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-THIS-VJEEK- IN -THE VAtLEY broken from the insido with glass pushing outward. He theorizes that some tools, found resting in the rear of the wagon, may have slid backward crashing into the window. Badluck For Popcorn Lover Pop, pop, pop went the pop- Strange Tricks At the Fireplace i The fireplace at the Bill Bonelli home, 22606 VV. Sole-dad Canyon can do some mighty strange tricks. Last Sunday night firemen were summoned to the home to douse a reported structural fire.

When the fire -fighters got there, they found that a blaze in the fireplace was causing an odd reflection of flames in the wood surrounding the By the time they. got there a few minutes later though, the self-styled repairman had left, clutching about $12 in cash. An Inside Job? it's Possible Rod Hill's station wagon, complete with a broken rear window pulled into the California Highway Patrol weighing station at 'Castaic Wednesday. Hill, from Orange, told investigating officer Louis Fout that something dropped from a truck through his rear window. Hog Snaichers Hit Stonecyphers Hog rustling reported from rural Saugus.

Leslie Stonecypher, who owns a hog ranch at the west end of Anthony Road told sheriffs this week that somebody's "been hoisting his hogs from their fenced-in domicile, just south of his house. In all, about 65 crossbred feeder hogs have been taken, said Stonecypher, between October and now. Apparently somebody has been cutting the chain used to secure the hogpen's gate. The most recent hog heist took place see what might be going on. There he saw a stocky man, dressed in Army fatigues and boots Jmeejing in front of the coin changing machine with screwdriver in his hand.

Bowein asked the man what he was about, and the fellow said that he was a serviceman repairing the machine. JSIow; Bowein knew good and well he hadn't requested the services of a repairman, so-he So far, Stonecypher estimates that he's lost about $1300 worth of the swine. Posed As Repairman, Grabbed Loot, Fled Lawrence Bowein lives in an apartment above the New-hall Launderama which he' owns. The other night Bowein thought he heard some funny noises downstairs, so he nonchalantly went downstairs to Willi UUIily JUiliy jwiii the taste buds. But before Roland Rojas, of 26301 Whispering Leaves Drive, Newhall, could get the popcorn out of the pan, he had burned his hand.

Firemen arrived, wrapped the hand in a gauze bandage and sent the popcorn fan on his way to a doctor's office. casually repaired upstairs and Officer Fout noticed that the window appeared to be called the sheriffs office. i1 No damage was caused mirage. VALENCIA 1 I vjt irv i i And SAUGUS ENTERPRISE -J' hi 40c Per Copy VOLUME 48 NO. 5 20 PAGES Overwhelming Terror Trip Magic Carpet Unification Defeated Again Wise Team, Luck Ends Kidnap lionney's ingenuity and the California Highway Patrol's alertness paid off Tuesday morning, and together they formed a winning combination which ostensibly helped save, IVmrtey's life.

1 nification died in- Valencia 1967 A Scuffle On Newhall's 10th Street Newhall's loth street was the scene of a scuffle between a wife and her gun-toting husband who threatened to commit suicide Monday "afternoon. A Newhall man phoned the sheriff's office to report that two women and a man were' fighting over a revolver. Deputies Lawrence Bertram and C. Cast and detective sergeant Clarence Richards rushed to the scene, to find Sandra SI a maker, 18, and her mother Almia .1. Iloncyball, in a fceuffle with estranged husband Jerry Slay-maker, 21.

whoscaddresswas listed as Outing. Uasli. Slaymaker had apparently attempted a reconciliation with his ining wife andwhen she refused he decided to try and end it all, according to the sheriff's office. He drew a .22 calibre revolver from beneath -his 'and was Continued on Page 2 v. the voters overwhelmingly the measure.

In the hotly contested election which asked the citizenry of the valley to decide on whether or not the Castaic, Newhall, Saugus and Sulphur Springs and William S. Hart High school districts should be united into one valley-wide district, 1853 voters opposed the move while 910 favored it in incom- Silete figures available late ast Tuesday night. The issue apparently was defeated by an even greater majority Tuesday than it was two years ago. (Jfseperate ballots thevot, ers were also asked to choose seven candidates out of JO running for memberships on the board of trustees of the proposed school unified district; and to decide on whether or not the unified district jslmuld assume boiided. in-.

of the year. This compares with three during the entire month of January last year. The passenger in the out-of-control auto, Diane Mon-toya, 21, of Whittier was seriously injured, Originally treated at Golden State hospital, she was later trans ferred to Saint Joseph's hospital in Burbank. The driver of the other auto, Donald Walrod, 23, of Los Angeles was barely in-- Continued on Page 2 Telephone (805) 259 1234 Majority Valley Tuesday as voiced their opposition to debtedness of three of the elementary districts. On the matter of unifica-Continued on Page 2 Wild Chase After A Car Thief wild chase after a suspected car thiol through Newhall early tlonday morning left a trail of des-tmc tion down Arch street.

Carl Qymore, 50, owner of 99 Oaks car lot, in that a car that had just been stolen from his home at 24805 Walnut was on its way through Newhall. So, Clymore lolff.in his own auto. 'The two' cars could be seen speeding through the residential areas shortly after The thief obviously. fright- -ened, lost control" of the stolen station wagon. "It first knocked down a mailbox in the front ya rd ofHel en I la skell, at 24 050 Arch St.

A picket fence and a tree came next. Continuing its wayward path, the car crossed Third Street, continuing its reckless path by knocking down a road sign and another mailbox in front of 24054 Arch. The driver finished off the night by downing a 25-foot locust tree onto a car parked in the driveway at 24127 Arch. The surprised residents, Mr. and Mrs.

Jack Tunstall, found the fleeing auto on its side. The suspected culprit emerged through a broken window of the stolen car, leaving a series of 8-inch footprints on the lawns along Arch street. No trace has been found of him since. -a lii Oh Treacherous 14 by CHP officers Gen Beck and Harold Alexander of Newhall were on patrol on Highway 99 early Tuesday morning when they spotted a car in Weldon Canyon buzzing along without' any lights. They ordered the far to.

the side with the apparent intention of citing the driver. hen they came to a stop, 18-year-old Cleveland Mitchell of Los Angeles; a passenger in the late sedan Irirpn hv Knnalrl f'laronce Manuel, also of Los Angeles, g()t ollt of the car and walked toward the trunk. While he and the patrolmen were standing there suddenly a banging noise came from the car's trunk. I'atrolmanlieck quickly snatched the car keys from the ignition and opened 1he turtle--back; Inside, dressed only in a and tan' bowling 'shoes was James Bonncy, UN, of Ana heim. Bonncy.

had -been kid napped by Ma nuel t'nd Mitchell in the parking lot of a downtown Los Angeles restaurant lie ingeniously had pulled out the taillights in an effort to attract lawmen. 'Both Manuel and Mitchell were placed under arrest at the scene and were taken to the Newhall Sheriffs station where they were booked on kidnapping and armed robbery charges. At the sheriffs office Bonney told officers how1 he had been captured by the two. About 2:30 a.m. he said, he had gone into Norm's restaur--ant at "35th and Figueroa street in Los Angeles for breakfast.

He left his car locked in the parkinglot. When he came out of the eatery he unlocked the front door Continued on Page 4 Things in Forest and cutting his foot with the axe. again, the patrolman did his duty by patching the wound and sending the woodland adventure off to the hospital. Wfth 'the advent of warmer weather in the early summer, campers started to dress more leisurely. Swimming si its began toapoear.

One man wjnt just a little far. The Forest Service received several reports of a man, stark naked, wandering through a campground. Slightly intoxicated, the gentleman was advised to dress up or spend his. vacation in the solitary confinement of the wilderness. By July, when the temperatures really begin to rise, so did tempers.

The patrolmen were requested on 18 different occasions to referee verbal battles. The main point Continued on. Page 4 NEWHAU NEWHALL, CALIFORNIA, 18 i 1 The issue is that park the people of North Oaks are trying to get for the multitude of youngsters living in the area. The county, while not yet making any final decision on where the $150,000 dollars allocation the homeowners association won for the park last spring will go, is apparently negotiating on one plan. The county's rumored plan is to construct a joint facility with the William S.

Hart High school district. The park could include an Olympic size swimming pool which the students of Canyon High school, now under construction in North Oaks, could use; a shower and locker building, a recreation director's offjce.and a play yard with swings and picnic tables. PART-TIME But the Canyon Country (for merly North Oaks) Home-'i owners Association feels that the county's plan would result in little more than a part-time park for the residents of the densely populated tracts there, The homeowners as ciation last year conducted a vigorous- campaign in which thousands of signatures went on petitions asking the county to buy a 9.7 acre parcel they had selected as the "1 a available piece of land for a park." The parcel is owned by Signature Homes, presided Negligence Not Shown In Deaths A board of inquiry has found that there was. "no evidence of negligence, disobedience or in the tragic death of l'i men. and ilfinry of 10 others who were working on- itrol a mammoth lire that began atop I.os Pinetos peak in the early-morning hours of Nov.

1. The' inquiry was ordered by Forest Service Chief Id Giff. The study was completed on. Nov. 11 and a report made public Thurs- in vice administrative officers and division chief George Brunton of the Los Angeles County Fire department.

OMMFNDATIONS Tl-i- rr i vttf I ni nfr ffrtm calling any specific action in fire-fighting operations as negligence, did have several recommendations. They, included: 1. More, specific direction on safe practices in similar topography. 2. Specific control of fire-fighting operations of helicopters.

1 3. Better communications between the various crews involved in fighting brush fires. 4. Adequate "scouting" to keep supervisors informed ooniinuea on page Strange Happen Bennie Hills and Cheryl Riley The Signal view one of the larger, t--fplgcetest sponsored by The Signal. in co- operation with Scientific American magazine.

7 vr entry above, christened Tjie Ma gie 'Carpet SST by its builder is.designedxfor rocket power and came with a roman candle, but since motors, rubber bands and rockets are not permitted, the builder made it by placing a stone inside the nose Paper clips, glue and staples are permitted, but the plane must be made of some form of paper Deadline for entries is Saturday of this week Rules for entering your plane in any of the categories for the four Signal air trophies are in the Mangled Car A small sports car was the instrument of death for a teenage girl who lost control of her car last Friday night on Highway 14 near San Fernando Road. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1 tf i a over by Jerome Snyder, developer of the North Oaks tract. Last spring the people of North Oaks won a $150,000 allocation for a neighborhood park for their community. A day before the allocation was included on the county budget, though, Jerome Snyder filed a tract recording on the parcel the association Continued on Page 2 Warm Days Forecast Continued dry, warm weather is forecast for the next five days by theWeather Bureau. High winds, that brushed mountain slopes at velocities of up to 30 miles per hour on Tuesday, are expected to diminish.

The only thing that will even bear the slightest resemblance to hoped-for rain will be variable high clouds, the weatherman said. a high of 63 on Monday and a low of 34 on' Tuesday morning, temperatures are expected to remain in the 70's during afternoon hours on Thursday and Friday. The low temperatures on both days are expected to be in the mid 30's. The car, spinning down the highway, crossed over the center divider, smash ing into the sedan, Nancy Chase, 18, of was killed when the on-coming sedan ripped, through the driver's side of the sports car. The death was the third so far thisyearon treacherous Highway 14.

Four persons have been killed on Valencia Valley highways since the beginning Is is II Smokev the Bear, as every child knows, is the symbol of the forest. But to every adult Forest Ser- vice patrolman their symbol of their work must be announcement on Page Park Site Plans A The County of Los Angeles and the Canyon Coun- try Homeowners Associa-tioh are at it again. Shed Fire Started Rw ChllHrn v-i 1 1 1 I 1 1 Children playing with matches was the suspected cause of a fire which destroyed two sheds behind 16459 Sierra Highway. The blaze pushed 'dense clouds of smoke across Sierra Highway on Tuesday morning. Despite the presence of flame and smoke in over-abundant quantities, very little monetary loss was expected to re- suit from the bljiie.

The sheds burned so quickly and in a brusk north wind that by the time firemenarrived, the structures were levelled. Action was taken by the firemen to prevent live embers from falling on adjoining buildings and into the dry brush. No one was injured in the blaze'' which took about 15 minutes to control. Alice in wonderland. During the past year patrolmen have assumed a myriad of roles ranging from fight referee to doctor.

The patrolmen like any group of people to look back on the past year. It was a year that saw the iotlight of activity turn on fantastic activities of cam-p in Bouquet Canyon. During the spring, a youth-' 1 outdoorsman managed to the tent he was putting collapse on his finger. The trolman bandaged the youth, ve him friendly advice on tching a tent and sent him to the hospital. The next agile city dweller achieve notoriety in the nks of the Forest Service 3 a man who, while chop-g wood, performed the mys -rite of splitting his shoe awfc 111 JUT' DEVESTATED sports car that carried Nancy Chase, 18, of Arcadia to her death Sunday night rests atop center divider of Highway 14.

Highway patrolman Don Uelmen checks the side of the car that was hit head-on..