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Pismo Beach a place of rare natural beauty, a cool convenient retreat from the summer heat of the interior, and mildly delightful in all seasons of the year. Its majestic beach twenty miles in length is unexcelled by any beach in beauty and safety. San Luis Obispo County one of the largest, richest, and most fertile counties in California. In scenery, healthfulness, and agreeable climate it has not one superior few equals. It has a tillable area capable of supporting ten times its present population.

COUNTY LOCAL GOVT. INCOME IS FIFTH HIGH PISMO PLANS PROGRAM FOR MAS 11 HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR CLASS TO ENTERTAIN Children's Christmas Cele- Many Prizes Available and bration To Be Held Under I Proceeds Will Be Used For Auspices of Chamber of Childrens Medical and Den-Commerce. tal Service. ARROYO CCC CAMP ISSUES MISSOURIAN Thanksgiving Number of Semi monthly Magazine Dedicated to Commanding Officer of Company 3768. The Missourian staff is com-a semi-monthly publication issued by Company 3768, Camp Avenals, Arroyo Grande.

In magazine form, beautifully mimeographed with an attractive green cover, the Thanksgiving number of The Missourian, dedicated to D. L. Miller, commanding officer of Company 3768, is a worth while souvenir for all connected with the camp. The Missourian" stayy is composed of the following editors and artists: Harvey Tackitt, editor; Harlan Cochrane, artist; Denver Johnson, news-editor; Harold Fer-rin, sports; Leo Richman, humor; Thomas Norton, reporter; C. P.

Gaynor, adviser. Contents of The Missourian, good from cover to cover, include; Dedication, personal, editorial, news, news from the infirmary, education, exchanges, reel raves, safety; sports, boys are funny (a short story), wit or half thereof, brush happies, and a poem entitled, Dear Brother. Taken all in all, the Thanksgiving number of The Missourian calls for talents of rather an unusual order, and the Pismo Times tenders best thanks for the copy received this week. ARROYA GRANDE PLANS CHRISTMAS TREE A meeting will be held in the Arroyo Grande city hall Friday at 8 p. at which the heads of all fraternal, civic and religious organizations will be present for the purpose of formulating plans for an out-door Christmas tree.

Because he believes in Santa Clavs, the gray-haired saint of universal childhood; and because he loves all the little golden-haired Tinker Bells who bring flashes of light and the sound of melody in our homes, "Doc Boyer of the Pismo chamber of commerce has arranged for the dear old saint to visit the Clam City. WILL BRING PRESENTS Santa Claus will come to Pismo Beach by special arrangement with Mr. Boyer bringing for the children, gifts including candies, nuts, apples, oranges, and other edibles delectable. A large Christmas tree has already arrived and will be placed next week on the vacant lot at the corner of Hinds avenue and Price street. The tree is to be decorated and electrically lighted.

A program of entertainment is being arranged to carry out the Christmas spirit, and Santa Claus himself will be there to see that not one of the little children of Pismo is overlooked when it comes to gift giving. (Continued on Page 9) MOOSE LODGE CELEBRATES ITS FIFTH ANNIVERSARY AT PISMO THURSDAY EVE Turkey Dinner and Dance Enjoyed by Moose Members, Women of the Moose and Invited Friends. A. PARTY WILL BE HELD THIS EVENING The annual benefit card party for the Pismo Beach Parent-Teacher association will be held in the Pismo Beach school auditorium, Friday evening, December 4. Bridge and whist will be played with prizes for high score consisting of turkeys, chickens and other prizes.

The games will start at 8 oclock. Refreshments will be served in the cafeteria following the games. The committee on arrangements is composed of Mrs. Beulah Hed-ding, Mrs. Alice Miller, Mrs.

Esther Belknap, and Mrs. H. H. Letter and Mrs. J.

W. Lundy. Many tickets have already been sold and this event promises to be one of the outstanding social entertainments of the fall. The proceeds will be used for medical and dental work for school children, and other A. activities.

Members of Triangle Grange No. 619, will enjoy a pot luck supper at the Womans Civic Club hall Friday evening, December 4. Mrs. R. E.

Anderson, Mary Shry-ock, of Pismo Beach; and R. S. French, Mrs. Maude Wright, E. H.

Horner, Sue Rountree of Arroyo Grane; Fritz Holcomb, Pismo Beach; and Miss Verga Jeffress. Grande Avenue, Grover. Liquor Licenses Will Be Issued On Annual Basis Liquor licenses will be issued on an annual basis only, commencing with renewals for 1937, George M. Stout, state liquor administrator for the Board of Equalization, announced Thursday. The board previously issued licenses quarterly, but Stout said Attorney General U.

S. Webb ruled the board was without authority to issue quarterly licenses except for seasonal business. The ruling affects on sale licenses those issued to establishments where liquor is served by the drink. Camp Fire Girls Meet at Pismo The Keladi Camp Fire girls met Thursday afternoon at the Pismo grammar school. For all who are i WOodgatherers, rings will be bought the group.

The girls wrapped packages and earned an honor for wrapping three kinds of boxes. Those present were Akiyo Hata-keda, Mary Travis, Olive Silva, Mabel Spafford, Carol Glover, Julia Zink, Marie Harter, Penelope Stahlberg, Mary Jane Sass, Robin Erhart, Virginia Belknap, Virginia Truitt. Shizu Hatakeda, Margie Wilson, Michiko Sato, Elizabeth Hedding, Mrs. Itorothy Erhart and Miss Hazel Jones, guardian. PISMO WOMANS CIVIC CLUB WILL HOLD BENEFIT BAZAAR AT LOCAL CLUB ROOMS MILESTONES Bom.

To Mr. and Mrs. Frank Silva of Nipomo, Nov. 27, a son. Died.

Relatives at Arroyo Grande received word of the death of the husbands of two sisters at the same hour, although in different states and each unaware that the husband of the other was ill. The sisters were formerly Minnie and Edna Ball of Arroyo Grande. Minnie's husband, Benjamin Stewart, a former resident of Arroyo Grande, died at his home in Gilroy Nov. 25, after a three-day illness from a ruptured blood vessel from a clot on the lung. Her telegram to her sister, Mrs.

Edna Shoemaker, in Portland, Oregon, announcing the death, was crossed by one from her sister with the word that her husband, Charles Shoemaker, had died Nov. 25, during the same hour after a three-day illness from a ruptured appendix. Benjamin, ne-(Continued on Page 4) Birthday Party At Pismo Beach Alphonse Grandsaert, son of Mr. and Mrs. L.

L. Grandsaert of Pismo Beach, celegrated his birthday anniversary with a beach party followed by games and dancing at his home Saturday. A weinie bake and marshmallow roast on the beach was followed by a party at his home where Mrs. Grandsaert was hostess to a group of his friends. Przies for contest games were won by Walter Xaviel, Alphonse Grandsaert and Joe Van Workum.

Games and dancing were enjoyed until a late hour when the hostess served sandwiches, and cut the big birthday cake, in which were hidden fortunes which were later read by each guest over the coffee cups. In attendance were the Misses Nellie Steiger, of Taft, Jeanette Van Workum of Hanford, Anne Xaviel and Helen Gloss of Pismo Beach; Joe Van Workum of Hanford, Bruce Holcomb, Walter Xaviel and the guest of honor Alphonse Grandsaert. will be on sale at the booths at the bazaar next week-end. In addition to the hand made articles booth there will also be a home made candy booth, handkerchief booth, a fishing pond, games and other amusements, and a refreshment booth. The president, Mrs.

Vie Lindley, requests all members who have not as yet tinned in their aprons as donations to the bazaar to please do so by Monday, December 7. Pismo Post Office Business Up 22 The postal receipts at the Pismo Beach post office for the year October 1, 1935, to October 1, 1936, show a marked increase in business in the beach resort. According to Postmaster J. R. Simmons the increase is twenty-two per cent.

The records show that the total receipts from October 1, 1935 to October 1, 1936 amounted to $75,933.82, an increase over last year of $13,668.75. REBEKAHS MEET The Arroyo Grande Rebekah lodge recently held second nomination of officers. Plans were discussed for a Christmas tree after the meeting of December 23. the A visiting member, Mrs. M.

Chab, of Nebraska, was present. After the session, cards were played with Mrs. Clarissa Wilkinson winning high score. (Rev. Clement Reid To Occupy Pulpit At Pismo Beach What Must Our Church Do to Be Saved? will be the subject of the sermon by the Rev.

James Clem, ent Reid, Ph.D., of Santa Barbara, at the Community Church Pismo Eeach Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. Dr. Reid will also deliver a lecture at 10 o'clock before the older classes of the Sunday school on Murder to Minister, based on the conversion of Saul on the Damascus road Free Masons in Free America will be the subject of Dr. Reids sermon to members of the Free Masons craft at Arroyo Grande Presbyterian Church Sunday evening at 7:30, at the request and under the auspices of Arroyo Grande Lodge No. 274.

Members of the craft in Pismo and other sections are invited by the Worshipful Master to be present and participate in this service. NEW MONTHLY PUBLISHED AT Official Publication of Clam City Chamber of Commerce Ably Edited by Secretary J. T. Boyer. The initial number of the Pismo Beach Bulletin, official organ of the local chamber of commerce, was ushered before the reading public with its best bow Tuesday.

Edited by Secretary J. T. Boyer, the Bulletin is intended for free distribution throughout the San Joaquin Valley and elsewhere for the purpose of advertising Pismo Beach and adjacent communities. The first issue of the Bulletin consists of four pages, 82 by 11 inches, and is printed on golden rod Hammermill bond. Front page articles are entitled: "Pismo going building mad; Big event in Jewel City; and "Uncle Same is proud Pismo.

Other headlines: Kind friend called home; "Santa Claus is to be here; "Golden year just ahead;" and New year sun soon to dawn. In addition there is the salutatory captioned, Folks! The rest of the space is filled with 20 one-inch local advertisements. All articles appearing in the Bulletin were written by Secretary Boyer who speaks and writes a faultless English. His greeting follows in full text; HOWDY, FOLKS! Greetings to charming Miss Pismo! This is the initial number of the Pismo Beach Bulletin. It comes to you absolutely free with the compliments of the Pismo Chamber of Commerce, an active and progressive body of devoted and loyal men who are adding a new page to the glad story of the most delightful winter and summer pleasure spot on the globe.

Five thousand copies of this publication, giving photographs and write-ups of all the scenic outstanding points of interest in this historic region, will be issued every month. These views will leave upon your senses an impression that will remain vividly all your life. If ever a spot on earth became popular with tourists from all points in America, and across the sea, certainly the honors must come to the Jewel City. The one hundred thousand visitors who spent their vacation at this wonder spot returned to their homes carrying the message which lifts this pleasure paradise from the category of just another tourist town, and make of it the next best thing to home." Pismo is a city of homes, many of them show places. The green lawns and shrubbery, roses blooming profusely everywhere, add immensely to the attractiveness of the city where the sea sings at night, and the days dawn cool and bright an Eden where you begin to live.

Pismo is a fairyland bathed in silver. Pismos glory began with the dawn of history. Pismo is the home of friendly and charming people. One hundred and fifty thousand joyous tourists will spend the summer months in the Jewel City in nineteen thirty-seven. Let each one do his bit.

Secretary J. T. Boyer of the Pismo Beach chamber of commerce announces that local business and professional men and women will be approached next Monday to donate toward the Christmas tree and Yule party. Five years ago, December 5, 1931, the institution, initiation and installation of officers for Moose Lodge No. 1409, Pismo Beach, celebration was a gala event, with the institution of the order in the hands of W.

Ward Davies, district supervisor, and state and district officers and members from all over the state and beyond in attendance. The fifth anniversary of the institution of the order at Pismo was celebrated Thursday evening, December 3, at a turkey dinner, entertainment and dance by members of the Pismo lodge jointly with members of Women of the Moose chapter 864, and their families and a few invited friends. It was another gala affair and recorded the passing of five successful years of Moosedom in the Pismo Beach area. One Mad Night To Be Presented at Pismo Beach and Arroyo Grande December 11th and 12th. A senior class play is to be presented this year by the dramatic class of Arroyo Grande High School under the direction of Miss Theobald and the sponsorship of the senior class.

"One Mad Night, the play to be presented, is a three-act comedy with just enough mystery involved to make it exciting. The entire action of the play takes place in 'One Mad Night and the setting is a lonely, haunted house in the hills which belong to a young playwright from New York. He decided to stay in the mansion for a few weeks to finish his latest play in peace and quiet. Imagine his surprise when he learns that the house is inhabited by a number of lunatics under the care of a doctor whose nearby home has recently burned down. Among the inmates is a beautiful young girl with an amazing story of persecution.

The playwright is just about to ride to her rescue when his fiajice and her mother and colored maid appear on the scene. The play is then enterined by strange happenings and the appearances of ghosts, screaming women, and finally an escaped murderer. From this point on the action moves with rapidity to the very end and contains enough excitement and humor to please any audience. One Mad Night" will be presented at the Pismo grammar school auditorium on December 11; and at the Mission theatre in Arroyo Grande December 12. The prices will be: children 15 cents; high school students 25 cents; adults 40 cents.

FARMERS SEEK SOIL EROSION INFORMATION President ONeal of American Farm Bureau Federation May Speak at Annual Christmas Luncheon. Parker Talbot, farm advisor at a recent meeting of directors, spoke of soil erosion control projects in the county and of the possibility of one being carried out in the Villa Creek section of the county, stating that owners of 12,000 acres had requested a thorough study of their request for control assistance. He also spoke of soil building projects carried on by pea growers, of livestock shipping from the insurance angle, and of the T. B. situation in the county, its importance to dairymen and of efforts to secure a state T.

B. tester in the county. Discussion followed Mr. Tlabots remarks, and it was suggested that the directors request, by letter, the assistance of Dr. C.

U. Duckworth in securing a tester. B. E. Patchett proposed that the secretary be instructed to write Dr.

Duckworth urging that a state tester be placed in San Luis Obispo county. Passed. W. J. McNamara, assistant farm advisor, told of work under his supervision.

His remarks were largely confined to various phases of the soil conservation program, payments to be made in the county, and he also discussed 4-H activities. R. J. Gray, vice president, outlined the progress made in the annual membership campaign. Mr.

Gray stated that every effort should be made to attain 500 before the annual convention starting December 6th. P. W. McMillan, In charge of plans for the annual Christmas luncheon, spoke regarding this affair, and stated that the date and location depended on the possibility of securing Edward A. ONeal, pres-ient of the American Farm Bureau federation, as speaker for the occasion, and it was not certain that he would be available for the original date of December 19th.

Mr. McMillan stated that a fine dinner, and an excellent program would be presented with Frank Pierce to lead the singing, and announcement made in the near future. T. Doc Boyer was the guest of Mr. and Mrs.

Kettenring at Oak Park at Thanksgiving dinner. San Luis Obispo County Income Totals $2,285,970 or $69.74 Per Capita; State Average Is $57.47. San Luis Obispo county local governments had a total income of $2,285,970, or $69.74 per capita in 1934-36, according to findings of California Taxpayers association. The local governments include the county, the cities, the schools, and other districts. Compared with other California counties, San Luis Obispos local governments income per capita was 5th from the highest.

The average for the State as a whole was $57,47 Income in the county from local taxes levied by the county, cities, and schools was $1,231,123, or $37.56 per capita; other districts collected 5183,894, or $5.61 per capita; apportionments from the state amounted to $646,587, or $19.73 per capita, rhile miscellaneous local income amounted to $224,366, or $6.84 per capita, the association stated. The income of all the local governments of California, including the fifty-eight counties, the cities, schools, and other districts, amounted to $365,969,000 in 1934-35, more than a million dollars a day, the Taxpayers association found. This million dollars a day is the price the people of California pay for the services and regulations known as local government, and does not include the equally varied and costly functions carried on by the state and federal governments. 17, income of the local govern-men comes from three major sources, about 63 per cent from the common property tax on real estate, buildings, and personal property, 29 per cent from the state in the form of apportionments for schools, roads, old age aid, and about 8 per cent from miscellaneous fees, fines, and charges locally. In the broad view, the sources of local government revenue are of less importance than the total amount, the Taxpayers association stated.

"By whatever name this income is called, it represents a load which every citizen must share in approximate proportion to his wealth or wages. Whether it is collected by the state, city, or county, and regardless of the form of taxation used, the only ultimate source from which it can come is the individual. It behooves him to see that he gets his moneys worth. S.L.O. COUNTY POPULATION INCREASING California Taxpayers Association Estimates County Will Have Population of 34,900, Jan.

1, 1937. San Luis Obispo County will have a population of 34,900 on January 1, 1937, according to an e-timate of the population of Cali- fomia counties just completed by California Taxpayers Association. Population of the county on Jan-Uary 1, 1936, was 33,910, the asso-aiation estimated. According to the Federal census, an Luis Obispo countys popula-on was 29,613 on April 1, 1930, so hat the Taxpayers Associations K'-imate shows an increase of about 290 by January 1, 1937. The total population of Califor-n'a.

the association estimated will 6,790,000 on January 1, 1937, 0 increase of approximately the census population of 677,251 as of April 1, 1930. Changes in population come hour two general sources, the assist ion stated. The first is the fXcess or shortage of births over heaths; the second, the increase or decrease caused by migration. The present estimates are supported by actual school enrollment 'Sures for 1936 and current school errollments reported by California -'ohool administrators. They also refect the increasing immigration "To the state which has been in 'dence since the census.

he benefit card party for troop 12, Pismo Boy Scouts to be Ptisored by the Loyal Order of 'se members, will be held in the 'no school auditorium Wednes-y evening, December 9, Bridge 1 whist will be played. Bazaar To Open at 11 oclock a. Friday, December 11; Dinner 5 to 9 p. Saturday, December 12. Members of the Womans Civic club of Pismo Beach held their regular meeting Thursday evening in the club house.

The award won by the clubs of the county in the 100 club tree planting contest conducted last year was displayed at the club meeting. Each club in the county has been privileged to display the cup for one month and December is the allotted time for the Pismo club. The silver cup was awarded by the California Federation of Womens clubs and the contest was open to all clubs in the state. More than forty were in attendance at dinner in the Legion hall on Hollister avenue, where tables set shape were decorated in Christmas colors using the poin- settia with fern, red candles, red and white napkins, and individual candle favors at each plate. Roast turkey, mashed potatoes, string beans, dresing and gravy, hot rolls, cranberry sauce, jello salad, pie and coffee were served.

W. R. Brown, dcitator, presided and R. E. Bob" Anderson was master of ceremonies.

Mi-. Anderson told of the organization of the lodge in Pismo Beach, the occasion for celebrating the fifth annual anniversary and welcomed members and their families and friends and introduced the artists to furnish the entertainment after dinner. The program included selections on steel guitar by Fred Jones, "Idling on the Beach and Old Black Joe; tap dancing, Sue Rountree; tin whistle, E. H. Horner accompanied on piano by Miss Verga Jeffress, Cathedral Chimes, by E.

H. Horner, on special chimes instrument made by Horners father. Following the program dancing was enjoyed with Miss Jeffress at the piano and Roy S. French, violinist, furnishing the dance music. Wm.

H. Bogue was first dictator of the Pismo Lodge No. 1409, serving two terms; Ernest Shryock served next, then L. B. Raymond, and R.

E. Anderson, and present dictator, W. R. Brown. In attendance were Mrs.

M. Turner, Mrs. J. W. Jones, Fred Jones, G.

D. Turner, Oceano; Mrs. Martin Olsen, Mr. and Mrs. W.

A. Shaffer, Laura Shryock, Harold Shryock, Betty Shryock, Ernest Shryock, Mr. and Mrs. W. H.

Bogue, Helen and Gertrude Bogue, Bobbie Jessie Mae Walters, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Glover, Miss Lena Scuri, J.

H. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Anderson, Mrs. Mamie Holcomb and Miss Pauline Holcomb, It was decided to hold the annual Christmas party for club members, Monday evening, December 21, at the club house.

Plans were completed for the benefit bazaar to be held Friday, December 11, and Saturday, December 12, at the club house. The Bazaar will open at 11 a. m. Friday, remaining open until 5 p. m.

On Saturday the bazaar will be open from 11 a. m. to 10 oclock p. m. A dinner will be served from 5 oclock to 9 p.

m. at 40 cents per plate on Saturday and a program of entertainment will be featured Saturday evening. The fancy needlework and other gift items made by the arts and crafts section of the Womans Civic club members and friends are now on display in the windows and store building belonging to J. R-Simmons on Cypress street, and Pismo Beach Float Trophy Received The 24-karat gold plate trophy award won by the Pismo Beach float entry in the Fiesta de las Flores 19936 parade, was delivered to the Pismo Beach chamber of commerce by W. P.

Brady and Father OBrien, and is now on display in the window of Wagners Jewelry store, Cypress street. Mr. Wagner engraved the cup for the i I local chamber. D. A.

Te'rradell was At the next meeting of Decem-responsible for the designing of the ber 9, the Lompoc Rebekah lodge float representing the Pismo strand will entertain with a program for A I X' I V-, i onrlhn-TYiPnt fnnn I A- benefit of the endowment fund. famous Pismo and displaying the clams. The Kelai group of Camp Fire girls in their bathing suits sat under beach umbrella on the float, adding grace and beauty to the beach scene. Mrs. Ernest Shryock is spending Theo.

Bernhoeft, T. S. Branson, Mr. this week in Visalia with friends, and Mrs. F.

J. Berryman, A. E. i Mr. Shryock and family will motor Williamson, Mrs.

J. A. Cates, Mrs. to the Valley Saturday to accom-E. L.

Pratt, A. A. Erhart, Mr. and pany her home..

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