Press-Telegram from Long Beach, California • 35

LETTER FROM MAC City clerk advances on crime Mayoralty race divides Compton MALCOLM EPLEY Fort bidwell a city couple making it nicely in the country are Mr and Mrs Art Perle formerly of Long Beach Art spent 26 years on the Long Beach police force retiring June 30 1972 as detective sergeant Esther was on the staff at the VA Hospital for 22 years Near Alturas our Modoc Qpwjiy established the Glen Robin training and boarding kennels 20-year interest in dogs is paying off The Glen Robin Kennels held their first graduation excercises the other day an event generously covered in the county newspaper As when a man bites a dog news when a dog graduates By BOB WELKOS City News Service Compton also had a total of 873 armed robberies 4305 burglaries and 98 rapes during 1972 It is this specter of violent crime that has caused the 200-member Compton Police Officers Association (CPOA) to throw its entire support to Mrs Davis to the point of even walking door-to-door in each precinct and providing her protection during off-duty hours According to Detective Saul Lankster president of the CPOA the only issue that defeated Dollarhide was his inability to do anything about crime in Compton According to Mayor Dollarhide however the mayor has no power to stop crime let alone reduce it major issue here is crime and all the others ars related to Lankster said a nutshell the police officers feel that we look bad in Compton because of the crime cpnditions here and the ineffectiveness of the current administration to deal with he added are no grocery shopping facilities at all in the west end of Compton and this contributes to the frustration among many of the residents Lankster continued Dollarhide said that the problem of crimes of passion such as murder rape assault could not be curbed by the office talk a lot about law and order but one of the big problems is that the electorate thinks the When Douglas Dollarhide was sworn in four years ago as mayor of Compton there were newspaper accounts that described his victory as real-life Horatio Alger Dollarhide after all had become the first black chief executive of a large city ever elected west of the Mississippi His political star seemed on the ascent Surrounded by armed guards on a June night in 1969 Dollarhide told his supporters he would try and do the best job possible for all the people of Compton But that was four years ago Tuesday night when results of municipal election were tabulated Dollarhide plated a distant second to City Clerk Doris Davis Mrs Davis received 4 votes to 2963 This time it was Mrs Davis who ringed by armed off-duty Compton policemen told her supporters to campaign even harder for her in the June 5 runoff against Dollarhide It looks now as if the runoff campaigns of both Mrs Davis and Mayor Dollarhide will no matter what the result deeply divide a community already divided if not conquered If the story has a beginning it is on the streets of Compton Last year Compton had 46 murders which in a city of about 80000 ranked first per capita in the DOUGLAS DOLLARHIDE DORIS DAVIS (Cont on Page B-4 Col 1) -i -X 5 i Press-Telegram FRIDAY MAY 4 1973-SEC PAGE 1 A -r s-v- fillip mm May 5 festival at park Three May festivals will be held Saturday at Long Beach parks and another is scheduled Monday evening the first of 11 such programs sponsored by the Recreation Depart ment in the next three? weeks First of the festivals is a Cinco de Mayo celebration at Drake Park 951 Maine Ave Booths will open at 11 am serving enchiladas Mexican combination plates sweet breads and candy Demonstrations such as tortilla making will be conducted More than 50 youngsters in native costumes will perform Mexican folk dances and the program will culminate with the breaking of a pinata A Hawaiian luau will be held at College Estates playground 810 Stevely Ave beginning at 1 pm with a community barbecue and pot-luck buffet Pierce recreation leader said admission is free and everythingi will be provided except meat for the barbecue and table which visiters are asked to bring for them- SCOUT-O-RAMA TICKET SALE Jerry Johnson (left) and Terry Johnson plan ticket selling campaign strategy for June 2 ScouPO-Rama to be held at the Long Beach Stafe University athletic field Tickets for the program which will feature displays and group scouting activities go on sale Saturday Staff Photo by RON CARLSON Jfc- I selves The three-hour program will include a tumbling-exhibit a hula tion a surfing movie an exhibit of surfboards and the winding of the May-pole Polynesian style had been hearing about the Perles for some time They called at our place once when we were gone and left a card on the door So in Alturas the other day shopping we drove out to their spot about five miles from town on the edge of the Dorris Reservoir a federal wildlife refugee for migratory birds We found the Perles on the bank of the lake Esther was fishing and had just hauled in a fat catfish She had two bluegills on the line at once as we drove up obviously nice living out there THEIR house is a beauty Newly built it was purchased from a widow who moved into town rather than go it alone at the lake Her decision was the good luck From the attractive living room one looks through big windows at a spectacular view across the lake at the snow-topped Warner Mountain Range The lakeside is of course ideally situated for bird dog training Art who hunted for 20 years in the Tule Lake country of Northern Modoc County says he looked around a lot and fine a better place for his purpose named their business for their top dog Field Champion Alan Dale GJen Robin As we talked a handsome spaniel came out to visit cur legs for smells of Ranger and Alfie left back home in Fort Bidwell At a word from Art he went to his feet demonstrating obediance the Epley dogs could well orruilatp hut probably never will Art is just now laying foundations for kennels and runs and obviously is going to have quite a layout Long Beachers up this way can find the place by driving directly east from the park on the south edge of Alturas The park is on US 395 WE left the Perles and drove over a back road to Cedar Pass and thence into Surprise Valley and Cedarville which is our closest town (26 miles) Cedarville with a population of 600 is involved in an interesting project With other communities of the valley people there are trying to raise the financing for a medical building The basic purpose is to assure the continuance of doctors services in the valley Presently we have a fine physician Dr Jack Gilbert who works like mad to keep up on the demands upon him His of: fices are in cramped quarters in an ancient building Small communities over tine country are having a tough time keeping doctors Our valley people hope that a good new building with suites for two physictens would make it easier for Doc Gilbert and might possibly get him the help of another doctor A while back they held throughout the valley and Judge bids bench adieu he will be playing golf Progress in Queen union negotiations By DON BRACKENBURY Staff Writer There has been in bringing the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union and Specialty Restaurants Corp toward contract negotiations covering restaurant workers aboard the Queen Mary City Manager John Mansell said Thursday A three-hour session Thursday with-Jederal mediator Joseph Vierra resulted in what Mansell called a within which both sides would agree to negotiate One side has agreed to such for negotiations and the other is to make a decision Monday Mansell said By Monday evening Mansell said he is to be notified by both parties as to their acceptance of the parameter for negotiations Mansell said he expects to tell the City Council on Tuesday that both parties are in good toward a contract he said will tell the council which party Another meeting between union and management has been called by Vierra for Wednesday at 10 am in Oil Chemical and Atomic Workers union hall at 2100 Willow St Two city representatives Fca Burns special i jnsultant on labor relations and Barney Walczak director of city employe relations sat in on meeting They spent about an hour and a half with both sides together and then in excess of a half hour each with union and management Mansell emphasized that the city still has no intention of negotiating a contract for either party or telling either what to do- purpose is to arrange a framework in which they can work to negotiate a satisfactory he said we are assured that negotiations will take place in good faith our city representatives will pull out of the Mansell said Voluntary plan loses Physical ed bill By BOB SCHMIDT From Our State Bureau The Senate Education Committee Wednesday rejected a bill which would have made physical education classes voluntary rather than mandatory ior pupils who have completed the 10th grade It was the second defeat this year for the bill SB 72 by Sen Arlen Gregorio D-San Mateo The same committee had previously declined to give approval to the measure late in February Opponents of the measure told the committee that high school and college physical education teachers were introducing many innovations into their profession that the innovations were accomplishing desired results and that relaxing the mandatory provisions of physical education programs would negate recent accomplishments Proponents who included some physical education teachers responded that many pupils were "turned by physical education classes and that their presence in the classes reduced the effectiveness of teachers on pupils who desired the classes They said that in Oregon where physical education classes are voluntary kids are taking part than ever before 1 bill needed six votes for approval but received only three i Condominium OKd Nevers one of the greatest players in the history of the game Olde is the theme for the festival at Wardlow Park 3457 Stanbridge Ave which opens at 1 pm with costumed dancers welcoming spring in the tradition There will be a coronation of the May queen the winding of the Maypole and a program featuring court jesters an acrobatic exhibit and tumbling by the gymnastic class Monday festival will he a Tour of the at California Recreation Center 1550 California Ave starting at 7:30 pm By VINT MADER Staff Writer Long Beach Superior Court Judge Charles Stratton left the job early and permanently Thursday to play golf However if he gone then he would have had to leave for good next Tuesday when he reaches the mandatory retirement age of 70 As it is the judge will use vacaton time to take part in the 14th annual Loyal Pulley Invitational Golf Tourney this weekend Lawyer Pulley founded the event for selected colleagues but a few judges have managed to win entry But Wednesday Stratton will be right back on the bench in Los Angeles Superior Court on a assignment from California Chief Justice Donald Wright that I may end up driving a Stratton said And the burly judge could do it He dropped out of high school for two years when he was a boy to try like mule skinning truck driving and farm labor He wore out two motorcycles in his travels If he should choose to drive that truck he could pick any one of 550 in a fleet owned by firms founded in 1920 by his father and two partners with three trucks and a shoestring But Stratton is secretary-treasurer pf the group Western Milk Transport-Califomia Milk Tanks-Califomia Milk Properties and probably will move behind a desk in its Paramount headquarters He managed the family business from 1946 to 1956 when he left law practice for a time And he served as its corporate counsel after returning to law practice Stratton was admitted to the bar in 1929 after at-tendng Stanford University He spent five years from 1930 to 1935 in the Long Beach City Office the last three as chief deputy prosecutor Then it was 10 years in private practice and one year as assistant district attorney of Los Angeles County He was appointed to the Superior Court in 1961 Stratton got bench experience of a different kind at Stanford Known as the he got more experience singing at campus weddings than playing on the gridiron He subbed behind the legendary Ernie JUDGE Beauty contest to go on Powell will head LB teacher unit Wilson High School social studies instructor Roger Powell has been elected president of the 2202-member Teachers Association of Long Beach it was announced today Defeated 923-707 was George (Bob) Parish of DeMille Junior High School Counting of ballots cast last weekend was completed late Thursday Powell succeeding two-term TALB President Merle Glasgow will be in- stalled next Friday during that they -wanted to avoid any embarrassment to the girls in the contest presuming that some sort of demonstration or picketing would be staged by--NOW during the pageant However they reckon with the contestants and some of their mothers They obviously did not after members of NOW? showed up at the first rehearsal to object to the proceedings on the ground that beauty contests were and Hie girls A letter writing campaign to the Scouts and also to the United Fund which provides some funds for scouting followed and Scout execu- By BOB SANDERS Staff Writer An off-again on-again gone-again Orange County beauty contest is on again It seems that efforts by the Orange County Chapter of the National Organization for Women (NOW) to scuttle the Miss Explor ing Orange County Beauty Pageant have finally been DeShong field director of exploring for the Orange Empire Council Boy Scouts of America when the question was put to the contestants at a special meeting earlier this week the girls approximately 45 girls voted in favor of holding the contest It will be as originally scheduled Friday it the proposed apartment would have two dwelling units mope th qjj permit- ted would be six feet higher than the allowed Construction of a 45-unit condominium apartment at 3933 Virginia Road was approved Thursday by the Long Beach Planning.