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Page 22 Fontana Police cater Cmi4ircac4' fw i 50 EMPIRE TO? STORIES FEOfJALI frHEflAftOTS LARGEST COUNTY CCC IN COLTONWith Hugh 22, 1957 Oct. MOVIE AND TV STARS Wk "AV- A 1 i -4 Jin i i if i iff If wiiMTii iTir ir a ym mu immmm bmmmmii i it an -rnr riwwnn i ii i in ir' TmiiMniira i cf-Af' iW I i i si f- I mtwmsitoeaiaMto mm nii iiiiriiariniir- O'Brian, star of "The Life and Leaend of Wyatt Earp" as grand marshal, along with Bat currently starring in "My Friend Flicka," as honor guests, parade in Colton Saturday took on a distinctly Hollywood flavor. O'Brian, right, and Evans are pictured as they greeted each otner at colton municipal by Don Charbonneaux) GoVi Charles Stumpf of HONORED BY MOOSE sents an "outstanding youth" while Foothill District Vice Nancy Heydenreich, daughter trophy to Loren Johnson, son President Lee Spotswood makes HIGHLAND AREA NEWS of Dr. and Mrs. M.

H. Heydenreich at Sunday's fourth an nual Outstanding Youth Awards Banquet in Moose. Hall. The community service and scholastic achievements. (George Pacific PTA On Learning HIGHLAND Highland Pacif OUTSTANDING Report Issued For September FONTANA A September ac tivity report of the Fontana Police Dept.

showed $3,505.37 in stolen property was recovered while total value of property reported stolen in new cases totalled 375.88. The month's value of stolen property reported brought the to tal for the year to $38,833.87. Property recovered for the year totalled $34,242.75. The department handled 41 traf fic accidents during the month. bringing the total for the year to 333.

32 PETTY THEFTS Petty thefts under $50 led the list of crimes reported with 32. There were 15 cases of fictitious checks reported, seven burglaries two grand theft autos and one petty theft over $50. Petty thefts under $50 led the list of crimes for the year through September with 305. Cases of fictitious checks are second with 132 reported. The department handled 129 crime reports during the month and arrested 34 adults and 12 juveniles.

No missing persons were re ported during the month and none were located, the report said. Man Receives Knife Wound ONTARIO Summoned to San Antonio Community Hospital at 12:30 a.m. Sunday, police found Charles Green, 29, 638 E. Mait-land suffering from a 6-inch knife wound in the abdomen. Green admitted under questioning that he had received the wound in a fight with a brother from Monrovia, whom he refused to name, and admitted further that he had bitten the other's ear.

Monrovia police identified the brother as Willie Boone, 39, and said he was treated for injuries received during the fight at a Monrovia hospital. Green refused to fife charges against the knife wielder, police reported. Airport Nets Ontario $16,769 in September ONTARIO Ontario International Airport brought a net income of $16,769.50 to the city during September, according to the monthly report of Donald N. Coo-ley, city director of finance. The report lists revenues at including field use charges, building rentals, ground site rentals, $10,299.01, and other aviation charges, $4,886.56.

Expenses, totaling $16,769.50, included administration, maintenance, $3,409.67, and operation of facilities, $5,820.65. Because of the accuracy of his records, I felt no further visual inspection of the brakes was necessary." An undercarriage inspection of 21 buses showed only minor corrections needed, the report declared. "We are very proud of the performance of our mechanics which keeps each vehicle at its top performance and maximum; safety," declared Supt. Gibson, following the inspection. "Our crew, numbering Mitchell Hopkins, Edward Spreng and Paul A.

Clarke, keeps the fleet in tip-top condition. With the bus drivers, they take the position that safety is the primary goal of the Chaffey school bus fleet." The Chaffey College bus driver corps, whose members range from 20 to 22 years of age, operate under supervision of school bus detail of the California Highway Patrol, insurance engineers and the Chaffey Bus Drivers Safety Committee. This committee, under the guidance of Supt. Gibson, carries on a continuous in-service training pro gram for all drivers. HONORS BY FONTANA LODGE ic PTA met Thursday evening at the Junior High Cafetorium.

Coffee and dessert were served during the meeting. Scouts of Troop 111 led the salute to the flag after being introduced by their scout- master Bob Smith. Mrs. Strach-an's fourth grade class enter- tained with songs of the sea and sea-faring people. Mrs.

Wendell Ogden, program chairman, introduced Miss Lucy Siegrist, who spoke on the subject Fontana Moose Lodge 863 pre of Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Johnson, a smilar presentation to Miss Fontana High School seniors YOUTHS GIVEN Hubert Coleman, prelate of the lodge and senior regent of the Women of the Moose, respective ly; Mrs.

Stumpf; Ray Parker, co-chairman of civic affairs, and Mrs. Parker; Herder Alan Allyn of the Legion of the Moose and Mrs. Allyn; Herbert Andre ason, pilgrim, highest Moose order, and Mrs. Andre ason; and Gov. Alvin Field of the new Victorville Lodge.

Austin Dodd, kitchen chairman, prepared the turkey dinner, served under supervision of Mrs. Paul Winter. Table decorations, in the form of "little red school- houses," were arranged by Mrs. Parker and Mrs. Lillie Mae Wolff.

"Education for Children with Spe cial Learning Problems. Mrs. A. G. Nicholson, president, announced the next meeting would be a joint meeting with Highland Cypress School.

Laur ens A. Packard, San Bernardino County coordinator for Civil De- fesne will be the speaker. The membership chairman Mrs. Clifford Thayer, -reported 359 paid memberships at the end Pipeline tor New Site Will Cost $33,000 ONTARIO Approval of a con tract with the Cucamonga Water District for installation of a 16- inch water jnain to serve the new Chaffey College site highlighted last night's meeting of the col lege Board of Trustees. Robin S.

Heyer moved to ap prove the contract, which will enable the new campus to have water both for irrigation and do mestic use. Estimated cost of the new pipe line, which will run approximate ly 2,000 feet, is $83,000. The col lege district, undc terms of the contract, agrees to advance the Cost of construction with, the pro viso that the water district will refund a portion of the amount after completion. WILL REFUND $18,000 The project will get under way when the college district pays an initial installment of $15,000 to the water district. Officials of the water district agree to refund the sum of $18, 000 as water users in the area make service connections to the water pipelines.

In other business conducted by the board, President Daniel Milliken welcomed Robert Wal lace as an official board member representing Fontana. He fills a vacancy created by the resigna tion of James Hare. Looking again toward the future of the college, board members turned their attention briefly to a monthly statement and balance sheet. In the most recent financial report, the cumulative building fund has been drawn up separate ly and renamed the special serv ice fund, Milliken said. TENTATIVE PLANS This fund will become increas ingly important as any further purchases for the new college will come from this source," he declared.

Still focusing on ine future col lege, Milliken brought forth tenta tive draft plans for individual buildings, including student life, science, library, shop, language and lithography structures. Dwelling for some time on the student life building, the college president said it would be a one-floor arrangement with a seating capacity of 400 in the dining room. "When the actual construction begins," Milliken "aid, "we, hope to have buildings divided into groups so that each of at least four architects will have a com parable amount of work to com plete." DIVIDED INTO CROUPS In presenting a tentative alloca tion of buildings drawn up for the architects, he divided the Buildings into groups, square footage to be covered, estimated costs and total allocation. The total construction cost, in cluding archtitects' fees 'and equipment is estimated at 000, according to the tentative allocations list Flu Kills Nine at Porterville Hospital PORTER VILLE (TP) A raging influenza epidemic, believed to have been responsible for nine deaths, was reported on the wane at Porterville State Hospital yesterday. Five patients died at the mental institution last week and four more succumbed over the weekend to what authorities termed "complications" arising from the flu.

The hospital's sick list, which reached a high of 822 on Oct. 12, was reported down to 175 Monday. Strangulation Ruled Cause in Woman's Death LOS ANGELES The death of an Arcadia housewife was described by a medical examiner yesterday as due to strangulation. Mrs. Marian Frances Tracy, 41, was found Sunday in a bedroom of the family home by her hus band, Albert, 48.

A man's necktie was loosely knotted about her neck. Tracy was questioned for almost six hours, then released. Dr. Frederick D. Newbarr's autopsy report yesterday stated that Mrs.

Tracy's death could have been either suicide or homicide. Legion Plans for Additional Parking ONTARIO Removal of a home to provide added parking facilities was officially passed by the American Legion Post 112 board at a meeting Thursday night. President John Meier announced that property will be sold to the Legion so that the parking lot can be enlarged. The plan will be submitted to post members for approval at their next regular meeting 25, Meier said. were selected on the basis of Gee photo) Donation Totals Nearly $15,000 ONTARIO Employes of Lock heed Aircraft Service, Inc.

have contributed nearly $15,000 to the Community Chest officials have been told. At a noon luncheon held last week on the Ontario base, hourly workers gave checks representing collections by the Buck of the Month Club to Chest representa tives. Amounts collected included $5,074, Ontario employes at Lockheed; $622; San Eernardinans; $622, Fontana; $1,144, Upland; $1,634 Pomona; $1,634, River side. In addition, checks totaling $3,336 were mailed to Claremont, Covma, Duarte, Del Monte, Glen- dora, West Covina, Cucamonga, Redlands, and Yucaipa, among other area communities. Presentations were made by A.

D. Braden of Ontario, R. Starr, Riverside; Miss A. L. Bar- tolussi, Upland; L.

H. Bourgeois, Pomona; W. R. Ericksoif, San Bernardino; and J. T.

Cartwright, Fontana. Pweceiving the checks for the Chest were Donald Wight, head of Ontario's drive; Edward Kelly, Pomona; Harley Amstuts, San Bernardino, Wallace Ruby and Kenneth Phillips, Riverside Warren Howell, Upland, and E. A. Wright. Fontana.

Company representatives at the presentation were James Ever-ington, Richard Davis, Kenneth Lloyd and Norman Tanner. of the membership drive, Mr. Kryder's fifth grade winning first place, Mrs. Jane Hillsen's first Chaffey Buses, Drivers grade class second and Mrs. Ma- deleine Edison's fourth grade win- ning third.

Get Safety Commendation Hears Talk Problems Pacific for many years. Mrs. Walker resided there as a girl when it was the home of her par ents. She has been an active member in Highland Temple, Py thian Sisters. Mr.

and Mrs. C. G. Haney were guests of the Builders of Harmony Homes. Tuesday evening in the Pacific Room of the Statler Hotel, Los Angeles.

The banquet dinner was celebrating a record number of escrows for this month. Accompanying the Han-ey's were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pine of Ontario. Others attending from Highland were Assistant Building Official Barney Alver-son and Mrs.

Alverson. Men's Fellowship "of the Congregational Church will meet at the church Social Hall for dinner on Tuesday evening at 6:30. The meal will be a steak dinner pre pared and served by the men, Arthur Franklin is president of this group. Dr. Joseph Baccus of the Faculty of the University of Red- lands will be the guest speaker.

Dr. Baccus is a very popular speaker and a good attendance is expected. The election of officers will be the principal business of the evening. Robert F. Ellis, the new pastor of the Highland Methodist Church with his wife and daughter Nancy was officially welcomed to the church and community at an informal reception given at the church by the Women's Society of Christian Service.

The attendance was not as large as was expected due to sev eral other community affairs but the welcome was very cordial and sincere from church mem bers and friends. There were autumn decorations and -refresh ments were served. Pilot's Dead Brother Object in Plane Search ELY, Nev. UP) Air and ground parties searched yesterday for the crash of a small plane in which the pilot reported his 15-year-old brother died. Robert Fisher, 25, of Currant Creek in Nye County, was brought to a hospital here after he appar ently had struggled for 10 miles to a ranch after his plane crashed late Sunday.

He said his young brother, Jerry, was killed in the crackup about 75 miles southwest of here on Duckwater Mountain, The older brother is suffer ing from shock and head and arm injuries. FONTANA Members of Fon tana Moose Lodge presented their fourth annual "outstanding youth" awards to Miss Nancy Heydenreich and Loren Johnson at a recognition banquet held at Moose Hall Sunday evening. Miss Heydenreich is the daugh ter of Dr. and Mrs. M.

H. Hey denreich, Emerald Ave. Johnson is the son of Mr. and Mrs. S.

H. Johnson, 8726 Cotton wood. Both are seniors at Fontana High School. Trophies were awarded for community and scholastic achievement by Lee Spotswood, vice president for the Foothill District of the California Moose Assn. and by Lodge Gov Stumpf, respectively.

In addition to civic and lodge dignitaries present, special guests! were the parents of the honored students. Approximately 160 per sons attended the event. Walter Smith, civic affairs chairman for the club, served as master of ceremonies. Principal address was given by Ge.orge Davies, junior past deputy su preme governor. DIGNITARIES PRESENT Among community leaders present were Mayor end Mrs.

Milton Leetzow, SupL Dr. Ferd J. Kiesel and Mrs. Kiesel of the Fontana Schools, Principal E. R.

Camfield of Fontana High School and Mrs. Camfield, Fire Chief and Mrs. William J. Janka and Howard Sagehorn, Fohi counselor. Other Moose dignitaries in at tendance included Mr.

and Mrs. in-law in Los Angeles and later reversed himself with the declara tion that he was hitch-hiking from Los Angeles to Indiana. He denied any knowledge of the burned machine. Meanwhile, the man was sen tenced to- serve 7 days jn city jail on a vagrancy charge. Masterson, and Gene Evans, of the big Wyatt Earp Days far aiter xne paraae.

rnoxo Seven Veteran Employes Get Wrist Watches COLTON Seven veteran em ployes of the Colton steel-wheel casting foundry of Griffin Wheel Co. of Chicago were honored guests at a dinner given by the company recently at Phil's Charcoal Broiler in Redlands. Represented by the group of seven men were 240 years of continuous loyal service. Each hon ored employe was presented with a handsome wristwatch in appre ciation for bis work with the Grif fin Co. Those honored, together with the dates on which they were or iginally employed and their years of service were as follows: Frank E.

Land, 1915, 42 years; Henry L. Cruz, 1920, 37 years; Russell L. Parr, 192L 35 years; Andrew Col lins, 1922, 35 years; Selmo Valen- si, 1923, 34 years; Andrews P. Nellis, general superintendent of the Colton Plant, 1928, 29 years; and James L. Parks, 1930, 27 years.

FROM OIICAGO Officials of the company from Chicago attending the dinner were: Ross Derver, vice presi dent; Sam Prest, vice president, and L. J. Andrews, manager of labor" relations, who made the presentations to the honored em ployes. Griffin Wheel Co. went into production in its Colton plant last spring and is just approaching full production.

After purchasing a large site in the southern part of the city, the company started construction of its Jl million foun dry and office building in the summer of 1955. Wage Settlement Halts Threatened L.A. Strike LOS ANGELES UR A wage set tlement was reached yesterday and an expected strike by 175 parking lot workers was called off. Representatives of Walt's Auto Parks and Local 62 of the Auto Park Parking Garage Employes Union reached a seeming stalemate Sunday and the strike was ordered. It would have affected 134 parking lots and garages in Los Angeles and Hollywood.

Yesterday the workers were or dered to go to work as usual by the union, which said a 10-cents- an hour raise had been granted by the firm. Pleads Not Guilty ONTARIO Lloyd W. Booth, 48, 1222 E. Deodar. arrested on a peace disturbance charge preferred by his wife, Elva, pleaded not guilty in Justice Court Mon day.

Judge George D. Imhoff scheduled his court trial for Nov 14 and he was released on $50 bail. and "a false arrest proceeding can very properly lie in this case." At request, Municipal Judge Louis Kaufman delayed a preliminary hearing until Nov. 11 so Jake Ehrlich, San Francisco criminal attorney, can be present for the defense. When police raided a party at the home they said they found remnants of marijuana cigarettes.

Brady and Slattery claim they were "framed." ONTARIO From a safety standpoint, the Chaffey District school bus fleet and its college student drivers have a clean bill of health. This was disclosed Saturday following a complete inspection by W. Brooks Covell, safety engineer for the Maryland Casualty insurance carriers. In his report, Covell has high commendation for Delbert Big- son. Chaffey superintendent of transportation, and his maintenance crew and for the fine work of the Chaffey Bus Drivers Safety Committee.

"The buses are in excellent con dition and the maintenance rec ords so accurate that a spot check immediately verifies a con dition." Covell reported. "The ac cident rate is also excellent," he added. The safety engineer's inspection included the spot checking of six vehicles for actual brake condition. "Of these six," his report relates, "the records showed that three had recently been relined. The other three proved to coincide with the records kept by Gibson.

MYSTERY BURNING OF AUTO INVESTIGATED The ways and means chairman. Mrs. R. W. Richardson, reported on the final plans for the carni-- val to be held Oct.

3L The host- esses who served during the meet ing were fifth grade mothers, The regular monthly meeting of Cypress School PTA will be held at the School Tuesday evening at 7:30 p.m. The program will feature Miss Mary Meade of the County Library, who will supplement her talk with a film on reading. Sixth grade mothers will have charge of hospitality. Ample parking space is available at the rear of the school and may be reached by driving south on Central to the garage and then turning right. Monte Davis, who left a short time ago for Bogota, Colombia, South America, where he was transferred by the T.

P. Con struction Co. with whom he has been working" here, has returned. His coming home was somewhat of a urprise until Mrs. Da vis got a cablegram to meet him at the International Airport at Inglewood.

Davis was there long enough to like the country and the surroundings but the rainy season came and as he is in the road building department for the construction company it seemed more feasi ble for him to come home and return, probably by December, to begin active operations. No plan is made as yet in regard to bis family going there to live, Young people of the two Pythian sponsored organization Princes of Syracuse, Arab Palace 253, and Fayette Council, No. 15, Sunshine Girls, will make merry at a Halloween dance to be giv en next Tuesday evening. The Arabs will be the hosts and will fete the Sunshine lassies, with plans made for a delightful party. Mr.

and William Walker and her father, Joseph Albrecht who makes his home with them, have gone to a new home in Eagleton, Ark. They bought acreage there rf ill UPLAND Police were investigating Monday the possibility of a connection between a man found asleep early Sunday behind a sign board at Foothill Blvd. and Central Ave. and the mystery burning of a station wagon on 13th near Mountain Ave. The ownership of the station wagon, which bore an Indiana license plate, has not been es tablished and police said there was indication that tne lire wasl The sleeping man, who identi fied himself as Cecil' Bernard Crouch, 26, when aroused by pV lice and asked what he was doing there, at first muttered some thing about "my brothers and me trying to get that car start ed." at first told police he was en route from his home in Muncie, to visit a brother- Ontario Weekend Traffic Toll Low ONTARIO Weekend traffic accidents here resulted in only one minor injury.

According to a report filed at police headquarters, Dr. D. Ben Morrison, 68, 625 Berkeley was shaken up and bruised when his sedan, southbound on Vine was struck broadside at I St. by the westbound convertible of Lawrence H. Rowse, 16, 647 W.

Nevada who was cited for failure to yield right of way. BRADY CHARGES FALSE ARREST IN DOPE AFFAIR LOS ANGELES (St An actor and a press agent accused of possessing vmarijuana indicated yesterday they may sue police on false arrest charges. Scott Brady and Desmond Slat- tery appeared in court for arraign- week raided the home the men share was "bizarre and unusual" sometime ago and Walker left ment on the charges and their at-several weeks ago to get settled torney, Robert Eaton, told the and ready for Mrs. Walker and judge: her father, who left here Mon-i The conduct of officers who last PUT SAFETY FIRST Much credit for the outstanding record of the Chaffey District school bus fleet is given its Bus Drivers Safety Committee, numbering (left to right) Roger Mollet, Barrie James, Manuel Meza and Chairman Douglas Ingebretsen, who are pic tured conferring with Delbert Gibson, superintendent of transportation (right). day.

The Walkers have lived on West.