The San Bernardino County Sun from San Bernardino, California • Page 9

CITY SECTIOs( JANUARY'S BOND SALES $886,294 5 UK SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 6, 1943 Qrant Holcomb, Noted City Resident, Stricken Former Mayor Dies Following Illness Of Months Attorney Grant Holcomb, one of San Bernardino's most distinguished citizens, died at 3:12 a.m. yesterday at his home at 459 Twentieth street following a prolonged illness. A lifetime resident of the community, Mr. Holcomb was 54 years old. His family was noted In the development of the valley.

He had a notable career in San Bernardino, twice serving as the city's mayor and taking the leadership In civic and community affairs. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Monday from the Stephens Bobbitt chapel with interment In Mountain View cemetery. SUFFERED RARE DISEASE Mr. Holcomb's death followed an illness of 18 months, suffering from a rare disease, periarteritis nodosa, an infection around the blood vessels.

For some months, he was confined to a sanitarium and later he was removed to St. Bernardine's hospital and when he appeared to improve, returned to his home. In recent months, how- A FINE CITIZEN' Mayor W. C. Seccombe, commenting on the loss of "one whom wa shall greatly miss," said: "I have known Grant Holcomb all his life, from boyhood through manhood, have observed his civic activities.

He was outstanding as mayor. He was president of the chamber of commerce where his talents were exceedingly effective for community betterment. He was a leading citizen and we surely will miss him." ever, he suffered a heart involvement which contributed to the gravity of his illness, according to his physician, Dr. E. L.

Tisinger. Within the past few months, however, Mr. Holcomb was able to leave his home for brief periods with his wife, Mrs. Eeulah Holcomb, and returned to his office for a few hours daily. He had Meat Handling Method Scored by Farm Bureau Contending that "irregular restrictions and improper distribution" has created a meat shortage in San Bernardino county, the San Bernardino County Farm bureau yesterday asked Secretary of Agriculture Claude Wickard for a correction of the shortage.

"The meat situation in our county Is deplorable and must be corrected. To dally with it longer would be criminal," the farm bureau said in a telegram sent Mr. Wickard. Copies of the message were also sent to Prentiss Brown, administrator of the office of price administration and Congressman; Harry R. Sheppard.

N. B. Hinckley of Bryn Mawr, president of the farm bureau, said "the trouble is not that there Is not enough meat for the country, but Is in the Irregular restrictions and improper distribution." K. C. Gerber, secretary of the Grant Holcomb, distinguished San Bernardino attorney, who died early yesterday.

been confined to his home in re cent weeks. Mr. Holcomb was a descendant of a family long distinguished in the history of the district. His grand father was William P. Holcomb, a covered wagon pioneer, whose discovery of gold in the mountains brought a rush Into what is known as Holcomb valley, north and west of Big Bear valley.

Here in the 1860s was one of the roaring mining camps of the west 2,000 men flocking into the forest to dig for nug gets. PARENTS PIONEERS A Union loyalist, he resisted the agitation by Confederate sympa thizers of the mountains and valley areas to round up their animals and march to join Lee's armies. As the gold played out and the boom died, Mr. Holcomb returned to the valley and served as county clerk, treasurer and assessor. He died in 1909.

Grant Holcomb's father was the late William Winfield Holcomb, one of the sons of the mining figure, and the late Isabella Grant Holcomb, daughter of John and Margaret Grant, pioneer settlers of the San Bernardino valley. William Hol comb was long engaged in business (Continued on Page 15, Column 4) farm bureau, said hampering re-trictions have created a serious plight for the farmers who in past years have been able to supply themselves with meat grown on their own farms, but are now unable to do so because of regulations. "Packers are distributing the bulk of their meat to the cities and the farmer is not able to buy it in small, community stores, forcing him to waste gasoline, tires and time to drive to the cities, and then probably not get any meat when he arrives there," Mr. Gerber said, "In past years, the farmers have been able to take their animals to slaughter houses where the animals would be slaughtered and the meat prepared for use by the farmer. But now, packing houses are not able to do this custom slaughtering because of quota restrictions in which such killing counts against their own marketing quota," Mr.

Gerber said. pa; 8 PitL All RU. KM. GRIN AND BEAR IT By Lichty 0iSSIf a iiii IkMt SMk0 I "Hon. spy smuggle out secret code from American oculist office! Now we study how to improve Hon.

Nation's eyesight 1" VALLEY YOUTH ON BDMB ID IKS JSP Si Direct Hits Made on Vessel in Guadalcanal Area, Observers Report of Action Taking part in heavy American air raids on Japanese shipping in the Solomons, Lieut. Morton V. Smith of San Bernardino was credited with two direct bomb hits on a big Jap cargo vessel In Short-land harbor, according to word received yesterday from Guadalcanal. "When we passed her (the Jap ship) she looked like she was buckling in the middle and sinking," said Lieut. Therwin Walters of Houston, Texas, who took part In the raid and who was in a flight behind the ship piloted by Lieutenant Smith.

FROM SAN BERNARDINO Lieutenant Smith is the son of Mrs. Gertrude Chatham of 1185 King street and he entered the army air corps in December, 1941, a few days after war broke out. Mrs. Chatham, incidentally, also is in war work, being an employe of the Western Stove of San Ber nardino. In the Associated Press bulletin LIEUT.

M. V. SMITH Two direct hits from Guadalcanal, the raid in which Lieutenant Smith's ship, a flying fortress, participated was held Feb. 1. The bulletin said bombs from his ship "got two direct hits and sev eral near misses on this ship." SHIP SEEN SINKING Information given by American fliers who later passed over the spot Indicated that Lieutenant Smith's bombs had takon effect and that the Japanese ship was sinking.

Lieutenant Smith is a graduate of both San Bernardino High school and San Bernardino Valley Junior college. After enlisting in the air corps, he was trained at army bases in Tulare, Merced and Sacramento. Lieutenant Smith went overseas in May, 1942, and he has participated in some of the heaviest fighting in the Pacific Since he went overseas, the San (Continued on Page 15, Column 5) Hits at O.S'.A. liSlCSlIf Vlt A BROKER CHARGES RENT CONTROL BUREAU ENFORCES UNFAIR RATES A charge that rock-bottom rents have been ordered by federal rent control authorities for San Bernardino property recently converted into dwellings was heard yesterday by directors of the chamber of commerce. A.

B. Hornibrook, president of the San Bernardino Real Estate board, appeared at the chamber meeting and, after citing numerous cases involving rent reductions, asked that organization to lend its support in combating what he described as "rental inequities." After hearing Mr. Hornibrook, the board instructed its president, J. Clifford Lee, to appoint a committee to make an investigation. It was suggested that this committee, along with representatives of the real estate board, army housing officials of the San Bernardino army air depot, and Jesse W.

Curtis manager of the new war housing center, oonfer with Al J. Harmon, rent control officer In San Bernardino, in an effort to obtain rental adjustments. Mr. Hornibrook said that rent control officers are now visiting San Bernardino homes not rented prior to last March 1 and asking occupants to permit an inspection. If, in their opinion and without ascertaining the true facts, the rent is too high, they order a reduction," said Mr.

Hornibrook. Mr. Hornibrook went on to de scribe the case of a Highland ave nue' store building which rented as such on March 1, 1942, for $25 a month. He said the building was convert ed into an apartment, bath and kitchen facilities installed, and RE-ENLISTS ttiiHilpHpl William D. Brown, son of Mr.

and Mrs. C. O. Brown of San Bernar dino who returns to sea duty after visiting with his parents for the last 30 days. Survivor of Cruiser Lost in Action On Leave Ending a leave of 30 days spent at home with his parents, Mr.

and Mrs. C. O. Brown of 540 Tenth street, San Bernardino, William D. Brown is leaving for his new assignment in the navy.

Brown is seaman, first class, a survivor of the cruiser Northampton, recently announced lost in engagement with the enemy. This will be his second enlistment In the navy, the first having been in 1939. He is a graduate of San Bernardino High school, class of 1938. LEE CAUDATE FOH i OFFICE J. Clifford Lee, appointed to the San Bernardino board of education last month to" fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Dr.

Trenton D. Huls, who entered the U. S. navy, yesterday obtained a nominating petition for the office, indicating that he will be a candidate for election in the March 15 primary. Mr.

Lee became the first person to indicate his candidacy for one of the five school board posts to be filled in the coming primary and general elections. He obtained the petition from the city clerk's office for a short term of two years. Dr. Huls had two years to serve when he resigned from the board. One of the owners of radio station KFXM, Mr.

Lee is president of the San Bernardino chamber of commerce and active in civic affairs. 4 Husband Asks Court To Annul Marriage Duane Oris Bishop filed a petition in superior court for annulment of his marriage to Elena Ward Bishop on grounds he was not of legal age when the wedding took place, July 26, 1939. other improvements made to the extent of $500. It was then furnished and rented for $31 a month, with water paid. "The occupant was more than pleased to rent this apartment for the price that was asked, but rent control adjusters came along and ordered the rent reduced to $20 a month," Mr.

Hornibrook said. He cited another case where a double garage building, originally renting for $10, was converted into an apartment by the addition of two more rooms as well as kitchen and bath facilities. He said the place was located in the north end of San Bernardino and was land S.F. CONTINUES INVESTIGATION OF MIL MEEK Representatives of I.C.C. Take Part in Inquiry of Rear-End Cras1i Killing Three A joint investigation by the Santa Fe railroad and the Interstate commerce commission into the rear-end crash of the Grand Canyon limited and a freight train on the night of Jan.

25 continued yesterday with the interviewing of rail workers injured in the crash. Superintendent Walter H. More, of the Santa Fe's Los Angeles division, was at the railroad hospital In Los Angeles to take statements from the llmited's engineer, Anthony Moir, and the freight train's conductor, J. B. Kimpton.

CREW QUESTIONED Engineer Moir was the most seriously injured of the 11 hurt in the accident, which killed three men, two soldiers and Brakeman Ronald E. Green, who were riding in the caboose of the freight train. Moir will probably be confined to the hospital for another 10 days or two weeks. Conductor Kimpton, who also was in the caboose, will probably be discharged from the hospital next week. He suffered Internal injuries.

At the first session of the Inquiry conducted Thursday in Superintendent More's offices, members of the crews of the two trains were questioned, including Fireman Jesse De-voe of the limited. Another witness was Walter T. Stencman, road foreman of engines, who was riding the locomotive of the limited when the crash occurred, midway between Verdemont and Highland avenue. MAY DELAY FINDINGS Steneman was the principal witness at the inquest into the deaths of the wreck victims conducted by Coroner R. E.

Williams on Jan. 28. He said the engineer and fireman of the limited were at their posts and that he first saw the signal lights of the freight train about feet ahead. Engineer Moir, he said, was unable to stop his train before it crashed Into the rear of the freight, transporting ammuni tion. Half a dozen freight cars were thrown off the track, the caboose telescoped by the impact.

The findings of the inquiry may not be announced for weeks as the complete review of the testimony must be transcribed and submitted to the executives of the Santa Fe Coast lines who, in turn, will issue a decision fixing responsibility, if any, for the accident. Czech Social Club Meets at Banning With James Foytik of San Bernardino reelected as president, the Czechoslovakian Social club of San Bernardino and Riverside counties will install its 1943 officers Sunday at 2 p.m. at 350 Murray street, Banning. In addition to Mr. Foytik as president, other newly-elected officers include Joseph Schiller vice-president; Josie Sila, secretary; Rose Kozak, treasurer; James Vav-ra and Bozena Mitchell, finance committee; man.

and James Kozak, door- scaped and a sprinkling system installed and then rented, furnished, for $31 a month. The rent control office ordered this rent reduced to $20. Mr. Hornibrook charged that these cases, and others like them, were being mishandled by rent control adjusters. He said there was no basis, in cases where buildings were converted into dwellings, for establishing their rent on a March 1 rate.

In the discussion of the question by chamber of commerce directors, it was reported that rent control (Continued on Page 15. Column 8) Guaranteed Delivery Of The Sun If your Sun has not been delivered telephone 2121 BEFORE 9 :30 A. M. and paper will be delivered at your door before noon by special messenger. This new delivery has been established as an added service to subscribers.

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Harry N. Taulbee, 22-year-old ferry command pilot, who arrived home late Thursday from Africa, where he has been transporting troops and cargo to the war front. Young Flier Assigned To Missouri Field As Instructor Returning from Africa where he has been flying U. S. troops and freight the past four months, Capt.

Harry N. Taulbee, 22-year-old San Bernardino pilot, is visiting his mother Mrs. Merle Taulbee of 631 Highland avenue, before leaving for a new assignment at St. Joseph, Mo. Captain Taulbee arrived in San Bernardino late Thursday.

Accompanied by his wife, the former Rose Anne Peters of San Bernardino, he will leave within a few days for Rosecrans field at St. Joseph, where he will be a flight instructor. Although he had been in the army less than a year and despite his youth, Taulbee was advanced from seqond lieutenant to captain, skipping the rank of first lieutenant. Later he was transferred to Africa with a ferry group of the army transport corps. His father, the lato C.

A. Taulbee, served in the army air corps in World war I. A graduate of San Bernardino Senior High school in 1939, the young officer attend San Bernar dino Valley and Chaffey Junior col leges, where he took the C.A.A flight training courses. Ho had become a pilot shortly after his graduation from high school, and was the youngest licensed commercial pilot in Cali fornia. Shortly after entering the army, he served as flight instructor at Visalia, later was transferred to Rosecrans field the same base to which he is now assigned and four months later was sent to Africa.

Buys Liquor for Indian 50 Days Gus N. Wolff, 49, of Los Angeles, was sentenced by Police Judge Donald E. Van Luven In the city police court yesterday to pay a fine of $100 or serve 50 days in the county jail on a charge of furnishing liquor to an Indian in violation of the state penal code. Unable to pay the fine, Wolff was committed to jail. The complaint against him was signed by H.

E. MacKenzie, state board of equalization officer. Police Sgt. I. R.

Ledbetter and Officers R. F. Mulligan and R. B. Simmons said they saw Wolff go into a Third street liquor store and purchase a pint of whiskey.

The officers said he then walked out of the store and around to the side of the building where he handed the bottle to one of three full-blooded Navajo Indians. One of the Indians, a 19-year-old youth who gave his name as Angel Whiskers, was arrested for drunkenness and given a suspended sentence by the magistrate. The first heavyweight championship in the United States was won by John L. Sullivan in 1890. What's Doing Today 2 p.m.

Pioneer society, Log cabin, Pioneer park. 2 p.m. Job's Daughters, Masonic temple. 3 p. m.

Townsend club district council meeting, 843 Mountain View avenue. 8 p.m. Old-time dance, Log cabin, Pioneer park. 8 p.m. Golden State club dance, 677 Rialto avenue, ARMY FERRY FROM AFRICA INSCRAPORIVE The most intensive salvage drive In San Bernardino since the war began will be held in the city tomorrow when trucks will be sent through every residential district to pick up scrap metals.

Residents are asked to place scrap metal and rubber at their curbings where the material will be collected Tin cans, waste paper, bottles, fats or greases should not be placed on the curbings for collection as only scrap metal and rubber will be tak en. Boy Scouts who will assist in the program were asked( by S. A. New-lin, chairman of the salvage com mittee, to meet at Boy Scout head quarters at 1:30 p. m.

Earl Wilson, chairman of the Central Labor council committee, said the organization will provide trucks and men for the campaign. Because of the importance of obtaining as much scrap metal as possible immediately, residents were asked to locate every bit of the vital material and place it on the curbings for collection. Collection of scrap In eastern states has slowed down, because of weather conditions, necessitating larger collections in westermstates. The scrap will be sold and the funds turned over to agencies which are engaged in war work. Supt.

J. R. Croad to Attend Conferences Superintendent of Schools J. Russell Croad was authorized by the city school board to attend two conferences in Los Angeles on Feb. 9 and 10 and on Feb.

20. The first conference will be held at U.C.L.A. and will be based on the subject of "The Impact of the War Upon Public Education," while the Feb. 20 conference has been called by the state schools' legislative committee to study pending legislation. Superintendent Croad announced the national school superintendents' convention at St.

Louis, to which he and Board Member Earl Trus-cott had been delegated to go, has been called off because of war transportation difficulties. Rotarians to Assist in City's Housing Survey A committee of 18 members of the Rotary club was named yesterday to supervise a citywide housing survey which will be conducted Tuesday and Wednesday by 300 picked San Bernardino Senior High school students. The purpose of the survey is to locate all empty rooms and dwellings In San Bernardino in an effort to obtain sufficient housing for war workers. Lyle D. Crlnklaw, chairman of the Rotary committee in charge of the survey, announced the names of supervisors as follows: Joseph W.

Snyder, Clarence L. Gurr, Howard Holcomb, Joseph L. Chealrs, Jack B. Claypool, James S. Edwards, Lawrence O.

Craeber, Joseph P. Hertel, Elmer C. Haywood, Frank Hunt, Creed Sheeran, Earl F. Truscott, Roscoe B. Weaver, Fred O.

Wolf, Paul H. Yelton, Malcolm Davis, John II. Wllliam-sen and Mr. Crlnklaw. 88PCT.

DFS.B. COUNTY 30-DftY QUOTA District Rated Fourth in South For Percentage of Estimates Reached in Month San Bernardino count, residents invested $886,294 in U. S. war bonds in January when the sales reached 99 per cent of the quota fixed for the month, according to figures released yesterday by W. II.

Pattillo, county chairman of war bond sales. This total placed the eounty hi fourth place among Southern California counties in percentage of the quota of bonds sale. The county's January quota was $892,000. At the same time, Mr. Pattillo said that the county war bond sals quota for February had been set at $688,000, a slightly lower figure than the January quota.

DECEMBER SALES HIGH San Bernardino county topped alt Southern California counties in percentage of war bond sale quotas during December, 1942, and Its sales during January will keep the county among thehighest in the Southland area. Inyo county produced the highest percentages of war bond sales in Southern California during January with a total sale of $61,687. The quota for Inyo county was $48,000, which gives it a rating of 115 per cent of its monthly quota. SOUTH UNDER QUOTA San Diego county with 110 per cent and Ventura county with 104 per cent both topped San Bernardino county in quota percentages, while Riverside county, also with 99 per cent, equalled San Bernardino. As a whole, Southern California was considerable under its quota for January.

The Southland quota was $37,000,000 and sales totaled $24,188,589, or 65 per cent of its quota. The February quota for Southern California's 11 counties is Parnell's Name On Casualty List The name of Thomas Parnell 21-year-old San Bernardino youth, appeared yesterday on the navy's latest casualty list released in Washington, D. C. Parnell was reported missing In the south Pacific in a war department message received by his parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Thomas ParnelL 857 Sixth street, a week ago. He had been assigned to a de stroyer as a fireman, first class. The navy list announced 67 casu alties in navy forces, including: 1 dead, 13 wounded and 4T missing. This brings to 22,739 the total of navy, marine corps and coast guard casualties reported to next of kin since Dec. 7, 1941.

The grand total includes 6,461 dead, 4,020 wounded and 12,258 missing. Scout eek Observed At Exchange Meeting The San Bernardino Exchange club observed Bov Scout week at its luncheon-meeting In the Cali fornia hotel yesterday, with Andrew J. Roberts, executive of Arrowhead scout council, as the speaker. Hugh Holmes served as program chairman for the meeting, intro ducing Mr. Roberts, who told of scout activities In the council.

Sev eral Boy Scouts gave a first-aid demonstration. They attended with Scoutmaster Charles Henderson. President Willard Monninger op ened the meeting. H. C.

Teuber, regular program chairman, turned the session over to Mr. Holmes, who is district scout chairman. During the meeting, members of the club purchased $174.50 worth of U. S. war stamps.

Survey supervisors will meet with the student workers at an assembly Monday morning at which time final instructions will be Issued. Following this assembly, the supervisors will confer with Carl B. Hllliard, attorney for the federal rent control office, on housing questions. Students participating in the survey will be furnished with cards containing a set of questions designed to provide the necessary housing information. The survey is being sponsored by the Rotary club at the request of the San Bernardino Air depot.

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