The Fresno Bee from Fresno, California • 15

mJ Election Post Mortem: Some Revelations By Eli Setendch For all its absurdities Fresno County's bizarre primary election did manage to produce its share of political revelations For one thing there really is a silent majority nearly half the people who could have did not bother to vote Law and in the most political sense of the will continue to be a major issue among voters Political muscle in the form of party and organizational backing apparently is not what it used to be made speeches and claimed a variety of endorsements Villa pulled together a broad band of hard working volunteers and went his own busy way "I attribute it to the fact we just worked very he said did everything we possibly could from publicity to meeting people face-to-face And we did a lot of precinct work Nobody covered as much ground as we did was a very technical type of Understandably for a first-timer in the political arena Villa is by ner City Councilman Camaroda but more than such veteran vote-getters as former Assemblymen Bert DeLotto and Wallace Henderson Supervisor Joseph A Reich and Democratic Party activist Dale Doig For Camaroda who correctly had been considered by most of the competition as the man to beat it was a triumph of advertising and button-holing over the traditional coffee-hour door-knocking tactics employed by the others And while the others plodded through the neighborhoods And at least a couple of power bases for the future were established Of all propably the most refreshing aspect of the election was the emergence of a new name in local that of A1 Villa a young energetic attorney whose aggressive grassroots campangn carried him to a surprising second place finish in the eight candidate campaign for the Democratic nomination in the 32nd Assembly District Villa finished with 4280 votes nearly 2700 fewer than the win his showing of my people felt we lost We look upon it as a victory definitely be around" On the Republican side of the 32nd District race the winner attorney Kenneth Maddy ran on his record pointing to his involvement in civic affairs In winning he turned back a candidate who had the support of virtually all of the Republican party structure John Hix had the endorsements He had the help and money of oldtime GOP professionals He had a polished well-oiled campaign He was the only candidate for instance who paid such attention to detail that he checked on absentee ballot requests and followed up by sending campaign material to the voters asking for ballots But none of it worked Even the absentee voters failed him Before they were counted Hix conectly predicted that if he did not win the absentee vote the election was lost Compare that with the noncampaign of attorney William A Smith who had removed himself as a candidate for district attorney but too late to have his name dropped from the bail Though defeated 31468 to 22-63 by Dist Atty William Daly Smith picked up nearly 31 per cent of the votes cast expected 10 per 13 per cent at the he said course very flattered and very encouraged for the future think if stayed in the race I probably could have Smith declined to speculate why he made such a good showing saying only that as election See Election Page 9-B THE FRESNO BEE Long Election Tolly Too Pooped Contest May Stir An Interest In Yard Work A project to improve landscaping in Fresno County was announced today by the Fresno Beautiful Committee of the Chamber of Commerce The committee plans to program was close to solution bother him He was sent home at 6 pm worried about thef81 plaques twice a year and returned Saturday morning-rest of the state they houfeho ders 8nd usmes to wrap up the program Iprobably care less I just want-' JJ! perty riiows the Even though he worked in aed to get the results for the luaI'ty oHandscaping glassed-in room something like local We spend thousands of dol- a goldfish bowl with newsmenl With a big smile McCluskyj ars beautifying the inside of nniicAc four iwnnlP and candidates always watch-isaid he work on the 1968 ing him he says they did not See Computer Page 9-B To Celebrate Man BehindTheComputer Relaxes our houses which few people see and neglect the outside County Will Eye Future Ban On Fireworks Sale A possible ban on the future sale of fireworks in Fresno County today was set for discussion Aug 10 at 9 am by die Board of Supervisors Meanwhile vendors of fireworks In unincorporated areas this year will be required to place a warning on stands that the use of fireworks in the City of Fresno and other cities is illegal and violators are subject to a misdemeanor charge The City of Fresno requested the warnings be posted because of the city's ordinance prohibiting the sale or use of fireworks Many Fresnans illegally use the fireworks sold in the unincorporated metropolitan area Keeps Regulations Earlier this year the Fresno City Council refused to relax its regulations prohibiting the sale of fireworks inside the city William Pennington of the Mid Valley Fire Protection District told the supervisors the district would require the warning be posted on stands where fireworks are sold Pennington also said he feels the supervisors should consider a total ban on the sale of fireworks sometime in the future Supervisor John Krebs suggested the discussion on the proposed ban He added it is to prohibit the sale in the incorporated metropolitan area and permit it in the unincorporated area Other supervisors agreed to the Be Photoi by Joseph A Frltlna Jr which everyone said Andy Caglia one of the Fresno Beautiful members announcing the project Five plaques will be awarded one for residential property worth less than $15000 one for property worth $15000 to $30000 one for over $30000 one for commercial property and one for industrial property The committee plans to make the twice-yearly awards a permanent event Winners will be announced and presented with their plaques the Friday following Labor Day and the Friday following Easter Local members of the California Association of Nurserymen will act as judges Anyone may nominate a property for an award BROTHERS AT Big Brother Dr Ronald Smith and his young friend Eric Chavez work on their table tennis serves during a fast game at the Smith home Big and Little Brothers develop a relationship on a one-to-one basis to help youngsters without an adult male in the home enjoy the guidance and companionship of a man and an example to follow Big Greatest Need: Funds To Expand Program By George Baker For computer programmer James McCluskey last week was like one long sleepless night Between cups of coffee an occasional cigar and little sleep McCluskey worked in 24-hour stretches feverishly trying to program Fresno $1 million computer to tabulate Tuesday's primary election ballots No one was more relieved Saturday than McCluskey when the computer churned out the final results at 9:35 pm But his celebration was rather modest He drank two beers and went to sleep McCluskey talked this morning about what went on in the computer room but deferred any questions about actual procedures until after he testifies Wednesday before an Assembly committee looking Into the vote counting snafu The 25-year-old programmer with long red hair and matching beard has worked on some elections before but none as complex as this been in positions most of the time where I was he said finally was in charge and I guess I got in a little From May 30 (Saturday) when the trouble was first spotted until last Saturday when the results were in McCluskey figures he got about 30 hours sleep was numb most of the said the easy-going McCluskey To some working 24 straight hours is impossible but to McCluskey just part of the job As long as there were problems I had to work them out He said he can work 16 hours and be fully alert but after that his effectiveness slips worked long hours like this he commented it was nothing requiring this much Smiles come easily for him but most of last week his intensity to get the job finished masked any kind of humor was my program I was the only one who could solve it and I figured it was my responsibility to finish it I can tell you though I wanted to be any place but The only time he got nervous he said was Friday when the with his mother a semi-invalid his grandmother who spends much of her time at work and his grandfather whose age and ill health prevent his acting as a companion to a lively boy His' circumstances are much like those of all of the brothers" in the Big Brother program They are toys growing up without the advantage of an adult male in the home A Big Brother helps to fill the void He becomes the one person to whom a boy can confide his troubles and ambitions and from whom he can get answers to bothersome questions a boy hates to ask his mother A Big Brother just by being himself and including a Little Brother in some parts of his normal routine plus planning a few special activities now and then becomes an image of what being a man is all about Although many of the Little Brothers are much like Eric some are in even greater need of a Big Brother Some at even a very young age already have been in trouble others come from homes much less stable See Brothers Page 9-B Bm Phot ALL SMILES Computer programmer James McCluskey smiles with relief after ballot results started coming in Saturday McCluskey said he was most of the time he worked on the program Arts Center Anniversary Honors Early Organizers Paris Theater Trial Is Put Off Till July 20 A Fresno Municipal Court trial for Paris Theater manager Roy Leavens and two employes on charges of showing an allegedly obscene movie was postponed today until July 20 The charges involved the showing of the movie seized by police last August The trial was delayed today to allow attorneys to confer with Federal Judge MD Crocker concerning an order for the return of the film Crocker acted on a ruling of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upholding the San Francisco Federal Court ruling that law enforcement officers can no longer confiscate films they think are obscene until after an adversary hearing has been held in court Previously the practice was to seize a film under a warrant obtained on the presentation of police evidence alone In an ad- See Trial Page 9-B FSC Names Work-Study Coordinator Adan Juarez former Fresno State College assistant financial aids director has been named coordinator of the Work-Study Program The appointment effective Saturday was announced by Acting Executive Vice President Dr James A Fikes Juarez served under Financial Aids Director Kenneth Lewis last year and Lewis recommended Juarez be rehired in the Work -Study program The college is now recruiting for an assistant to Lewis The Work-Study Program provides aid to many financially needy students Students work in a variety of jobs in campus offices and in governmental offices off campus in exchange for grants and aids Dunn who died in 1964 in San Francisco was the mayor of Fresno from 1949 to 1957 He gave official push to the establishment in 1936 of the first arts center in the old Price home a three-story dwell- The Fresno Arts Center last night celebrated its 10th anniversary in its first permanent home with a dinner tribute to organizations and persons who were instrumental in its early development The individuals honored dur- By Wanda Coyle "No man ever stands so straight as when he stoops to help a One Fresno boy who never would quarrel with that motto of the Big Brothers of America is 10-year-old Eric Chavez Dr Ronald Smith a young Fresno physician who has five children of his own ranging in age from 4 to 11 years has been Eric's Big Brother since February when the two were by the organization To know the match-up was successful requires only brief observation of the two together along on the Smith family tandem bicycle discussing the fine points of ping-pong or hurrying along the hall of the fresno Community Hospital Eric hanging onto the dangling sleeve of the jacket thrown over Smith's arm Eric frequently accompanies Dr Smith to the hospital on heir Saturday outings together waiting in the lounge while the physician makes his rounds He is anything but bored with the wait fun" he says shyly eyes shining There are doctors and other hospital per sonnet to talk with color television to watch comfortable chairs to sprawl in And there is the knowledge his Big Brother will be back to pick him up for lunch on the mall' a jogging session kite-flying or just man-to-man conversation never stops talking from the time we meet usually at house until I take him home says Smith with an appreciative grin Most of the outings are com pounded of simple things the things a father and son might do together on any Saturday afternoon (although there was a memorable train ride to Bakersfield one day) But those simple things a father and son might do are just the kind of thing Eric never before has experienced The youngster a fifth-grader in Norseman School lives in a comfortable attractive home ing the program at the center inS t0 civic specifically for the purpose Mrs Karen Woodard of Fresno a daughter of Dunn accepted the award presented by Woodward a past president of the center Woodward II a long- See Center Page 9-B in the old Radio Park were Mrs Colleen Cobb the late mayor Gordon Dunn architect David Horn Mrs Peggy Hyde Paul Staniford Kenneth Stratton the late Mrs Florence Vanderburgh Woodward II and Mrs May Wyatt Fresno Council Rejects Tax On Bar Drinks By Edwin Clough The Fresno City Council today voted 4-3 not to impose a It was the highlight of the opening session of the first day of annual budget hearings The hearings streets will continue all week begin-j such a tax has been ruled ning each day at 9 am I invalid by the State Court of The decision on the Appeal because the court said tax came on a motion of intent that field of taxation is pre- with $21901053 proposed for the departments which affect the general property tax rate Goedhard in submitting his budget proposed staying within the existing tax rate of $291 for each $100 of assessed evaluation and cutting 80 city positions to stay in balance Thirty of the 80 positions currently are filled with the other 50 authorized but vacant Repeatedly Goedhard tried to get from the council a vote on fiscal policy specifically whether the council would in has requested local legislative representatives to initiate legislation giving charter cities the authority to impose such an alcoholic beverage tax Voting against imposing the tax if it were legally possible were Councilman Camaroda James Logan Marc A Stefano and Trombetta Voting in favor were Mayor Ted Wills and Councilmen 1 i Bell and Paul Wasemiller The proposed budget totals $34480385 for all departments sist on no property tax increase or approve some hike Wills took the lead in insisting the council go through the budget item by item and determine what services are absolutely necessary to the community before reaching any conclusion on the property tax rate The budget deliberations opened with an executive session ol an hour and a half during which the council reviewed with the city manager and personnel di- See Tax Page 9-B FUN FOR BOTH ages is a ride on the Smith family bicycle-built-for-two Eric had not ridden a bicycle before his friendship with Dr Smith and the tandem bike has enabled him to learn the methods without the spills which go with beginning solo to impose a 5 per cent levy on all across-the-bar sales of alcoholic beverages when it is determined the city had the authority to do so The tax which would have empted by the state It is expected the City of Los Angeles which instigated the court test will take the matter to the Supreme Court The Fresno City Council also HERE'S 'TWINKLETOES' ready with a "twinging deal" for you on a Montego Monterey Marauder Marquis Capri Ceugar Cyclone or Continental Just ask far 922 VAN NESS SHOP TONIGHT FATHER'S DAY RECLINER CHAIR PRICE 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