The San Bernardino County Sun from San Bernardino, California • Page 13

lesodeoD'Ss FIVE COUNTY CITIES CAST RECORD VOTES Gov. Earl Warren proudly is eyeing the Cities of Upland, Ri- alto, Redlands, Ontario and Fontana. They are the five cities in the County in which more than 86.85 riTY SECTIOS Showing of Film Climax of Drive Storm Brings Snow, Rain to S.B. County 'Jtttt per cent of the voters the State- wide average cast ballots in the Nov. 4 general election.

Thursday, December 18, 1952 Postoffice Sets New Mail Records A total of 1,087 parcel post Y-y 1 jV -T 4 from the San Bernardino Postoffice to break the record of 783 Mr a a CITY HONORS MtDAL OF HONOR WINNER In the top picture, San Bernardino citizens, represented by special committee Chairman Joseph Lazar, left, present a scrott assuring Rose and Chuck Rodriguez of the modest home they have promised to build the young couple. Below, two fellow Medal of Honor winners, M. Sgt. Ernest Kouma, left, and Maj. Raymond Harvey, center, were on hand to help pay tribute to Chuck during San Bernardino's "Rodriguez Day" Wednesday.

RAINFALL TABLE Lact Storm Season Year San Bernardino 11 5.23 Colton .17 4.59 4.50 3.92 3.08 4.46 4.61 5.24 4.70 6.63 4.50 6.27 3.73 6.62 11.62 Rediandt 21 e.30 Yucaipa 39 5.92 Highland 07 4.79 Rialto 11 5.63 Fontana 06 5.52 Etiwanda C8 6.28 Ontario 17 6.07 Upland 04 5.79 Chino 17 5.37 Alta Loma 03 6.57 CarrtpvBaldy 50 7.32 oan Antonio canyon .07 6.98 B'9 Bear 23 43.M 8.12 13.37 12.81 4.80 5.49 Lake Arrowhead 1a At Crestline fr Santa Ana Canvon jv "Barton Flats 03 7.06 Mill Creek Canvan 7s Needles 02 19 6.54 -measurements taken at 6 p.m. Occasional showers, mostly light, dampened the floor of the San Bernardino Valley Wednesday, while fluffy snow flurries fell and mostly melted at Big Bear Lake. The weatherman predicted that Thursday would be partly cloudy ana slightly warmer. I Light rain "showers also fell at Lake Arrowhead, and Crestline felt a few sprinkles that were hardly a trace of rain. An inch of snow fell in Big Bear, making a total of 5 inches on the level.

Most of the snow melted as it fell, making chains necessary in the 3-inch deep slush at Big Bear. Santa Project Opening Set Santa Claus, supporters are completing last-minute details pre vious to the Saturday opening of the toy warehouse for needv San Bernardino parents to select Christ mas gifts for their children, Director Mrs. Seymour Schweitzer aniyjunced. Officials from the City's Social Planning Council, Intra-Service Club Council, PTA Council, Council of Churches and Community Chest will finish opening plans Friday night from 5-7 at the warehouse open house. Invited guests also include representatives from 100 City (Continued on Page 22, Column 2) JEWELRY SALE ILSON 93 STREET ACROSS FKOM eweiert penkets BROADMOOR HOMES 3 BEDROOMS 13,4 BATHS for VETERANS Only $2000 Down Location Broadmoor Blvd.

Between 34th 36th Shown by Appointment Only FOR INFORMATION Call 8-3227 1153 Street Buy Meat and Frozen Foods WHOLESALE for Your Home Freezer "or Food Locker! U.S. Grade Good (A) BEEF Wbol or half Ib. 54c Hind Quarter 64c Fore Quarter 51c U.S. Good LAMB WhoU or htlf. 63c Eastern PORK LOIN 49c Priea include Cutting.

Grindinj. Wrapping, labeling and 8hn-Freezing. THE FOOD BANK 970 E. Base Line Ph. 6-3146 And the State's chief executive is going to do something about it.

He'll give the communities special -citations. Warren says it's "a "very hopeful sign" that a record number of Californians 5.209,692 in all voted last month. "We can be very proud of the response by our citizens to the civic responsibility of voting," he told a news conference in Sacramento. Vote cast," registered voters and percentages for the 10 cities in the County are as follows, according to a compilation made" by Asst. County Clerk Walter V.

Combs: Upland, 4,8045,337 or 90.01 per cent; Ontario, 12,577 14,040 per cent; Rialtd, 1,9332,161 or 89.44 per cent; Fontana, 5,315 or 88.79 per cent; 9,216 or 88.62 per cent. Chino; 1,9972,307 or 86.56 per. cent; San Bernardino, 33,17538.468 or 86.24 per cent; Colton, 5,858 i 6.8V7 or 85.93 per cent; 2,4362,841 or 85.74 per cent; and Needles, or ,79 .84 per: cent. 1 Fender Skirts Stolen M. L.

Mudgett of 1320" Perris Hill Rd. told police that two fender skirts valued at $15 were stolen from his car-while it was parked at Fifth and Streets. 1953 Westinghouse Automatic LAUNDROMAT AND CLOTHES DRYER GOOD HOUSEKEEPING SHOP 127 E. Highland Ph. 8-7888 Eves, 'til 9.

MATTRESSES REBUILT and REPAIRED Free Estimates California Mattress Co. 1952 W. Highland Ave. Ph. 86-7117 AMERICAN STANDARD CRANE PLUMBING FIXTURES Terms 36 mo.

to pay See Our Display A. R. BURNS 1260 St Ph. 2-2198 THE THING TO DO GIVE WHITMAN'S CHOCOLATES HERE FRESH DIRECT FROM THE MAKERS PUTHOFF PHARMACY San Bernardino's Oldest Prescription Drug Store 1198 Street Phone 4-2192 San Bernardino, California ORDER NOW FARM FRESH POULTRY TURKEYS-DUCKS HENS FRYERS RABBITS Freshly Dressed to Tour Order Brooks Ranch Phone 8-2991 1075 E. Base Line I I I tw r'wj Asbestos Mining '-A.

Project Planned Activity toward a proposed $5 million project to open up a 1 million-ton asbestos deposit seven miles northeast of Helendale began moving Wednesday. County Building Official Don A. Densel issued a permit for a storage building for Conda Properties, which controls 13 articles wee sent out Tuesday Christmas mailing rush. Previously, the largest number of parcels mailed in one day was 621 on Dec. 17, 1951, according to Supt.

of Mails Royse Barnette. Cancellation of 230,459 pieces of first class mail a peak number in the 1952 Christmas season was reported Tjy Asst. Postmaster Russell K. Bates. NEXT FOUR DAYS In the next four days Bates anticipated that over a quarter of a million cancellations would be made as the season draws to a close.

To hasten mail- delivery by Christmas, Bates suggests the fol lowing methods of co-operation by citizens Check home addresses to see if paint has faded. Clearly indicated addresses are important to tem porary carriers. Porch lights should be left on until 6 p.m. to assist temporary carriers unfamiliar with the sec tion. Occupants of apartment houses are asked to place their full names and number on mail boxes.

An additional 154 persons were hired by the Postoffice to handle the Christmas mail. Eleven more trucks were hired from Norton Air Force Base and seven from the U.S. Forestry Service. Suit for $15,000 Filed for Injuries Alice K. Williams is the plaintiff in a $15,000 personal injury suit filed against Sam Vandergoot.

She seeks the judgment for alleged injuries to her back, knee and leg in a traffic accident Dec. 21, 1951, at Sierra Way and Base Line. Attorney Arthur L. Littleworth of the Riverside firm of Best, Best Krieger prepared the complaint. CASH QUICKLY To Pay What You Owe or to Buy What You Need FIRST THRIFT OF CALIFORNIA 1359 Street Phone 5101 Open Friday Until 8 P.

M. Open Sat. Mornings Until Xmas WURLITZER PIANOS A Gift the Whole Family Can Enjoy R. A. BRANIGER 932 Third St.

Phone 81-3100 BLOCK WALLS PATIOS and BARBECUES TERMS MORTARLESS BLOCK CO. 1161 HIGHLAND AVE. Ph. 85-0116 or 8-6854 XMAS TREES Silver tip. white fir, Washington Douglas.

Painted white with glitters, also, flocking. English holly and door decorations. HORNIBROOK SONS 148 E. Base Line at Ivey Furn. Co.

Furniture Wanted: We pay you cash for your used furniture and appliances. Entire home or individual pieces. Prompt and courteous service. Best prices and fair dealing since 1904. The Nicholson Furniture Company, 639 Third Phone 2-9162.

STEAM CAVE BATHS and MASSAGES Bill Michell. Masseur Phone 7889 tor Appointment CLUB OAKS Waterman Canyon Road YOUR CLOTHES I For Hero's Home Notables Join S.B. In Paying Tribute To Korea War Hero By ROSS HAYNES San Bernardino paid tribute to Chuck Rodriguez Wednesday and the rest of the nation joined: in the warm, home-town observ- ance of "Chuck Rodriguez Day." Amidst motion picture stars, military and civilian notables. come to join in the events honor ing the Congressional Medal of Honor holder, all attention focused on a modest, unassuming second lieutenant and his bride of a few weeks, Lt. Joseph C.

Rodriguez and his petite brunette wife, Rose. Chuck has been in the public eye and heart for many months now, since President Harry Truman awarded him the Medal of Honor in impressive ceremonies in Washington. But he was the same unassuming young fellow that his classmates at Valley College knew and liked, before Korea, before the day when, his company pinned down by enemy fire, Pfc. Rodriguez alone charged to wipe out Red machine-gun nests on a Korean ridge. ROSE HAS "BUTTERFLIES" Rose admitted to "butterflies" as she and Chuck were welcomed to the Fox California Theater and premiere of a 35-minute featurette, "Medal of based on Chuck's life and the fast-paced action in Korea which won him the nation's highest award.

A crowd estimated at nearly a thousand joined in the City's ovation outside the theater. Only a few seats in the capacity theater were unfilled for the premiere, a half-hour program presented by motion picture stars and members of the community who participated in the campaign to build "A Home for Chuck and Rose," as a living symbol of San Bernardino's affection for its mous son and his bride. SCROLL FROM CHILDREN Joseph Lazari chairrrfan of the community-wide fund drive, pre- senieq ine young couple with a scroll, assuring building of the home, during the brief stage pro gram. David L. Hunter, son of Mr.

and Mrs. William Hunter, representing the school 'children of San Bernar- (Continued en Page 22, Column 4) Hero's Wife Injured On Way fo Premiere The family of a Pasadena Medal of Honor winner coming to San Bernardino to attend the premiere of the featurette honoring Lt. Joseph C. Rodriguez was involved in an accident at Fourth Street and Highway 66 little more than an hour before the occasion, Medal Winner Maj. Raymond Harvey left pre-show activities immediately to be with his wife who was taken to Community Hospital where she was treated for a minor forehead laceration.

Others in the car who suffered minor injuries were Raymond Harvey the driver, N. Bowling, and his wife, Ella all of Pasadena. Going east on Highway 66 the Bowling auto was in collision with a car driven by Arlie H. Rutherford, 38, 1553 Foothill Fon-tana, according California Highway Patrol Officer Harold A. Por-razzo.

Suspect Held In Wrightwood Fatal Shooting A Desert Springs man was being held in San Bernardino County Jail Wednesday night for investigation of a fatal shooting that took place about 7 p.m. on. a road eight miles east of Wrightwood, according to Dep. Sheriff William Kelley. Held in County Jail was a man identified as W.

W. Rose of Desert Springs. The dead man was identified as Richard Robinson. According to preliminary reports received from Sheriffs Capt. Donald S.

Harbauer, a man walked into the Blue Ridge Inn in Wrightwood at p.m. and told the proprietor, "I've just killed a man." He was carrying a .22 rifle when he' made the statement, the proprietor told Capt. Harbauer. Harbauer said that the shooting took place at Sheep Creek about eight mile east of Wrightwood. Dep.

Coroner Edwin J. Ceger was investigating for Coroner R. E. Williams. Also taking part in the preliminary investigation were Harbauer, Lt.

Frank Liston, Lt. Paul Wilson and Dep. Sheriff A. R. (Bud) Mason.

Details of the shooting were not available late Wednesday night. set Monday in the height of the Sun-Telegram Plans List of Yule Guests Traditionally, Christmas is the time for having reunions of famine and friends, and San Bernardino residents are being asked again to share the pleasure of this visitation with others who know these out-of-town guests. As in past years, The Sun Telegram will print a list of Yule visitors in the city in the morning and evening issues, The Telegram of Dec. 24 and The Sun of Christmas Day. Since the deadline for receiving these names in the editorial offices of The Sun-Telegram is Tuesday, Dec.

23, at 5 p.m., all readers are urged to get them in as quickly as possible. Two methods may be used. They can be sent by postcard or letter to the City Editor, The Sun-Telegram, San Bernardino, or they can be telephoned to the City Desk 2121. Give your name, address and telephone number for the convenience of those who may wish to contact your guests. Also list the full name of each guest, and his home town.

Air Reserves to Meet In Building at Norton "Establishment of a Training Program" is the title of a training skit to be presented at the 9345th Volunteer Air Reserve Training Squadron at 7:30 Thursday night in building T-300, Norton Air Force Base, Area 2. Lt. Donald Chicken is project officer for the eyening. Capt. Walter R.

Williams is training officer and Maj. Basil B. Burnstad is squadron commander. ORDER TODAY" Distinctive and Different CHRISTMAS CARDS Personalized to Your Order SAN BERNARDINO BLUE PRINT CO. 425 Court St.

Phone 7834 CORBINA, whole lb. 39c FILLET ROCK COD lb. 49c FRESH SALMON, whole or half lb. 65c SHRIMP lb. 84c Turkeys Roasted for Christmas CRYSTAL SEAFOOD 1090 Street Phone 7-6445 SEMRAU'S FOOD MARKET NEW CROP NAVEL ORANGES 6 lbs.

25c 357 Highland Ave. Phone 5-9128 ENJOY the BEST The Exquisite Acrosonic Spinet Piano (Built by Baldwin) Come In Hear Its Amazing Tone Available in Mahogany, Walnut, Maple and Limed Oak Payment for delivery is only $65 the balance as low as $5.75 weekly. Tour Old Piano Taken In Trade KAHN PIANO 603 Third Street Phone 3-4191 Santa Claus says If There's a PIANO On Your List See the World Renowned KIMBALL HOLLEY JACKSON 233 Cajon St. Redlands Ph. 4-6891 Boys' Winter JACKETS Open Evenings TiU Christmas HARRISON'S MEN'S and BOYS' WEAR 442 Highland Ave.

Ph. 82-8330 I WEATHERPROOF Yule Program For Children Free to All The giant Christmas party and entertainment program which will be given for San Bernardino children Saturday afternoon at 1:30 p.m. will be free, and no tickets will be required, Capt. Neale P. Pyeatt said Wednesday in answer to queries from rest? dents.

Pyeatt said that the City School system has been notified of the party and all children in kindergarten and the first six grades of elementary school have been invited to attend the affair. Parents may leave their children at the Municipal Auditorium where the party will be held, Pyeatt said. The affair is sponsored by the San Bernardino Police Department Benefit Association, the Scheppers Brothers Theatrical Agency, and The Sun-Telegram. Many San Bernardino merchants have donated merchandise and services to the event, and several have volunteered to appear on the program. PREPARE FOR PARTY dy in attractive packages to be Christmas party in the Municipal Seated with back to camera its One Man Killed In Desert Crash Paul Scott, 54, 413 10th Vic-torville, prominent restauranteur of the desert city, was killed instantly at 8:10 p.m.

Wednesday when his car struck the rear of a truck at the junction of Highways 395 and 66. Dep. Coroner P. II. Evans, investigating for Coroner R.

E. Williams, said that the owner of Scott's Cafe apparently did not see the heavily-loaded truck in the mist and fog. Driver of the truck loaded with 36,000 pounds of roofing rock was I James W. Arnett, WW- 24 133 W- 16th San Bernar Killed in County dino. Traffic Accident Sine Jan.

1 173 Same Datt Last Year Scott was a member of the Elks Lodge 836 in San Bernardino and a member of the Masonic Lodge 634 of Victorville. Survivors are a son, Paul attending school in Pomona, and a stepson, Leighton N. Henning, of Anaheim. California Highway Patrol Officers investigating the accident were William Purdew and Norman Johnson and Victorville Dep. Sheriff Charles Drew.

The body was taken to O'Donnell's Mortuary, Victorville. County Allotted Highway Funds San Bernardino County was allotted $360,860 in federal aid secondary highway funds for 1954, the biggest slice of a $5 million melon that was divided among California's counties. The California Highway Commission announced the county-by-county apportionment of funds Wednesday- What's Doing 7 a.m. Argonaut Club. Cafe Madrid.

10 a.m. Bratile classes, St. Paul's Methodist Church. 12 noon Lions Club, California Hotel. 12 noon Rebekah Social Club, IOOF Temple.

12:05 p.m. Uptown Exchange Club, Tinti's Cafe. 1 p.m. Salvation Army sewing, 632 Court St. 1 p.m.

Planned Parenthood Clinic, 839 Mt. Vernon Ave. 2 p.m. of LE Auxiliary, Labor Temple. 2 p.m.

USWV and Auxiliary, Legion Clubhouse. 6:30 p.m. Arrowhead Kiwanis Club, Top's Cafe. 7:30 20-30 Club, Antlers Hotel. 7:30 pTm.

San Bernardino Lodge, eV AM, Masonic Temple. 7:30 p.m. Seabee Unit, USNR Training Center. 7:30 p.m. Marine Corps Reserve, USNR Training Center.

7:30 p.m. I Air Reserve Training Squadron, Bldg. T-300, Air ease. 7:30 p.m. Civil Air Patrol, 9th Group, Municipal Auditorium.

7:30 p.m. Coin Club, S33 St. 7:30 p.m. BRT Cajon Pass Lodge 278, Labor Temple. p.m.

Toulumne Council, Degree of oca nomas, noacarners nan. 8 p.m. Morse Encampment, IOOF lempie. 8 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous, 899 Third St.

8 p.m. Round Dance Class, Base Line and Street. two square miles of desert land. The County Planning Department also revealed that it has an application for a rezoning of the area for heavy mining operations. Among the claim's advanced for the deposit by Conda is that it is one of the largest in the U.S.

and valued at millions pi dollars for asbestos alone. Ralph S. Willard, director of Hollywood Testing Laboratories, has been quoted as saying: "The samples of asbestos sub mitted by Conda Properties are the finest exarriples of asbestos I have ever seen. The quality is as good as found anywhere in the world; its quality is extremely high, and I include purity in, the term quality." Wives of policemen prepare can distributed at the City-wide Auditorium Saturday at 1:30 is Mrs. Louis Fortuna.

Standing Come In and See The Sensational New 1953 PLYMOUTH The Only Car With the True Balanced Ride A FEW AVAILABLE FOR DELIVERY 30 Down 30 Months to Pay BUTLER MOTORS CHRYSLER-PLYMOUTH DEALER 465 Street Phone 2149 Have Them Weatherproofed and Dry Cleaned for Fall Wearing Free Pick-up and Delivery LARSEN DYE WORKS 407 SO. ST. PHONE 3-5103 1 HOME "LOANS Construction. Purchase. Refinance.

Improvements ORANGE BELT FEDERAL SAVINGS LOAN ASSN. (IS N. 8th. Colton Ph. 35C or Saa Bernardino left to right are Mrs.

Charles Cordell, Mrs. Jack R. Waldie and Mrs. Frank E. Carey.

The event for children is free..