The Modesto Bee from Modesto, California • 53

MAY 3 1972 Valley Lode Sierra McCLATCHY NEWSPAPERS SERVICE Stanislaus Merced Tuolumne and San Joaquin Counties MODESTO CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY MAY 3 1972 PAGE D-l Turlock Elementary Board Endorses HS Unification elementary program could suffer as a result If unification is approved in June the three elementary districts and the THSD would be unified under one seven-man board elected at large Main Argument The man argument for unification is that it allows for a more coordinated education program from kindergarten through the 12th grade The Stanislaus County Committee on School District Organization will hold a public hearing and information session on the unification plan at 7:30 pm May 24 in the Turlock district board room In addition the Town Hall Forum Committee is planning a public forum on the proposal In other action last night the TESD board postponed taking any action on the proposed 1972-73 school calendar despite the recommendation of Supt Thom as Hedden that the calendar be approved Teachers Argue Representatives of the Turlock Teachers Association argued that they had not been given a fair opportunity to study and react to the proposed calendar Hedden argued that the calen-ar had been brought up at several negotiation sessions and that no agreement had been reached have delayed this long he told the board However the trustees voted 3-2 to postpone action on the calendar until next month the TTA and district representatives will hold another meet-and-con-fer session tomorrow at which time the calendar will be considered The TTA and district are still involved in a hassle over salary and other requests for the present school year as well as a new list of items for the upcoming 1972-73 academic year Bee Photo The $300000 Olympic-size pool honors the late UOP swim coach who died in 1962 It will be dedicated Saturday New UOP Swim Pool University of the Pacific coed Marion Ruet-ters of Stockton takes a look at the new Chris Kejeldsen Memorial Swimming Pool Ripon Chamber Reactivates Ambulance Service Study Sonora Views City Park Second Phase RIPON At the request of Bethany Home officials the Ripon Chamber of Commerce has reactivated a committee to look into the possibility of establishing an ambulance service for the community State Will Start Turn Lane Job On Route 120 OAKDALE A spokesman for the State Division of Highways in Stockton announced today that a new two-way left turn lane will be installed on Route 120 between 5th Avenue and Johnson Avenue here The use of this type of turning lane has been effective in reducing congestion and preventing accidents in areas where a large number of motorists Proposition 9 make left turns into businesses In another matter the cham-ior private driveways according ber went on record as opposed t0 hjghway engineers Where to Proposition 9 an antipollu- Martin Hekman told the chamber board at its latest meeting that there is a definite need for an ambulance service here Thus chamber members James Kroll and Otis Kingery were appointed to work with Hekman on the project It was pointed out that the ambulance alone is not the problem but that the lack of trained attendants has kept local fire commissioners from acquiring the vehicle this type of left-turn lane tion measure which will appear on June ballot The Solon Seeks Raw Timber Price Limits WASHINGTON (UPI) Sen Gale McGee D-Wyo called yesterday for price controls on raw timber to head off rising lumber prices The Wyoming Democrat said Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz had proposed more timber be sold from government lands in an effort to hold down prices if lumber prices are indeed rising that significantly it is time for the Price Commission to take McGee said McGee noted that raw timber stumpage was not subject to price controls and said manufacturers had been permitted to pass on higher costs increases in the cost of homebuilding must be taken serously it seems to me we should expect the powers of the Price Commission to be exer-j cised to insure against the injection of unneeded and unwar-1 ranted costs into this important segment of our economy before puttting too much reliance on Mr formula of stripping the national forests of more trees in what could prove to be a futile attempt to force housing costs McGee said in a statement Injury Suffered Friday Claims Atwater Girl 15 MERCED Kathy Marie De-Gregori 15 who was injured Friday night in a two-gar collision at Paul and Rose Avenues Atwater died at about 11:20 last night in Merced General Hospital Miss DeGregori was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph DeGregori of 2226 Hull Atwater California Highway Patrol units from San Francisco Oakland Tracy Los Banos and Merced aided in transporting blood from a San Francisco hospital to Merced over weekend for the girl Hospital authorities said she received more than 30 pints of blood during three operations Saturday She was the 20th traffic fatality this year compared to 15 at the same time last year Two Inmates Escape From Sierra Center TUOLUMNE CITY Peter Dudley Olson 27 and David Charles Hall 28 inmates of the Sierra Conservation Center yesterday escaped from a training session on conservation work in the Riverside Area of the Stanislaus National Forest 2 miles northeast of here Both inmates were last seen at 11:30 am and were missed shortly after the noon lunch break The inmates took their lunch and a canteen of water Olson serving time for forgery from Yolo County arrived at the center in March and Hall convicted of attempted robbery in San Mateo County has been at the center since December Still at large is Edward Anthony DeGries 34 who walked off a brush clearing job Thure day four miles northeast Groveland of Board Vows Raises For Lode Jurists SONORA The Tuolumne County Board of Supervisors yesterday promised a pay raise to the five judicial district judges after hearing complaints that they were the lowest paid in the state The judges of the First Third and Fifth Judicial District! courts receive $599 monthly and in the Second and Fourth Dis- tricts the pay is $428 Judge Walter Ronten of the TURLOCK Trustees of the Turlock Elementary School District have gone on record in favor of the prposed unification of all districts within the Turlock High School District Voters within the Turlock Chatom and Keyes Elementary School Districts will go to the polls in June to decide whether to approve the proposed unification The Keyes and Chatom boards are strongly opposed to unification the THSD board is remaining neutral on the issue In supporting the unification plan TESD trustees said their prime concern was a $20 per pupil annual state bonus to individual districts which endorse unification even though overall the plan is defeated 60000 Yearly To the TESD that bonus amounts to some $60000 annually without which the district tax rate would have to be raised at least 12 cents per $100 assessed valuation The TESD favored unification in 1965 and 1967 and has received the state bonus since that time Trustee Oscar Holt was the lone board member opposed to urging voter approval of the unification plan he said he felt that under a unified district most emphasis would be given to the secondary level and the Go Kart Track Of Supervisor The Merced County Board of Supervisors approval of a conditional use permit allowing a go kart track on the outskirts of Atwater and the subsequent decision not to reconsider its action has been called a Supervisor Fred Wack of Atwater who failed to get a sec- nd for his motion yesterday to reconsider the action approving the track said the Planning recommendation for approval and the approval was for the benefit of a special interest group The Merced application was opposed by several residents and appeal for reconsideration by the supervisors was presented by Ronald Taylor and Dennis Holz attorneys for Merced Le gal Services Ask Recommendation Taylor and Holz said the Planning Commission had approved asking for the Merced County Health recommendation on the application and then had approved the request before receiving the health comments A letter from the health department in opposition to the track was sent to Atwater City Administrator Thomas Cochran the day after" the initial approval of the go-kart applica tion In other action yesterday the board agreed to spend about $7000 for carpeting and micro phone facilities for two of Merced three superior court rooms Save on Fine FURNITURE During Our 60th ANNIVERSARY flaw In Progress Biggest sale in our history Best selection for every room in your home All at the greatest savings ever! Use Our CONVENIENT TERMS 1 6th and Streets Open Thursday 'til 9 Ronten said the position entails much work and telephone calls made at all hours of the night and early morning to set bail Judge Adelle Meuli of the First District Court said the nature and amount of the work rather than the amount of reve-l nue taken in by the sj should be the major factor ini arriving at a salary Judge Meuli said she makes $35 a month more than her clerk The supervisors directed Judge Ronten to turn over his background material to Administrative Officer Ernest Conde who will investigate the salar- actor Alan Dexter Friday and 'es Pa'd t0 judges in other counties Ronten pointed out that a 1969 wage and classification Delta Bills 'Death Of A Salesman' STOCKTON Delta College will close its current drama season with performances of Death of a starring television film and stage Saturday and May 10-13 in the college Speech Arts Auditorium exlists it is illegal to make a left turn from any of the through lanes The new installation will be similar to the one on Route 108 between Oak and Church Streets It was revealed during the installed in June 1971 session that Dr Gilbert den Dulk Area Scholars Win Awards Three Stanislaus district high school students are winners of 1972 National Merit $1000 scholarships: Serena Evans of Mariposa High Terence Kane of Our Lady of Mercy High Merced and Stephen San-delius of Stagg High Stockton They were selected from among 15000 finalists in the program about 5 of a per cent on graduating high school seniors in the nation The scholarships are one-time nonrenewable awards Crash Injures Two Students RIVERBANK David Reece and Victor Houston both 18-year-old students at Riverbank High School are listed as in serious condition at Hospital Modesto where they were taken yesterday afternoon after their motorcycle collided with an auto The accident occurred at Third and Atchison Streets The police said Amy Austin driver of the auto apparently turned left into the path of the motorcycle No citations were issued pdneing further chamber reasoned that while everyone is in accord with clean environment efforts Proposition 9 could prove too strigent on business and industry plans to develop a subdivision north of Highway 99 here after the subdivision site is annexed to the city Tentative plans call I for the lots to be 6000 to 8000 square feet in size larger than required by the city Soulsbyville Enrolment Shows Dip SOULSfcYVILLE -A 30-pupil decrease in enrolment at Souls-byville Elementary School will result in lost income and one less faculty member during the next school year according to Supt Glenn Palmer Income will be down approximately $18000 to $160000 and the faculty will be cut from 10 to nine teachers Palmer said He attributea the enrolment loss to families moving from the district He also reported that in the future students will not be allowed to leave the campus during school hours except with parental permissions Palmer also announced that the 22 sixth graders will spend the week of May 21 at the Old Oak Ranch The youngsters have sponsored a variety of fund-raising events during the school year hereby reducing the individual At one time the chamber Ripon Jaycees and Ripon Fire District studied the need and possibility of obtaining an ambulance but the matter was never resolved Bethany Home Administrator worker makes $7 a month less than he does Ronten said a survey he has conducted of neighboring counties plus other areas indicates that Tuolumne County Judicial District Judges are the lowest paid in the state Much Work am not complaining about the he said does a good job Ronten said a student welfare study made for Tuolumne County by the State Department of Personnel for $6000 excluded the position of judges from the study Planner Pay In another matter the supervisors approved the final payment of $1000 to planning consultant George Haight of San Andreas who helped prepare the Columbia Master Plan Haight reported that the plan is now complete and was the result of numerous meetings with Columbia residents He reported the majority of the Columbians prefered to keep small town values and were not interested in attracting industry or having large apartment buildings The master plan has to go to the Planning Commission and then to the supervisors for final approval Finally the supervisors agreed to share one-third of the $613 monthly cost for installation of a 400 watt mercury vapor light at the intersection of Proenix Lake Road and Highway 108 The State Division of Highways will pay two thirds of the cost The installation was requested by the County Road Department SONORA City Engineer Roy Fredricksen will prepare plans to be reviewed at the May 15 City Council meeting for second-phase construction of a downtown park adjacent to Sonora Creek The council this week asked Fredrickson to proceed after he reported the first phase is now completed The park is going in on land donated by Mrs William Coffill after a $900000 fire swept through part of downtown Sonora almost two years ago The fire wiped out the main building of Kelley Motors now the site of the park The most visible work completed so far are a stairway leading from Washington Street to the park at a lower level and a large redwood pergola The curb gutter and sidewalk on Washington Street also have been replaced over the park An ancient wall was reinforced underneath the sidewalk and part of Washington Street The work to date has cost $11-000 Plans Sketch Fredricksen will prepare a sketch of phase two improvements that could consist of adding concrete to the park floor planting trees and constructing a museum building and public restrooms Councilman Earl Akin said he is against public restrooms because of major maintenance problems An often-discussed proposal for improving Green Street at the rear of the park will not be included because of lack of funds In another matter the coun cil set May 20-27 as cleanup week when the city force will pick up all leaves grass cuttings and twigs that are placed out for removal Also the council took under review a request by the Employes Association representative Police Sgt Jack Mager to have the employes covered by the state retirement system Councilman Ronald Stearn Empire Seniors Will Have Potluck Lunch EMPIRE The Empire Senior Citizens Club will huld a potluck luncheon and game period from 11 am to 5 pm tomorrow in the community hall here Pen to all elderly persons including members of other senior citizen groups the event will feature entertainment by Pep Band of the Modesto Senior Citizens Those attending should take a hot or cold dish and table service said the problem in the proposal outlined by Mager war that it would add 40 cents per $100 assessed property valua tion to the tax rate $29031 Yearly The plan would cost the city $29031 a year The city would have to pay in an extra amount for 30 years to cover prior Sonora service of all employes The employes do not have a city-sponsored retirement system As Mager explained it the city would have to pay 116 per cent of the payroll including 441 per cent for back retirement for all employes ex cept policemen and firemen The raise for policemen and firemen would be 1427 per cent including 167 per cent for prior service The employes would contribute 7 per cent of their salary Mager said the retirement would be based on a formula involving the three highest years of pay with an employe receiving 2 per cent a year of the formula for each year served Finally the council indicated it would award the city insurance contract May 15 to Tuolumne County Realtor Co the present agent and the only bidder The insurance from the Pacific Indemnity Co will cost $10396 a year compared with the present premium of $7769 a year Alan Dexter Will Be In Delta Play STOCKTON-Veteran Hollywood and New York actor Alan Dexter is in-residence at the San Joaquin Delta College Well known for his supporting roles Dexter played the parson in the film musical Your and has the continuing role of Richard King in the television series United States Dates Of Play of a written by Arthur Miller will be performed Friday and Saturday and May 10-13 in Speech Arts Auditorium Associate director Franklin Wilbur says the remainder of the cast includes Steve Roscel-li Frank Ostrowski Carl Parker Christopher a 1 1 Doug Landgraf Larry Morgan Merle Bell Janet Jarvis and Dana Marek all of Stock-ton and Janette Talcott of Isleton As Low As costs to less than $10 per child for the ranch outing Thought For Today is a God like unto thee that pardoneth iniquity and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of His heritage? He retaineth not his anger for ever because He delighteth in Ml cah 7:18 The text was chosen by the Rev Thomas Champness First Orthodox Presbyterian Church Modesto Curtain time each night is at 8 Tickets are on sale at the college and Weberstown box offices Coincidentally two Delta students with professional acting experience are joining Dexter in the play Marge Carpenter a film actress in the '30s and will take the role of Linda wife of salesman Willy Loman (D x-ter) Carl Parker who has appeared in several Hollywood films during location sequences in Stockton is cast as Charlie compassionate neighbor Supervisor Tired Of Bailing City The supervisors went on record last month that the county would reverse the present 60-40 per cent sharing plan of the gasoline tax The present plan calls for 60 per cent for the cities but the supervisors would make it 60-40 with the county getting the major portion going to vote against any change in the present sales tax Schmidt said And he said he would favor the county going without any sales tax County Counsel Russell Koch repeated yesterday that if the county does not take action on the City of new ordinance all cities in the county and the county itself would not have the 1 cent sales tax nor the cigarette tax revenue The City of latest action was the approval by the council to draw up plans for a tax collection office to handle the additional revenue from the full 100 per cent of the sales tax MERCED The senior member of the Merced County Board of Supervisors yesterday said he is tired of the county having to the city administrator of Merced because of his tax problems since the city adminis-tractor (Allan Schell) came into office he has shifted the tax burden onto the county because of shortcomings in his tax said Supervisor Harry Schmidt no longer in the mood to bail him claim is the latest in the hassle between the county and the incorporated cities over the sharing of the 1 cent sales tax Gasoline Tax The Merced City Council last month adopted an emergency ordinance whereby the city would retain 100 per cent of each penny of sales tax instead of giving the county 15 per cent of each cent The 85-15 sharing plan had been in effect for 16 years 72 VOLKSWAGEN Beetle III LEASE 36 Month Lease As Low As CASH LOANS YOU MAY BORROW TO CONSOLIDATE DEBTS OR FOR ANY GOOD PURPOSE REAL ESTATE HOME IMPROVEMENT EQUIPMENT AUTO FURNITURE CATTLE TOWN COUNTRY FINANCE THRIFT 14TH MODESTO PHONE: 524-5571 $211375 2nd HOME LOANS BORROW ADDITIONAL CASH WITHOUT REFINANCING Proiect that low interest rate on your first deed of frusf Combine all debts into one low payment WE HAVE MONEY AVAILABLE! Holt Harmonoco INVESTMENTS La MORTGAGES a California-Loan Brokerage Firm Dial 526-4440 1016 McHenry Ave Modesto 51 EICHELtffo VOLKSWAGEN 931 McHenry authorized dealer Phone 529-0761 TURLOCK RESIDENTS USE OUR LOCAL NO SM-362S 96.