The San Bernardino County Sun from San Bernardino, California • Page 20

B-4 CCC Tuesday, July 30, 1968 iillliillliB McMahan's Sew Collon Store Groundbreaking Today Council Delays 2 Ordinances Banning Action on line. I pay for the water to wash into the sewer line. The garbage collectors are not being fairly paid. Those sitting in City Hall are being overpaid. Banning is gradually drying up and closing up.

The City Council can't see that. Jobs are scarcer, opportunities are scarcer and the bills are ge'ting higher." Fisher said, "The average householder cannot afford the increased charges. We have heard how the city may have gotten $50,000. The 1,900 people for whom we speak will, of course, take formal action if necessary." Fisher referred to the possibility of an initiative petition which, if signed by 15 per cent of the voters, an estimated 800 here, would force the City Council to either revoke the ordinances setting up the charges protested or submit the matter to a special election, allowing the registered voters to man John Brinton, owner of a ranch here. Cole said he turned down the request for fill dirt without knowing how much money was involved on a policy directive passed by the City Council many months ago.

Cole said the policy had been based on the consideration that the dirt could not be replaced and would be depleting an asset of the city. "With $50,000 involved," Burgess declared from the audience, "I don't think the city manager has the right to make a decision." Hendon agreed, "That's policy making. It's the Council's job to make policy." Speaking for the Committee for Lower Taxes were Alvan Fisher and Cleburne Steward. Steward, a minority representative from northeast Banning, said, "We oppose these taxes. I paid for the sewer THE fj''' -yVf Roster.

Warrant Officer Simpson received the medal for heroism. His wife Darlene lives in Hesperia. FOR HEROISM Army CWO Darce E. Simpson is pinned with the Silver Star at Chu Lai, Vietnam, by Maj. Gen.

S. W. New Store 'Beefs Up' Colton Scene COLTON Downtown Colton will be scene of groundbreaking ceremonies at 11 a.m. today for McMahan's new furniture store, which will cover 16,000 square feet of land in the redevelopment area. Located at the southeast corner of 8th and I Streets, the building for McMahan's, one of California's largest fur-niiure chains, was designed by the architectural firm of S.

David Underwood and Associates of Upland. Citing this structure as the fourth renewal complex in project one of the renewal area, Marvin L. Rhine, executive director of the Colton Redevelopment Agency, said, "This event is of great significance to us all since we have long been awaiting groundbreaking." The company's Colton outlet has been located at 236 West I for over 17 years. Their new store with construction starting immediately, is being built on the site of the old Anderson Hotel, which bowed to redevelopment bulldozers several years ago. McMahan's purchased 37,000 square feet of property in all from the agency for $56,250.

Linko's Liquors of Colton, acquired 7,500 square feet at a cost of $11,250 and plans to construct a drive-in liquor facility on the eastern portion. Youth Arrested After Crash on Orange Si reel REDLANDS Alter a near accident, a short chase and a collision with another automobile, a 16 year old Compton youth was arrested in Red-lands Sunday night, on suspicion of reckless driving and possession of marijuana. Edward Kranich was transferred to Juvenile Hall in San Bernardino after questioning about some marijuana cigarettes discovered in the automobile he was driving. A 17-year-old youth riding in the car was released without charges. Turning from Eureka Street east on Redlands Boulevard about 10:15 p.m.

Sunday, Kranich forced another car onto the divider, then sped east to Orange Street where he turned south, striking a second automobile, Officer Lawrence Golden reported. No one was injured in either incident. The vehicle that was struck was driven by Larry Cabral of Rosemead. Four other youths, all of Redlands, were arrested Saturday night on suspicion of sniffing paint fumes while walking along a northside street. The boys were taken into custody near Brockton Avenue and Tost Street bv Officer Leslie F.

Davidson. He stated fhev had with them three paper bags and a can of gold spray paint. Their faces were gilded, he reported. INLAND EMPIRE Parking Place Board lo Discuss Master Plans Army Warrant Officer Wins Medal For Heroism in Vietnam Action Powell of Adelanto, is a communications technician at Norton AFB. He is a member of the Air Force Systems Command.

He is a 1965 High School, San graduate Diego. of Hoover Baniiinji Shirl Close Due to Workload Lack HESPERIA -Army CWO Darce E. Simpson, whose wife Darlene lived at 17028 Cholla has been awarded the Silver Star near Chu Lai, South Vietnam. Presenting the medal for heroism in action against enemy forces in Vietnam was Maj. (Jen.

S.W. Koster. Warrant Officer Simpson, an aviator in the 118th Assault Support Helicopter Co. near Chu Lai, entered the Army in June 1956 and completed basic training at Ft. Ord.

He arrived in Vietnam in October 1967 and was last stationed with the 243rd Assault Support Helicopter Co. near Dong Ba Thin. He holds the Air Medal. The warrant officer attended Pacific High School, San Bernardino. His father, Cyrus J.

Simpson lives at 3626 Columbia Riverside. Simpson's mother is Mrs. Ruth Grider of 7151 Dwight Way, San Bernardino. ADELANTO S. Sgt.

Auby D. Curtis, son of James Curtis of Yuma, has been graduated from the U.S. Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy at Kirkland AFB, N.M. Sergeant Curtis, whose wife Regina is the daughter of Margarite R. BANNING In the face of personal protests from more than 100 persons and a petition of protest signed by more than 1.900 citizens, the City Council has delayed the effective date of two revenue-raising measures for "reconsideration." The postponement was from Aug.

6 to Sept. 12. Ordinances involved will place a new 1.50 per month sewer use charge on residences and increase the garbage collection fee from $1.50 per month to $2.50 per month. While the protestors gave city manager Maurice Cole, Mavor Audlev Cook and Councilmen H. T.

Whitham. V. C. Wallace and Phil Lamm a bad time, they repeatedly applauded Councilman Claud Hendon, the lone councilman to vote against passage of the two ordinances under fire. Hendon declared that he didn't think the councilmen had worked hard enough on the budget.

Otherwise. Hendon said, it would not have required additional tax methods to raise some $208,000 necessary to bring it into balance. Hendon said, "I think we can do with less. I don't say we don't need the the budget is out of balance. I say we don't need to raise it in one year." Frank Burgess, a van line executive here, charged that the city manager turned down a $50,000 offer from the contractor now engaged in a multi-million dollar widening project on the freeway-through town.

The effer, according to Burgess, was for 2.5 million tons of fill dirt. Burgess said the city manager did not bring the matter to the City Council, but turned down the offer. The contract was finally awarded to former council Factory Corp. is making an intensive effort to get additional Sears or outside contract work in order to continue its production here." The shirt factory has been located at 260 S. San Gorgonio Ave.

for almost 17 years. Builder of the original structure was the Metropolitan Water district which made Banning its headquarters while putting its Colorado River line through here many years ago. During World War II, the MWD structure was occupied by the Army. Barenfeld purchased the location in December, 1951, launching production with 25 employes. Ten years later, more than 300 persons were on the payroll.

The original building has been enlarged a half dozen times. New construction in added 20,000 square feet and a new building front. Employes were mostly women. Produced were Sears' Pilgrim shirts, turned out at the rate of 2,500 dozen per week during peak production. AWARD PRESENTED Ker-gusson, left, accepts plaque honoring him as "Rialto Citizen of the Year" from James Jones, 0jT 'Citizen of Year" Banquet State Engineer Cites SUN meal fashion, the board has decided tn seek a master plan of development, said a City Hall spokesman.

Each of the firms submitting proposals has indicated probable costs for various stages of a program. None has made specific recommendations for a structure, however. It is thought possiole the board will recommend to the City Council the expansion of the present parking district to include more of the core area. Also at today's meeting, the board will consider further the possible purchase of property located at the southwest corner of Orange Street and Redlands Boulevard. The land and buildng are owned by Injured Cyclist Remains Critical RIALTO Hospital spokesmen sairl yesterday that William Paul Carter, 18.

remains in critical condition in Community Hospital where he was taken one week ago after he was seriously injured in Lilac Park. Carter was thrown from his motorcycle when he ran into a cable stretched between steel posts in the park, cutting his throat above the collarbone and severing both the food canal and breathing passage. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph G.

Carter, 324 N. Magnolia. tocky, Rialto "Maj or Frank Lowell and Mrs. Low ell, who ere among the guests at the award presentation last Saturday. Rialto Airport Growth REDLANDS Believing in the need for more offstreet parking in Redlands' core area, the Board of Place Commissioners will meet at 9 a.m.

today to consider master plan proposals from four firms. The board has already seen the proposals and since July 23 members have been studying them. Several months ago the board met to hear and see a report in decked parking structures designed by T.Y. Lin and Associates, one of the four firms submitting proposals today. The other three are Linscott Associates, and, from Redlands, Clare Henry Day, architect, and King and King, consulting engineers.

Rather than allow development of future parking lots or the planning of parking structures to occur in a piece- Motorcycle Girl Hurt on Kedlands Blvd. REDLANDS A flat tire on a motorcycle caused the driver to lose control and the vehicle flipped on its side on Redlands Boulevard near Palm Avenue at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Redlands Police Department reported. A passenger was injured. The driver, John C.

Phinney, 18, of 24 N. Buena Vista said his motorcycle flipped as he was bringing it to a stop. program chairman for the Chamber of Commerce sponsored event. From left in center are Mrs. Joseph J.

Zapo- BANNING Unless additional work can be found, Banning Shirt Corp. apparently will close Sept. 1. The firm furnishes this city with its second largest payroll, currently some 220 persons. At peak production, employes have numbered more than 300.

Biggest industrial payroll here is that of the Deutsch Co. The electronic components firm hired approximately 1,000 persons. Jack Barenfeld, owner of the shirt factory, has announced, "We unhappily announce that due to a lack of work normally supplied by Sears. Roebuck and the factory may possibly be closed in September. At present, Banning Shirt an! developments in the city's history." The award plaque was presented to him by James Jones, banquet chairman.

Robert H. Ramey, assistant district engineer for the California Department of Highways, introduced as a 23-year man with the highway department and "number two in command of a $50 million budget," pointed up the rapid development of Rialto's airport in a speech to more than 100 guests assembled at the affair. "An airport is the critical difference between the main stream of a community and a backwater. Most business firms won't consider moving into a city unless it has an airport," said Ramey, member of the Rialto Airport Commission. He called Rialto Municipal Airport, Miro Field, the "fastest growing in California" and spoke of the "total impact the airport is already having on Rialto." "The growth'" he said, "is beyond belief and the Federal Aviation Administration are shaking their heads at the terrific way the plans have proceeded.

They can't believe yet that we got out of the federal government." He said that the airport already contains 60 airplanes and is expected to go to 250, comparing this with the fact that "Riverside, after 10 years, has only 130 Ramey said "we hope to extend the runway to 4.600 feet and we plan a terminal within the next five years or sooner." The district engineer said that by 1974 a crosswind runway is planned and a third and last runway is envisioned after that. I I Four S.B. Youths Arrested in Desert On Car Theft Charge YTCTORVILLE Four San Bernardino youths, all 15 years old, were in Victorville Jail yesterday after being arrested in two stolen autos. According to a sheriff's report, one faced an additional charge, possession of a drug two marijuana "joints" found in his wallet. Sheriffs Deputy Charles Sodaro said he was on routine patrol at 6:50 a.m.

yesterday when he saw the youths sitting in two parked cars at Forrest and 8th Streets. They proved to have no driver's licenses or registration for the cars. A check showed the autos to have been stolen in Colton and San Bernardino. Victims, both of San Bernardino, were listed as Salvatory Becarra and Robert Gonzales. The arrested youths awaited transfer to juvenile hall yesterday.

Blasting Cap Costs Loss of Boy's Tlimnh HESPERIA A Hesperia youth, Alan Robert Bird. 12. of 17392 Sequoia lost his left thumb and parts of two fingers of that hand when a blasting cap exploded, according to a sheriff's report yesterday. An amount of "shrapnel' also lodged in both legs, said deputies. He was taken to St.

Mary Desert Valley Hospital, then transferred to Community Hospital, San Bernardino. By MARY COLLINS Staff Writer RIALTO Probably no one was more surprised Saturday night than Alec H.B. Fergusson, city councilman and owner of Western Helicopters when he was chosen "Citizen of the Year" at the third annua! banquet for that event sponsored by the Rialto Chamber of Commerce at El Rancho Verde Country Club. He was cited the "one person most responsible for the acquisition and establishment of Rialto's municipal airport, hailed as one of the most import- ovae rrav i ins Plaudits From Slale Senate COLTON Sen. Gordon Cologne announced the recent adoption by the California State Senate of a Commendatory Resolution honoring Miss Bonnie-LoVae Pray of Elsinore.

"Miss Pray is truly one of the outstanding young women of California and America and deserves full recognition by all Americans." This young woman has won awards for heroism, journalism, beauty contests and to top them all was recently chosen California's Outstanding Young Woman of the Year for 1967. continued Sen. Cologne. "It will be a distinct privilege and pleasure to have a framed copy of Senate Resolution 272 presented to Miss Pray at her office the Colton Bureau of the San Bernardino Sun-Telegram today," added Sen. Cologne, "and I extend my own personal congratulations and best wishes to her.".