The Yuma Daily Sun from Yuma, Arizona • Page 5

Hicks-Ponder Co. Employs 200 BEAUTY PLANT Fred Bunch, plant manager, and tropical garden is being developed behind the decora- Gene Williamson, assistant manager, show off the new tive concrete block wall at the left. The original pilot Hicks-Ponder Co. addition at 1795 Maple Avenue. A plant building is to the right.

(Sun Staff Photos). CONTROL CKNTKK Bunch and Williamson stand on (he stairway leading up to Bunch's office. From his desk he can watch the activity in the production area through the window. 1 He can also see the stock in the warehouse to the left. Open Livestock Auction Here The IJYi'sluck auction business is Hoini: to lie rcacliyalod here by the Commercial Cattle Co.

or Phoenix. The i week purchased THE SUN Juno 14, 1964 3 NEW SHOWER VALVE ONI HANDLE DOES WORK OF 1WO HKI-: I'LUMHIXf! CO Virginia Dr SU 2-S88R the properly of Jack on Araby Hoad for un estimated It consists of cattle pens, feed mill, auction barns, offices and a restaurant. The firm, headed by Gourde has had experience in the cattle feeding aiul auction business. Manager of the business here will be Ed I dross, a director of tile com- rleaimji Starling Gross said at cleaning up the pens and building's will uiiiluiw.i this week ami In- expects business lo be within about GO days. First operation will be the auction, Gross said.

Ci.nnnvivial C.illle Cu. has euniaets cattlemen in sev- I en Southern and Southwest stales. The company officials oxsiect the business lo he good here because of its proximity biiyini! and selling markels. i The firm eventually will re- a i a all the ogjerations at the auction gicns. including the feed mill and caltle feeding op-, eraiions, Gross said.

There i a possibility that the company may produce some feed pellets for ihe market. Hold li.lKHI Gross said the livestock pens have a capacity for li.OOO cattle. There is 40 acres ot land included in the deal and the Commercial Cattle Co. has another 10 acres available to it. Kngelthaler has had more than 20 years experience in the a business.

Gross' father was a cattleman, shipping to St. Louis, Cincinnati and other major Midwest markets. McNary Jail Fire Results in Lawsuit I'llOEMX A I A IIIMII whose sons died in tire in Ihe McNiiry jail New Year's Iliiy, filed ii 5200,925 lawsuit in Ahiricopa County Superior Court Kridiiy. Jose Monlano of Phoenix hrought Ihe aclion. Jium Mon- liino.

and his brother, Floyd, 2-1. died in the jail blaze. Your Censorship Is Showing, Sir WASHINGTON (AP) The Pentagon was caught with its censorship down today. Throughout last winter's Cyprus crisis--and in the current flareup as well-- the Defense Depart ment refused to say whether U.S. (ill) Fleet units had moved into position off ihe island.

"We do not discuss movements of units within a fleet area," is the Pentagon's slock statement. But the editors of an official Navy niihlieatinn evidently hnd not heard. The June issue of N'nval Aviation News carried a chatty little item which spoke of a task force "standing off Cyprus since hostilities erupted this year." Topping the item a picture of a landing craft crammed with men, bound for a visit to the giant, nuclear-powered carrier Enterprise in the background. Asked whether the June issue had gone through security review, the Defense Department replied with a terse "no." I Plant Makes Bright Spot For Yuma One of Yumu's brightest spots now is the Hicks-Ponder Co. liiant at 1795 Maple Avenue, since the completion of Ihe expansion there.

It is a bright spot in fact, because of the more than 20 colors and shades involved, and because it now employs 200 Yu- mans in its operations. Double red doors with brass hardware dominate the entrance. White decorative concrete blocks form a wall along the walk to the left of'the entrance and the building in the vicinity of the entrance is various shades of orange. New JLuiicliruunt A feature of the new expansion is (he new lunchroom which will eventually become a cafeteria for the employees. New administrative offices have been added for Fred Bunch plant manager, and his staff.

Bunch became Yuma plant manager when Hicks Ponder opened their pilot plant here in 1961. The plant had an area of 11,500 square feet and worked up to an employee list of about 120 on the first of this year. The pilot plant was built with a temiorary north wall to allow for expansion nnd it readied the expansion point lasl year. The new addition adds 23,500 square feel of working area and (lie addition still has a temporary north wall. pointed out that present roof of the plant slopes up to a high point at the temporary north wall, the next expansion will have the roof sloping down.

Thus the plant can be doubled in size if needed. All In Use The company now has nbout 200 employes and the new area is just about all in use. Anderson Construction Co. buiit the new addition. The architect for the pilot plant and the addition was Haver, Nunn and Jensen.

Phoenix. Bunch said that about all that remains to be done at the plant is the landscaping of Ihe grounds. "We even put in a couple oC palm trees that architects for this part of the country seem to insist on putting in their sketrhes." ho CAIPIT TOWN'S OPEN 9 TO 1 DAILY! JUNE STOREWIDE CLEARANCE SALE Ol'KN SUNDAY JUNE 7 I'll Prices Include IiiMiillntlon And Fnum Itiiliher 1'tul 2 ROLLS Wool 12' 15' WIDTHS (iniiiail'i '501 Dlll'ullt ChiiiiKG In Prlcu Continuous Filament Nylon DuPONT '501' (10 Vrair 5705 S((. Yll. Acrilan 3 Nylon Vi Wool TRUCK LOAD OF KUNTILK VINYL AND ASPHALT Continuous Filament N.vlnn DuPont Hi Lo Loop Double.

Mark Hundreds of CARPET i KOLLS Acrilan VALUES IX) I Be, EACH WHILE TIIKY LAST Yd. REMNANTS 2 ROLLS ACRILAN CARPET t'antlnnaiii, Filament Nylon DuPont Plush Pile Especially Nice For JjL QQ SPECIAL! POMONA CERAMIC TILE 4 ft. Tub Splash Discount I All Materials X7I Itli AVENUE -No Down-Up To G(l Months To Pay--Fran Estimates I'HOM'J Urge Sturdivant To Open Yuma Theater Again B. V. Suirdivanl of the Silver Crest Enterprises met Friday with group of businessmen at the invitation of the Yuma Downtown Development Corporation urging him to explore ways and means of getting Ihe Yuma Theatre 'reopened.

Slurdivaiit was asked to consider taking over the Yuma Theatre and a reMilution was unanimously passed i pledged complete cooperation towards the success of such a move. "The Yuma Theatre for years has been an intregal part of the entertainment life of Yuma," said Howard Gwynn, president of Ihe association, "and we hope to make every effort to again establish it as the show- house of the area and sincerely hope a Mr. Sturdivant can be successful in an endeavor to negotiate for the theatre." Sturdivanl. who has long been associated with the theatre industry and was formerly a toji executive with Fox West Coasl assured the group of his interest towards tiie possible re-opening of Ihe theatre. Stassen Presses His Campaign For Nomination RICHMOND, Vii.

A -Harold E. Stassen, pressing his lonely campaign for the presidential nomination, told Virginia Republicans today thill ef- forts to stampede delegates to the national convention should be rebuffed and rejected. "An open thorough consideration of policies and programs and personalities should be carried forward right to the national convention." Slassen told Virginia's state GOP convention which is choosing 10 at large delegates to the national convention. Virginia has picked 20 district delegates, with ID of them favoring Sen. Ban-y Goldwator of Arizona.

Stassen, the onetime boy- wonder of Minnesota and disarmament adviser in the Eisenhower administration, did not mention in his prepared remarks Pennsylvania Gov. William W. Scranton's entrance into the GOP race Friday. LIVEVGROOM VIEW Golfers on the Yuma Golf and Country Club will be a frequent view from the El Mirador apartments. The 24 units consist of 22 two- bedroom apartments with two baths, and two apartments with one bedroom and one bath.

Two of the apartments will be 'up and down'. Joseph Shapiro, Yuma and Beverly Hills is tiiO builder with Dennis Construction general contractor. Cost will be about $363,000. Each of the apartments in the frame and stucco buildings will have a fireplace. The apartments are on the south edge of the Country Club on E.

Country Club Drive. (Sun Staff Photo). NEWS A A I I and I O'NEILL LANDMARK Time has caught up with a landmark in Yuma, the old Walter Riley home at 332 4th Avenue, next to the First Baptist Church. The house, of concrete blocks is being torn down a standing since lUOii. It is il by Mrs.

a a Riley, whose husband built it. The is next to the property on which the new Regalodge is to be built. SOLD The Lloyd ill i Equipment Co. 601 W. 32nd Street, has been sold, effective June 15th, to R.

P. Brown. Terms of the sale have not been announced. Smith has oilier holdings in Arkansas. NOTE: Ed Gross, who will manage tiie new livestock auction business in Yuma for the Commercial Cattle Co.

is married to the former Myrna Musch, widow of R. J. Musch, former Dodge-Plymouth dealer in Yuma. a BUILDING Arrow Construction Co. has started construction on a new office and processing plant for Desert foods at 600 Gila Street.

The plant will be built by Southwest Ice and Cold Storage Co. for Desert Foods. Virgil Tyler is manager of Foods. Cost of the new construction is estimated at aboul 528,000. it SALES TAX Yuma's sail's tax collections are going steadily up, according to figures released by the office of City Assessor David Sheridan.

Sales taxes collected for Mny totalled 555,559.73 as against for May of 1963. Total collections for. May from the assessor's office were By DON O'NEILL S58.72li.73. This includes sales tax permits, occupational licenses, liquor licenses and the police pension fund. HONORED Charles Swift, president of Swift Ford Sales, has received the Ford distinguished aehievemonl 1 award.

It is presented for maintenance of extremely high standards of management, merchandising practices, customer services and practices. This is the third year straight Swift has won the award. BUILDING 1 I I -Robert Olson (self) residence, 1014 Corona Drive, Rita Floras (self) build back porch, 070 Avenue, 5200; George W. Silers (self) refinish and side carport, 1359 E. 24th Place, S90; Southwestern Ice and Cold Storage (Arrow Construction Co.) build office and processing plant, COO i 1 a Street, and James T.

Anderson (Z. T. Williams) garage, 1911 llth Avenue, 5325. Also Robert Amavisca (Joe McCugh) move building and remodel from Avenue and W. Main Canal to 569 15th.

Avenue, Harold Ruffino (self) construct block wall, 2191 Hh Avenue, John A. De- Corsu (Aero Builders) construct storage room, 501 Hacienda Drive, 5200; Richard A. Straub (Z. T. Williams) add bathroom, 900 E.

25th Place, 5200; Fcrdy Sam (self) remodel interior, W. 8th Street, $200; Vade Long (self) enlarge room, 265 21st Street, 5350; and a Torgerson (self) construct patio shade, 1210 16th Place, 590; Also Anna Perkins (La Mesa Construction Co.) build storage shed, 1301 E. La Mesa Street, 5225; Harry and Edna Hyatt, (suit) construct storage and dining room, 15th Street, 5500; Bennett L. Freeny (self) enclose garage, build family room, 2-100 3rd Place, $350; and Edward Chavez (self) construct roofed patio, 2146 8th Avenue, 5300. HEARING The Yuma City Council has scheduled a public hearing for 8 p.m.

Wednesday in the Council chambers on zoning of Study Area 2. PROTECT AGAINST PESTS for only pennies a day Low cotl Ttrminix plan provides eentlnuout conirol SU 3-6841 25 Year Loans Federal Land Bank LAND BANK Prepayment Without Penalty Federal Land Bank Assn. of El Centra J. Roy Barclay YUMA EL CENTRO 783-2518 352-2116 Ford Motor Company has honored Swift Ford Sales. Inc.

of Yuma with the FORD DEALER AWARD in recognition of Progressive Modern sales and service facilities Sound merchandising High quality Continuing interest in rendering superior service to Ford owners during the year 1963.