. i Cooperative Products Cam- than 119 per cent of the amount rated by Increased attendance at! Nick Bradick. SO. and Pete Pace.

being sponsored by The on uivstlor would receive he sur-; performances. Escondido will pre-; were placed under arrest at the 1 Kcws and many leading manu-rendcred his security for cosh-l-'cnt a fifth performance of "Fell- Shady Glade address and were facturers of Southern California, Under the new requirements moreiclU." San Diego county's official charged with violation of the the half way mark the Em- (Continued on Pare Three) outdoor play and contribution to stead Act. violation of the Wright; Fiesta Year. 1 Act and the manufacture of liquor. Nays boulevard today entered as Tlie additional performance will lone 01 lnc participants.

ho tunp "W-i 1 1 i This shop deals principally in i' Fellclta- bowl is located midway! novelties and children', iLelween Escondido and Lake Trial £nd lnc Wiaaca It sells are made Hodges i Angeles. Household utilities Also at the reducst ot large num- w'ln scores of witnesses await-lor many kinds are Included in the jbers. Dr. Benjamin P. Sherman.

-rial board author and director of the play, yesterday commenced an Inquiry The Empire Novelty Shop sill i will be seen In the leading role, lnp aaK Patrolman Thomas jat-j ctiecEs on all purchases of a dragoon Jamos or the Valley division 1(J Md i fwN-nilv Mivnenried bv. approved by ihe city conn- Garncr.inp M'any Votes. Jobs DauKhters Move Uu Into Third of order of Chief Roj Steckel, chccts K0Od l'late; With t.impaipn rast nail enarges mat nc mane Aelivilv Shows IHff Increase SnunH Snrnnwr ana lor omer paxi.cpams. i at Beach Home thaitH lcalnst Jamci wen company win oe tne owners. ot im.iH.-i, Mfj Houshton ud fMr uon ne j.

Mld ,0 had with and builders. 0f job's Daughters piled up such a great quantity of votes whiv hr cas waitine Tuesday afternoon that ihry headed their friendly rival, the father aoni to Balboa Beach yes- his heat van Nuys. Captain DeMolay organization, and now stand third in the Con- terday lo take np their rcsi- C. A. Hodson.

Valley division com- Spriniic rnnHirinn'tcst for in cash prizes, which will be distributed fence at Uielr summer home. OCriOUS an.l during their abMnee their raich four organisations The Ncts and Rocindi Siulih. well kjyowr Van, manufacturers of Southern California products. through the R. H.

Dunn realtor and past president when had ar.d plans to hold tr.e pjee as nni0f lhc Van Pmal Tuesday evening the st.i:.d- inrestment. Board, is reported to be grorring lng D( ihj organiJations partlci- C. H. Chapman has purchased a jicdlly worse as the result of an lh(, ranipaiEn foand modem stucco homo at H118 KlU-. jviness which has confined htm tu be aj follows: ridge street from Mrs.

Lucy Miller nom(. tor the nsst and has occupied the pTO. TROOP S3 to MEET 'Whfe 8 PMteil In the Holly-' jms Daughters. Troop 43 of Boy Scouts will hold hospital he was married to DcMoby. their rtzular ancissj STioar r.

American LegMWi ana their Scoutmaster's residence, 14H3 AifTHfing nhysldans report that Triple for These victory boulevard, instead of at additional blood transfusions are Triple votes are being given this eludes then bread, fine fact all lhc product! of thla 1 ISIL i. dltillJ testify. rupertntendent. Mr. Johnson, will! The hearing which ts expected rfl occupy the Houghton home on to last several days, is being ducted at the Georgia street i Hon.

Save the salts checks. nnrina Varatinn Weber's, which Includes every-i Virainn I alcoc thing in their fine store. Save the i CartcT Wark. who has been' sales checks. MsUiru: his brother.

Wiison WarK, H. E. Raley and family of Universal Shoe Cream and Ur.l-. In Van Nuys, left Tuesday versal Liry Cicanvr. save Ihe car-iing for Vancouvt these.

Be sure to work for -the these liijwe votes. Ask your friends. is the sales checks and tons on these i Friar street left for Virginia lakes. Miend north of Mono Lake, where they with his parents. He i will enjoy a ten days' outing.

They other vacations ax-: cf the University of Southern Call- and are very much attaenca I I Ufiat section of the High Sierras. Family of Eleven Presents Problem Alone hi the world and with oat Tfeabte means of support. children hat moved into the home of Mrs. Vera F. Fire al Satlrey North Los Angeles.

Poor, but proud, the mother, bearing of once haring II, (d an aristocratic life In recently occupied onder Ihe Klfe home and Wednesday presented her new landlord with a lifter of eleven pops. Flaming yottih lendentles to htii In 51 Irast fire of Ihe newly born who came into the world with bobbed tails, according lo Rife..