The San Bernardino County Sun from San Bernardino, California • Page 32

CITY INTENSIFIES WAR ON VICE QTY SECTIOv mtt afJH)fm fir Sm BeaaUmi) Bifl Bear Lake Students to Bring Christmas Cheer Dec. 15, 1948 COUNCIL ENACTS STRINGENT LAWS AT REQUEST OF MAYOR Russo Target of Actions Requiring Strict Investigation of Rooming House Operators In a series of moves declared to be aimed particularly at San Bernardino's vice lord, Johnny Russo, the San Bernardino city council yesterday "cracked down" on red light operations It May Be a While Christmas Yel! Snow Continues to Fall in Mountains: No Rain in Sight A white Christmas seemed in the making last night at Lake Arrowhead as snow, icy but steady, continued to blanket the landscape. By 9:30 p.m. P. A.

Sublett, at the Lake Arrowhead Manor lodge said that an inch and a half had fallen. Snow began falling at Big Bear Lake at 8 a.m. yesterday and continued throughout the day, but late last night only occasional flurries of soft pellets continued. In the afternoon a fall of one-half to one inch was measured. It was melting rapidly, however.

Mr. Sublett said that chains would be necessary in the Lake Arrowhead region. The valley's hopes for much-needed rain seemed doomed to disappointment, however. U. S.

weather bureau forecasts for today were for scattered clouds and cool winds throughout the lowlands with a few scattered showers In mountain regions and possible now above 4,000 feet. Barstow Man's Body Found in River Waters The body of Edwin Curry, 34, one of two Barstow men who drowned in the Colorado river over two weeks ago, was re ported recovered yesterday on the Arizona side of the river, 2'2 miles below Davis dam. Sheriff's Capt. Art Manning of Barstow said a telephonic report Indicated the body was recovered after two women in formed Arizona officers that they had seen It floating down stream. Mr.

Curry was a foreman at the Barstow Marine base. His companion on the ill-fated boat trip down the Colorado was Henry Tippetts, 40, an employe of the Yermo Marine base. The latter's body has not yet been found. A few days after the two men drowned, their battered boat was discovered below the dam. Concert of Christmas Music to Be Presented by Valley College Choir 9 Pictured above with some of the toys collected by Sturges Junior High school students are, left to right: Felix Gutierrez, adviser of the Sturges Star, the school publication; Barbara May, city editor; Jerrie Lee Hunt, drive chairman, and Principal Robert L.

Sandberg. The toys, including dolls, pandas, autos, games, books and tricycles, will be given to children in the west end of the city. Sturges students conducted another toy drive simultaneously, making toys for younger brothers and sisters. Two S. B.

Service Clubs Meet In Hilarious Joint Session Sturges Pupils Collect Toys Jack H. Skadron presented Ro in the city. Acting on recommendations of Mayor James E. Cunningham, the council: Amended the city's prostitution ordinance, making a minimum 15-day jail sentence mandatory for women convicted on prostitution counts: Adopted a new "rooming house" ordinance which will require that all prospective licensees be investi gated as to his or her moral character by the chief of police, and; LICENSE RESCINDED Rescinded the license of Salva-tore Corsello, who was authorized to operate a "lodging house" at the Park Cavern hotel, 1023 Third street, the scene of a police raid last Friday which netted the arrest of one woman on a prostitution charge. The Park Cavern reportedly is owned by Russo.

Mayor Cunningham, in asking the council for the amendment to the prostitution law, declared it is necessary "because many prostitutes merely post bail upon their arrest, 'jump' this bail, and that is the extent of their punishment for their crime." In addition to calling for the straight jail sentence, the amend ment prohibits the granting of probation to the convicted prosti tute. RUSSO SINGLED OUT Commenting on the new ordinance, Mayor Cunningham declared: "Such a law is designed to prevent ex-convicts such as Johnny Russo from operating hotels, rooming houses or other buildings which might be used for immoral purposes." Mayor Cunningham stated that other rooming house licenses will be revoked by the council as evidence is secured by police that red light practices are being carried on upon the premises. The council granted Corsello the privilege of appearing before it to show cause why his license should not be rescinded The council's actions yesterday were prompted by the results of five police vice raids last Friday. Seven women were arrested, three of them at two alleged houses of prostitution reportedly owned by Russo. Six of the women drew $50 fines after pleading guilty to various WANTED GROCERY CHECKERS Male, Must Be Experienced Experienced Bakery Girl Apply in Person at OWEN'S MARKET 851 E.

Base Line Keyser Super Market 338 Highland Ave. Phone 5-6138 WE SELL AND DELIVER CHRISTMAS TREES FREE GROCERY DELIV. TWICE DAILY Quality Fruits and Vegetables Best Quality Meats Prices Always Nominal FLOWERS Funeral Designs That Express Your Feelings Twin Cypress Nurseries and Florists 743 E. Base Line Phone 4-9431 Cotmff. 15 Williams); "All Breathing Life, Sing and Praise" (Bach); "My Lord What A Mornin' (H.

T. Burleigh); "The Ringing of the Bells" (L. Senfl); For A Thousand Tongues" (C. F. Mueller) "The Shepherd's Story" (C.

Dickenson); "Twas the Night Before Christmas" (R. Ringwald); and "Three Christmas Moods" (B. Jackie Funderberg will sing "Rejoice Greatly" from Haendel's "Messiah," and Betty Coleman, Beth Jones, Bob Frandsen, Claire Roberts, and Neil Oehl will sing other incidental solos. Dolores Young is accompanist for the choir. Special props and decorations will add festive yuletide atmosphere to the concert, Mr.

Robbins said. Justice of Peace Resigns After 14 Years Service The colorful, 14-year reign of Judge Grant L. Ferguson has come to a close with his resignation as justice of the peace of Bloomington township. He requested the county board of supervisors to accept the resignation, submitted because of Increased work and a need for a rest. Judge Ferguson first sat on the bench In 1934, when he was elected to the post.

The board appointed Lloyd L. Adamson, who has been a resident of Bloomington the past 12 years to the justiceship. Judge Adamson Is married, has one child and is a veteran of World war II. Wagon Days Group lo Meet Members of the San Bernardino Covered Wagon Days corporation and other interested persons will meet at 8 p.m. tonight in the American Legion auditorium to discuss the city's part in next year's county-wide centennial celebration.

Phil Warren, first vice-president of the Covered Wagon Days corporation, said today that a new board of directors and executive committee probably will be elected during the meeting tonight. Man Arresfed on Charge Of Disfurbing fhe Peace Chester Boyles, 32, of 1149 street, San Bernardino was arrested by police at 10:30 last night and charged with disturbing the peace. According to arresting officers, Boyles smashed a window and screen on a house trailer owned by his brother-in-law, J. B. Bailey, of San Antonio, Texas, which was parked in his driveway.

Mr. Bailey fired one shot from a 12-gauge shotgun in an attempt to frighten Boyles away. Boyles was lodged in the county jail and is being held for further investigation. willing to blaze new trails afoot and on horseback over a comparatively few scattered miles of rugged terrain. Mr.

Dyal pointed out that from that inauspicious start sprang the overland mail as a result of the gold rush of '49, followed by the pony express in 1860. Then came the railway mail service connecting virtually all crossroads of America. The next innovation that brought this nation the world's fastest, Drops Far Below Level of 1947 Water Supply Less By One-Third Than at Same Time Last Year The water supply in Big Bear lake is more than a third less this year than it was at the same time last year, Horace Hinckley, man ager of the Bear Valley Mutual Water reported yesterday at the company's annual board of directors' meeting held in Redlands. Last December's supply of 232 acre feet has been diminished by 11,000 acre feet, Mr. Hinckley said.

"Assuming that we get no more rain this winter and next than we did last season," the manager continued, "we have scarcely enough water on hand to last two years." Mr. Hinckley told the directors that only nine times in the past 35 years has the lake been at a lower level. At the present time the lake measures 49 feet 6 inches at the dam. EXPENSES ITEMIZED The company's operating expenses for 1948 amounted to he reported, adding that 903 of this amount was spent on an artificial rain precipitation experiment. The company contracted with the Precipitation Control Co.

of Arizona which attempted to increase the rain fall over the Big Bear water shed during March and April. Mr. Hinckley said it was impossible to determine how much of the rain that fell during those months could be attributed to the efforts of the Arizona firm. No mention was made as to whether the experiment would be continued. The meeting was presided over by J.

J. Prendergast. Two Pedestrians Hit by Autos Boy, 5, Riverside Woman Seriously Hurt Two pedestrians were injured yesterday one of them critically when they were struck by automobiles in San Bernardino. Howard Mayo, 5, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Harold Mayo of 911 Colton avenue, San Bernardino, was reportedly in critical condition at the County hospital late last night. The child had apparently been playing around parked cars on Colton avenue in front of his home when he darted out across the street. A car driven by Edwin M. Warren, 59, Yucaipa, struck him. Traffic Sgt.

Mel Owens and Officers Richard Dunn and Joseph Potts investigated. Mrs. Cora Stice Criger, 63-year-old Riverside resident, was struck by a car at the intersection of Court and streets in downtown San Bernardino at 2:30 p.m. yesterday. The automobile was driven by Louise M.

Miller, 48, of Sunnymead. Mrs. Criger was taken to the County hospital for treatment of major injuries. Mrs. Miller was cited by Officer John Marler for failure to yield the right-of-way.

At 5:50 p.m. two drivers nar rowly escaped injuries when their cars collided at the intersection of Mountain View avenue and Tenth street. Sam D. Costifas, 164 East Cluster street, San Bernardino, was thrown from his car when it overturned. Robert B.

McDonald 30, of 4531 Johnson street, San Bernardino, the other driver, es caped injury. Traffic Officers R. F. Mulligan and T. G.

Johnson in vestigated. Native Sons to Hold Initiation Twenty candidates will be in itiated into the Arrowhead parlor of the Native Sons of the Golden West at 8 p.m. tonight during a meeting at Odd Fellows hall, it was announced by Ed Heil, public ity chairman. most modern postal delivery service was the airplane. "When you consider that patrons may still be assured of their greeting cards and packages being delivered in ample time for Christmas by the simple expedient of air mail, whether they are going 500 or 5,000 miles, then it becomes clear that the progress made in our postal delivery service is nothing short of phenomenal," Mr.

Dyal concluded. The "ancients" of the San Bernardino Rotary club entertained the "babies" of Kiwanis at a "nursery" luncheon yesterday in the Y.W.C.A. in celebration of Ro-tary's recent victories on athletic fields over its rival service club. Kiwanians were equipped with bibs; Rotarians with "baby sitter" badges. A nurse (Betty McWhin-nie), equipped with a supply of diapers and pablum, was on duty at the door.

The Tidy Didy Mop Service (B. E. Snow and assistants) took care of the "accidents." Lollypops were passed to all Kiwanians; nusery rhymes provided the musical background. Rotary's baseball team, which defeated Kiwanis 19-3, took a bow on the stage. Encumbered as they were with crutches, canes and beardsf some were unable to rise to their feet and collapsed in trembling heaps.

J. 0. Van Leuven Taken by Death James Oscar Van Leuven, 60, native of San Bernardino and de- scendent of the pioneer orange growers, Benjamin and Frederick Van Leuven, who settled in San Bernardino valley in 1852, died yesterday at St. Bernardine's hospital shortly af he had been taken ill while at work. He had been a city school employe for the past 17 years.

Prior to that he was associated with the Union Oil Co. in San Bernardino. Mr. Van Leuven leaves a son, James Winston Van Leuven, San Bernardino chemical engineer; a brother L. Elmer Van Leuven, manager of a Los Angeles clothing store; two sisters, M.

3. A. Earl Hancock, wife of the San Bernardino dentist, and Mrs. S. H.

Hoover of Los Angeles. Mr. Van Leuven was a member of the San Bernardino lodge 348, F. A.M. and the First Christian church.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Stephens Bobbitt chapel with in terment to follow in Mountain View cemetery. tary No. 3 bowling team, which recently defeated Kiwanis No. 1 team.

Rotary President John D. Mc- Whinnie was wheeled into the as sembly room and took his place on the rostrum next to a skeleton which represented a charter mem ber of the club. He (McWhinnie, not the skeleton) collapsed halfway through the meeting, but Drs. R. F.

Tatro and J. E. Adams administered adrenalin injections and a Purdy Ambulance service team rushed in with an oxygen tank. Together, they revived the president, Rabbi Norman F. Feldheym, program chairman, summoned Ki wanians M.

E. Dimock, Arthur Harris, J. M. Oakey, W. H.

Pat tillo and Will J. Patton before him and presented these distinguished "youths" with appropriate gifts. The Rev. Fred M. Judson, pastor of Trinity Baptist church, Santa Monica, gave the day's address on "What Is This Thine Called Fellowship?" Burbank P.T.A.

Group Plans Program Tonight The Burbank P.T.A. will meet at 7 tonight in the school library, Mrs. Harold A. Shafer, president, has announced. Scheduled for the program are a short discussion on safety to be given by a speaker from the Toast-masters club, community singing, musical numbers by adults and children and a short pageant by some of the children.

Refreshments will be served, Mrs. Shafer said. A Christmas Gift for Every Purse That Cannot Be Beaten for PLEASURE PERMANENCE INCREASING VALUE STAMPS PHILATELIC SUPPLIES Consult With DR. R. G.

RAYMER 928 Wabash Redlands Phone Redlands 8847 School Publication Sponsors Drive Two separate Christmas toy collections one for underprivileged San Bernardino children and the other for younger brothers and sisters have been completed by students at Sturges Junior High school. The collection drive for under privileged children was sponsored by the staff of the Sturges Star, the school publication. The toys will be given to the Ramona P. T.A., which will wrap and deliver them to persons in the west end of the city. Felix Gutierrez, adviser to the Star staff, said about 300 toys- ranging from large dolls to mar bles were collected.

In the other toy campaign, students in classes of Miss Helen Shaper made a large number of toys. Students with younger broth ers and sisters will give these toys to them. Traffic Officer Hurt in Collision San Bernardino Traffic Officer Robert McGuire was injured slightly about 8 a.m. yesterday when his police car, in which he was chasing a speeding motorist, crashed into the rear of a milk truck at Fifth and streets. Police said Officer McGuire received what appeared to be a sprained knee.

He was taken to St. Bernardine's hospital for treatment. Traffic Sgt. John Brazil said the dairy truck was driven by Norman J. Balders, 24, of 1755 Base Line, who was traveling east on Fifth street and making a left turn into a driveway at 1098 Fifth street.

Mr. Balders was cited for failure to make a hand signal. Sergeant Brazil said Mr. Balders turned in front of Officer McGuire, who also was going east on Fifth. Allison Said i prostitution charges, two Monday and four yesterday.

The seventh. Helen Cole, 28, charged with maintaining a house of ill fame at the Park Cavern, continued her plea until Jan. 4. MAYOR'S STATEMENT Mayor Cunningham prefaced his recommendations to the coun cil with the statement: "It is apparent that there are cerfain persons who feel that they can carry on practices of vice with immunity under our present laws. I recommend that we strengthen the hand of our chief of police and city attorney with the enactment of ordinances which will enable us to cope more adequately with the problem of prostitution in this community.

"I think we should make it a policy for all to know that this administration and this council will not tolerate such practices as prostitution within our city limits, and that we are going to use every means at our disposal to combat the problem." Largest Stock in the County GATES INDUSTRIAL V-BELTS PULLEYS Single and Multi-Groove Types "DISCOUNTS TO THOSE) WHO QUALIFY" RELIABLE BEARING SUPPLY CO. 174 South St. Phone 7-4358 MATTRESSES REBUILT We can completely rebuild your old innersprlng, cotton kapok, wool, hair or feather mattresses. Ail work guaranteed. Free estimates.

Free pickup and delivery. CALIFORNIA MATTRESS CO. Phone 7-6377 HARRISON'S Store for Men and Young Men 442 Highland Ave. Ph. 7-0350 OPEN EVENINGS Until Christmas The annual Christmas concert of the San Bernardino Valley college choir will be presented in the college auditorium Thursday at 8:15 p.m.

A similar concert will be given for students of the college Friday at 2 p.m., announced C. Dale Robbins, director. Thursday night's concert is for the general public. The 82-voice choir was recently chosen from choirs of junior colleges in the state to sing at a convention of the American Association of Junior Colleges, which will be held in San Francisco, Feb. 26.

Thursday night's program will fciture the following numbers: "The Song of Christmas" (R. Ringwald) "For Unto Us a Child Is Born" from Haendel's oratorio "The "0 Man, Thy Grief and Sin Bemoan" (R. E. Store Proprietor Catches Burglar Thief Nabbed With Arms Full of Loot Assertedly caught In the act of burglarizing a Bloomington liquor store early yesterday morning, Lew D. Wilson, 20-year-old Colton youth, was held in the county jail on suspicion of burglary.

Deputies of Sheriff James W. Stocker said Wilson surrendered to J. Karas, owner of the Victory liquor store at 415 East Valley boulevard, Bloomington. Mr. Karas, armed with a shotgun, said he met Wilson coming out the front door of his store with several bottles of liquor.

The proprietor said the store's burglary alarm sounded about 4:10 a.m. Mr. Karas, who resides in a house in back of the store, rushed to the front to find that someone had smashed a plate glass window. He said Wilson then walked out with the loot. Investigating for the sheriff were Deputies R.

C. Oliver and Carl Shocklcy. What's Doing Today: 12 noon Kiwanis club, California hotel. 12 noon Soroptimlst club, Melo-Dee-Lane cafe. 12:15 p.m.

Native Sons, Arrowhead Parlor 110, Eichenberg's cafe. 2 p.m. Auxiliary to B. of R.T., Labor temple. 2:15 p.m.

Woman's club, Christmas party, musicale, Y.W.C.A. 6:45 p.m. Zontas, Christmas party, California hotel. 7 p.m. Toastmasters club, Gibson Girl cafe.

7:30 p.m. Quota club, Christmas party, 440 Seventeenth street. 7:30 p.m. Victory Village squadron, Civil Air Patrol. 7:45 p.m.

40th Division, U.S.N. Naval armory. 8 p.m. Native Sons, Odd Fellows temple. 'RestinQ Easily' RANCHETTE for sale Christmas Special BY PUBLIC DEMAND OPEN EVENINGS Modern 2 bedroom home with 3 7TT A "TT A JO irrigation water, city water.

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Featuring Our Famous Smorgasbord Buy from Factory and Save TrTHTn Lma Sim "on'iSW Dial fr Zenith 1520 "LiIi MRS. Dolores WOODMANSEE make reservations EARLY I Houra 5 to Midnight 1653 Mt Vernon Base Lint A Phon 8-2241 POSTMASTER REVIEWS PROGRESS OF POSTAL SERVICE SINCE INCEPTION As patrons began swamping the San Bernardino postoffice yesterday with their holiday mailings, Acting Postmaster Kenneth W. Dyal recalled the continuing progress in U. S. postal delivery service since the first Christmas cards were dispatched by Benjamin Franklin.

Back in those dim, candle-lit days nearly 200 years ago, the hearty colonists were fewer and farther between than cities are today. Mailmen were rare pioneers.