Santa Cruz Evening News from Santa Cruz, California • Page 2

SATURDAY, JULT 9, 1932 SANTA civZ NEWS, SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA. PAGE TWO Slated to Head Editors' Group One of the Impressive Sights Awaiting Our Girl On Trip E. BY G. C. C.

G. E. SAL TO AKE NO CHANGE IN PERSONUEL OR COMPANY HEADQUARTERS 3 no at the beach, which was incorporated in 1904. Various electric railways, had also been organized, which at about' this same time were consolidated under the head of the Union Traction company. These consisted of the East Santa Cruz Railway company, Santa Cruz-Capitola and Watsonville railroad, the Santa Cruz Electric railway, the Santa Cruz-Garfield Park and Capitola railway, and the Pacific Avenue Railroad company which was composed of the old Santa Cruz-Felton company Ml; Hi-fit pPilllililli llilWIliim 4 I British warship moving majestically through Gatun locks, Panama Canal.

Santa Cruz Company Result of Many mergers in Past 65 Years 1 Transfer of the stock of the Coast Counties Gas Electric company to the P. G. E. will probably make no change in the headquarters or personnel 01 me C. C.

G. E. for some time, if ever according to Joseph B. president of the company which has its headquarters in Santa Cruz, today. "The only immediate change will be that P.

G. E. policies will be followed," he said. "The transfer has been a subject of negotiations for a year and was not completed until late yesterday afternoon. Whether any change will be made at some future date nobody knows." Already In Territory It was pointed out today that the absorption of the Coast Counties company by the Pacific Gas and Electric company was a logical development in the public utility situation in this state.

The territory served by the Coast Counties, company is almost entirely surrounded by P. G. E. wires, which serve Monterey and Salinas, and come into the Santa Cruz mountains to serve a territory above Boulder Creek and the cement plant at Davenport. The Coast Counties Gas Electric company is the result of many mergers of old gas and electric promotions in Santa Cruz and the rest of its area.

Gas Works of 18(17 Oldest was the Santa Cruz Gas works, which was granted a fran chise on March 12, 1867. The plant was bought from David Tuttle and his son, J. B. Tuttle, by the Santa Cruz Electric Light Power company in 1892 for $22,000. This latter company was taken over in 1906 by the Coast Coun ties Light and Power company, which in turn incorporated in 1912 as the Coast Counties Gas Electric company, under which name it is now known.

initoii Promoter The Santa Cruz Electric Light and Power company, incorporated in 1890 by Fred W. Swanton and Dr. H. H. Clark, was the first incandescent electric light ing plant in California.

The electric railway completed by this company in 18 92 was the second of its kind to be built in tne state of California. In 1894 James McNeil acquir ed the stock of Dr. Clark In the Santa. Cruz Light Power company, which now also controlled the gas company, and Fred W. Swanton left the organization to promote the Big Creek Power 'company, which waB incorporat ed in 1897 and in 1907 became known as the Big Creek Light! and Power company.

Swanton and' his associates sold this company to Billings and Coop in about 1903. To Serve Casino A third electric company promoted by Swanton was the Co operative Electric company, which' was primarily for the service of electricity to the casi-l iW" "I'll iiiimui RELIEF AID BY II, S. FOR CITIES URGED BY BODY State Chamber Seek3 Way To Help In Handling "Transients DEL MONTE, July 9. Federal aid for communities forced to care for unemployed transients and other nonresidents was advocated by the directors "of tha State chamber of commerce, in session here. -The action was taken in approving the recommendation of the State unemployment commission.

This Veport, President C. C. Teague of the chamber stated, "should, be carefully studied by the citizens of the State." The board recommended continuation this winter of the State work camp plan, held to have been effective in discouraging drifters from other States coming to California. State conferences of relief agencies, spread of employment by shortening hours and opposition to legislation fixing and regulating uniform and inflexible periods of employment were prominent among the recommendations -of the board. Other subjects taken up at the meeting dealt with problems in agriculture, industry, conservation, publicity and highways.

HOWE'S PIONJ3ER RADIO SERVICE JOHN NAKKEJT (six in charge). FREE inspection In your borne this Month. Get ready for Presidential broadcasts. PHONE 300, "s5 with GINGER ROGERS LEW CODY (wSiiiSijSSf mm JUSTUS F. CRAEMER Justus F.

Craemer, Orange, publisher who will become head of the National Editorial association, succeeding President Lea M. Nichols, Bristow, who retires following the group's conference in San Francisco, July 18 to 20. Craemer is first national vice president. company, incorporated in 1900, was taken over by the Coast Counties Gas and Klectrio company in 1920. The entire holdings of the C.

C. O. E. Co. were taken over in the fall of 1928 by the Pacific Public Service, a subsidiary of the A.

E. Fitkin company, which two and a half years ago sold the Public Service corporation to Standard Oil interests. ADDED FEATURES: Comedy, Gigolettes Detective Novelty Cartoon Scenic Mctrotono News i piir tmrnammymwrnwii, H'MiWatymiiyw Ml it National WJ comply I joe iW: Of course we cannot promise that there will be a British warship passing through the canal the day "Miss Santa Cruz" is visiting there but it's quite possible for warships of all i nations use Uncle Sam's "big ditch" to pass in a few short miles from the Atlantic to the Pacific. We advise ail of the young ladies active in the Popularity Election to freshen up their mem ories on the history of this gigan tic undertaking, for who can tell which one will be the fortunate winner of the election with its grand first prize trip. Was Old Project The idea of a channel which would connect the Atlantic with the Pacific was thought of way back in the 14th century.

It ap peared in books written at the time Of the Spanish Conquista-dores, and Cristobal Colon dreamed of the waterway long before Balboa had discovered the Pacific. In 1879, under Fernando Lesseps, France started the great work of excavation but was un able to successfully complete this tremendous task because of finan cial difficulties and the disastrous effect of the climate on his work men. After the independence of Panama, in 1904 the American government, authorized by cong ress, began the construction of the canal which had been excavated by the French as far as Culebra. wui, ana in 114, tne first, ship made its- proud passage through the canal. In 1915,.

the canal was opened td the commerce of the world. The Panama Canal is BO miles long, the channel being from 300 to 1,000 feet wide at the bottom. This is the inspiring and his toric spot where "Miss Santa Cruz" and her happy companions will spend a day and a half on the Caribbean Sea cruise. They will see Cristobal on the Atlantic side, and on the Pacific side, Balboa and New Panama with the ruins of Old Panama a few miles distant. What a trip! What an ex perience! LIBERTY HILL GOES TO SAN QUENTIN ON EMBEZZLING CHARGE LOS ANGELES, July 9.

(UR) Liberty A. Hill, former chief deputy county clerk of Los Angeles, today was sentenced to serve from 3 to 30 years in San Quentin prison by Superior Judge Thomas P. White. Hill was convicted of embezzling $75,000 which had been entrusted to his care as evidence in the criminal trial of Morris La-vine, former newspaperman. I nFPAQIT DEPOSIT JULY COAST COUNTIES TO BE BOUGHT rnnn rnuiti Hinges On State Rail Body Approval and Stock Trades Plans for the Coast Counties Gas Electric company, with Its headquarters offices in Santa Cruz, to be taken over by the Pacific Gas Electric company were announced last night.

The Coast Counties has, for the last several years, been a subsidiary of the Standard Oil Com pany ol California, through its subsidiary holding company, me Pacific Public Service company. The transfer of the Santa Cruz utility from stanuara uii 10 uie P. G. E. is conditional upon the approval of the state railroad commission and the willingness of holders of Public Service stock to trade It for P.

G. E. stock on terms offered by that company. The offer by P. G.

E. Is to the holders of first preferred and nou-vounK ctimiuuu iwa ui i a Public Service to exchange their stock at the ratio or 45 lOOtlss of a share of Pacific Gas Electric company common stock for one share of Pacific Public Service company first preferred stock, one-fifteenth of a share of Pacific Gas Electric company common for one share of Pacific Public Service company non-voting common stock. LUD UUR1 Ul Al, LI (1 11 111 U- clfic Public Service company first preferred stock is to be effective as of October 1, 1932, and for the Pacific Public Service company non-voting commrin stock to be ef fective as of July 1, 1933. The first preferred stock of Pacific, Public Service company exchanged for Pacific Gas Electric company common stock will carry cumulated dividend rights. Dividend Omitted Incidentally, directors of Pacific Public Service company decided to omit the regular quarterly dividend on the Pacific Public Service company first preferred stock.

As the dividend has not been earned, and the dividend previously paid this year was paid largely out of surplus, the directors did not consider that conditions warranted a further draft on surplus to pay a dividend at this time. Negotiations for the purchase uy the P. G. of the Standard OU subsidiary have been rumored in financial circles for some months. The belief has been that P.

G. E. is primarily interested only in acquiring the Coast Coun ties Gas Electric company, and Interest has been what disposition It will make of other subsidiaries, particularly those in Oregon and Washington. P. G.

E. has heretofore never operated outside of California. Has Wide Holdings Pacific Public Service owns, in addition to Coast Counties Gas, all stock of West Side Natural Gas company, Natural Gas Properties, Inc. (which owns the Oregon and Washington companies), all and part of the preferred and funded debt of California Consumers Company, all common funded debt of California Consolidated Water Company, all stock of Coast Natural Gas Company, and Coast Industrial Gas Company, Many Subsidiaries Through its subsidiaries, Paci fic Public Service is engaged in the; distribution of natural gas, manufactured gas, Butane or liquid natural gas, the distribution, of electricity, ice, bottled water and the operation of cold storage facilities in 326 communities on the Pacific coast. Electricity is distributed at retail or wholesale in fifty-six communities in Monterey, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz and San Benito counties.

Natural gas is supplied to domestic, commercial and small industrial consumers in fifty communities in the same territories and in Contra Costa' county. Inside and Outside (Continued from Pace 1) can adjust them. Our sources of food supply are In danger. We must do something to assist the human race or we will become like them starving amidst plenty. We do not like to admit it, hut since we have taken to city life we are dependent upon these humans more or less for our sustenance.

We met the great horse pauic and pulled through it successfully and it was not until the automobiles became numerous that, we found a revival In business. Those were trying days for us the disappearance of Ihorses from the city streets. Fortunately for us the Tadiators on automobiles same along in numbers and they now are our principle source of food supply. But the automobiles are threatened. They are becoming fewer upon city streets.

Fewer night rides are being made. The humans are conserving on gasoline to balance what they call a bud-Bet. Then the lawmakers of the humans are increasing the tax on gasoline and this increased tax has seriously cut down auto travel. Our prosperity depends upon nbrmal auto traffic. What we must agitate is more Joy rides.

More night riding, that the of I Body From River Is Identified As Mrs. Clark Emery Police today were satisfied that the death of Mrs. Josephine H. Emery of 113 Pine street, whose body was found in the San Lorenzo river close to the foot of Broadway yesterday, was accidental. According to Martin E.

Towne, chief of police, he believes the woman stumbled on a planking of the footbridge and was stunned when she fell into the water. ijtWfci Mrs. Emery was in the habit of taking early morning hikes and her absence from home yes-terday morning was not noticed by her husband, Clark M. Emery, who identified the body last night. Thursday Mrs.

Emery had stayed at home to can apricots and at 11:30 that night walked into town. When he did not find her home the next morning he thought she had gone on another hike, Mr. Emery was said to have told police. The body was at the Chase mortuary where inquest will be held at 10 o'clock Monday morning. Mrs.

Emery, a resident of this city for six years, was a native, ef Missouri. Surviving her in addition to the husband, her mother and sister who live in Los Angeles and were expected to be here Monday. ALIMONY OBJECT OF LAST DIVORCE SUIT OF ETHEL CLAYTON LOS ANGELES, July 9. (U.R) Ethel Clayton, blonde motion picture actress, today filed a second suit for divorce from Ian Keith, stage and screen player. Miss Clayton, in her newest complaint, demanded a "reasonable alimony." GRKAT GRANDSON OF 1.YDIA PINKHAM TO WED SALEM, Mass, July ,9.

(P) The engagement of Karl J. E. Gove, great-grandson of the late Lydia Pinkham and heir to the Pinkham fortune, and Miss Dorothy Hartwell of Lynn was announced today. No date for the wedding was announced. ATTENTION HUSBANDS Take a brick of Moo Cow ice cream home with you today.

It will make your wife happy and she'll let you out for the evening. advt. HFRF RY 1 HERE BY 11th iiftHimnu uil uui ORID CELEBRITIES GET TOGETHER ON FISH EXPEDITION Gridiron celebrities gnnged up on the fish of Monterey hay this morning as "Hlip" Mndigan, head conch at Kt. Mary's college, and Bert (irlffin, former University of California football captain and now coaeh at San Mateo, got together for a flNhlnsf (rip on ono of Stagnnro's bouts. Tho two made some of the heaviest catches of the ninny making the trip, although Dr.

Jay Gates, who was foreed to return early (on account of business) was not far behind in tonnage. The two roaches are enthusiastic fishermen and plan to return here often after sampling the wares of Monterey bay. Summons Orient Trade Parley if" 'A RICHARD W. CHILD NEWPORT (R. July 9.

(P) Richard Washburn Child, former American Ambassador to Hilly, announced he had called a conference- for Sunday his home here to initiate plans for the formation of a permanent International conference in New port. The primary purpose of the conference, he said, wae to pro mulgate better relations between the United States, China and Japan. DIVER FINDS NO RESPONSE FROM SUBMARINE CREW CHERBOURG, France, July 9. UP) A diver descended to the sunken submarine Promethee to day, knocked repeatedly on the hull and received no reply, a wireless message received from the rescue party by the marine per-fecture said. The submarine had been on the bottom more than 56 hours and there was very little hope" any members of the crew remained alive.

crop of bugs be garnered in radiators. Cars that remain unused in garages accumulate nothing but spiders, and usually we cannot get into the garages. When we contemplate a strictly spider diet we do so with fear of awful con sequences. We cannot hope to advance as sparrows by reducing the sparrow standard of living. We must rush to the assistance the human race and help overcome their economic difficulties.

have a number of badtres here that every sparrow should wear and in this way show our dis approval of present human laws. These badges read:" 'Repeal The Gas Some one started an old Model and it made sq much noise it broke up the convention. and besides better milk is always cheaper and it does not pay to take AV. Miller Dairy Phone 944 and in addition better milk is not costly and it's the safest economy, to buy the best and It's more favorable to health! UA, and the Pacific Avenue Street Railways company. Are Consolidated In 1906 these small electric companies and the Santa Cruz gas works, as well as the Union Traction company, were all taken over by a company under the direction of John Martin, and became known as the Coast Counties Light Power company.

Martin was president of this company and S. Waldo Coleman first entered the utility field as general manager. In 1913 Coleman became both president and general manager of the company, which post he maintained until the purchase of the entire organization by A. E. Fltkin and Company in 1928.

The San Benito Light and Power company, organized in 1909, was also taken over by the Coast Counties Light and Power company in 1911. Reorganized In 1912 On March 20, 1912, the Coast Counties Light and Power company was reorganized and became known as the Coast Counties Gas and Electric company. organization has since continued its program of expansion and the improvement to consumers in all territories. In 1912 the Davenport Light and Power company, which had been incorporated in 1907,. was taken over by the Coast Counties Gas and Electric company.

The following year the Gilroy Gas Works, incorporated in 1909, were also taken over by the Coast Counties. No new companies were acquired then until 1922 at which time the municipal light plant of Gilroy was taken over and a year later the Contra Costa Gas company, with its great industrial territory in Contra Costa county was added to the Coast Counties holdings. lien Lomond Included Bell' Lomond Light and Power GUARANTEED RADIO SERVICE Mectrical AVirins Radio Si'tu Rented HERB COATS Plume 132 ID Walnut Ave. Cor. Pacific and Locust UNTIL JULY 11th .4 'J? i SAVINGS deposits made in our bank up to and including July 11th will draw interest from July 1st.

THIS permits of transfers' of funds the first -of the term without loss of interest. FOR the term starting July 1st, interest will be paid at the rate of FOUK FEK CENT PER ANNUM. Deposits made on or before Monday, July 11th, draw interest at 4 IF your money is deposited in banks outside of Santa Cruz, this is a good time to transfer it. Just bring in your pass book and we shall be glad to attend to the transfer, for you. Midnight Matinee 11:30 Saturday Night from July 1st.

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