The San Bernardino County Sun from San Bernardino, California • Page 12

REDLANDS NEWS Chesters Sun 12 Wednesday, November 10, 1943 6201 MONE Redlands Society 6 Additional Funds Are Reported in Y.W.C.A. Campaign Workers of the current Y.W. C.A. drive reported an additional $847.75 for the campaign at a meeting held at the Y. yesterday at 1 p.m.

The grand total of the drive is now $4,390.05, which leaves an approximate $800 yet to be collected. It is expected that the drive will go over the top by the first of next week. Over 40 workers were served dessert yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Kenneth Dole, campaign chairman, presided at the meeting.

She urged the workers to continue their drive and to make final reports by Friday, Nov. 12. Additional Members Of Club Are Named Reinstatements and winter residents who have been added to the membership of the Redlands Contemporary club recently were announced yesterday by Mrs. G. David Ackley, membership chairman.

These members were presented corsages at the meeting of the club Monday afternoon, as were the new members. The corsages, made under the direction of Mrs. V. C. Hulbert, were of golden flowers, in commemoration of golden anniversary year of the club.

Reinstated members are Mmes. O. W. Albert, N. E.

Beardsley, Sherman Halsey, John Hinkle, S. G. O. King, Fred King, L. L.

Moore, Paul Moore, S. A. Skinner, and Gordon Sucher. Winter residents are Mmes. Lewis Beckwith, Frank Clewett, W.

F. Forsdick, W. E. Kratt, Robert Livingston, Harry Milne, Robert Sherill, V. C.

Stevens, Carlyle Thompson, E. J. Walsh. Business Girls Have Recognition Service Recognition service for new members was held at the meeting of the Redlands Business Girls club of the Y.W.C.A. last night.

The group met at 6:30 p.m. for dinner, after which they heard Lieutenant Ryan of the Wac, a special guest. The new badminton court was initiated, and the girls participated in an evening of sports. They also made table decorations for convalescents at Mill Creek camp. Miss Della Erickson, president, presided over the business session.

Hospital Lap Robes Are Made by Club Redlands chapter of the American League of Praying met yesterday morning Mothers Presbyterian church with the president, Mrs. A. Kroon, presiding. Mrs. J.

D. Sweet led the devotions, which were followed by prayer. Hostesses at the luncheon were Mrs. P. Price and William Ribinga.

The mothers spent the morning in making laprobes for men in the San Diego hospital. Church Circle Has All-Day Meeting Kimberly circle of the Redlands Congregational church will hold an all-day session today. Work on surgical dressings will begin at 10 a.m. in the Red Cross rooms at the Contemporary club. Luncheon will be served at noon.

At 2 p.m. the group will go to the church for a business meeting. Calimesa Townsend Club Plans Dinner Calimesa Townsend club is to serve a victory dinner from noon to 8 p. m. Thursday, was the announcement by the president, C.

A. Martin yesterday. "It will be a ham dinner," he said, "with a entertainment that should make it an enjoyable event." The dinner will be served at Calimesa clubhouse. Redlands Red Cross To Close Thursday With most other Redlands offices and mercantile houses, Red Cross headquarters at 19 East Citrus avenue will be closed Thursday, Armistice day, was the announcement. The guaze work room, however, at the ary clubhouse, will be open as usual.

I SHARE AUTOS Applications to Be Scrutinized More Carefully Unnecessary Driving Will Mean No More Gas for Drivers "No rider, no gas," will be literally enforced where it is found that riders can be carried. This was the assurance of Ernest Cronemeyer, chairman of the gasoline section of Redlands war price and rationing board yesterday. The board warning from the district rationing office of the war price administration, stated that all supplemental applications for gasoline coupons are to be carefully scrutinized. This is according to advice from the assistant district rationing executive, E. A.

Poehlmann of Los Angeles, in a communication addressed to Daniel McLeod, chairman of the Redlands war price and rationing board. Mr. Poehlmann stated: MUST BE SCRUTINIZED "The recent cut in the value of and rations makes it imperative that all supplemental applications be carefully scrutinized with particular emphasis on the ride-sharing feature. "There is already a shortage of gasoline on this coast; plant equipment is being largely devoted to manufacture of high-octane gasoline for the military and naval establishments. As you know, the tempo of the war is rapidly being stepped up.

We are practically out of rubber (as the public has been repeatedly informed we would be) and now we are about to suffer from a limitation of gasoline. "The war materials plants must be serviced, but they as well as everybody else have been notified, and we believe they appreciate, that every mile of gasoline that can be eliminated must be sheared off. "Fewer automobiles will have to carry more passengers. The shareride program has disgracefully broken down in many quarters. Too many checks have been made, too many statistics accumulated, for any argument to be valid that share-riding cannot be heavily in- creased.

EASY TO UNDERSTAND "The situation is easy to understand. In not every case will gasoline rations be refused where there are no share-riders, but this will be the policy; servicing cars without share-riders will be the exception. "Car pools will vacillate as to the number of individuals carried on various days. The point is, they must be organized in such wise that the driver carries shareriders. "The principle of 'No rider, no will be literally enforced in those cases where it is found that riders can be carried.

"The matter of share-ride is excessively serious, and we have regretted to observe that large numbers of the public refused to regard it in its true aspect until the time came when the absolute necessity of enforcing the shareride requirements found men's riding habits so fixed as to make them feel that the shock of change would produce dislocation." Exselsen Service Conducted at Grave Funeral services for Sgt. Carl Excelsen were conducted at the graveside in Redlands Hillside cemetery yesterday at 10 a.m., Chaplain Learned, first lieutenant, U. S. Army, officiating. Emmerson's mortuary of Redlands was in charge of arrangements.

Read the Classified. Redlands Club to Sponsor Dances for High School Students November 12, will be the opening date for the Friday night dances for high school and ninth grade students at the Y.M.C.A. Dancing will be enjoyed from 9 p. m. until midnight with music furnished by a high school orchestra under the direction of Wilbur Schowalter.

No admission will be charged. This dance represents the first in a series sponsored by the coordinated effort of Redlands organizations. With the initiative 1 in the hands of the Kiwanis club, other groups including the Rotary club, P. T. A.

and Y. M. C. A. are cooperating in sponsoring regular dances every Friday night on which there is no activity officially scheduled by the high school.

The Kiwanis club is underwriting the expenses of the orchestra. The Rotary club will operate a snack bar, and the high school P. T. A. will provide decorations.

The Y. M. C. A. is making its facilities available for the dance.

Hosts Friday night will be Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Runkel of the Kiwanis club and Mr.

and Mrs. Roy Coble of the Rotary club. The Rev. Frank Butterworth of the Kiwanis club is chairman of the committee which organized this project. Working with him are Roy Coble, Wilbur Schowalter, J.

T. Aungst, and Garn Haycock. The project has the enthusiastic support of the Redlands Coordinating council. O.P.A. Man Speaks To Business Women Redlands Business and Professional Women's club met last night at the home of Mrs.

Stella Gowland for a dessert meeting. Principal speaker was George MacDonald of the O. P. A. district office in San Bernardino, who spoke on "The Consumer Goes to War." Lt.

Eline Ryan of the San Bernardino Wac recruiting office also spoke. She discussed the activities and usefulness of the Women's Army corps. Following the meeting, refreshments were served, with Mrs. Richie Netherton and Miss Bess Eby acting as hostess committee. Fall flowers provided decorations.

The speaker committee was composed of Misses Mildred Hamilton and Grace Minot. In addition to members present, the club had as their guests the two speakers and Mmes. Peggy Frye, Viola McCullum, Annetta Freeman, Florence Field, Bess Mae Allen, and Miss Louise McCracken. Shower Given for Redlands Couple Mr. and Mrs.

Donald Ashinhurst were the recepients of many beautiful and useful gifts at a shower given in their honor at home of Mr. Ashinhurst's parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. F.

Ashinhurst, 615 Brookside avenue, Redlands, Monday night. The couple are residing at the Fairview apartments. University Professor Speaks at P.T.A. Meet Dr. Glen Carlson of the University of Redlands will be the speaker at the Kingsbury P.

T. A. meeting this afternoon at 3:15. Mrs. Garner Osdick will present a vocal solo.

A board meeting will be held at 2:30 p. m. CITRUS GROWER PASSESA. D. Knight, Redlands orange grower and a prominent figure in the citrus industry for many years, Funeral Today For A.

D. Knight Well Known Figure in Citrus Summoned Albett Daniel Knight, 65, a resident of Redlands for the last 34 years, died at the Community hospital Monday shortly after noon while undergoing a major abdominal operation. He had been ill but two days. He was at his desk in the Redlands-Highland Fruit Exchange office as usual Saturday. Survivors include the wife, Mrs.

Eleanor S. Knight, 73 North Buena Vista street, Redlands, and a sister, Mrs. Nellie Chase of Los Angeles. Funeral services are to be held today at 2:30 at the Little Chapel of the Palms on Brookside avenue. Interment will be in Hillside mausoleum charge.

with Emmerson's morThe Rev. Leonard S. Jones, pastor of the Second Presbyterian church of Los Angeles, and officers of the Elks lodge will officiate. Mr. Knight was a native of Stockton, California.

During his 34 years in Redlands he was prominently identified with the citrus industry both as a grower and shipper, He served as manager for the old Redlands Heights packing house, and for Crafton Mutual. For many years assistant sales manager for the Mutual Orange Distributors, in later years he was identified with the Exchange. He had sold most of his citrus acreage recently but was still associated with a citrus packing association in Tulare county. Pilot Meets Death in Palm Springs Crash PALM SPRINGS, Nov. 9 (UP) Capt.

Richard Harding Davis, 35, Seattle, was killed late today when his pursuit plane crashed at the Palm Springs Army Air field following a midair collision with a plane piloted by Capt. Gerald E. Walker, Stanton, California. Captain Walker parachuted to safety. Both fliers were service pilots stationed with the sixth ferrying group, ferrying division, Air Transport command, at Long Beach Army Air field and were on a routine flight when the accident occurred Army authorities said.

A board of officers will be appointed to determine cause of the crash authorities said. The duck hawk, swiftest of all fliers, can fly. 180 miles an hour. Gifts for Lonely and Sick Soldiers To Be Collected by Redlands Red Cross In making her report to the No-1 vember Red Cross chapter meeting, Mrs. Hammer, chairman of camp and hospital service, gave also a Christmas call to action on behalf of service men hospitalized and in convalescent camps.

Redlands is offered opportunity to play Santa Claus to the boys at Mill Creek convalescent hospital, now a branch of Torney general hospital. There are between 175 and 200 men at Mill Creek, according to Major Andrews, commanding officer. A gift package is desired for each man because there is no way of knowing ahead of time whose gifts from home will reach him and who will be without any token of remembrance at masa lonely business for a sick boy. Valley Pioneer Woman, Native Of County, Dies Mrs. Abner McCrary Was Daughter of Van Leuven Family Mrs.

Etta C. Van Leuven McCrary, a native of the Mission district, aged 74, passed away Monday night. Survivors include her husband, Justice Abner McCrary; a son, Leo L. McCrary of San Bernardino, and two grandchildren, Eugene and Carolyn McCrary. Services are to be conducted Friday at 10 a.m.

at the F. Arthur Cortner funeral chapel in Redlands with burial in Mountain View cemetery, San Bernardino. OF PIONEER FAMILY Mrs. McCrary was of a true pioneer family of San Bernardino valley. Her father and mother, Mr.

and Mrs. Lewis R. Van Leuven, came across the plains by ox team in 1852, by way of Salt Lake, then across desert and mountain to San Bernardino valley, Her mother planted the first orange tree in the Mission district, now one of the valley's richest citrus areas. On Feb. 13, 1887, she married Abner McCrary, also a native of the valley and whose parents had crossed the plains by ox team.

The first two years of their married life were spent on Base Line before they moved to the Mission district where for 54 years they continued to live. The residence is on the Ocean-to-Ocean highway, where Mr. McCrary for many years has conducted his office of justice of peace of Mission township. Enrollment Total Of University at All- Time High Mark All registration records at the University of Redlands have been broken with 859 students enrolled for the November term. Nearly 500 of this group are civilian students, and approximately 380 members of the V-12 units are also on the campus.

Later assignments are expected to bring the unit to the full quota of 400 men. The Navy group was augmented Sunday when 25 men were transferred from U.C.L.A., and several others from other southland colleges. The largest gathering in many years was also present for the annual University convocation last Sunday evening. More than 1,100 students and townspeople were present for the welcome and commencement program which featured addresses by Dr. James W.

Brougher Arthur Isham, and Prof. Edgar Van Osdel. Responses to welcoming addresses were given by Commander Carlisle H. Thompson, and President Elam J. Anderson.

University housing facilities are taxed to capacity to hold the large group of students with a number of students now being housed with Redlands residents. Seaman Visits With Family in Redlands Roy R. Ashinhurst, seaman of the Navy's Seabees division, has returned to the naval base at Davisville, R. after a brief visit at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.

H. F. Ashinhurst, 615 Brookside avenue, Redlands. Pvt. Clyde Ashinhurst, his wife and son, Clyde are spending a 15-day furlough at the Ashinhurst home.

Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Ashinhurst are his uncle and aunt.

He is stationed at Camp White, Ore. GROUP TO MEET Redlands A.A.U.W. Current Af- fairs Study group is meeting Wednesday, Nov. 10, at 8 p.m. with Mrs.

Charles Clock at 174 Dwight street. Plans for the group's meeting are being made by the social study committee, including Miss Jeanne Hays, Mrs. William Kratt and Mrs. H. C.

Manley. TOPPING PRUNING REMOVING RISHLING Tree Surgery Home Office: Box 72 Mentone, California REDLANDS RIVERSIDE SAN BERNARDINO MRS. JOHN W. CORWIN'S HOME IN HIGHLAND SCENE OF DINNER Early Observance of Thanksgiving Held With Relatives Gathering for Occasion HIGHLAND, Nov. 9-Mrs.

John W. Corwin was hostess at a family dinner given Sunday at her a home on Church street, the occasion being a week-end visit of Lt.Cmdr. and Mrs. Stanley Wheeler and daughters, Helen and Genevieve, of La Mesa, at the Corwin home. This being the only time in the holiday months that all could be together, the 'reunion and dinner was the family Thanksgiving observance.

A Thanksgiving turkey dinner with all of the acompanying good things was served. Places were laid for Lt. and Mrs. Wheeler and daughters, Helen and Genevieve, Mr. and Mrs.

Gordon W. Corwin and sons, Richard and Gordon II, of Ontario; Donald G. Aplin and daughters, Misses Florence and Esther, J. J. Austin and Mrs.

Corwin. Pictures were taken of the group during the afternoon and visiting was enjoyed among the relatives. On Saturday a similar reunion dinner was enjoyed at the Aplin home, covers being laid for the Wheeler family, Miss Martins of Redlands, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon W.

Corwin and son, Gordon II, J. J. Austin, Mrs. John W. Corwin, Donald G.

Aplin and Misses Florence and Esther Aplin. W. S. C. S.

WILL MEET Women's Society of Christian Service of the Methodist church a for quilting next Wednesday afternoon at 1. All who can are asked to be present to assist in this work. It is expected that the church women will continue the quilting each Wednesday afternoon for an indefinite time. Jeannine Phelps was hostess at a wiener bake given Saturday evening at the bridge in the Santa Ana wash. Following the supper, games were enjoyed around the bonfire after which the guests were taken to their homes.

Adults accompanying the young people were Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Phelps and Mr. and Mrs. Roby Hagy.

Jeannine's guests included Darolin Domke, Jeannine Corcillius, Joanna Foote, Betty Epps, Joan Hollister, Norma Elliott, Luella Wilson, Patricia Poland, Rondine James, Doris Hedrick, Johnny Wood, Earl Underwood, Jack Underwood, Robert Hagy, Jim Osborn, Gus Polus, Orville Kirby, Bud Carver, Ronald Lawrence, Gary Kelly and Billy Downey. Mrs. James Millar was hostess to the Ladies Bridge club, entertaining with a 1 o'clock luncheon given at her home. The group was seated at one long table which was centered with roses. Living room decorations were of lovely autumn chrysanthemums.

Covers were laid for 11. An afternoon of bridge followed the luncheon. Mr. and Mrs. J.

F. Devin spent a few days last week with relatives in Los Angeles, going down wedding anniversary. Thursday was the real anniversary day and a turkey dinner was served by relatives in the city in honor of the event. Mr. Devin came home Friday leaving Mrs.

Devin to spend the week there. NEW PUPILS REPORTED Principal W. P. Dean of the Highland Junior High school reports nine new pupils enrolled in the school during the past week. This brings the present enrollment up to 176 pupils.

Sgt. Ross Hamblin, who is stationed at Camp Haan spent the week-end with his brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hamblin. Sergeant Hamblin has gone to Winchester on maneuvers.

Harold Hooker, who is stationed at Fort MacArthur spent the week-end visiting his mother, Mrs. Allan Arnett, and Mr. Arnett. Paul Schogoleff, a friend of Mr. and Mrs.

Bert Dawson from Batavia, N. spent Saturday with the Dawsons and their relatives at the home of Mrs. Minnie Gibson. Mr. Schogoleff has just arrived from the Atlantic coast and may decide to locate in California.

All business houses in Highland will be closed Thursday, Armistice day. (Special Staff Correspondence) )to celebrate their forty-eighth TAKEN BY DEATH--Frank Meserve, for many years a leader, in 1 Redlands' activities, who died Monday at the age of 90 years. Meserve Death's Victim Among Earliest of Redlands Builders Frank P. Meserve, who played a prominent part in the early development of Redlands, died Monday at the age of 90 years. He was a native of Rochester, N.

and had been a resident of Redlands for 55 years. Survivors include the widow, a daughter, Mrs. Helen Jarzine Meserve of Temple City; and two sons Harold and Jack Meserve of San Bernardino. Funeral arrangements are to be announced later by the E. E.

Dow mortuary. Mr. Meserve was in business when Redlands was incorporated' and at the second election took a seat on the city council. He was one of the organizers and the first president of Redlands free library; also of Redlands Electric Light Power later absorbed by the Edison one of the organizers of the Elks lodge and the first exalted ruler and first master of Redlands Masonic lodge. He was a member of the California legislature, 1899 to 1900.

He was city police judge, retiring in 1937. He was a thirty-second degree Mason, a past noble grand of Odd Fellows and was associated with various other orders. Mentone Group Meeting Tonight Chamber of Commerce To Study Liability At a dinner meeting of Mentone chamber of commerce tonight at Wirth's Mentone Inn, legal advice on the liability of residents because of defective sidewalks will be offered. Speaker will be D. S.

Wieman, superintendent of highways for the area, who will have a representative from the legal staff of the state department of highways to explain the law. As the state highway through Mentone is not definitely defined by curbing, many owners are said to have encroached upon the right-of-way. Recently the state department has posted many frontages where sidewalks are defective and which may prove a liability on the lot owner in case of injury. "Our speaker, we hope, can tell us definitely our liability in case of pedestrian accidents," said Ray Anderson, president of the chamber. The dinner is scheduled for 6:30 p.

m. and, besides the speaking, other entertainment has been arranged. Prof. E. R.

Nichols of University of Redlands will discuss the "Postwar World." The chamber's nominating committee is scheduled to file its report on nominees for office. STOVE OIL U. 8. Specification DE ROO GOWLAND Distributors for Associated Oil Co. Phone 3655 Tennessee and Hiway 99 FLOWERS Redlands Florist Shop Flowers for All Occasions Funeral Designe and Wedding Bougeete 1143 Orange Phone 227-39 STOVE OIL REDLANDS OIL CO: 3rd and Citrus Ph.

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zles, pocket reading books, playing Mrs. Hammer and her committee cards, wallets, small leather goods, will take this Christmas cheer to photo frames, button polishers and Mill Creek. shoe cloths. It is recommended Three requests have been made that no gift cost over one dollar. by military authority with regard Packages should be taken to the to gift packages.

They may be Red Cross headquarters not later wrapped, tied, sealed and trimmed than December 10. with all the gaiety in the world, Mrs. Hammer has promise of but there must be a list of the con- Christmas tree lights, but any tents slipped under the string. The other decorations will be welcome. giver must be anonymous--no A box will be at headquarters to communications included.

"And no receive them, and anyone who has cookies, please," he said. Christmas decorations to spare is The list of suggested gifts in- urged to bring them in, so that cludes hard candies, nuts un- the season may be made brighter shelled, gum, 10-cent toilet arti- for these boys, sick and away from cles, soap, tooth brush, wash cloth, home. GOLD BANNER ASSOCIATION C. M. BROWN, Manager FIRST IN HIGHEST NET RETURNS FOR THE PAST 42 YEARS 7th Street and East Central Avenue Phone 2127 SUPPORT YOUR OWN HOME ORGANIZATION CALL AT OUR OFFICE AND COMPARE RETURNS.