The Modesto Bee from Modesto, California • 32

Wed Oct 26 1 977 The Modesto Bee DST end signals early darkness approach will be emphasized this weekend when daylight saving time ends with sun setting at 5:08 pm Standard time Darkness then will fall earlier each day until Dec 11 when the sun will set at 4:45 pm After that date the daylight will begin to linger a few minutes longer each afternoon Since 1967 the national Uniform Time Act has set daylight saving time from the last Sunday in April until 2 a on the last Sunday in October On Saturday night clocks should be set back one hour following the memory-adage "spring ahead fall behind" Supervisors see opposition to business licensing Fop StnnicloilC Alintir i a a a nf L) 1 Ii'in Ann rvA a a a a am aP a aP A I A A At a Al4tAnnl i' L- i The Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors is moving ahead with plans to require licensing of businesses in the unincorporated area A public hearing on the proposal made by Supervisor Gary Condit last spring has been set for 7:40 pm Nov 15 in the board chambers on the second floor of the county administration building 12th and Streets Modesto The supervisors Tuesday looked over a rough draft of a business licensing ordinance submitted by County Counsel Gilbert Boyne and found nothing to criticize But Boyne warned them there likely will be opposition from merchants who have opposed any move toward licensing in the past Businessmen as a matter of principle want any more governmental Boyne explained after the meeting Condit has said licensing is needed not for county revenue purposes which would be illegal under state law but because the county needs a system to help prevent unauthorized businesses from springing up in areas zoned against business use Too often he said the county finds uses in violation of zoning laws If licenses were required the businesses could be alerted to zoning requirements as soon as they applied and future problems could be avoided he explained Licenses would be issued for three years at a cost of $20 both for new businesses and those already established In a separate report on zoning enforcement Planning Director Robert Davis told the supervisors he feels at least one additional staff member is needed The county has only one zoning inspector the same level of staffing it has had since 1955 when only a small portion of the county was actually substantial Zoning matters are handled mostly on a complaint basis with little enforcement possible said Davis But the supervisors made it clear they are in no rush to add more personnel When Davis reported the one zoning inspector handles 60 to 75 complaints per month board members said they want to know more about the nature of the calls and how much work is involved Davis is to report back with that information before the supervisors make any decision on additional staffing A Brown backs Sham for governor Harry Sham for governor? Brown lauded Sham for his political expertise then and now telling Sham in a note are my candidate for governor you whipped one Brown why not not going to cracked Sham a 77-year-old Republican can beat Jerry Brown except Willie Brown Why not says Assemblyman Willie Brown the San Francisco Democrat whose proposed bill to increase taxes on private aircraft was beaten back this summer by Sham former Modesto airport manager 3811 381 IM CHROME ALLOY STEEL FULLY HARDENED A TEMPERED TRIPLE CHROME PLATED FORGEMATE if fSr lipf mm i 11 -PIECE 38" DRIVE SOCKET SET AUTO SUPPLY CONTAINS: 8" PREMIUM RATCHET 3" EXTENSION BAR DRIVE 1316" DEEP SPARK PLUG SOCKET with NEOPRENE INSERT SEVEN! DRIVE SOCKETS WITH CARRYING I PRICES EFFECTIVE thru TUESDAY NOVEMBER 1 1977 "WM FOR VW SEDANS A CONVERTIBLES CARRIES 5 PAIRS VOLKSWAGEN SKI CADDIHC KRAGEN AUTO SUPPLY'S Stanislaus judges again elect Stone as presiding jurist Judge Charles Stone has been re- elected presiding judge of the Stanisaus County Municipal Court for 1978 The seven judges of the court who unanimously elected Stone also named Judge Carson Taylor assistant presiding judge They also announced assignments effective Jan 1 Two of the judges have been designated as circuit riding judges and will conduct hearings in River-bank Oakdale Waterford Patterson and Newman Judge Augustus Accurso will preside over the Turlock branch of the court on Mondays through Thursdays Friday mornings he will hear small claims and other matters in Patterson and small claims and other matters in Newman Friday afternoons Judge Charles Aguilar wil! be in Modesto on Mondays and Tuesdays and in Riverbank Oakdale or Waterford on Thursdays and Fridays He will be available on Wednesdays for assignments where needed including jury trials in Oakdale Judge Taylor will conduct traffic arraignments and criminal law and motion matters on Mondays and traffic arraignments and contested small claims matters on Tuesdays On Wednesdays Thursdays and Fridays he will preside over criminal jury trials Judge Bert Carner Jr will have a similar schedule except on Monday and Tuesday mornings he will conduct misdemeanor arraignments On Monday afternoons he will conduct misdemeanor drunken driving arraignments Judge Donald Cantwell will conduct misdemeanor arraignments in the mornings Monday through Friday On Monday afternoons he will preside over the criminal jury trial calendar and on Tuesday through Friday afternoons he will preside over pre-trial conferences Judge Hugh Rose will have felony arraignments in the mornings Mondays through Fridays On Monday through Wednesday mornings he also will preside over preliminary hearings and court trials and on Thursday and Friday afternoons he will presideover criminal jury trials Judge Stone will preside over civil jury trials Mondays and Tuesdays and criminal jury trials Wednesdays through Fridays New station will permit Amtrak tie to BART new station in Richmond will open Friday allowing train passengers from the San Joaquin Valley to make a quick cross-platform connection with the Bay Area Rapid Transit system (BART) serving points throughout the bay area and in San Francisco At the same time Greyhound Bus Lines will begin once-a-day service between Amtrak stations in Stockton and Sacramento The bus will leave Sacramento at 10 a reaching Stockton at 11:15 am Northbound passengers can catch the bus after their 3:45 pm arrival in Stockton arriving in Sac-ramentoat 5: 15 pm The bus link will allow riders on Amtrak's San Joaquin to make a connection with trains passing through Sacramento or to travel to the capital on business while the valley train continues on its normal run between Oakland and Bakersfield The $667000 Richmond Fxchange Station also will serve buses and will be a rail exchange for three trains the San Joaquin the San Francisco Zephyr that runs from Chicago to Oakland and the Coast Starlight that runs from Los Angeles to Seattle It is the first facility in the nation designed to link seveal modes of transportation a California Department of Transportation spokesman said Monday Amtrak initially had hoped to offer round-trip rail service between Bakersfield and the bay area beginning Friday but that service has been postponed until sometime next year accoring to Art Lloyd Amtrak's western region manager for public affairs Starting Friday however Amtrak is adding Madera as a stop on its valley service The San Joaquin serves the Stanislaus district through its Riverbank stop at noon on the southbound run and at 3:15 pm heading north to the bay area Under the present schedule persons taking Amtrak to San Francisco have to remain overnight if they want to return home on the train 36 MONTHS 46 AMP HRS 280 CC AMPS 53 AMP HRS 781 CC AMPS iEHEZ FLEXIBLE RUBBER KEEPS CHAINS AT THEIR PROPER TENSION 002 9110 i 3H49 ttWKIMHUfc 48 MONTHS 36 MONTHS PAIRV mWWV BEAUTIFIES PROTECTANT PROTECTS BEAUTIFIES VINYL LEATHER P1ASTIC RUBBER 81 AMP HRS 4 50 CC amps IQ A 1 70 AMP HRS 00 J70 CC amps FOR VOLKSWAGEN AMP HOURS 16 MONTHS 56HCC AMPS 15 VOLT Full 901'AT warranty 0 MTTfRY MM FTIR 9C DATS UPON Rf RN w( Will I if HfCXAl FAMJfl OCCURS AND tP 1 A I NC OlD MAGF '1 ARCING 0NU The CtkiOD 0 0MR5riR tOuR I Pvn RE' JEN REA A It 0Why maRCH nHSiP WIU BE COmMEO pRff iNARGI 90 DATS OF IVDS 'Ht WGuiAR NiQ ini time OF Jh I PylOASI lESS IRaDF in The NUMBER OF mOMmS DESIGNATED I FENCING COMMERCIAL FARM RESIDENTIAL A Sell For Custom Made Swinging Sliding Gates EXPERT INSTALLATION ALTERATIONS FAN BELTS AVAILABLE for MOST CAR5 Perfectly balanced Made for long service Always carry a spare Make a wise investment! 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