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THE SHERIFF1S REVIEW -1962
Published by
The Fresno County Sheriff's Office Relief Association
ASSOCIATION OFFICERS
CI ifford Bryant ______________________________________ President
Wi II iam Weaver ______________________________ Vice President
Katherine Leavitt ___________________________________Treasurer
Genevieve Horn i ng _____________________________Sec retary
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Fred Pipkin __________________________________ Past President
Charles Tigh _________________________________Will iam Young
William Cunningham ________________________Leo Clapp
DELEGATES
Harold McK i nney __________________________ Adm i n istrative
Chester Rau _______________________________________________ Civi I
Gene Predmore ______________________________________ Detective
Robert Ledbetter __________________________ Identification
Richa rd Thomas _______________________________________ Pot rol
Qu into Merio -----________ ~----------------------------Security
THE REVIEW STAFF
Gene Ha110m ___________________________________________ Editor
Warren Saunders __________________Circulation Manager
Delbert Neeley ________________________ Business Manager ..
Don Douglas ________________________________________Art Editor
Robert Smith __________________________ Photography Editor
Editorial Assistants-Bea Sharkey, Barbara Beets,
Fred Pipkin, Trudy Malles.
Photographers-Robert Ledbetter, Bobby Morri
son, Wesley Sarment, Don Dennis, AI Flores,
and George Schoonmaker.
COVER-For our first cover with a color photo
graph, we have chosen a subject which has re
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Fresno County Courthouse. The Review does not
take sides on the issue of whether to 'remodel or
demolish the building. We just think it makes
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
In Memoriam ___________________._ ____._~__ __ __ 5
Ladies Lend A Hand ----------------------------------______ 136
You're Already Involved __________.___.__________ 9
Tortoise And The Hare --------------------------_.____ ____142
.School Days __..________.._ _____________ 15
All Work -No Pay _________________________________________ 143
Play Ball -______ ....__________ __________.____ 20
Communications Reserve Un it ________________________ 145
Justice Was Delayed .____________________.___..____ .____ 21
Underwater Recovery ____________________._________________ 149
The New Look __.•.____ ____._____ ._.._____.________ 41
Boating Safety ________________________________________________155
Gone Fish ing __.__._____________________ _____________ 79
Help In The Air -----------------------________________________157
Juveni Ie Law Goes Modern _____________________________ 87
Fresno Area Highway Patrol ----------__________________ 159
Around The County _ __________________________________ 91
The Undaunted ____________________ __________________________165
Christmas Spi rit In The Jai I ---____________________135 All In A Day's Work ________________________________________167
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When we first began planning this year's edition last August, and observed
that the year had not yet brought the death of a Fresno County peace officer, we
thought perhaps we would he able to omit this column. However, by the end of the
year four good men were missing from our ranks. To the families of those who are
no longer with us the Review extends a sincere gesture of sympathy, and a pledge
that they will not be forgotten.
To those who have replaced the departed, we suggest there could be no more
fitting tribute and memorial than a job well done, guided by the same high standards
of efficiency with which your predecessors carried out their respective duties.
Sgt. Vernon F. McReynolds, who had retired from the Sheriff's Department
only eighteen months earlier,' passed away early in September. It is regrettable that
he was granted such a short time to enjoy the retirement for which he had worked so
hard.
Sgt. McReynolds was a native of Illinois, but had lived in California since he
was a small child. He grew up and attended school in Chico. He served in France
with the coast artillery in World War I, where he was wounded. After he was dis
charged from the Army in 1918 he worked as a railroad conductor for several years
then was employed for eight years by the Wells Fargo Express Company. He entered
the law enforcement profession in 1939 when he became a member of the Yolo
County Sheriff's Department. In 1945 he joined the Fresno County Sheriff's De
partment, where for most of his tenure he was a shift commander in the jail.
He was active in the American Legion, the Disabled Veteran's of World War
I, the Elks Lodge, and the California Peace Officers Association. He is survived by his
widow, Gertrude, whom he married in Stockton in 1920.
In November the department was shocked by the untimely death of Sgt. Richard
T. Bain who was killed in an automobile accident. He will be mourned for a long
time. Not only was he one of the most popular members of the department, due to
his friendliness and keen sense of humor, but he was also one of the most talented
investigators. Perhaps the most important factor in his success was that he never
became bored with his work. He could find something interesting and worth look
ing into in the most routine and apparently hopeless case. He welcomed a chance to
match wits with a criminal, and he seldom came out second best.
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Sgt. Vemoll F. McReYl10lds Sgt. Richard T. Baill
Deputy Robert A. Borge Comtabl(' I ucr W. joballSoll
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Sgt. Bain was born in Greensboro, N. c., where his mother still lives. He moved
to Fresno shortly after he was discharged from the Marine Corps following World
War II. He was a deputy constable under Ernest Jayne in the old third township for
several years, and joined the Sheriff's Department in 1952 when the third township
became the Fresno Judicial District, and the office of constable was abolished. He
,erved as jailer, bailiff, patrolman, and detective, and a year before his death wa~
promoted to sergeant. He had been in charge of the misdemeanor investigations de
tail for 'several months.
His widow, Betty, and three children reside in the family home at 4870 E.
Home Avenue.
Deputy Robert A. Borge of the Security Division passed away in November,
fol1owing a heart attack. He had been an employee of Fresno County since 1944,
and a member of the Sheriff's Department for approximately three years. During
that time he earned a reputation as a conscienteous, hard-working, and dependable
officer, and was well liked and respected by all who knew him.
Deputy Borge was born in Nevada, and had been a resident of California for
thirty years. He was a member of the Sheriff's Department Reserve for several years
prior to his appointment as a regular deputy. He was an active member of the In
ternational Footprinters Association and the Fresno County and California State
Peace Officers Associations.
He lived at 54 Dudley Ave. He is survived by his widow, Blanche, a daughter,
Judy, of Fresno, and a son, Donald, of Merced.
The Selma area in particular, and the whole of Fresno County and the law
enforcement profession in general, suffered a great loss in December when Constable
rver W. Johanson died of a heart attack. He was struggling with a suspect who was
resisting arrest when the attack occurred.
Constable Johanson had been a peace officer for twenty years. For the past
eleven years he had been constable of the S:!lma Judicial District. He was a native of
Sweden, but had lived in this country since he was a baby. His parents were early
settlers in the Oleander district south of Fresno.
A fine spirit of cooperation existed between Constable Johanson and the Sheriff's
Department. Those of us who had occasion to work with him regarded him highly
as an able officer, a fine gentleman, and a good friend.
He was the president-elect for 1962 of the Fresno County Chapter of the Judges.
Marshals, and Constables Association. He was a member of the Selma Lutheran
Church, the Masonic Lodge, and the Lions Club. He is survived by his widow, Vera,
two sisters, and five brothers, one of whom is constable of the Kingsburg Judicial
District.
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FROM THE EDITOR'S
WASTEBASKET
If the young son of a robbery suspect arrested
in Sutter County grows up to be a juvenile de
linquent, the father won't have to look far to
find the person responsible. He took the baby,
who was eleven months old at the time, with
him when he committed the crime. He ex~
plained the senseless act by saying he had to
take care of the baby while his wif~ was attend
ing high school, and he couldn't find a baby
sitter.
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In screening applicants for the position of
reserve deputy, every effort is made to eliminate
those with a criminal record, and those with
character traits which might make them tend
ro have trouble with the law. Practically all such
undesirable candidates are thus detected and
eliminated; however, occasionally one does slip
through. This was illustrated in a graphic man
ner last Spring, when a few hours before the
indoctrination class ,for a new group of reserv
ists, one of the candidates sent a message that
he was unavoidably detained, and would not be
able to attend. A few questions disclosed that
when he said "detained", he couldn't have used
a more precise term. He had just been booked
in to the county jail. Needless to say, his name
Was permanently removed from the roster of
prospective reserve deputies.
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A judge becomes accustomed to far-fetched
alibis and excuses, and finally reaches a poi'nt
where he thinks he has heard them all. A new
one, however, was offered in Superior Judge
Harold Thompson's court when a man who had
been convicted of possession of marijuana in
sisted he used the narcotic to make a poultice
to cure arthritis. •
A prospective juror who had been summoned
to Superior Judge Milo Popovich's court for the
trial of a robbery suspect was hastily excused
when it was discovered he had also been sub
peonaed as a witness. He was the man who had
been robbed. •
The theory that a dog is a man's best friend
"uffered a severe blow in Los Angeles County,
when a dog literally identified his master as a
burglary suspect for whom the police were
'iearching. It seems the police, in investigating
a "burglary in progress" call at a warehouse,
found a car parked nearby which apparently
belonged to the suspect. However, the only
occupant was a large boxer. They put the dog
in the animal shelter and waited. A day or so
latcr a man appeared at the shelter inquiring
about stray dogs that had been picked up. The
Doxer was so happy at his appearance that there
was little doubt as to ownership. The man was
arrested on suspicion of burglary, and when
questioned admitted the crime. However, he
had no ill feeling for the dog. "I was glad to see
him, too," he said.
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EDITORIAL
YOU'RE ALREADY INVOLVED
One of the more frustrating experiences en
countered by a peace officer is the attempt to
investigate an anonymous complaint. It seems
that any person concerned sufficiently about a
situation to make a complaint would at least be
willing to give the officer the break of knowing
its source. However, almost every day the Sher
iff's Department desk officer is involved in at
least one conversation of the following nature.
Desk Officer: (answering telephone) "Patrol
Division. Deputy Doe. May I help you?"
Caller: "There's something going on in my
neighborhood that ought to be stopped.
D.O.: "All right. I'll see what we can do.
What is the trouble"
The caller then goes on to explain some type
of illegal activity on the part of a neighbor.
Sometimes it is imagined, sometimes genuine,
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thing from owning a barking dog to the most
sordid type of vice activity. If it appears that
the complaint warrants attention the desk of
ficer says, "All right, we'll look into the matter.
Now can I have your name?"
Caller: "Oh, no! My name doesn't matter.
You just check and you'll see that I'm right."
D.O.: "We don't doubt that you're right. It's
just that we need your name for our records,
and so we can contact you again in case we need
further information."
Caller: "Well, I'm not going to tell you my
name. You know about it now, and it's your job
to put a stop to it. I don't want to be involved."
Sometimes the desk officer is able to persuade
the person to identify himself, but all too often,
despite assurances that the party concerned will
not be told who made the complaint, the caller
insists upon remaining anonymous. Thus many
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worthwhile investigations are seriously ham
pered before they are even begun. If the com
plaint appears justifiable every reasonable effort
is made to investigate, but many times it is vir
tually impossible without further cooperation
by the complainant.
For instance, not long ago a local minister no
tified the department that a woman in his con
gregation had knowledge of a severe case of
child abuse. She had told him of the incident,
saying she felt some police action should be
taken. He had suggested that she telephone us,
but she had refused. However, she did not ob
ject when he stated 11e would inform us of the
matter.
The minister was duly interviewed, and he
readily gave all the information he had concern
ing the situation. It was sufficient to indicate
a need for further action, but, unfortunately,
lacked facts necessary for the launching of a
complete investigation. When this factor was
explained he identified the woma'n who had
given him the information, saying he felt sure
she would tell us all she knew if assured before-
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hand that her name would not be mentioned to
the suspect.
In order to insure anonymity for the lady,
she was contacted by telephone with the inten
tion of making arrangements for a plain clothes
officer to in terview her. When she learned the
purpose of the call, she emphatically denied
having any knowledge regarding any violation
of the law. She further stated she knew the
child referred to, but that to her knowledge it
had never been abused. Appeals to her sense of
duty and sympathy for the child were wasted.
As soon as the conversation was concluded she
telephoned the minister and berated him for
identifying her.
Fortunately this same child and the condi
tions under which an unloving mother forced
him to live came to the attention of the depart
ment a few days later. Since the information
then came from a more cooperative witness, the
juvenile detail was able to take proper steps to
remedy the situation. Had the second witness
been as reluctant as the first, chances are the
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child would still be living in actual physical
danger, simply because a woman who no doubt
considers herself a good citizen did not wish "to
be involved."
It is difficult to understand why people are
so reluctant in such instances to let their iden
tity be known. The most frequent excuse is
fear of vengeance from the person against whom
the complaint is made. However, it is extremely
doubtful if this is a true reason in the majority
of the cases. Few people are such cowards that
they really fear such a remote danger. \Ve think
rather that the reluctance is due to the tradi
tional low opinion society has for the "stool
pigeon", or informer. One of the first things
we learn as children is that a tattle-tale has few
friends. We are also taught that a good citizen
does not interfere in his neighbor's business. It
appears more plausible tha't a misguided appli
cation of these two principles is the true reason
behind most anonymous complaints.
Assuming this is true, just how valid or justi
fiable is the complainant's insistence upon an
onymity? In the first place, there is a vast dif-
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ference between calling the police for every
minor violation witnessed or imagined, and in
reporting a serious situation in which someone's
life, welfare, or property is in danger. No police
agency expects or wants you to call each time
your neighbor lets his unlicensed dog out of the
yard; spanks his children a little harder than
you spank yours; argues with his wife; takes
an occasional drink; or fails to make a complete
stop at a stop sign. However, if his dog is vicious
and is allowed to run loose; if his spanking
amounts to actual abuse; if he beats his wife and
she doesn't like it; or if his drinking and/or
driving disturbs or endangers the neighborhood;
then it is your duty to report the matter, and
you are not being a stool pigeon when you do so.
As for your being involved in your neighbor's
business; it's not just your neighbor's business.
You're already involved. Every time a crime is
committed in your community, even if you
never hear about it, you are affected to some
extent. Obviously your life is in danger if mur
derers are allowed to remain at large. However,
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what many people fail to realize is that lesser
crime also affect their lives. If there is a bar
owner in your neighborhood who sells liquor to
teen-age motorists, your streets are made less
safe. Each time a traffic accident, most of which
are caused by illegal driving, occurs in your
community, your automobile insurance premi
ums are affected, since they are based on the
overall accident rate in your area. Your theft
and burglary insurance premiums are influenced
by the incidence of those crimes. When your
neighbor habitually loses his pay check to a
gambler or spends it all on liquor instead of buy
ing food for his family, it's your tax money
that supports that family when they "go on
welfare." The longer any crime situation is al
lowed to develop, the more people become a part
of it, and the larger the police force must be to
cope with it. Police budgets are made up of
your tax dollars.
We see, therefore, that it is impo~sible for a
citizen to adopt a "live and let live" attitude
and thus keep from being affected by the crim
inal activity in his community. He should then,
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if only for purely selfish reasons, be glad to do
all he can to combat crime. He should under
stand that by reporting a serious situation he is
protecting his own interests, and should not
object if it becomes necessary for his identity to
be made known.
This brings us to a final question, why is it
so important that a perwn giving information
to the police identify himself? A very good
answer can be found in no less a document than
our constitution, which states that no person
may be convicted and punished for a crime
without the opportunity to confront his accuser.
However, that is not the only reawn. Usually
it is impossible in a telephone interview to ob
tain enough information to enable an officer
to take any effective action. He can't just go
to a suspect's home and say, "r heard you're
guilty of a crime. Is that right, Answer yes or
no." Naturally the answer would be "No", and
unless the officer saw the crime being commit
ted, or had evidence of guilt much more con
crete than an anonymous telephone call, he
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could only accept the answer and go on his way.
There are exceptions, of course. Sometimes it
is possible for an officer to drop by a suspect's
house on a tip and observe whatever illegal acti
vity is being conducted. Occasionally even a
major case is made through information ob
tained from an anonymous telephone call. How
ever, such instances occur in mystery stories in
which the author can't think of any other way
for his hero to obtain the key information much
more often than they do in real life.
Briefly, the position of the police profession
in the matter is as follows. If YOll have a com
plaint against your neighbor, or know of some
illegal activity that should be brought to our
attention, we feel that it is not only your privi
lege but your duty to tell us about it. How
ever, we also feel that if you consider it of suf
ficient importance to require our attention,
then it should also be of sufficient importance
for you to risk having someone find out you
made the complaint. If you refuse to tell us
your name, then we can only assume that you
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senous nature.
The fact that you tell an officer your name
doesn't mean it will be made public. One of the
basic rules of investigation is that the officer
reveals the source of his information only when
absolutely necessary, and then as discreetly as
possible. It usually will be po~sible for the mat
ter to be handled withou t the guilty party
knowing where we heard about his activities. In
cases where it is necessary that court action be
taken, there is a good possibility that you will
have to te~tify; however, those are usually the
cases where we can take no action at all if we
have only the information of an anonymous
caller. If there is any actual danger caused by
your appearance in court, every reasonable ef
fort will be made to protect you.
Suppose you were the victim of a serious
crime, and were unable to take steps to remedy
the situation? You would certainly want some
one to be willing to "be involved" enough to
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3738 S. Cherry AM 8-4196
ACE MOBILE KEY: SHOP
Day & Nite Locksmith Service
CL 5-7914 -4487 E. Hedges
JERRY'S TAVERN
1345 Fresno AM 4-2059
I YOST 6-WEBB FUNERAL HOME
TULARE & T STREET
O. K. GARAGE
TOM INOUE
1402 kE!t"n Street Phone AD 7-7392
FRESNO. CALIFORNIA
I Harry E. Mcintosh
GENERAL INSURANCE
2805 N. BLACKSTONE BA 9-9523
KOMOTO DEPARTMENT STORE
1528 KERN FRESNO
I
CROWN MEAT CO.
FRANK HAIGHT
740 H Street AD 3-3811
I
AUTOMOTIVE PARTS COMPANY.
MACHINE SHOP
722 Broadway Phone AM 8-6427
Bedrosian Tile 6-Supply Ca.
PAl NT & HARDWARE
4306 Blackstone BA 7-4666 I
ANGELO'S MEAT MARKET
"For a Real Treat-Try Angelo's Meats"
3137 Palm Phone BA 7-8449
MARK'S FOOD MARKET
AM 4-4491 2995 S. ELM
FRESNO
VALLA'S SERVICE
NORWALK GAS -OIL -TlRr
BATTERIES -LUBRICATION
Pick-up and Dellv.r,
Church and Cedar Phone AD 3-2838
O'Brien's Brake Service
WHEEL ALIGNING -BRAKE RELINING
DRUM TURNING TIRE SKIMMING
Merced & G Streets AM 6-0631
14
SCHOOL DAYS
A Coordinated Program of Instruction in
Law Enforcement Procedures Will Help
Maintain High Level of Efficiency
Members of the first class of recruits pose for a gradu
alion pholo. From left, top row, are Larry Nelson, Theo
dore Leider, Bill Smith, and Robert Bowling. Second row,
Wayne Stumpf, Donald J1tstice, Gordon Taber, Dale
H1Ifford, and Capt. Larry Hoskins of the Security Division.
Front, Barbara Beets, Clara Kilgore, Bonnie Palmore, Doria
Goodricb, Mary Ellen Lindgren, Sberiff Willmirth, Under
sheriff Long, and Lt. McKinney.
Larson-Ratto Construction
1901 Hedges AD 7-6163
Co.
Fresno
Compliments Of
C. R. NELSON
HAL SCHUPPERT
In another article we mentioned the appoint
ment of a training and personnel officer, Lt.
Harold McKinney. One of his primary duties
was to establish and organize a standard training
program for the department, not only for re
cruits but also for officers already on the job.
In the past the department has not been com
pletely without a training program. On the
contrary, most of our officers have been reason
ably well trained. The manner in which they
received their training, however, has been some
what haphazard. Some attended night classes
and took college courses after they joined the
department; some had college training in crim
inology before going to work; others took cor
respondence courses. Everyone received at least
some on-the-job training from senior members
of the department with whom they worked.
\Vhile all these methods are good, and will still
be used, they are not enough. Law enforcement
has become such a complex problem, with new
procedures and techniques being constantly de
veloped, laws and court interpretations always
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Compliments Of
H. E. BUCK
FRUIT GROWER
lS
Lt. McKinney lectures on patrol
/mJCt'dures to a grollp of former
jililers wbo have jllst been trans
feTTl'd to tbe Patrol Division. From
left are Deputies Russell McQuil
len, Jack Watts, Carl Henson,
Robert Bolton, Charles Alexander,
Petl'T Major, and Frank Hoke.
Genco's Liquor & Sporting Goods
2419 S. Cedar AD 7-1725
FLBERGLASS
ENG INEERING 6' SUPPLY DIVISION
Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corp.
WILLIAM D. KUNZ, Branch Manager
427 P Street Fresno
DELK PEST
CONTROL
3405 E. TULARE STREET FRESNO
Phone AM 8-61 55
HOBB'S TAVERN
"Where Old Friends Meet"
AD 7-1039 2412 South Railroad
AIR OASIS CAFE
Chondler Field
Johnnie's Market & Cafe
3292 N. Weber AD 7-2673
ROUND UP LUNCH
IVADELLE WIGGS, Prop.
2522 E. Braly AD 7-9384
PISTACCHIO TRUCKING
3261 N. Marks Fresno BA 9-6533
BILL'S AUTO PARTS
1744 B Street AD 7-2028
OPTIMO CLUB
2037 FRESNO STREET
Western Boot and Shoe Co.
Justin -Frye -Ac;me Half Wellington Boots
$10.95 and up
FRESNO & BROADWAY PH. AD 7-8718
[
J1
J
HALL'S DRIVE IN
2395 S. "G" STREET AM 6-4512
FRESNO
16
c
changing, and the crime rate increasing each
year, that an officer must remain in a constant
state of training in order to stay abreast of the
field. It may be interesting for a young officer
to hear from his older partner how a particular
problem was handled fifteen years ago, but such
information is not adequate. The good officer
wants to know how the problem should be
handled today.
The department has had various programs of
classroom training during the past several years.
Instructors from the Federal Bureau of Investi
gation have conducted classes on several occa
sions. Five or six years ago members of the
Patrol Division took the regular course of in
struction at the Fresno Police Academy. These
classes were all very helpful, but one of their
most noteworthy accomplishments was to em
phasize the department's need for a well organ
ized training program of its own.
Realizing the need for such a program was
only a minor part of the task. Organizing a
program from practically nothing is no easy
job, as Lt. McKinney has discovered. The first
Kings County Truck Lines
MILK TRANSPORT -FARM PICKUP TANKERS
REFRIGERATED VANS
AM 4-3561
2336 S. Railroad Fresno
Dairy Equipment
STAINLESS STEEL
• FARM TANKS
• STORAGE TAN KS
• ROAD TANKERS
• Sales -Service -Installations
GLEN N. SMITH
"THERE'S A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE"
Globe Fabricators, Inc.
AM 6-6035
FRESNO
problem was finding a suitable classroom. The
Sheriit's Air Squadron generously offered the
use of the organization's clubhouse at the Fresno
Air Terminal, to be used until arrangements
could be made for more suitable quarters. This
worked out quite well; the only disadvantage
being that the instructor is quite often inter
rupted, just as he is making an important point,
by a jet airplane taking off or landing.
The next problem was in choosing the cur
riculum. It was decided to begin by giving all
veteran members of the department a refresher
course in procedures and methods in which they
might have become a bit rusty.
Instructors were not a serious problem. Within
the department there are enough officers who are
experts in their respective fields to constitute a
well balanced faculty.
Classes began several months ago, and the re
sults are already evident; especially in the fields
of report writing, patrol techniques, and public
relations.
The first class of recruits began formal train
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Sainti's, Inc.
USED CARS _ . FINANCE SERVICE
1142 F Street also Whitesbridge & Hughes
AM 8-9344 FRESNO
HOPE MANOR
Fresno's Home of Distinction
For Elderly Men and Women
State Licensed for Ambulatory Guests
2201 Calaveras
HOPE MANOR SANITARIUM
Accredited
CONVALESCENT and NURSING HOME
24 Hr. Nursing Care Supervised by Registered Nurse
Licensed by State Dept. of Public Health
1619 M St. AM 8-5361
Mr. & Mrs. John F. Einhart, Owners, Operators
17
ing on March 1st of this year. Included were
eight new deputies and five new matrons. They
received forty hours of instruction on the fun
damentals of law enforcement, and how to con
duct themselves as peace officers and Fresno
County employees. The week ended with a
graduation ceremony, in which Sheriff Will
mirth pre~ented each with a badge and officially
welcomed them to the department.
A few weeks later, as soon as the new em
ployees had their feet on the ground in the jail
division where they were initially assigned, a
week was devoted to a class in basic patrol pro
cedure for the former jailers the,new men had
replaced.
Much remains to be done before the job of
establishing a training program can be consid
ered finished. However, in the few months since
its beginning a great deal of progress has been
made. If all goes according to plan, perhaps in
a few short years the recruits who recently
joined the department can identify themselves
as members of the class of '62, Fresno County
Sheriff"s Academy.
California Industrial
Rubber Co.
2009 So. V.n Ness
AM 8·9828
Fresno 21, C.lif.
Geo. A. Hormel & CO.
Church & South Fruit Streets
FRESNO, CALIFORN'IA
Leaming tbe Jlroper metbod for searching a suspect who
has becn arrested in an automobile, Henson practices on
FBI Agent Tom Cummings, who assisted with tbe inslruc
t.'OIl . McQuillen covers tbe "slts/Jcd" with bis revolver,
'II/bile Hoke observes the del/lOnstration.
BA 9-0360
LINDY'S DRIVE IN
7237 NO. BLACKSTONE
PINEDALE
C~
OF FRBNO
--UJ8 Fulton Slrt't'1 __oJ
GETCHELL TRUCK SALES
G,M ,C. TRUCKS
Railroad & Jensen Ph, AM 6-9531
KAST OF CALIFORNIA
* PHONE SA 7-2937
Pinedale, Calif.
18
Hokl' and McQlIille-n practice the technique of lifti11g Hoke and Bolton leam how to pour a plaster of paris cast.
latent fingerprints.
MARUKO CYCLERY
I 153 F STREET FRESNO AM ,(·2588
Fresno Community
Hospital
Community Sponsored
Building for a Medical Center
Fresno & fiR" Sts. Ph. AD 3-0911
HALWOOD Service =
PICKUP & DELIVERY SERVICE
MOBILGAS -MOBILOIL PRODUC1S
AM 6-4369
2111 Ventura Fresno
19
DUTCH'S RANCH HOUSE
1842 McKinley AD 3-9986
Specializing In
CHAMPIONSHIP AWARDS
FOR All OCCASIONS
• Better Quality
• Finer Styling
• Superior Craftsmanship
• Expert Hand Engraving
• Service -the Best
Not a Sideline-We Specialize
THE TROPHY SHOP
1033 Blackstone Ave.
Phane AM 6·334 I
M.FRIIS-HRNSEN I. CD. INC.
McKinley Aye. & U.S. Highway 99
1724 West McKinley
Phone AD J .J 121
~
PLAY BA
As a gesture of friendship to the youngsters
of the community, members of the Sheriff's
Department last year sponsored a Little League
baseball team. The group, known as "The Sher
iffs", played in the Sierra League at the Sierra
Junior High School.
Since the team was organized shortly before
the regular season began, and therefore had little
chance for practice, the fellows had a rather un
successful year as f~r as winning games is con
cerned. However they all had a lot of fun, and,
under the expert tutoring of Coach Duane
Baleme, learned a great deal about team play
and sportsmanship, as well as the fundamentals
of baseball. In addition, many members of the
department had the time of their lives attending
the games and rooting for the boys. All con
ce7ned are eagerly awaiting the coming baseball
season.
From left, front row -Gary
Haron, Randy Walukones, Gary
Lauzon, Howie Deinart, Pat Ellis,
Warren Jennings, and Brad Mc
Teer. Rear, Petey Corres, Danny
Viamello, Rickey Corres, Doug
Middleton, Roger Glaspey, Curt
Blinsom, Coach Baleme.
O. CLARK SIGNS
Since 1929
N EO N
Everything in Signs
3741 E. Tulore Fresno AD 3-7969
THRIFTY DRIVE INS
Borbecued Beef ond Hom Sondwiches
Owned ond Operoted by
MARY JASTREMSKY & ELWYN SANTOS
3060 Belmont 1657 B Street
H. A. JACOBSEN
District Manager
FARMERS INSURANCE GROUP
1031 Belmont Phone AM 8-6611
FRESNO, CALIFORN IA
STEVE'S SADDLE SHOP
Steve Potzernitz
AM 6-9046 809 Broodwoy
Fresno
JAYNES & COMPANY
COMPLETE AUTO AND TRUCK
RECONSTRUCTION SPECIALISTS
TRUCK BODY BUILDING
24 HOUR TOW SERVICE
136 North Thorne AD 3-32.41
TED SCHMALL & SON .
"Where Personol Service is 0 Motter of Pride"
QUALITY USED CARS
215 Blockstone Ave. Phone AD 7-4384
20
JUSTICE WAS DELAYED
Francisco Moreno O/h'a
EVERYBODY'S MARKET
2290 ELM
AM 4-2357
DALE BROS.
COFFEE
"THE VALLEY'S FAVORITE"
FRESNO
21
EARLY September, 1946, was a happy time
for eighteen year old Francisco Moreno Oliva
and his young wife. The goal toward which they
had worked for many months was in sight at
last. In a very few days they planned to leave
their temporary home in Firebaugh, California,
and return to their home town of Tototlan,
Jalisco, Mexico. As so many of their country
men had done, they had come to the San Joaquin
Valley to work as farm laborers, hoping that
the plentiful work and high wages would give
them a better start in their life together than
would be possible at home. They had chosen
Firebaugh because Francisco had an uncle, Nabor
Oliva, who had lived there for some time.
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Hollywood Camera Shop
PHOTOGRAPHIC SUPPLIES
TWO STORES TO SERVE YOU
1915 TULARE STREET PHONE AM 8-5691
AND
1826 E DAYTON PHONE BA 9-81 14
In Manchester Shopping Center
Behind Bonk of America
R,EYN,OLDS CRANE
SERVICE
20 TON CRANE
CLAM SHELL & DRAGLINE
Steel Erection ~Cement Pouring
CL 5-7642 2327 S. MAPLE
Now the season's work was almost over, and
by carefully saving their money, they had ac
cumulated a little over five hundred dollars.
That would be quite a sum in Tototlan; with it
they could start a small business, buy a few acres
of land, or live in comfort until the work started
in California the following Spring. Most of the
preparations for the trip had been made. There
were only a few odds and ends to be taken care
of, and they would be on their way. In addition
to a natural desire to see their home town again,
there was another very special reason they were
anxious to return home. They could hardly wait
to tell Francisco's mother, Nicolosa, that she
would soon be a grandmother.
About 8 :00 o'clock on the morning of
September 12th Francisco kissed his wife good
by, and set out for the headquarters of the
Hammonds Ranch, to pick up a check for work
he had done there. He was wearing a pair of
new boots he had bought especially for the trip
to Mexico. He told his wife he would return in
a few hours; after getting the check he would
say goodbye to his friends Jose Guerrero and
Tony Altilano, then rejoin his wife and they
could complete the plans for their trip.
At noon Francisco had not returned. By
mid-afternoon Mrs. Oliva began to worry. She
tried to tell herself that he had merely let his
friends talk him into drinking more than he
should have, and had lost track of the time.
However, she knew this wasn't reasonable. Fran
cisco occasionally drank a little too much, but
he was too anxious to return to Mexico to let
anything interfere with getting ready for the
trip.
Mrs. Oliva spent a sleepless night wonder
ing what had happened to her husband. The
next morning she told his uncle, Nabor, about
his failure to return. He tried to assure her that
Francisco must have been delayed for a good
reason, and would be home soon. She tried to
convince herself that he was right, but she
couldn't help worrying. After all, Francisco
was only nineteen; maybe, with the baby com
ing, he had decided he was too young to be tied
to a family, and had decided to run away from
his responsibilities. Or maybe there was another
woman.
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22
EL CAPITAN MOTEL
Coaled By Refrigeration
Lorge Swimming Pool _ Some Kitchen Units
QUIET ... AWAY FROM HIWAY
Direct Route to Yosemite HWY 41
4850 N. Blackstone BA 7-2674
ORGANIC FRUIT PRODUCTS
1591 Palm
Fresno, California
CAPITOL CLEAN ERS
CLEANING and LAUNDRY
540 Belmont AM 4-3015
HERB BAU ER GU N SHOP
INDOOR PISTOL RANGE Coming Soan in Stare
at
1316 Blackstone Fresno
Herman's Lawnmower
3110 W. McKinley
Service
AD 3-0275
FRESNO
OFFICE PHONE AMHERST 8-4231
ADAMS & KEAST
INSURANCE
209 Helm Building -Fresno, California FRANK L. ADAMS FRED J. KEAST Res. Ph. BA 7-1052 Res. Ph. BA 9-1629
FRESNO BIBLE HOUSE
RELIGIOUS BOOKS & BIBLES
2027 Kern St. AM 8-5671
Humphrey Bros. Insurance, Real Estate
ESTABLISHED 1906
841 No. Fulton AM 4-3541
FRESNO
RODISCO PRODUCTS
Mfgrs. of Janitorial Chemicals
AM 8-8558 Henry Roth, Owner AX 1-7509
INGA'S DRIVE IN
CL 5-2294 4555 Ventura
GENERAL SURPLUS SALES
Government Surplus Machinery
AD 7-7437
2105 W. Whitesbridge Road Fresno
HARRISON MOTOR PARTS
701 M Street
AD 3-7255
SUPPORT YOUR
BOYS CLUB
CANDY MOTEL
New Television -Refrig. Cooled
Soundproo f Rooms -Phones in Rooms
Restaurant -COCKTAILS -Entertainment
Locoted Nearby -Commercials Welcome
1485 N. Motel Drive AM 8-6633
BROADWAY LIQUOR CO.
Everything for the Party
814 Broadway AD 7-2337
I'e'l TELEVISION
SERVICE & INSTALLATION
1146 N. First St. AM 6-2566
Rebuilt Bikes $12 to $25
BILL'S BIKE SHOP
AM 4-5742 2918 E. Ventura
ALLBRITTEN PLUMBING SERVICE
"THE BAREFOOT PLUMBER"
Clyde R. Allbritten
Phone AD 3-6208 3061 E. Tulare SI.
FRESNO 21, CALIF
SMITH PHOTO SERVI'CE
Photo Finishing Color -Black & White
WHOLESALE -RETAIL
326 Blackstone, Fresno AM 6-0975
SIERRA ELECTRIC CO.
Fred C. Hornig
4714 E. Belmont -CL 5-2196
Air Conditioning -Heating -Cooling -Refrigeration
General Sheet Metal _ Gutter Work
MELTON-TINCH, INC.
2048 E. Home Ave.
Telephone: AMherst 8-6286
FRESNO 3. CALIFORNIA
Service Station -Tonk Truck -Bulk Plant Equipment
HAEHL EQUIPMENT
1903 No. Motel Drive
FRESNO 5, CALIFORNIA
FRESNO STEAM CLEANING
2820 E_ Jensen AM 4-4928
Commercial -Industrial -Automotive
FUJI CAFE
1521 Kern AD 3-9378
CHET HOYER
MERCURY MOTORS
VALCO & HYDRO-SWIFT BOATS
AD 3-6606 10015 W. McKINLEY
CITYEDGE DRIVE IN
2420 S. Elm AM 8-1493
Compliments of
FENNWAY FARMS
Fresno Plumbing & Heating Co.
4572 E. Belmont Ave.
For Prompt Service Call CL 5-8353
,
Mrs. Oliva waited several weeks, but Fran
cisco still did not return. Left alone in a strange
country, she didn't think of asking the author
ities for help in learning what happened to her
husband. Finally, when the long wait brought
no word, she sadly returned to Mexico alone.
N abor Oliva was puzzled about his nephew's
disappearance, but not greatly concerned. After
111, if the boy ,vanted to leave his wife, it was
his own busines~. For that reason he also failed
to report the disappearance to the authorities.
A few weeks after Mrs. Oliva returned home,
Nabor saw Jose Guerrero and Tony Aitilano in
the pool hall in Firebaugh. They read him a
letter which they claimed Francisco had written
to them from T ototlan. This dispelled from his
mind the last vestige of doubt concerning the
disappearance of his nephew.
ELEVEN YEARS GO BY
In the Spring of 1957 Nabor Oliva went to
Mexico to visit relatives, including the mother
of Francisco. On March 5th, a few days after
he returned to Firebaugh, he went to the office
of Constable Al Lopez, and contacted him and
his deputies, James Hamm and James Keene.
"What can we do for you, Nabor?" Lopez
asked him as he hesitantly entered.
"\o/e11 , Mr. Lopez, it's about my nephew,
Francisco," Nabor began. "He's disappeared."
"\o/hen did you see him last"
"In September of 1946," Nabor answered in
J. matter-of-fact tone.
"Why, that was almost eleven years ago,"
Lopez exclaimed.
"I know, but I thought he was in Mexico all
that time, and his mother there thought he was
here. "
"Maybe you better start at the beginning," •
Hamm suggested.
N abor then told of his nephew's coming to
Fresno County, his plans to return to Mexico in
the fall of 1946, and of his failure to return
when he went to the Hammonds Ranch to pick
up his check. "I thought he had just got mad
at his wife, and had gone on home by himself,"
Kabor explained, "but when I visited his mother
the first thing she said was, 'How is my son
Francisco? Why doesn't he write to me?' Then
I found out that he had never been home in all
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Fresno White 6' Autocar Sales
Distributors of
White & Autocar Trucks -Ports & Service
2707 S. East Ave.
tha t time."
When Francisco's mother had learned that
Nabor knew nothing of what had happened to
her son, she notified the proper au thorities in her
home town. The information was relayed to
the Mexican Consul in Fresno, and that agency
contacted Nabor, shortly after he returned to
Firebaugh, and asked him to make a formal re
pot of his nephew's disappearance.
"Maybe Francisco took off with another wo
man," one of the officers suggested when N abor
had finished his explanation.
"No, I don't think so," N abor said. "He still
would have let his mother know where he was."
"Do you have any idea what happened to
him, then?"
"I might have," Nabor said thoughtfully.
"About four years ago Tony Altilano and I
were having a beer together, and he got to talk
ing a lot. He told me that Jose Guerrero had
killed Francisco. I didn't think anything about
it at the time, 'cause he was a little drunk. But
now I don't know. Maybe he meant it."
"Did your nephew ever have any trouble with
this Guerrero?" Hamm inquired.
"Not that I know of. If he did, he never told
me about it."
"Well, we'll take a missing person report, and
then we'll see what we can find out," Lopez
said.
A COLD TRAIL
The first step in the investigation was to send
a 'teletype to the Bureau of Criminal Identifica
tion and Investigation in Sacramento, common
ly known as cn, to see if there was any infor
mation on file there on the missing youth.
Hamm and Keene then went to the office of
the Hammonds Ranch and contacted the super
intendent, George Ross. The ranch records for
1946 showed that Francisco Oliva had worked
there that year. The last entry conc::rning him
was dated September 12th, when he was given
a check for twelve dollars. However, that par
ticular check had not been cancelled and re
turned, indicating that Oliva had not cashed it.
Tony Altilano was still in the Firebaugh area,
and was located without difficulty. When first
shown a picture of the missing person he denied
knowing him. After further questioning he ad
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ABBOTTIS MOBILE SERVICE
MOBILGAS -America's Favorite Gasoline
Show & Maroa BA 7-3990
TAN DY LEATH ER CO.
"Everything in Le.athercraft"
Do It Yourself And Sove -Free Catalog
2117-lnyo St. Ph. AM 4-23';1U
Aluminum Screen 6' Door Co.
S·creen Doors -Window Screens -Awnings -Patios
Door Hoods -Any Size or Style made to your order
. Hostings Aluminum Siding
2240 E. McKinley AM 4-0615
I
ALMAIS REST HOME
Beautiful Surroundings -Special Diets
Understanding Core
1030 S. Winery CL 5-4724
JACK GRAYIS
All Best Vacuums & Sewing Machines
SALES (New & Used) SERVICE
If we can't sew it up -We suck it up!
625 S. First at Ventura AD 7-1313
ATLAS DRILLIING CO.
ROTARY DRILLING
Construction -Septic Systems
4955 E. Iowa CL 1-5626
Fresno Wire Rope 6' Rigging
CUSTOM RIGGING -ESCO PRODUCTS
MI LLER SWIVELS -CROSBY CUPS
PRESS GRIP FITTINGS -SKOOKUM BLOCKS
AM 8-8885 2394 East Ave.
CERTI FI ED CESSPOOL CO.
Septic Tonks Pumped & Cleaned
CHAS. & ED BOYAJIAN
BA i' -8446 -4290 N. Blackstone
I
Ernie's Cabinet & Store Fixtures
"No Job Too Smoll Or Too Lorge"
1846 N. Grantland Ave. AM 4-7218
FRESNO
GONG'S WHITESBRIDGE MARKET
245 Whitesbridge Rd. AM 8-3014
FRESNO
GLOBE AUTO WRECKERS
"Never Knowingly Undersold"
2696 S. Elm Ave. AM 4-3295
CLUB BRAZIL
JOHN
1026 Broadway
OBERTI
AD 7-9993
CITY MOTEL
Cooled by Refrigeration -Free TV
2309 South G AD 7-9582
BOYDEN'S I
Mayfair Bake Shop
3125 Mayfair Cou rt AM 6-1549
HY·SAL SPECIAL TIES
2750 S. Cherry AD 3-5429
STORYLAND INN
AM 8-0151
HUGH D. WORK, Manager
1557 N. MOTEL DRIVE (U . S. Business 99 North)
FRESNO, CALIFORNIA
ART SCHEDLER'S
ENGINE REBUILDING & SUPPLY
624 Broadway AM 8-5091
FRESNO, CALIFORNIA
BALL TIRE SHOP
4742 E. Kings Canyon Rood
CL 5-9639
Acct. C.P.A. Sht. Low
4 C'S COLLEGE
CARR BOWLBY, President
Small Closses -Individual Progress.
Friendly Faculty -Free Placement SerVIce
1921 Tuolumne Phone AM 4-3081
CLIFF'S HOB'BY SHOP
3117 Mayfair Ct.
AM 4-2537
GRANDMA'S PANTRY
Hours: 8:00 to 5:30 Mon. thru Sot. (Except Holidays)
LUNCHEON
Gifts -Cords -Antiques
1926 Tuolumne St. Ph. AM 8-201 B
ARROW FURNITURE
Furniture -Carpeting -Appliances
3570 E. Butler AD 7-3861
mitted having been acquainted with Francisco,
but claimed he knew nothing about his dis
appearance.
"When was the last time you saw Jose Guer
rero?" Hamm asked.
"I think it was in 1947," Altilano answered.
"He had been arrested for bothering some little
girls, and the judge made him leave town.
don't know where he went. I never saw him
after that."
The officers were convinced that Altilano
knew considerably more than he had told about
the victim's disappearance, so he was booked on
suspicion of murder, pending further investiga
tion. The officers then began the search for
Guerrero.
It didn't take long for them to realize that
they were following a very cold trail. Sheriff's
Department records showed he had been arrested
in Firebaugh in 1947 for contributing to the
delinquency of a minor; probably the incident
referred to by Altilano. ClI reported that Guer
rero had been arrested several times in the past
ten years; the last time for a narcotics violation
for which he had been sentenced to the state
prison. He had been paroled in September of
1953, and discharged from parole in 1955.
The Adult Authority files showed that while
he was on parole he had worked in the Tracy
area. A letter was sent to his employer there.
The reply stated that the suspect had left there
in December of 1955, and had not been heard
from since. The employer furnished an address
Guerrero had given him, stating it was that of a
friend in Stockton. The San Joaquin County
Sheriff's Department checked this address, and
reported that
Guerrero. The
the people there
re the trail ended.
did not know
On March
FALSE LEADS
14th a letter was received from
ell stating that there was no record of Fran
cisco Oliva in their files. The letter mentioned
two incidents occurring in the previous decade
that might have had some bearing on the case.
One was an all points bulletin sent by the Fresno
Police Department late in 1946, concerning an
unidentified Mexican wanted for homicide. The
other was an unidentified body which had been
found in Kern County in 1950.
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2S
The Fresno Police Department and the Kern
County Sheriff's Department were contacted.
Both agencies reported their respective cases
had been cleared, and could not be connected
in any way with Oliva or Guerrero.
During the next several weeks little progress
was made. Numerous leads were checked, but
all proved fruitless. The homicide detail of the
Sheriff's Department joined in the investiga
tion, and it was decided to give Altilano a poly
graph (lie detector) examination.
On April 23rd Joe McVarish, a polygraph
specialist from CII, came to Fresno and gave
the examination. At its conclusion he stated
that indications were that Altilano was telling
the truth when he claimed he had no knowledge
of Oliva's disappearance. Altilano was then re
leased from custody.
UNANSWERED QUESTIONS
In view of this latest development, no one
would have blamed the investigating officers
had they closed the case. After all, what little
evidence there was that Oliva had been mur
dered was purely circumstantial. Furthermore,
all the suspicious circumstances could be logic
ally explained by the theory that he had left his
wife for another woman. The fact that no one
could remember ever having seen him with 01'
heard him mention another woman meant no
thing; had such a relationship existed, he no
doubt would have tried to keep it secret. The
I.lJlcashed check was for only twelve dollars;
had he forgotten to cash it before he left Fire
baugh, he probably had decided that it would
be better to lose that amount than to cash the
check in a town where the endorser's stamp
might indicate his direction of travel. Perhaps
he hadn't contacted his mother because he was
ashamed to tell her he had left his wife alone in
a strange country a month before she was to
have a baby. Even the statement of Tony AI
tilano to Nabor Oliva that Guerrero had killed
Francisco seemed to have been reduced to mere
"drunk talk" by the polygraph examination.
However, as logical as these explanations
seemed, there were still a few unanswered ques
tions. For instance, there were letters that Al
tilano and Guerrero had read to N abor Oliva,
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claiming that Francisco had written them from
his home town. The officers still weren't satis
fied, so they kept plugging away, eagerly run
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along.
On May 31st, from an unexpected source,
came the first real break in the investigation.
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worked until December of 1955. He still had
no definite knowledge of Guerrero's where
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ton newspaper on the possibility that it mIght
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The clipping concerned an incident that had
no relation whatsoever to the disappearance of
Oliva. It was, in itself, a quite trivial matter,
but it turned out to be a major development in
the investigation. It told of five men who had
been cited by a game warden for Fish and Game
law violations, and one of the names mentioned
was Jose Guerrero, with a rural Tracy address.
The information was quickly telephoned to
Constable Ben Canale Jr., of the Tracy Judicial
District of San Joaquin County. That officer
5howed a picture of the Guerrero wanted here
to the clerk of the Tracy Judicial District
Court. The clerk positively identified it as a
picture of the Guerrero who had appeared there
on the Fish and Game violation.
Canale then went to the address given On the
citation, and found it to be fictitious. He then
contacted John Roumasset, the warden who had
issued the citation. Fortunately Roumasset re
membered Guerrero mentioning to him that he
worked at a certain ranch in the Tracy area.
Canale telephoned the ranch owner, and learned
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that Guerrero was there. He then went to the
ranch and arrested Guerrero without incident,
and notified Fresno County officers that the
search was over.
QUESTIONING BEGINS
The next day Guerrero was brought to Fresno,
and the final, but by no means simple, phase of
the investigation began. The officers were faced
with the problem of obtaining a confession,
from a suspect against whom they had no evi
dence, to a murder they couldn't prove had
been committed. The only way seemed to be .
to question him over and over again, hoping
that he would trap himself by his own state
ments.
On June 13th the questioning began. Guer
rero admitted having known Tony Altilano and
Francisco and Nabor Oliva in Firebaugh sev
eral years previously. After further questioning
he admitted he had accompanied Francisco to
the office of the Hammonds Ranch to pick up
their paychecks sometime in September of 1956.
"What did you do after you got the checks?"
one of the officers asked.
"I went back to work, and Francisco went
to Firebaugh," Guerrero said.
"Did you see him after that?"
"Yes, a few days later I saw him In Fire
baugh. "
"Did you talk to him?"
"A little."
"\Vhat did you talk about?"
"He told me he had lost his check, and I told
him he ought to see George and get another
one. "
"By George, you mean George Ross, the
ranch su perintendent."
"That's right."
"Did he get another check?"
"Yes, he did."
"Was that the last time you saw him?"
"Yes. I saw his wife a little while after that.
She was crying. I asked her what was the mat
ter, and she said Francisco had left and didn't
come back, and she didn't know what hap
pened to him."
"Did he say anything to you about going
away."
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"Do you have any idea where he went?"
"No. I got arrested right after that. I had
to leave Firebaugh."
The questioning continued about the details
of Guerrero's acquaintanceship with the victim.
The officers noted several discrepancies in his
~tory, and that he seemed to be able to remem
ber what would normally be insignificant de
tails, and yet he claimed to have completely
forgotten more important incidents. It was
decided to give him a polygraph examination
also.
On June 19th Joe McVarish again came to
Fresno. When interviewed by him during the
process of the polygraph examination, Guerrero
told substantially the same story he had told
earlier, up to the point where he claimed Fran
cisco had told him about the lost check.
"What happened then?" McVarish asked
when Guerrero had reached that point.
"Francisco wrote a note to George Ross about
losing the check, and asked me to take it to
him," Guerrero stated.
"Did you deliver the note?"
"Yes. I took the note to George, and he made
a new check. I gave it to Francisco the next
time I saw him."
"When was that?"
"A day or two later, in Firebaugh in the pool
hall. That was the last time I saw 'him."
"Do you know where he went?"
"About two weeks after that I got a letter
from him. It was mailed from W aco, Texas.
In the letter there was a sealed envelope, and a
note asking me to give the envelope to his wife.
I took it to her at Nabor Oliva's house."
At this point Guerrero volunteered a strange
remark. "I guess you wonder why I signed the
check for Francisco," he said. "He couldn't
write, so I always signed his checks for him."
"How about the note he wrote to George
Ross?" McVarish asked.
"Oh, I didn't mean that he wrote the note,"
Guerrero hastily said. "He already had it wrote
when I saw him."
"We thought you cashed the check, Jose,"
McVarish said, fishing for information.
"Oh, no. Francisco cashed it."
"Are you sure?"
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"Well, yes, I did cash it for him. I cashed it
in a clothing store."
"Now, let's get it straight," McVarish said.
"You gave him the check in the pool hall. Then
you went to the clothing store, and you signed
the check, and cashed it, and gave the money
to Francisco. Is that the way it happened?"
"Well, no. He cashed the check himself."
"In the clothing store?"
"No, in the pool hall."
McVarish decided to abandon this line of
attack for the moment. "Why didn't you tell
Francisco's wife that you had seen him in Fire
baugh several days after he got his check?" he
asked.
"She had already gone to Mexico by that
time," the suspect explained.
"But just a moment ago you told me that
you took her a letter two weeks after you last
saw Francisco. How do you account for that?"
"Well, it was this way," Guerrero began. He
then launched into a complicated, and obviously
contrived, explanation for the discrepancies in
his story. Soon he realized that he was only be
coming tangled deeper into a trap of his own
making. "1 guess I might as well tell the truth,"
he said.
"All right," McVarish said. "Let's start all
over again, and you tell me exactly what hap
pened."
"Well," Guerrero began, "I told the truth
II p to the part w here I ga ve Francisco the check
in the pool hall. A few minutes after that Tony
Altilano came in, and asked if anybody wanted
to go to Dos Palos with him. Francisco and four
othcr guys went, but I stayed there. A couple
hours later thcy carne bJ.ck, but Francisco
wasn't with them. '1 got him in the car,' Tony
,aid to me. He meant he had killed Francisco,
and had his body ill the car. Then he said he
was going to Los Banos. He had friends there
who would hdp him get rid of the body. He
wanted me to go, but 1 wouldn't. After that
he wrote a letter and told me to takc it to
Francisco's wife."
"\Vhy didn't you tell anyone about this?"
"I was afraid he would kill me too," Guer
rero explained.
Although McVJ.rish did not believe the story,
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he felt it was a step in the right direction, so he
had G uerrero repeat it in the pre~ence of the
homicide detai!. He retold it with only sljght
v;J.riations, then after a brief period of further
questioning, he said, "Now, I'm going to tell
the real truth."
"That's what we want to hear," one of the
officers remarked.
"It really happened this way," Guerrero said.
"After Altilano and Francisco and the others
left for Dos Palos, I went back to the Ham
monds Ranch store. After I'd been there a
while Tony came in. He said he had stabbed
Francisco, and he wanted me to help bury him.
\X' e went out to Tony's car, and he had Fran
cisco in the back seat, wrapped in a tarp. We
took him to a field and buried him."
"\Xfhere is this field?" a detective inquired.
"On the Hammonds Ranch."
There was some discussion over details, then
Guerrero changed his story again. "A couple of
weeks before this happened Francisco and Tony
had a fight," h esaid. "Tony had been trying to
pla y around with Francisco's wife, and Fran
cisc o threatened to kill him with a knife. One
ni ght just before dark T ony and Francisco and
I were out by the stable on the Hammonds
Ranch, and Tony shot Francisco. Then he
rolled him up in a tarp, and we put him in the
car, and took him and buried him."
"\\'lhat did he shoot him with," an officer
w,wted to know.
"A little automatic pisto!."
"Did you see it happen?"
" 10. I just heard the shots. Tony already
had him rolled in the tarp when I got there."
"How many shots did YOll hear?"
"\Xfhere was Francisco hit?"
"One in the head, :md one in the chest."
"If he was already rolled in the tarp when
you saw him, how did you know where he was
hit?", one of the officers asked.
"I just knew," was the vague reply.
"Who dug the grave?"
"Tony dug it."
"Do you think you can show us where it is?"
"I think so."
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Constable Hamm was contacted, and advised
of the new development. He immediately picked
up Altilano and booked him in the Firebaugh
city jail. The officers, accompanied by a dep
uty district attorney, then took Guerrero to
the Hammonds Ranch. On arrival, he directed
them to a spot only a few hundred feet from
the tennis courts at the ranch headquarters. He
looked the area over for a few moments, then
drew a circle on the ground. "Right here," he
said.
"Are you sure?" Hamm asked. "Things have
changed a lot around here in the last ten years."
"I know this is the rdace," Guerrero said,
pointing to two trees a few yards away. "The
trees haven't changed. I pIan ted that one, and
I topped that one once."
George Ross, the ranch superintendent, was
contacted, and the situation explained to him.
He furnished excavating equipment and men
to operate it, and the digging began. Only six
or eight feet from the spot indicated by Guer
rero, approximately two and one-half feet below
the surface, parts of a human ~keleton were
found.
Machine operations were halted, and a deputy
coroner and identification technicians were
called to the scene. Excavation then continued
by hand.
Soon the entire skeleton was uncovered, with
the feet still inside a pair of boots. N abor Oliva
was brought to the scene, and he identified the .
boots as the ones his nephew had purchased to
wear home to Mexico.
The only other identifiable articles found
with the body were a part of a leather belt, a
closed pocket knife, a few coins, and the re
mains of a wallet. There were what appeared
to be bullet holes in the skull and chest bone,
substantiating Guerrero's statement of the loca
tion of the fatal wounds.
Tony Altilano was brought to the scene and
the skeleton shown to him. He denied knowing
anything about it, even after Guerrero repeated
the story in his presence.
"Do you have a gun of any kind, Tony?",
one of the officers asked.
"No. I never did own a gun," AltiIano said.
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Officers armed with a search warrant then
went to Altilano's home and searched it. No
weapon of any kind was found. By the time
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decided to halt operations until the following
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The victim's gral.'e as it a/JPeared fllhen the first bo·nes
'/IIer~ discot'ered.
tiate or refute Guerrero's story. After several
hours of painstaking search, two .22 caliber
shell casings and a bullet were located.
The Hammonds Ranch records were again
checked, and it was definitely established that
the last check issued to Francisco had never
been cashed, nor had there been one issued to
replace it. Ross had no recollection of Guerrero
ever mentioning to him that Francisco had lost
the check.
The records also revealed that during the
early part of September of 1946 Altilano was
working approximately four and one-half miles
from the ranch headquarters, while Guerrero
was working as a gardener in the ranch yard,
only a few yards from where the body was
buried.
Even though the body had been found, the
officers still weren't satisfied with Guerrero's
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account of the murder. So the next day, June
21 st, the questioning was resumed, and the sus
petc was asked to go over his story again. He
at first repeated the most recent previous ac
count, but after a while he said, "Well, now I'm
really going to tell the truth."
"You've said that before," one of the officers
reminded. "Why don't you really do it this
time?"
"I'm going to," Guerrero said. "Here's how
it happened. The night before Francisco and I
went to the office together, we were drinking
with Tony. We had a quarrel, and Francisco
got mad at Tony and me. He pulled a knife
and said he was going to kill us. We talked to
him a while, and we thought he got over being
mad."
"The next day Francisco came by where I
was working in the ranch yard. We went to
the office and got our checks, then went back
to the yard. I asked Francisco if he remembered
what happened the night before. He said, 'It's
up to you.' I saw he was still mad, and then we
started arguing again. I told him I would be
right back, then I went to the little house by
the ranch house and got my gun. I kept it
there to shoot rats and birds."
"When I got back to where Francisco was,
he took his knife out of his pocket. I shot him
once, and hit him in the chest. When he didn't
fall, I shot him again-in the head. Then he
fell. "
"How far away were you when you fired?"
a detective asked as Guerrero paused.
"About twenty-five feet."
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THE HIDE·A·WAY
COCKTAILS
George and Betty Rodgers
01 ive & Maple CL 5-9998
DALE'S CAFE
Wilma Walker, Prop.
2916 E. Church AD 7-9455
WONDER VALLEY DUDE RANCH
Accommodations & Cocktail Lounge
SWIMMING POOL & HORSE BACK RIDING
2600 Ft. Air Strip
Near Pine Flat Dam -For Further Information Write:
Becky Webb, Co-Owner, P. O. Box 71, Songer, Colif.
TR 5-7385
34
Offices in Principel Cities -Pioneers of Long Distence Moving
Agent for NATIONAL VAN LINES, INC.
LOCAL MOVING AND A COMPLETE
48 STATE MOVING SERVICE AGENT
DAVE'S VAN & STORAGE
1636 "H" STREET FRESNO, CALIFORNIA
Office AM 8·0948 DAVE McCOY Res. SA 2-4895
"Did Francisco have the knife open?"
"No, I shot before he had time to open it."
"What kind of gun did you have?"
"A .22 rifle."
"\'Vhat did you do after he fell?"
"I dug a hole, and put him in it, and covered
him with a piece of canvas. Then I covered him
with dirt."
"And then?"
"Oh, I went back to work, and worked the
rest of the day."
J. L. SMITH.
Brick Contractor
BASQUE HOTEL
Home Cooking -Served Family Style
WINE -BEER -COCKTAILS
1102 F St reet AD 7-0422
ELM LANE RANCH
REGISTERED POLLED HEREFORD CA TILE
Breeding Stock For Sale At All Times
V. E. HYDE EARL HARNISH
5397 E. Olive, Fresno CL 5-8452
CAS A CANALES
MOROA NEAR SHIELDS
For the Best in Terrazzo Flooring
Pitton Terrazzo and Mosaic Co.
Suite A, 1220 N. Abby
AD 3-3521
FRESNO BAKI NG CO.
Speciali&ing in French Bread and Rolls
FRANK DE VECCHI
1259 F Street AM 8-5128
The boots that Francisco Dli1'a jl1lrchasl'd to wear on
bis trip home.
"What time did it happen?"
"About eight-thirty or nine in the morning."
"Did you tell anyone about what you had
done?"
"That night I told Tony."
"What did he say?"
"Nothing. He just done like this," Guerrero
said, indicating a shrug of the shoulders.
"Now Tony had a little more to do with the
killing than that, didn't he?" one of the officers
suggested. (Continued on Next Page)
THE AIR OASIS CO.
CESSNA SALES & SERVICE
HERTZ AUTO RENTALS
PHONE
AD 7-4164
CHANDLER FIELD
Hanger No.3
FRESNO
Manchester Coffee Shop
Serving The Finest In Foods
6 AM. to 3 AM.
At Manchester Motel
3844 N. Blackstone Phone 222-3331
Harry Vernon Fresno
35
BUD & LlL'S
Cocktail Lounge
Clarence Schedler -Willard Nulan
481 N. Fresno at Belmont A M 4-4862
Tony Altilano, in handcuffs, is shown the bones of the
victim. The others are, left to rigbt, Dep. D. A. George
Roth, LaTTY Leon, a ranch employee, Dep. Constable
James Keene, Del. Sgt. Kenneth Larson, and Joe McVarish,
the Cll polygrapb specialist.
"No, he didn't have anything to do with it.
I done it all by myself. I'm telling you the truth
this time," Guerrero insisted.
"Did you and Tony talk it over before you
did it?"
"No. He didn't know anything about it 'til
I told him."
The officers were satisfied that Guerrero was
telling the truth at last, with the possible excep
tion of his insistence that Altila.no was not in
volved. Plans were made to take a formal state
ment from Altilano regarding his knowledge of
the crime. However, he had engaged an attor
ney who advised him to make no statement.
Since there was no evidence on which to hold
him there was nothing to do but release him,
and accept Guerrero's statement that he alone
was responsible for Francisco's death.
(Continued on Page 39)
BiWs Auto Repair Service
Body & Fender Engine & Brake Repairs
Free Insurance Estimates
2102 E. California AM 6-3427
YAK N' SNAK
"The Favorite Neighborhood Spot"
Private Room for Dinners and Parties
2209 Divisadero AD 3-9537
DEEP SPRING WATER CO.
ARTESIAN SPRING WATER AS NATURE PREPARED IT
Distilled Water -Fluoridated Water
Free Delivery to Home -Office -Shop or Lab
FOR INFORMATION PHONE BA 9-3374
Warren Guthrie Ray Miller
DESIGN CABINET SHOP
COMPLETE MILL WORK
Custom Cabinet Making and Wood Turning
1528 N. Sierra Vista CL 5-2714
FOSTER & CO.
946 Fresno AD 3-2679
ZENNY'S
Specializing in Spanish and American Dishes
ORDERS PREPARED TO TAKE OUT
1666 Olive 504 E. Belmont AM 4-5535
VITALI BROS.
BUYERS OF ALL LIVESTOCK
LICENSED -BONDED
BAIR'S HARDWARE, INC.
Construction Builders Hardware
Authorized Distributor For
Stanley Automatic Door Equipment
Service (:, Parts
2327 E. McKinley AD 7-6671
2930 So. Cherry Ph. AD 7-3901
Fresno
36
HARPAIN'S DAIRY FARM
"GOLD MEDAL WINNING MILK"
3949 N. Borton & 3900 N. C edar
BA 2-5266
FRESNO MERCHANTS PATROL
3484 E. Austin Way
BA 2-0348
GEORGE ZENGEL
Furniture -Plumbing -Point -Gloss
AD 3-1696 Highway Cit y
5265 W. Sho w
VENTURA T-V CENTER
T-V RENTALS
3619 Ventura AM 6-5318
FRESNO MARBLE & TILE CO.
2306 McKinley AM 6-9438
RAY'S TELEVISION SERVICE
Repairs All Makes Models
SA 7-8976 Fresno 736 E. Princeton
RALPH'S VARIETY & APPLIANCE
Featuring WESTI NGHOUSE Appliances
1205 Fresno St. AD 3-1083
I
RENO'S SPECIALIZED SERVICE
1659 BROADWAY
AM 8-0629
HARPER & SONS
REDWOOD FENCES -BUILDING MATERIALS
PAINTS & HARDW ARE
Free Estimates and De livery
4654 E. Olive CL 5-9269
J-N AUTOM01"IVE SPECIALTIES
4661 N. Blackstone BA 2-7697
FRESNO
ROBERT ELlA, Painting Contractor
Friend of The Sheriff's Dept.
6070 N. Blackstone BA 2-8475
Commercial Mfg. & Supply Co.
2432 South Railroad
GEARHART'S
RECORDS _ PHONOGRA PHS
GREETING CARDS -ART SUPPLIES
CAROL M . ELLI S, Owner-M anager
816 Olive Avenue Fresno, Calif . Tel. AD 7-1321
OFFICE 222-4821 Residence BA 9-4 131
ANDY CAGUA REALTOR
FRESNO, CALIFORNIA
Ranches -Homes -Commercial -Industrial -Leases
ANDY CAGLIA, Real Estate Broker
707 East Shields Cor. Shields & Wishon
Tbesf phofos show Z'ariOIlS phases of fh,' .\crl"'I1 .'l1g opera
tiOIl, whclI soil fro/ll fbI' z'ictim \ grllZ'r n'as cal'l'flllly
sl'arc/xd for Cl'idl'nCl'. Thl, officer U/itb tbe dark grassl's
alld checked shirt is Det. Sgt. Blld Lallters, and tix anI'
u'itb tbe white hat allrl st riped .dJirt is Det. Sgt. Wil'ialll
Lockie. The IIIl1n witb the white bat and light colored
shirt i.1 George Ross, tbe rllll cb SIIperintendent.
FOUR-SOME CLUB
Come in and See Jim & Mitch
636 S. Clovis Avenue at Kings Canyon Road
ELLIS MANOR APARTMENTS
1930 E. Dakota BA 7-9534
37
Jose Guerrero, Ihe short man at right center, repeals
his claim that ALliLano k;lled Francis co Oliva, as officers
and byslanders lislen intently. Of!icers nol in previ01ls
picture are Det. Sgt. Bud La1llers, facing camera in cen
ter, and Lieut. At Col/ins, al right.
This piece of ground was farmed for eleven years, with
no one suspecting that the body of a former employee of
the ranch lay just a few feet below the surface.
ANN'S Ll9UOR STORE
Liquor -Wine -Beer -Delicatessen
Open 7 Days a Week
3052 E. Belmont at First AD 7-8122
I
EL MAR PACKING CO.
301 SANTA FE AVE., FRESNO
ED'S AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
&
AUTO REPAIR
2808 S. Elm AM 6-7923
HAROLD'S FLOWER SHOP
1102 E. Belmont Ave.
AM 8-0826 Fresno
FARMER JOHN MEATS
ADorns 3-5841
MICHAEL McGOLDRICK, Manager
2316 S. ELM STREET FRESNO, CALIFORNIA
Ted Muller
EAST TU LARE CAFE
4630 E. Tulare CL 5-0815
ERNY'S DRUG STORE
Prescription Pharmacy
1409 Kern St. AD 7-3286
,
EVANS DRAPERY STUDIO
Draperies for Your Every Need
455 No. Broadway AD 7-0063
WM. FRIES, INS.
General Insurance
440 Blackstone AM 4-6588
THE FIRESIDE
Lunch -Dinner -Cocktails
1415 W. Shields
BA 7-8322 Fresno
FREMOR MOTEL
REFRIGERATED -AIR-CONDITIONED -SWIMMING POOL
1309 NO. MOTEL DRIV7E
M. Fresno, Calif. C. HAWTHORNWAITE Phone AM 8-8644
Hollywood Liquor & Gift Shop
Acrass from Hotel Californian
846 Van Ness Ave. AM 6-7863
HONEY CAFE
1548 Tulare St. AD 3-9539
De FENDIS MARKET
Choice Meat Cut To Order
2026 N. Van Ness BA 7··6027
DEPENDABLE CLEANERS
In by 9--Out by 5 -Free Pickup and Delivery
3368 Butler Ave. AD 3-0683
CARDINAL ELECTRONIC SERVICE
Radios -Color TV Repairs
Garage Doors -Electronic Ranges
1029 E. Belmont AD 3-4628
COOKE'S SU PER MARKET
Mayfair Shopping Center
First & McKinley Shaw & Maroa
38
Dave Smith Petroleum
INCORPORATED
Distributor of PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
832 West Pine AD 7-9221
HOLY CROSS CEMETERY
Flat Marker and Monument Sections
Under Lawn
MODERN GARDEN CRYPT MAUSOLEUMS
AD 7-6831
2105 West Belmont Fresno
"JOHN DEERE TRACTORS and MACHINERY
FOR FARM OR INDUSTRY"
Fresno Equlipment Co.
2892 East Jensen Avenue, Fresno
AM 8-8071
SEEBURG
"Tailored"
Background Music
TELENORM Automatic
Intercommunications Systems
Cigarette Vending Machines -Phonographs
ELBEE
755 M St., Fresno
COMPANY
Phone 237-2214
All that was left of the body of Francisco Oliva, afler it
had lain in an unmarked grave, his murder unknown to
anyone except the murderer, for eleven years. Nole the
boots which made positive identification possible.
On July 24th, 1957, a preliminary hearing
was held in the Firebaugh Judicial District
Court, and Guerrero was held to answer to the
Superior Court on a charge of murder. On
August 19th he entered a guilty plea, and was
immediately sentenced to the state prison. On
January 28th, 1959, the Adult Authority set
his term at eight years, and granted parole for
the last five and one-half years of that period,
on condition that he be deported when released.
Although there are a few minor questions
about this case that will never be answered, due
to the lapse of time between the commission
and the discovery of the crime, one point is
quite clear-Guerrero came close to succeeding
in his attempt to commit the perfect crime.
Nabor Oliva's trip to Mexico, and the suspect's
minor Fish and Game Code violation, were two
events quite trivial in themselves, and were to
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COIN MUSIC. Inc.
Phonographs & Amusement Games
HOWARD E. ANDERSON
and
DAVID A. HORN
710 R. ST. AD 7-1563
39
tally unrelated to the crime. Yet they were the
keys that opened the door to a murderer's con
viction.
Had not these two incidents occurred, it is
quite possible that the body of Francisco Oliva
would never have been found, and his murderer
would have gone unpunished. On the other
hand, few men are either strong or intelligent
enough to live a lifetime with murder on their
conscience, without revealing it to someone.
Chances are that eventually Guerrero's guilt
would have been revealed in some other way,
since, as Cervantes said in Don Quijote, "Mur
der will out."
Farnamls Merchant Patrol
and Detective Agency
AD 7-7723
I BROWN'S MOTEL
Mrs. M. Jenkins, Prop.
AD 3-9870 4727 No. Motel Drive
CLOVER DELL DAI RY
Cash and Corry and Save
4700 W. Belmont AM 6-7152
GLEIM-CROWN PUMP, INC.
3087 E. Elm Ave. AM 6-0584
FRESNO
ACE ALUMINUM AWNING CO.
AM 8-3051 1915 E. 01 ive
FRESNO
A & M LUMBER CO.
Lorge or Small -Just Call
4561 01 ive & Maple Avenues CL 5-0424
IANDY'S FURNITURE WAREHOUSE
We Buy and Sell
1407 N. Blackstone -AD 7-8614
JONES TOYS -GIFTS -HARDWARE
1323 W. Shields Ave.
Fresno 5, BA 7-9796
I In Food Bonk Shopping Center
EL SARAPE CAFE
1412 Tulare Street
AD 3-9812
40
General views of tbe .~rollllds of fbI' Hammond Ranch,
where Francisco Moreno alit a was murdered.
FRESNO DRAPERY SERVICE
CUSTOM DRAPERIES -CURTAINS -VALANCES
Wholesale -Commercial Rates
818 Belmont AD 3-2954
BLUE LINE POOLS, Inc.
Central California's Largest Pool Builders
4731 E. Home CL 1-5094
WUNSTELL'S AUTO PAINTING
Guaranteed Custom Lacquer -Baked Enamel
4017 E. Ventu ra CL 1-2313
UNCLE TOM'S LIQUOR STORE
Fishing -Hunting Equipment & licenses
3089 T u lore Street AM 4-3908
BIG BOY MARKET
JAMES HUEY
1660 B Street Phone AD 3-0401
Fresno, Colifornio
BLACKSTON E MOTORS
HOWARD PLAGGE
124 Blackstone AD 7-1954
WEIR MODERN SERVICE
Always The Best In Gasol1ine At Lower Prices
Modern Motor Oil 58c a Gallon
2593 S. Elm AM 6-1312
The ook
1961 brought a virtual chain reaction of
changes in the organization of the department.
The first came early in the year with the retire
ment of Chief Deputy Coroner Ben Paschall,
who was, in effect, the third ranking member
of the department. In reviewing the nature and
responsibility of the position following his re
tirement, it was decided that it could be handled
just as well by an officer of slightly lower rank,
and that the higher rank could be used to greater
advantage elsewhere. With that in mind the
post of Chief Criminal Deputy was created, and
following a competitive examination, Albert
Collins, formerly Lieutenant of Detectives, was
appointed to the new position. It is his duty
to oversee and coordinate the activi-ties of all
the many branches of the Criminal Division.
Captain Lee Johnson was transferred from his
post as personnel officer and put in charge of
TITLE INSURANCE &
TRUST COMPANY
Main Office 1246 L Street
Phone AD 3-7731
BELMONT ESCROW OFFICE
1469 Belmont Ave.
Phone AM 6-0475
When you sell or buy, Spec i fy liT. 1."
Warren A. Kennedy, Vice President & Mgr.
Gilbert N. Garcia, Advisory Title Officer
AI Usher, Escrow Supervisor
Ra ncher'5 Cotton Oi I
MANUFACTURERS OF COTTONSEED
PRODUCTS
P. O. Box 248 AM 8-5353
FRESNO
the Coroner's Office, which became a part of
the Criminal Division.
Shortly after these moves were made, Cap
tain Clifford Forrest, who had been in charge
of the Mental Health Detail for many years,
retired. As in the case of the Coroner's Office,
it was decided his rank was needed more in an
other place, in this instance the patrol division.
Robert Saum, who had been the lieutenant in
charge of the four p.m. to midnight shift, was
promoted to captain and made commander of
the Patrol Division. Captain Conrad Spomer
assumed direct command of the Detective Divi
sion. Lieutenant Kenneth Larson replaced For
rest as head of the Mental Health Detail.
The third major phase of the reorganization
consisted of the consolidation of the Mental
Health Detail and the Warrants and Transpor
(Continued on Next Page)
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FRONTIER
Chevrolet Co.
Watch For The Opening Of
Frontier's New Building At
CH EVY SQUARE
41
tation units under one command. Previously
they had always operated independently, even
though their duties were similar in many re
spects. The primary duty in both cases consists
of the apprehension of persons on a court order,
in one instance a warrant and in the other a
men,tal petition, and transporting persons who
have been so committed to state institutions,
either a state prison or mental hospital. Lt.
Larson assumed command of the combined
operation, assisted by Sgt. Glen Vernon in war
rants, Sgt. Al Swenson in Mental Health, and
Sgt. Don Safford in Transportation.
The final important step for the year, as far
as organization of the department is concerned,
was the appointment of a personnel and train
~ng officer. Lt. Harold McKinney was ap
pointed to the position, and immediately began
making plans for a better training program for
both new and veteran officers.
Naturally, these major changes brought about
many others. Sgts. Warren Saunders, A. Papa
leo, and Leo Clapp were promoted to lieuten
ant, and each made a shift commander in the
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SALES -LEASE -TERMS
We Have Said and Serviced in Excess af 3000 Units
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA'S LARGEST SUPPLIER OF
COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT
Electronic Specialties Co.
160 N. Broadway Fresno AD 3-8818
SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY
HOUSE MOVING CO.
433 CHURCH ROAD AD 7-2661
FRESNO
I
Executive Air Charter.• Inc.
FRESNO AIR TERMINAL
FRESNO, CALIFORNIA -CL 1-7151
PACKAGE TRIP BY AIR -$24.00 R. T.
or $17.50 (No Room)
Includes: Limousine Service -2 Silver Dollars
De Luxe Overnight Accommodations
Cocktails -Continental Breakfast
-at-
EL CAPITAN LODGE -HAWTHORNE, NEV.
Small and Large Groups Our Speciolty
CALCOT, L TO.
PINEDALE, CALIFORNIA
SHAM EXCAVATION CO.
EXCAVATIONS -DEMOLITIONS -RENTALS
3515 S. Highway 99 -AM 8-5932
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42
Division
L. Clapp
Lieutenant
W. Cook
Lieutenant
R. Saum
Captain
A. Papaleo
Lirlltenant
W. Saunders
Lir7ltenant
H. Hallam
Sergeant
;\. Tabler
Sergeant
43
W. Young
Sergeant
Patrol Division. Lt. Don Christopher was trans
ferred from the Patrol to the Security Division
to assist Captain Lawrence Hoskins in his ever
growing job of administering the jail. Of the
major divisions of the department, only two,
the Civil Division under the command of Cap
tain Fred Koll, and the Identification Bureau
headed by Captain Rodney Riddle, were not
changed to any great extent.
CRIMINAL DIVISION
The Criminal Division is the largest unit in
the department, and is composed of two large
sub-divisions, Patrol and Detective, and several
smaller units. The Patrol unit includes, in ad
dition to the patrolmen, the bailiffs and Com
munications Section. Also a part of the Criminal
Division are the Juvenile Detail, the Warrants,
Transportation and Mental Health sections, and
the Steno Pool. Their respec·tive duties are as
follows. The Patrol Division is charged with
the suppression of crime by patrol activity, an
swering of emergency calls, and making prelim
inary investigations of crimes or related inci
dents. The Detective Division investigates and
attempts to identify and apprehend the per
sons responsible for all major crimes committed
in the rural areas of the county.
The Juvenile Detail aids in the fight against
crime by handling youngsters who have run
afoul of the law, or are neglected or mistreated.
(Continued on Page 46)
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'Gaddis & Thompson Used Cars
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AD 3-1703 AM 8-8473
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'"11,,',,
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One Day Service on B.A.P. Exchanges
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(One Block South of Shaw)
Also in Bakersfield -Modesto -Sacramento -Hayward
Redwood City -San Jose -Salinas I
Fiese & Firstenberger
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2494 So. Railroad Ave. AD 3·2243
Fresno, Calif.
NEW CHINA CAFE
We Invite
Clubs, Banquets and Private Parties
Orders to Toke Out -Jimmy Wing, Manager
Open 1 1 a.m. to 12 a .m . -Sot. 1 1 a.m. to 3 a .m.
1525 Kern St. Fresno Phone AD 3-7961
Compliments of
RAUlS DAIRY FARM
FRED RAU, Owner
Phone AM 6-751 1 Box 97
Ra is in City, California
I
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Division
C. Crow D. Dougla..
R. DUllcan M. Goldw
E. Fisher D. Gilmore
4S
,. Baldwin R. Boulware ,. Caprelial/ R. Corl1ell
This is done with the idea of helping them to
straighten out their lives and way of thinking,
or helping to improve their environment, before
they go too far on the road to crime.
The Warrants, Transportation and Mental
Health sections, as has been mentioned previ
ously, are primarily responsible for the appre
hension of persons ordered by the court and
transporting them to state institutioris. when
so committed. The Warrant Section handles
warrants issued by the courts in Fresno County,
those sent here from other counties and states
for service upon persons now . living here, and
in the case of out-of-state warrants, handles a
great deal of the extradition proceedings. The
Transportation Detail, utilizing both the air
plane and the automobile, in addition to taking
prisoners to state institutions, returns to this
county prisoners wanted here who have been
arrested elsewhere in the state.
The Mental Health Detail is on twenty-four
hour, seven day a week call, to respond when
needed to assist in handling any emergency
mental problem. They handle all such calls in
the county, including those originating inside
an incorporated city. (Continued on Page 52)
Retail at Wholesale Prices
COMMERCIAL TIRE SALES
Owned and Operated by Art White
ARMSTRONG Rhino-flex TI RES
2356 S. Railroad Ave. AD 3-3153
DARBY'S
LUNCHES -BEER
SHISH-KEBAB DAILY
2146 Ventura AM 4-9433
I
Jones Ambulance Service
Jones Sick Room Rental Service
Member of California Ambulance Association
Phone ADams 3-4136 or ADams 3-4131
245 No. Broadway
,
Blackstone Auto Parts
USED AND NEW AUTOMOTIVE PARTS
RETAIL -WHOLESALE
6464 N. BLACKSTONE AVE. PH. BA 7-2968
Just South of Pinedale
now its Pepsi
for those who think young
Pepsi.Cola Bottling Co.
of Fresno
2751 SO. MAPLE
Deavenport Ranches, Inc.
C. B. Johnson, Inc.
AM 8-5844
CROP DUSTING
and
AIRPLANE SPRAY
TU 4-2681
46
Division
A. HarRer D. Haslett D. Hoff C. Hoy
L. Hunt J. Jordan
R. Kahl C. Lovgren
E. Lamb C. Lawless
47
Division
R. McClurg H. McFadtll'fl B. More/alTd A. Moreno
C. Piper
safJ6
I TOLD you NOT TO STEP ON Tilt ~_BOARD ///
J. ROllanzoin
H. Saghatelian A. Sedgebeer
L. Scheidt G. Scbmidt
48
GATEWAY MARKET BOORA5 & PAPPASSOl I1LMONT .t.v•• 12~4 ." .. Ift"T %ULlM'S MARK"
717 H. ' .UNO IT. CARL'S MARKET
26.410 YAM NU' ILVo. OIORGI anti ED'S MKT. CHOICE FOO~ MKT. ...,., .... .t.VI••1 ADAlilI 2100 W. OUYI ..." •• JeNlS' YOSIMITE MK1. CO••'S fOOD STORE I",.CA"ON' .. CliNTON &'11. c . ..... 'AlM ••• SMIIlDI COUNTY 'AIR MKr.
1710 O'.NOI &'11. TULARE. CEDAR MKT.
4Ul I. IUI......1 CID... OHLIUG '000 CINTlR THRlny MART GRO. '01. I. 0l1Y1 .1011'1.
ADAMS MARkET 40U JlNUN ..vr.
OLiVIR'S
ALIERT'S '000 MKT. HANDY..DANDY MKT.
,.,••.oNIY ILVO. I. OUV' .... CMU'NUT
IILL HILL'S MARKET OK SUPlR MKT. No.1
lno . CHCI AVE.
OK SUPER MKT. No.2
~37 W.Ol~1
ONE-STOP MARKEr
70.0 N. lLACInON, AVL
PARADISE SUPER MKT.
..7. N. IlACllIrONI AVL
NORM'S MARKET
2., S H . "." _I CLINTON
SIIiRA FOODLAND
"UNO n . .. GLlYI AVI.
SILVA' S MARKET
2nnu"... ",.
D • D SUPf.R MARten
UM ..... NO.'" AVI.
Pa .. ro Division
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INVESTIGATORS
J. Simpson J. StarR..
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49
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CROCKET BROS.
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],501 Broadway at Stanislaus
AM 6-9471
Fresno 21, California
Fresno Community
Hospital
Community Sponsored
Sui Iding for..a . MedicalCeRter
Fresno & " R" Sts. Ph . AD 3-0911
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YOU ALWAYS GET MORE
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PLUS -FRONTI ER STAMPS
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FIVE POINTS
so
Division
R. Arden
Sergeant
C. Bryant
Sergeant
C. Spomer
Captain
A. Christensen
Deteelive
D. Conway
Sergeant
S. Eidson
Sergeant
M. Flores
Detective
C. Hall
Sergeant
M. Hansen
Sergeant
G. Hunt
Sergeant
R. Jones
Sergeant
D. Lallters
Sergeant
51
The bailiffs are regular deputies assigned to
the four municipal and six superior courts in
the county. They maintain order in the court
room, are responsible for prisoners who are
present during court proceedings, and are
charged with keeping the jury during deliber
ations.
The Communications Section receives and
routes all incoming telephone calls, maintains
radio contact with the department units and
most law enforcement agencies operating in the
county, as well as with other cities and counties
throughout California, and sends and receives
messages as part of the statewide police teletype
network.
The Stenographer Pool is responsible for the
typing and processing of all reports written by
the other units of the Criminal Division.
The Coroner's Office investigates all deaths
occurring as a result of accidents, foul play, sui
cide, and all others where there is doubt about
the cause. If the coroner's investigation deter
mines that there is a possibility of homicide, the
case is turned over to the Detective Division
The coroner is also responsible for notifying the
next of kin of the deceased.
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FRESNO CATTLE
FEEDING CO.
Rail spur an Feed lot. Bill Santa Fe or S.P. via Santa Fe
Phone ADams 3-8428 Fresno, Calif.
Chester Cook W. R. (Bill) Jenkins
Merced RA 2-4050 CL 5·5897
LANGWORTHY
PAVING & GRADING
Slackto~ping -Oiling -Grading
Asphalt Paving
AM 8-7076
5053 S. Cedar Fresno
o. K. PRODUCE
1502 G Street AM 8-7031
FRESNO
HAIRE-MURRAY CO. INC.
Service Station -Garage -Bulk Plant
Air Compressors -Air Tools
3060 E. Tulare St. Ph. AD 3-7391
Home Title Co.
Title Insurance & Escrow
2032 Mariposa Street
FRESNO, CALI FORN IA
Phone AM 8-9811
Branches -477 Blackstone
1639 E. Shields -3249 E. McKinley
ANDY'S
Nursery & Flower Shop
SA · 2-5268 3619 North Thorne
52
• • D -IVISlon
D. Lysdahl
Sergeant
R. MiUN
DC'/cctil'f
/. Orndoff
Ddl"("tit'/'
J. Quist
Sergeant
G. Carmichael
M. Montgomery
De/cctive
M. Person
Sergeant
W. Pinion G. Predmore
Sergeant Sergeant
C. Tigh
Sergeant
I
J. Watterson WI. Weava
Sergeant Detective
53
A. R. ALLAM PRESE CO.
5383 Palm BA 7-8433
Fresno
THE RECOMMENDED POOL BUILDER
6116 N. Blackstone
BA 2-3753 Fresno, Cal ifornia
WHITEHURST CHAPELS
William S. Whitehurst
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
Van Ness & San Joaquin AD 7-4188
FRESNO HELICOPTERS, INC.
AgricultlAral '" Industrial
Charter Service
AD 3-1655 -FURLONG FIELD
Best Regards
BROWN BROS., .ADJUSTORS
1330 L Street -Day & Night -AM 8-5044
Butler Convalescent Home
Nursing Care 24 Hours a Day
3830 Butler Ave. AD 3-2985
BRUNO'S
USED MATERIALS
32" So. Highway 99 Phone AD 7-2875
Fresno
ALLIED LINOLEUM CO.
I
1102 Belmont
AM 6-0177 Fresno
I
I
I
Another all new community of fine homes by
Robert E. Gollaher
IDeveloper and Builder
1236 SIERRA VISTA FR.ESNO, CALIF.
GENERAL
TEAMSTERS UNION
LOCAL NO. 431
•
1059 T STREET
FRESNO 1, CALIFORNIA
Robert Edward Young
BUILDING CONTRACTOR
BA 9-3792
24 Hour Service Complete Financing
AD 7-6416
California Sewage Disposal Co.
CESSPOOLS -SEPTIC TANKS
2514 S. 11th St. Fresno Free Estimates
54
JUVENILE BUREAU
,~
E. Haley
Lieutenant
•
E. Morgosian
Sergeant
C. Flammang
Deteelive
L. Thomas
Sergeant
B. Shark.ey
Detective
Myers, M.
BAKER CHEVRON SERVICE
6020 Blackstone at Bullard BA 7-7090
HEALEY & POPOVICH
OFFICE AND BUILDING EQUIPMENT
1703 Fulton Phone AM 4-4736
INLAND loMalNI
Tolophon. AMho,.t '-9931
414 No. Itoodwo,
FUSNO. CALIFORNIA
ALL LINES
Do,. NI9ht
Tolophono ADami 7·&18)
416 No. B,oodwo,
FRESNO. CALIFORNIA
Pacific Mill & Mine Supply Co.
530 Van Ness AM 4-5924
FRESNO
ss
WARRANTS and TRANSPORT ATIO IN
K. Larson
Lie'ulmant
G. Vernon
Sergeant
WHo /VIE ;J//J. DeYoung
Sergeant
(Transportation)
D. Safford
Sergeant
(Trans portation)
J. Camino A. Dana D. Swanson D. 'Vright
C. Brown
1"llr~\IIIIII~
J. Ishmael L. MacNichol
56
MENTAL HEALTH
A. Swenson
Sergeant
R. Pursell
oo'IIT lIE IN llIE 1WtK! CAlI.
Lee Conont -Thomos Harris
Fresno-San Joaquin Mattress Co.
Save Half -New From Factory To You
3261 E. Clay Ave. AD 7-2835
PAUL'S SHOES
SHOES FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY
2020 Tulare Fresno AD 7-5723
Diamond National Corporation
2244 RAILROAD AD 3-127 11
FLOYD WILKINS NUT CO.
2488 So. Fowler Ave.
FRESNO
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-ERST FRESNO USED CRReD.C-Open Rood ond Trovel Quee;;-~
'4, l Cob Overs ond Sleepers ,\~\\
MAKES • VALUES. EAS'f PA'f
BUS. PHONE AD 3·4237 3201 E. TULARE FRESNO. CALIFORNIA
TOP HAT
Cocktail Lounge
CHARLES & HELEN TIMMONS
Formerly of Hoady's
4765 E. Belmont
OsterCJaard Feeds
Specializing in Dairy Feeds
Stock Remedies -Poultry Feeds
Seeds -Fertilizers -Hay -Grain
4054 W . Whites Bridge Road AD 3-4963
H. & H. TV
SALES and SERVICE
HAIG KASPARIAN
3740 E. Belmont Fresno AD 3-4029
57
S.enographer Pool
J. BrinJieroM. Baronian
A. Essman L. Patton
FRESNO -2530 S. CHERRY AVE . -ADAMS 3-8503
v . -FRoNTIER 1-9757
BELMONT TIRE DISTRIBUTORS
LLOYD & DEO ALLEN
AM 8-3173 3547 E. BELMONT
FRESNO
Acme Fence Co.
A FENCE FOR EVERY PURPOSE
Beauty in Colors (No Painting) with
ALUM-O-LiNK
Bank Terms -Free Estimates
4853 E. Kings Canyon Road
. Phone 255-0434
SUNLITE MARKET
4718 E. Kings' Canyon Road
Fresno
FAMLY PHARMACY
RELIABLE PRESCRIPTIONS
449 W. McKinley AM 8-9233
GOLDEN STAR CAFE
Beer -Cold Drinks -Weekend Dancing
2160 S. Elm Ave. AM 8-6529
BRANDY WINERY. Inc.
780 South Hoye.s Avenue Fresno
COLUMBCYS CAFE
1301 E Street AD 7-9316
FRESNO BRASS WORKS, INC.
BRASS AND BRONZE CASTINGS
317 West Voorman AD 3-2866
58
,BAILIFFS
H. &wden A. Cirimelc F. Guerrero M. Guhm
E. Lynch
E. McCauley T. Nix R. Rainville H. Stuckey
McENTI'RE'S MARKET
12011 So. Elm Ave., Cor. Nebraska
Fresno 6, California
JOSEPHINE FURNITURE CO.
922 Van Ness
AM 4-5031 FRESNO
J. H. CARDWELL RANCH
KERMAN
Ronnie's Midway Market
BA 9-5311 7091 North Blackstone
59
COMMUNICATIONS SECTION
,. Beck B. Beets B. Bolton
K. Combs L. Gardner
L. Hill ,. Koshgarian G. Mattes C. Sigler
NEW WONDERLAND ROLLER RINK
"FRIENDLIEST CROWD ON WHEELS"
5090 N. Blackstone BA 7-9944
MONARCH REFRIGERATION
AM 6-2393 1558 N. 9th
FRESNO
FRESNO MASON RY
INDUSTRJAL -RESIDENTIAL -COMMERCIAL
4574 E. Floradora Ave. CL 5-6346
COMPLIMENTS OF
Gayco Agricultural Chemical Services
BA 2-3624
60
Coroner's Office
M. JOllesL. Johnson
Captain
F. Pipkin
I /
A. Dickinson
Sergeant
J'OHN TORIK
Complete Automotive Service
AM 8-9431 460 Fulton
Roy Fisher Garden Specialty Shop
"Complete Lown Mower Service"
1551 N. Palm Ave. AM 8-6515
ERIC'S CURTAINS & DRAPERIES
"EXCLUS[VE BUT NOT EXPENSIVE"
1984 E. Dayton Ave. BA 2-1905
FRESNO
w. Sechler F. SOll/men·ille
RODDER'S SHOES
2037'Moriposo Street
AD 3-1168
"Our Inventory Is Our Pride"
NEW WONDERLAND ROLLER RINK
"FRIENDLIEST CROWD ON WHEELS"
5090 N. Blackstone SA 7-9944
ARTHUR V ASTONE
Helm Bldg. 1 103 Fulton St. Fresno, Calif.
Wholesale Plumbing, Heating, Industriol
and Air Conditioning Supplies
REDWOOD CITY SAN FRANCISCO SANTA ROSA
HE 1-4280 LI 2-7220
FRESNO -AD 3-3194
61
Your fri endly , home-owned bonk
PaYi ng Interest Quarterly
DANNY·S TAVERN
LESTER WALTERS, Prop .
A Good Place to Enjoy a Beer With Friends
71 -I Plumas near Whitesbridge AD 7-9907
PIDI.IIIIAI. O,,.OSIT INSURANCI: CORPO..ATIOH
ALL. ACCOUNT. INSU"ID TO '10.000
FRESNO· KINGSBURG -HURON
WEST FRESNO· CLOVIS -SAN JOAQUIN
DEMCO LIBRARY SUPPLIES
POST OFFICE BOX 852, FRESNO
AM 8-8666
"
• NEW
• ALL SIZES
• ALL LENGTHS
• FABRICATED PIP!
• MILL PIPE
• QUALITY AND SERVICI
ENTRAL VALLEY
PIPE co.
Hl4Jhway at Shaw
Call us at AM 8-0933, Fresno
De MARTIN SUPPLY CO.
3455 HIWAY 99 SO.
AD 7-7131
FERRIEA & GATTIE
CH EVRON SERVICE
CLOVIS & KINGS CANYON ROAD
FRESNO
CLinton 5-2435
"FAMILY RECORD PLAN"
Stanley J. Spierer, Dist. Manager
5769 E. Norwich AX 1-7634
Fresno
CENTRA IL
EMPIRE
STORAG 'E
C. RAY ROBINSON
W H. BLACK
JOHN W. MYERS
DICK LEUSCHNER, Manoger
COLD STORAGE
GROWERS -SHIPPERS
DAY OR NIGHT
AMherst 6-9944
California Ave. at East
FRESNO
DAVID & SONS. INC.
Roasters & Packers
Edible Nuts & Seeds
FRESNO
BLACKSTONE WRECKING
and Complete Glass Shop
USED -NEW -REBUILT PARTS
BODY PARTS -MOTORS -REAR ENDS
Open Sundays
6464 N. Blackstone BA 7-2968
B & L FOODLAND. Inc.
Institutionol Grocers
NUGGET BRAND FOODS
Mono at G St. AM 8-5036
Fresno
FEY CONSTRUCTION
Your Locol Generol Controctar
COMMERCIAL BUILDER
Speciolizing in Service Stotions
7076 No. Harrison
SA 7-0513 AM 8-0378
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Civi
F. Ko/l
Captaill
1.. II/I'xaltt/a
A. Schmall
H. McVay
Division
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A. Randm/)
/. PajJa:::.iall
Sergeant
R. MUll/din
M. DllcrOIlX
A. Ruggieri
. :-.. .
F. Gibson K. Ll'utili
M. Schiller L. Watson
63
CIVIL DIVISION
The Civil Division has the least spectacular
duty of any in the department, but is, never
theless, one of the most important members of
the team. It is the duty of the division to exe
cute the orders of the court in all types of civil
proceedings, and to subpeona witnesses in crim
inal proceedings. It would be only human for
an officer assigned to such tasks to become dis
couraged when others no more dedicated to
their jobs receive most of the publicity. There
is nothing easy about the job. A great deal of
knowledge of civil law is required, as well as
the ability to meet and work with people in a
tactful, understanding manner. There are times,
too, when the job calls for as much courage and
judgment as is required by any other officer. A
man whose automobile is being repossessed, one
who is being evicted from his home, or one
whose paycheck has been attached, can be just
as belligerent as a fighting dr·unk.
Captain Koll and his crew are not lacking in
any of these requirements, and they do not com
plain about the lack of public recognition of
their efforts. They go about their daily routine
in a quiet, efficient manner that is a credit to
the department.
(Continued on Page 68 )
S. E. MARINER CO.
COOLER PADS
3815 E. Belmont AM 6-9223
No Whiskey Anywhere is More Deluxe Than
WALKER'S DELUXE
8 Years Old 86 Proof
Distributed By
MADERA DISTRIBUTING CO.
Ventura & R Streets Fresno
The
Desert Inn
NO FINER PLACE TO EAT
PHONE AM 8-8441
HWY. TO FAMOUS WEST SIDE FARMS
WHITES BRIDGE ROAD -HWY. 180 WEST
Between Hughes & Marks Avenues
Featuring
FINE FOODS
COCKTAILS
DANCING 7 NITES A WEEK
LUNCHES -11 A.M. TO 4 P.M . DAILY
BANQUET ROOMS
15 TO 300 PERSONS
FRESNO
Wm. P. "Bill" Hamrick & Wm. P. "Bill" Steitz
CASE TRACTORS
and
FARM EQUIPMENT
Industrial Equipment
JESSE H. YOUNG
EQUIPMENT CO.
2634 So. Railroad
AM 8-4563
THE PLAYERS
CHARCOAL BROILER
LUNCHEON & DINNER
Best in Beef ond Bourbon
TOMMY HILL
3034 N. Blackstone BA 2-3767
ARCHIE'S CAFE
4756 E. Kings Canyon
CL 5-9810
ESTHER M. 8080
Corsets -Lingerie & Hosiery
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Royal Crown Bottling Co.
Phone AD 3-7306
390 Safford Street Fresno, Calif.
2042 Kern in Californian Hotel AD 7-8670
64
IDENTIFII:ATION BUREAU
R. Ritldl,'
Caplain
ACCORDING To HIS PRINTS.
HE 15 GEORGE !.Nt! SI-/ING ToN II
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R. Ledbl'lIrr
S('rgeanl
,. B('llon
Li('ulenant
R.Smith
Serg('anl
D. D('nnis
BET.R·ROOFS
ROBERT E. TUGGLE, Owner
Bonk Terms -Licensed -Insured
ROOFING -SIDING -WATERPROOFING
FREE ESTIMATES
1234 N. Boeker CL 5-6645
KING-O-MEAT
OF FRESNO
Serving Restaurants -Institutions -Resorts -Markets
3931 Ventura Phone CL 1-8603
A. Flores B. Morrison W. Sllrmc'lIl
LEN DE FENDIS ANTHONY J. DI BUDUO
DiBuduo &DeFendis Agency
GENERAL INSURANCE
1522 No. West Ave., Fresno 5 Phone 268-7834
BEER -WHISKEY -WINE
HILL'S LIQUOR
.526 W. CLINTON (at Fruit)
JESS MILBURN, Owner Res. Ph. AD 3-5666
BA 9-0056 Fresno, Calif.
65
RECORDS
M. Barnes
Sergeant
Y. Kai .
M. O. Technician
IL. TrexlerD. Neeley
I. D. Technician
J. Flqwers D. Goodrich M. Haggerty R. Parker
GIORDANO MARKET
AD 3-2618
41 SAN PABLO FRESNO
BIXLER'S DRY CLEANING
First in Value
Delivery Service at Cash & Carry Prices
Over 45 Years in Fresno
2049 Broadway AD 7 -7184
TOMMY'S LIQUO,R
LIQUOR -WINE -BEER
TOMMY & MABEL ALSTONE
AM 4-9897 1814 Wes .. Clinton
AMERICAN TRANSFER CO.
2810 Jensen Avenue
A. C. PRICKETT
Phone AD 3-4124 Res. AD 5-2438
66
inis..ra..iveAd
W. Cunningham w. Lock.ie
Sergeant Sergeant
SPecial Investigations Equipment and Property
Division
H. McKinney
Lieutenant
Training and Personnel
J. Anderson
Sergeant
SPecial Investigations
I
,. B. Wilson
Deputy
Special III't'{'stigatio11S
i
G. Schoonmak.er G. Horning
Sergeant Sl'cretary
Special Investigations
FOSTER'S FREEZE
3570 Ventura at Orange AM 6-4884
SANTONI'S GROCERY &
SERVICE STATION
5014 W, SHIELDS FRESNO
MELODY FOOD MARKET
5149 W, Shaw
FRESNO
AD 3-5039
BIG BORE DRILLING CO.
Well Drilling -Cesspools -Septic Tonks
licensed Contractor -For Free Estimate
Call AM 4-5786
67
IDENTIFICATION BUREAU
The Identification Bureau is the unit respon
sible for the collection, processing, and evalua
tion of evidence found at the scene of a crime.
In many instances it would be impossible to
identify a suspect and convict him in court
without the skill and knowledge of the Bureau
personnel.
As anyone who has read a few detective stories
knows, fingerprints are the most infallible means
of identification. However, they are but one of
many means of identification used by the mod
ern police agency. Others include footprints,
tool marks, photographs, blood type, and many
others too numerous to mention. Our Bureau
is one of the most complete such units in central
California, and is equipped to utilize any of
the above methods.
An important part of the Bureau is the Rec
ords Section, including the m.o., or "modus
operandi" file, where a record is maintained of
any peculiar methods or distinctive character
istics employed by a criminal in committing a
crime. Since all criminals tend to develop such
characteristics, this information often proves in
valuable. A truth often heard in the Detective
Division is, "Records make a lot of cases for us."
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KARM---",
101.9 FM
.
CAUfQRNIA1430 AM
Banquet Room Facilities for
BREAKFAST -LUNCH -DINNER
Where the accent on Good Food & Fine
Cocktails Are a Tradition
FOR RESERVATIONS CALL
BA 2-3031
Cocktail Lounge -Piano Bar Nitely
Dining Room -Coffee Shop
In Fig Garden Village Palm & Shaw Ave.
ADAMS ,BARBER SHOP
4 Barbers To Serve You Children Welcome
WEST & SHIELDS
LELAND TOMPKINS
SURGE DAIRY FARM EQUIPMENT
Cleaner Milk with Surge Pipeline System
2346 So. Elm Ave. AM 6-6321
rHE BARGAIN KING
For Free Transportation to P. J. Eads Car Lot,
call United Radio Cab, AD 3-3229.
Open 7 Days a Week Till 9 P.M.
Phone AM 8-4244 3655 E. Tulare
I
OUR SINCERE WISHES
Mr. and Mrs.
Aram IIShortyl1 Peters
68
Securi'ly Division
D. Christopher
Lieutenant
C. Baley
Sergeant
L. Hoskins
Captain
M. Prol'ost
Sergeant
..
S. Barnes
Sergeant
PARKER RAMBLER CO.
RAMBLER SALES & SERVICE
1462 Broadway Fresno AM 4-2901
BONNER PACKING CO.
RAISIN PACKERS
Plant -Temperance & Butler Avenues
Office -64 N. Fulton St.
FRESNO
RAI·NBOW BALLROOM
1 725 B roadway AM 4 -6404
FRESNO
FIRST WESTERN BANK
AND TRUST COMPANY
FRESNO
-1722 N. First
SANGER -1320 Seventh Street
RIVERDALE -349 4 Mt. Whitney Ave.
69
ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
The Administrative Diviliion was reduced 111
strength somewhat by the transfer of the Mental
Health and Coroner's departments to the Crim
inal Division. The unit still has many big and
important jobs to do, however. One of these
is the handling of personnel problems for an or-
ganization of almost two hundred employees,
and seeing that each is well trained and assigned
to the job for whch he is best fitted. Another
is seeing that the department automobiles and
other county owned equipment. is kept in good
condition, and that all property recovered or
impounded as evidence is properly cared for.
Still another is the investigation of vice, nar
cotics, and gambling, performed by the Special
Investigations Detail, which operates under th-:!
direct control of the Sheriff and Undersheriff.
SECURITY DIVISION
The Security Division has the responsibility
of the custody, feeding, health, and general
welfare of the several hundred prisoners either
awaiting trial, sleeping off a bout with the
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01G @ARDEN (!).ILLAGE
'K.kUe'4
PINE LAKE,LODGE
Modern Motel Accommodations
New Swimming Pool
Enjoy cocktails in our unique
TURTLE ROOM
With sparkling stream running
between the tables.
PINE LAKE LODGE
4135 Hiway 99 North
(Not the Freeway)
It costs no more to shop in a better store!
THOMAS J. BOMMARITO
Representative
STATE FARM INSURANCE ~OMPANIES, BLOOMINGTON, ILL.
FIG GARDEN VILLAGE
5152 NORTH PALM FRESNO 4, CALIF.
Wm. H. McDONALD Jeweler
CERTIFIED GEMOLOGIST -REGISTERED JEWELER
American Gem Society
5056 North Palm Ave. Telephone BA 7-3561
Fig Gorden Village Fresno, Californio
BEN FRANKLIN
Variety Store
Better Values for Every Family Need
734 W . Shaw in Fig Garden Village
VILLAGE FOODLAND
728 W. SHAW AVENUE
FRESNO 4, CALIFORNIA
BA 9-6870
70
Securi'ly Division
-
C. Alexandra R. Bolton G. Briggs ]. Cooke
]. Egerer Bur I HAVE DIPLONlArJC IMMUNITY.~~' C. Henson
F. Hoke G. Madsen P. Major R. McQuillen
JOHN WILLIAMS & SON
Motor Repairing -Electrical Repairing
1410 Palm -Fresno -AM 6-9235
HEILBRON-JONES FILM SERVICE
AT YOUR DEALER
THERE'S ONE NEAR YOU
1043 BLACKSTONE AM 8-6335 I
MILPRED COLE DRAPERIES
742 Fulton Street
AD 3-8314
TANGERINE CAFE
JU J 1M, Prop.
AD 3-9923 Fresno 1347 Tulare
71
Division
C. Meigs Q. Merlo A. Ohannesian S. O'Neil
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L. Rice L. Samuelson
J. Spradling H. Sutton
BILL'S LIQUOR STORE
AD 3-3395 -1148 N. 1st
VILLAGE HOME & HARDWARE
3777 N. CLOVIS AX 1-3511
C. Swadley ,. Watts
WEATHERMASTER
CO.
INSULATIION
622 SANTA FE AD 3-7123 FRESNO
WOOD'S RADIATOR SHOP
AD 3-1845 2988 E. Belmont
72
MATRONS
•
ojll,";'
AGE .~' NOW OCNT GET
Dolores Baker PERS'ON'-\L /// Ruth Collins
Ruth Gruhl Dorothy Nelson Goldie Willis Virginia Young
LARSON BROS. AUTO PARTS
NEW AUTOMOTIVE PARTS
1631 N. Motel Drive AD 3-3126
DON'S CHEVRON SERVICE
Tune Ups. Brake Service
Wheel Balancing • Motor Cleaning
1203 N. Motel Drive (EI Rancho Motel) AM 8-3997
MANNING GARDENS
2113 Manning Avenue
(Cedar & Manning)
FRESNO'S NEW AND DELUXE 31 BED
NURSI NG HOME
Completely Air Conditioned and Fireproof
Television in every room.
Reservations now being taken
Call AM 4-9316 -Jone Kilpatrick
THE HIAIG HOUSE
your dependable ambulatory rest home
SUPERIOR REPRODUCTIONS
Printing -Photostat Copies -Blue Printing
Architectural & Engineering Supplies
135 E. Belmont AM 8·6251
Mid-Valley Plumbing Suppliers
602 M
Builders Concrete. Inc.
Ready Mix ....... Concrete
Ph. BA 9-9595
READY MIX CONCRETE
Ki.chen
Supervisors
--'
W. Willson
ELZAY'S LAUNDERETTES
COIN OPERATED WASHERS -DRYERS
2 LOCATIIONS 2 SERVE YOU
704 FRESNO STREET
AD 3-9824
2240 ELM AVENUE
AD 7-9516
H. Drexler
R. Chllves
GOLDEN-CRUST
IS GOOD BREAD
Vaughn Webb, Sales Manager
2519 South Elm Ave. Fresno, Calif.
Phone ADams 3-3951
FRANK C. DIENER
RANCH
FIVE POINTS
74
Securi'ly Clerks
J. Barnett
-
N. Morgan
R. Harr
B. O'Neill A. Rios
Compliments
JOHN A. KOCHERGAN
Best of The Crop
• EXTRA FLAVOR!
• EXTRA ENERGY!
• EXTRA GOODNESS!
SUII-Maid Raisin Growers of California
WAGNER'S WOOD YARD
SAWDUST & SHAVI NGS
AM 6-3583 2332 S. Elm
Fresno
Edward A. Waller Ranch
FRESNO
75
bottle, serving time for a misdemeanor, or
awaiting transfer to other institutions.
Men working in this division soon gain a
great deal of knowledge, through observation,
of one of the most baffling problems of today's
society-chronic alcoholism. Of the several
thousand bookings the jail handles each year,
an unbelievable number involve the same few
dozen persons coming in repeatedly. Many of
them have spent so much time in jail they regard
it as their home; a place to rest and recuperate
from the ravages of too much drinking. They
seem to welcome the restrictions imposed upon
them by incarceration as a su bsti tu te for the
will power they realize they need but do not
possess.
Although the members of the Security Divi
sion learn a great deal about alcoholism, they
are no more able to provide an answer to the
problem than are the sociologists, ministers, and
physicians who have studied the problem. How
ever, they do their best to rehabilitate those who
show any desire for help, by providing them a
chance to work at the many housekee'ping tasks
around the jail, and trying to help them regain
their self respect and dignity by treating them
as worthwhile fellow human beings.
INDUSTRIAL FARM
The Industrial Farm, while not actually a part
of the Sheriff's Department, is presently under
the jurisdiction of the Sheriff. Here the prin
ciple of rehabilitation instead of punishment is
carried further than is possible in the jail. In
mates whose bodies and spirits are often in sad
condition as a result of months of drinking are
given a chance to improve both physical and
mental health by regular hours of work in the
open air, and plenty of rest and good, nourishing
food.
The Industrial Farm program is largely self
supporting, since the food produced is used not
only there, but at other county supported insti
tutions. In addition, the farm furnishes a great
deal of the unskilled labor required by the Parks
and Recreation Department in developing
public recreation facilities throughout the
county.
AT THE FIRST
SIGN OF TROUBLE
CENTRECO comes a runnin'! ....~.......:;..;..r
Septic Tank & Cesspool Service
CL 5-3041 704 N. Maple
Bud Eberwein Brake Service
Wheel Aligning Balancing
H. E. Morrow Spring Works
AM 8-6359
1821 Calaveras Fresno
FRESNO CLEANERS. Inc.
Complete Cleaning & Laundry Service
PLANT -CL 1-8666
3857 E. Ventura
BRANCH -AD 7-8624
1295 N. Fresno St.
FRESNO BAG CO.
New Bags Manufactured in Our New Valley Plant
Used Bags Vacuum Cleaned & Reconditioned
284 Thorne Ave. AD 7-2540
24 Hour Towing and Storage Service
Travelers Body & Fender Works
ORVAL MINNIS, Owner
420 Broadway AM 6-0561 Fresno
Federal Fruit Distributors
GROWERS -PACKERS -DISTRIBUTORS
Plums' -Peaches Nectarines Grapes
C. E. Harding C. E. Harding, Jr.
3120 East Tulare St. Fresno
1121 WEST-5HIELDS
FREE DELIVERY
PH. BA 2-3395
DeKor 'Drugs
COR. WEST 6: SHIELDS
PURITY SHOPPING CENTER
AVE. FRESNO 5. CALIF.
FLYING IIAII FLAT TOP
Complete Truck and Auto Service
2919 Highway 99 North at Pri nceton
AM 6-9967
AK-MAK BAKERI ES
Bakers of Armenian Cracker Bread
4175 S, Cherry Ave. AM 4-4145
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YORKS PLACE
WI NES -. BEER -LIQUOR
Cocktail Bar -On & Off Sale Liquor
7029 S. Elm Fresno AM 4-5531
SNAKE ROAD HUT
Barbecued Ribs -Chili -Good Coffee
445 Church Road AD 3-9963
DONALD J. DICK, INC.
PLUMBING -HEATING -AIR CONDITIONING
SHEET METAL WORK
Industrial & Residential -Free Estimates
AD 7-6676 1819 E. Lamona
DI CICCO'S PIZZERIA
COCKTAIL LOUNGE
Pizza -Spaghetti -La~agne -Ravioli
ORDERS TO TAKE OUT OR SPECIAL DELIVERY
530 N. Blackstone near Belmont AD 7-7054
DIDIER'S LIQUOR
Delicatessen & Party Specialties
Open Fri . & Sat. 'til 1 :30 a.m. -Other nights 11 p.m.
4785 E. Olive Avenue CL 5-0032
CARL DePRIMA
PAl NTI NG CONTRACTOR
Commercial and Residential
3145 E. Simpson BA 9-8291
DENNY'S COFFEE SHOP
OPEN 24 HOURS A OA Y
Blackstone & Shaw BA 2-4963
U.SAVE NURSERY
We Carry All Kinds of
TREES -SHRUBS -BEDDING PLANTS -FERTILIZERS
Landscaping Service
102 E. Herndon Ave. Fresno BA 9-0745
Fresno Irrigation Appliances
Mfg. of Galvanized Brass
Cast Iron Gates &Valves
Fresno Air Terminal CL 1-7501
INDUSTRIAL
FARM
A. unce
From left, D. Halderman, Chief Supervisor P.
Eakles, S. Jones M. DeWittie, M. Edwards, and
J. Carella. .
\
From left, L. Bruton, K. Foran, Asst. Chief
Su.pervisor E. Lowry, G. Howe, E. McClurg, J.
Lassley, E. Collins, O. Hyatt, G. Hart, and E.
Gilstrap.
/
From left, G. Neilsl!'l1, R. Larsol1, L. Abbott, F.
Rice, W. Tbompson, E. Crowder, J. Lovett, L.
Cox, O. Pierce, and D. Cardoso.
71
NEW
ARRIVALS
These people joined the department after
the personnel photo layout was planned.
,. Upscomb
Security
M. Morse
Records
F. Day
Records
V. Sappington
Records
,. Vasquez
Records
c. Weeks
Records
G. and A. MARKET
Your Friendly Store
1438 Ventura AD 7-9735
Lowell Mason Paint Co.• Inc.
Paint & WaJlp<lper
TWO LOCATIONS
4223 E. Shields
BA 9-1923
Fresno
1205 Railroad
CY 9-5751
Clovis
ROL PAK FILTER SERVICE CO.
SALES & SERVICE
D & M Tractor Rollers -Lincoln Lube Equipment
STRATOFLEX HYD. HOSE & FITTINGS
AM 8-0292 2381 S. Sarah
HANOIAN"·S MARKET
LIQUORS -SPORTING GOODS
GROCERIES -MEATS -PRODUCE
1439 S. Cedar at Butler AD 3-7301
DALENA & MARCIOCHI
Ned F. Delena & Louis A. Marciochi
All Types Insurance Surety Bonds
504 E. Olive AM 4-4714
T,HE MARY GARCIA DINER
"Specializing In Spanish Food"
5355 N. Motel Dr. AD 7-9813
FRESNO MACARONI MFG. CO.
HIGH GRADE MACARONI PRODUCTS
1 133 E Street Ph . AD 3-3185
Fresno
DICK MATTESON
Dick's First Street Variety
See First's First for Full Line of Variety Items
136 N. First AM 4-1333
DICK RAFFERTY
AIRWAYS
RENT-A-CAR SYSTEM
4680 E. Belmont CL 1-8441
FRESNO AG HARDWARE
"You Can Always Get It At Fresno Ag"
2704 Blackstone BA 2-7771
FRESNO
78
Fresno County lost, through retirement, the services of several able officers last year. However,
their experience and ability are not lost altogether, for many of us still on active duty are able to
do our jobs in a more efficient manner due to lessons learned through working with these veterans.
Forest Lee Shackelford
BUFORD'S
Home Apliances -Heating -Air Conditioning
Over 40 Years in Fresno
Sales & Service
932 Von Ness AD 3-5203
SOAPY JOE'S
AD 7-9363 1510 Merced
HOME MARKET
Home of Prepared Shish Kabab
Caterers to Receptions, Parties, Banquets
STAN LE Y KOOYUMJIAN
858 Broadw8Y Phone AD 3-5077
CHOICE FOOD MARKET
A United Market
GROCERIES -MEATS -VEGETABLES
BEER -WINE -NOTIONS
21 06 W.OliYe AM 4-0 255
I
MAYLI NG CAFE
807 Ful ton AD 3-3344
FRESNO
Forest Lee Shackelford
Deputy Forest Lee Shackelford retired on
June 16th, after eighteen years as a member of
the Sheriff's Department. He was born in Fa
yetteville, Missouri, and attended school there,
but has lived in California most of his adult life.
He is a combat veteran of World War I, having
spent thirteen months with the AEF in France,
where he held the rank of staff sergeant.
Following his discharge from the Army in
1919 he attended an embalmer's school, and be
came a licensed member of that profession. He
was in the insurance business from 1929 until
1940, then sold automobiles for a pioneer Fresno
firm for two years. He joined the Sheriff's De
partment in December of 1942.
For most of his law enforcement career he
served as a jailer, and for many years was in
charge of the midnight to 8: 00 AM shift in the
jail. A great many of us in the department re
ceived our first on-the-job training from
"Shack." We remember him best for his un
swerving devotion to duty, his meticulous at
tention to detail, and his insistence that we never
perform a task, no matter how trivial it might
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CLACK (:, CUMMINS, INC.
Plumbing & Heating Contractors
"We're Known for Quality & Dependability"
4692 East Hedges Ave. CL 5-5583
COMMERCIAL RADIATOR
REPAIRING -CLEANING
3368 South Elm Ave. Ph. AD 3-0006
OKLAHOMA 01 L CO.
GASOLINE -OILS -TIRES -ACCESSORIES
Courteous SERVICE Always
3896 No. Blackstone
79
appear, in a slipshod, half-hearted manner. I'm
sure we all profited by his training.
Deputy Shackelford and his wife, Gaynora,
for many years a teacher in the Fresno City
Schools system, reside at 3901 Platt Avenue m
Fresno.
Captain Clifford Forrest
Captain Clifford Forrest retired in July from
one of the most demanding jobs in the depart
ment. For the past fifteen years he had been in
charge of the Mental Health Detail, responsible
for the apprehension, detention, and transpor
tation of persons suffering from mental illness.
He was born in Canada, and. spent his boy
hood there. He served in the Canadian Army in
World War I, and was wounded in combat. He
came to Fresno by way of San Francisco follow
ing his discharge.
Despite the constant possibility of danger in
dealing with mentally disturbed persons, rang
ing from those merely confused to those with
a tendency toward extreme violence, Cliff never
carried a gun on the job. Instead he preferred
such weapons as tact, kindness, and persuasion,
and he proved that these, though less spectacu
lar, were more effective for his particular job
than those used in other phases of law enforce
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BELSTONE GARAGE
BEECHER AVAKIAN, Mgr.
Graymarines -General Repairing
AD 7-2612 1626 E. Belmont
YOSEMITE NURSERY
EVERYTHING IN THE NURSERY LINE
HENRY T. MASUDA, Prop.
4019 North Blackstone BA 7-2010
I
J & J SERVICE
GROCERIES -MEAT TV -APPLIANCES
9010 SO. ELM PHONE AD 7-3012
CARL HOBE RANCH
4740 N. Arcade
FRESNO
CHARLES E. MARSELLA
Resident Partner
DEAN WITTER 6CO.
T. W. PAHERSON BLDG. AM 6-0771
I Fred J. Myers Dump Truck Service
122 West Beechwood SA 2-3975
-Pinedale-
Captain Clifford Forrest
TINGEY COMPANY
LLOYD E. TI NGEY
Sound Electronics
I847 Divisodero Ph. AD 7 -6468
I
LUIGI'S ITALIAN RESTAURANT
Pizza -Neapolitan Style
7 Days a Week -5155 N. Blackstone
YEE PHARMACY
1534 TULARE STREET FRESNO
II MIKE BELLOW
Concrete Contractor
3515 Effie -SA 9-1720
MEXICO CAF E
915 E Street Fresno
Me SHERRY & CO.
INSURANCE
T. W. PATTERSON BLDG. AM 4-5915
UNDERGROUND GARDENS
5021 W. Show -Fresno
LAMANUZZI & PANTALEO
GREEN· DRIED AND DfHYDRATED FRUITS
CALIFORNIA AND FRUIT FRESNO
80
Sgt. Lewis Wayne Johnson
Compl iments of
C & C FOOD MARTS
FRESNO
SABER'S GROCERY
COMPLETE GROCERY LINE
Beer -Wine
3320 W. Je,..en Ph. AM 6·6837
THE GLOBE DRUG COMPANY
PRESCRIPTION SPECIALISTS
1163 Broadway Phone AD 7-7 137
STEVE L. RICHARDSON
PLUMIING AND HEATING REPAIR SERVICE
2~ HOUR SERVICE
1471 Glenn A...nuo Phon. AD 7·U20
Garnett L. IIBillll Bi'IIingsWholesale Distributors
PLASTIC FILM -S I PHON TU BES
FARM EQU IPMENT
21 22 SO. "GH ST. PH. AM 4-9813
ACME MACHINE CO.
Industrial Retrigeration Compressor Repair."g
M..hinery Repairin9 and Desi9nin9
Machinists • Engineers
212 North H Street Ph. AM 6-9469
HOLT & VAN BODY & FENDER WORKS
Dur.bfe AIl·Alumlnum
TRUCK .nd TRAILER 10DIES
Any Size -BOATS -Light Weight
411 N. Fresno Street Phone AM 6.9347
GENE PARRISH 'REAL ESTATE
Phones: Bus. BA 7-2973 -Res. BA 7-3037
440 E. Shields at Wilson
ment. So well has he done his job, and so well
versed has he become in the unexpected quirks
of the disturbed mind that many times the rela
tives of a patient have mistaken him for a psy
chiatrist.
Actually two people retired when Cliff left
us . The other was his wife, Marjorie. Although
not an official member of the department, she
is well-known to most of us, since she usually
acted as matron when Cliff had a call involving
a female patient.
Cliff and Mrs. Forrest reside at 444 N. Maple
in Fresno. They have one son, the Rev. Gene
Forrest of Lodi.
Sgt. Lewis Wayne Johnson
Sgt. Lewis Wayne Johnson was the third
member of the department to retire last year.
His service terminated on July 31st, but he had
been off duty for approximately a year, on sick
leave and leave of absence due to a back injury.
He first entered the service of Fresno County
as a deputy tax assessor in November of 1930,
a position he held until December of 1936. That
year he joined the staff of Sheriff George Over
holt, and served as a jailer until October of 1938.
He then returned to the assessor's office, where
he remained until November of 1939, when he
resigned to devote his full time to his farming
interests.
Wayne rejoined the Sheriff's Department in
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CHI'EF'S AUTO WRECKING
USED CARS -TRUCKS
1080 W. Church AM 4-1195
CHICKEN DELIGHT
CHICKEN -SHRIMP -BAR-B-Q RIBS
Free Delivery ,
1326 N. Blackstone AM 6-8111
NAYLOR'S OFFICE EQUIPMENT
LOCK SERVICE -SAFETY BOXES
VAULTS OPENED
1214 Van Ness AD 3-1 ~13
DOMINIC'S LIQUORS
7 Days a Week
Party Snacks -Free Delivery
6030 Blackstone -BA 2-1451
Ed Pearle's Chevron Service
ATLAS TIRES -BATTERIES & ACCESSORIES
4216 E. Shields at Cedar BA 7-3603
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September of 1950. He was promoted to ser
geant in February of 1957. He served in the
Detective, Patrol, and Civil Divisions, and with
particular distinction in the Juvenile Detail,
where he earned a state-wide reputation as an
excellent juvenile officer. In checking his per
sonnel file when compiling this information, we
found numerous letters from parents, schools,
and church organizations, commending him for
his proficiency in dealing wi th youngsters and
his understanding of their problems.
Wayne and his wife, Avis, reside at 5505 E.
Grant in Fresno, and operate the Candy Cane
Motel on Motel Drive north of Fresno.
Deputy David E. Pinkham
Deputy David E. Pinkham retired on October
1st, completing twenty-three years of County Deputy David E. Pinkham
Service. He went to work as a road patrolman
in 193 8, checking on damage to county roads.
At that time the position was under the direct P LUMBI NG -[LE:CTRICAL & '-ARM SUPPLICS
BUI L DING MATERIALS -WIR£ & STEEL PROOUCTScontrol of the Board of Supervisors, but later
was made the responsibility of the District At
AM 4-2951torney, since it involved the e~forcement of
county ordinances prohibiting acts that would
damage the roads. In 1955 the job became the I 'CORNER 0 & VE NTURA FRESNO. CALIFOR N IA
responsibility of the Sheriff's Department, and LOU GENTILE'S Flower Basket Dave and his colleagues became Sheriff's depu
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KEN'S SERVICE
CL 5-8427 -4693 E. Kings Canyon Rd .
CEDAR AVENUE NURSERY
3411 N. Cedar BA 7-0171
Complete Nursery Service
SIERRA ARCHERY CENTER
"The Finest In Archery"
4430 Ventura Ave. CL 5-3293
FAMILY DINER
6767 N. BLACKSTONE BA 7-8860 PINEDALE
CHI CHI CLUB
SMORGASBORD LUNCHEON -$1.15
1827 Tulare AM 4-0634.
DECKERTS MARKET
In Fresno Since 1926
1248 N. Blackstone AD7-6176
BONSTEEL DUMP TRUCKI NG
91 6 Cortland Fresno
Bus. BA 9-6720 Res. BA 2-9559
CALIFORNIA-FRESNO OIL CO.
PETROl.EUM PRODUCTS
2518 S. RAIl.ROAD FRESNO PH. AD 3-621 1
California Bowling Supply Co.
Everything for the Bowler
1233 N. Blackstone ~ AM 4-3632
PROCTOR'S PHARMACY
AD 3-5151 1226 N. FRESNO
OKAMOTO'S
Jewelry -Gifts -Greeting Cards
917 F Street Phone AD 3-1591
INCANDESCENT SUPPLy CO.
OF FRESNO
906 N STREET AM 8-6464
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Mrs. Cleora "Cody" Balkwill
OLLIE'S & SMITTY'S
OLAN RYLEE FORREST SMITH
921 Van Ness
I
MIKE DEMIRJIAN
TRUCKING
5408 E. Jensen Fresno
Beeler's Furniture & Appliance
WE BUY & SELL EVERYTHING
3685 E. Belmont Fresno AM6-3712
Blosser's Sports Equipment CO.
ATHLETIC EQUIPMENT SPECIALISTS
I 424 Ful ton St. Fresno
FRESNO LIQUOR STORE
Open 7 Days a Week
4784 E. Shields CL 1-7410
I
MANUEL'S AUTO WRECKING
Auto Parts -New -Used -Rebuilt
3135 E. Malaga AM 4-8495
D & D SUPERMARKET
2972 S. ELM
BEAVER'S HATCHERY
AD 3·1448 2245 W. CHURCH
FRESNO
83
ties. The Patrol Division took over the duties
they had been charged with, and they were
transferred to other jobs in the department.
Dave worked in the warrant section for a
short time, then was made bailiff in the traffic
department of the Fresno Municipal Court,
where he served until his retirement. There he
endeared himself to the clerks, with his cooper
ative attitude and his willingness to do a great
deal more than was required of him in order to
make their duties lighter.
Dave and his wife, Henrietta, live at 4783
N. Arthur A venue in Fresno.
Mrs. Cleora rrCody" Balkwill
Mrs. Cleora "Cody" Balkwill retired on De
cember 1st, completing thirty-six years of
county service. She went to work as a steno
grapher for the Tax Collector's office in Janu
ary of 1925, and in July of that year transferred
to the Sheriff's office as secretary to Sheriff
William Jones.
During the next three and a half decades she
served under four different sheriff s and was
always a loyal, efficient employee, maintaining
an enthusiastic attitude toward whatever job
she was given, and a sincere interest in the wel
fare of her fellow-workers and the department.
She watched the department grow from a small
handful of personnel, operating somewhat in
the manner of the old cowtown sheriffs, to a
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ELM AVE. LUMBER CO.
DAN &EARNIE, Owners
3593 S. Elm AM 6-6789
ARMY SURPLUS SALES
4565 Highway 99 South AM 4-8757 ~
VALLEY TURF SUPPLY CO.
LAWN & GARDEN SUPPLIES
Wholesale 6< Retail
1408 N. Cedar CL 1-8223
FLEMING FLYING IIA"
ONE STOP SERVICE -COMPLETE LUBRICATION
AM 6-4049
4246 W. Ashlan Ave. & Highway 99
I
CAL'S AUTO REPAIR
3728 W. McKINLEY AM 6·3033
I
Sgt. Glelt VC'rlton
-
ANCHOR of California
"YOUR VETERINARY WHOLESALER"
428 P Street AM 8-8465
Roeding Park Pharmacy, Inc.
BARNETT, DAVIS & TATMAN
93 Belmont Avenue AD 3-7339
BOB'S GARAGE I
2255 South G AD 7-5384
BLASTI NG CONTRACTORS
RICO'S BLASTI NG
145 S. Peach CL 1-5657
WONG'S CITY MARKET
5591 W. Shaw AD 3-1707
RAY'S RICHFIELD SERVICE
4140 E. Butler AD 7-0427 ,
modern organization of almost two hundred
employees.
Mrs. Balkwill was born in Orange, Texas.
She grew up in Selma, at~ended the Selma Union
High School and Heald's Business College in
San Francisco. Before entering county service
she was the secretary for the manager of the
General Cigar Co. She and her husband, R. R.
Balkwill, live at 716 E. Vassar Ave., where she
plans to spend a great deal of time catching up
on her hobby of gardening.
Sgt. Glen Vernott
The last employe to retire in 1961, leaving on
December 31st, was another of the real old
timers, Sgt. Glen Vernon. For many years he
had been in charge of the Warrant Department.
His county service dates back to 1922, when he
went to work for the road department.
In July of 1925 he joined the staff of Sheriff
William Jones, and for the next five years
served as Chief Civil Deputy. From 1930 until
1941 he was transportation officer. He headed
the Civil Division again from 1941 until 1947,
when he was transferred to the Warrant De
partment, where he served for the remainder of
his career. He was promoted to sergeant in 1952.
In his years in the Warrant Department Glen
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FRESNO GLASS CO.
WALTER 6-DUANE BALEME, Props.
AUTO & SHOWER DOOR GLASS -MIRRORS
637 L Street AM 8-6331
PINE CLEANERS
CHARLI E WI LLIAMS, Prop.
2512 S. Elm AD 3-1943
YOSEMITE ELECTRIC
Commercial -Residential
4691 E. Olive CL 1-8284
MI LLER PUMP CO.
1212 S. West Ave, AD 7-0244
Between Kearney & Whitesbridge Road
TRUCK DISPATCH SERVICE
AM 6-0239 3535 S. Highway "99"
Fresno
BOB'S TAVERN
DRAFT BEER -SHUFFLE BOARD
4030 E. Belmont AD 7-9908
I
84
EASTON FOOD LOCKERS
V. J. JENSEN, Prop.
5435 S. Elm AM 4-9552
BILL'S FLYING "A'I SERVICE
1784 W . Shaw BA 9-8875
I
Sgt. PhiliP W . Babel
ELBOW ROOM
BOB & DOROTHY ADAMS
AM 6-6034 1545 N . PALM
JOHNNIE'S GARAGE
AD 3-5932 5105 W. SHAW
ARCHIE'S RESTAURANT
6187 N. Blackstone SA 2-4111
ARIOTO'S FISH MARKET
ANGELO R. ARIOTO, Manager
ALL Kinds of FRESH and SHELL FISH
Phone AM 6-4414 1147 VAN NESS
Archie Peckham Painting Contractor
2004 E. Clay Ave. AM 6-8730
Dave's Tractor Repair & Service
20 Years Experience
2321 S. Geneva AM 4 -2895
LION
3310 CALIFORNIA
PACKING
ALFRED LION
CO.
FRESNO
PIT CAF E
4035 Ventura
85
became such an expert in the handling of extra
dition proceedings that attorneys, including
those in the District Attorney's office, some
times sought his advice on such matters. He
stayed in close touch with all matters relating
to the service of warrants. Regular working
hours meant little to him. He could often be
found at the office on his day off, making sure
everything in his department was in order.
Glen was born in Salinas in 1898. He attended
the Sanger Union High School, and farmed in
the Sanger area for several years before going
to work for the county. He and his wife,
Thelma, live at 1543 Wishon Ave. They have
one daughter, Mrs. Geraldine Beasley. Glen will
devote a great deal of his time to hunting and
fishing.
Sgt. PhiliP W. Babel
The Fresno County unit of the California
Highway Patrol lost one of their most able and
respected officers through the retirement of
Sgt. Philip W. Babel. He had served with the
patrol for nearly twenty-five years, most of the
time with the local unit. He had been on the
inactive list for two years due to a back injury
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Pittsburqh-Des Moines Steel Co.
WAREHOUSE DIVISION
Everything In Metal
PROMPT, COURTEOUS SERVICE
346 G Street Phone AM 4-4651
FRANK BRUNO'S
Grocery & Meat Market
1926 E Street AD 7 -8135
EL TROCADERO CAFE
AM 6-4841
1441 Tulare -Fresno
RUSS CLEMENTS SERVICE
2740 VAN NESS BLVD.
BA7-3190 Fresno
WINNIE'S CAFE
925 F Street AM 4-9404
MARBO QUALITY FOODS INC.
326 N Street AD 7-3763
FRESNO
ATLAS STONE CO.
Architectural Units in Color for
PATIOS, VENEERS, FENCES, PLANTERS, FIREPLACES
STEPPING STONES, BRICKS, BLINDS
1538 N. Blackstone AM 6-3077
suffered in line of duty.
In addition to his official duties he served, at
various times during his career, as president of
the Fresno County Peace Officers Association,
president of Fresno Chapter No.1 I of the Cali
fornia State Employees Association, as a director
of the California Highway Patrol Association,
and later as president of that organization. He
is a past master of the Coalinga Masonic Lodge
and a member of the Scottish Rite and Tehran
Shrine Temple.
Sgt. Babel was one of the pioneers in the use
of crash helmets and safety belts, and was often
called upon to give public lectures on traffic
safety.
Arrow Sheet Metal Works
Central Heating & Cooling Systems
Air Conditioning -Refrigeration
1037 N. Maple CL 5-2820
B 6-R AUTO SUPPLY
Complete Auto Parts & Supplies
4378 N. Blackstone BA 2-2421
(Across from Continental Market)
Henrietta Rancho Products Co.
FRUIT JUICES & CONCENTRATES
Peach & California CL 5-0401
Fresno
MIDLAND SAVINGS & LOAN
Pays Do i Iy Interest
AD 3-2661 2301 Fresno St.
FRESNO
J. K. MUNRO· SHARP CARS
WHOLESALE -RETAIL
Ph. AM 8-9841 -Res. BA 7-2880
McKENZIE and ABBY
POP'S AUTO SUPPLY CO.
Wholesale & Retail -We Have Everything
Bulldog Battery Dist. -Free Delivery Service
721 Broadway Phone AM 6-0513
Garret Bros.
MAPLE SHOP
Complete Decorator Service
149 N. Fulton and
4403 E. Tulare, Opp. Roosevelt High
CL 5-3049 Fresno
JACK RILEY'S
FRESNO CALL CLUB
24 HOUR TELEPHONE ANSWERING SERVICE
2-WAY RADIO -WAKE UP -DESK SPAC~
639 E. Olive AM 8-9281
TRIMMER POWER LAWN MOWERS
M. R. VI ERRA COMPANY
San Joaquin Valley Distributor
J. E. BEATON, Asst. Mgr.
246 Broadway AM 6-6834
VALLEY TIRE CO.
MICHELIN TIRES
2856 E. Jensen AM 6-1636
Fresno
Bateman 6-Cunningham, Inc.
CEMENT CONTRACTORS
Commercial & Residential -Sidewalks
Curbing -Floors -Patios, Etc.
CL 5-2298 4717 E. White
ROSE GARDEN NURSERY
ROSES AND PLANTS.-TREES -SHRUBS
CHARCOAL -FERTILIZERS -LAWN SEED
Colliple.. Li"e of Nunery Suppli"
DICK SAWALL, Owner
.Ao 2-1697
4933 N. Harrison Ave. Fresno
L. G. Perkins Foundry
AD 3-5184 1939 East Olive
ART'S CH UCK WAGON
ALL YOU CAN EAT $2.75
COCKTAILS AND FINE FOODS
BA 7-9108 Fresno 4724 Blackstone
86
ILAW GOES MODERN JUVENILE
With the advent of World War II and the
end of the Depression, many experts in the vari
ous fields of human behavior predicted a rise
in the incidence of Juvenile problems when the
war ended and prosperity reigned. Far sighted
leaders in law enforcement began to employ
specialized groups to deal with the now evident
problem. The Fresno County Sheriff's Office
has such a group known as the Juvenile Bu
reau. The Bureau consists of both male and
female officers commanded by a Lieutenant.
These officers, qualified by education and ex
perience, have come to the Bureau through the
ranks of the Sheriff's Office, thereby gaining
added and important law enforcement experI
ence, quite necessary in the field.
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Goble Disc Plows Freman Balers
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Fresno AM 8-5647
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Serving Fresno for Over 50 Years
There Must Be A Reason
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FRESNO, CALIFORNIA
By CHRIS FLAMMANG
The primary purpose of any Juvenile Officer
is enforcement. It is the duty of the officer to
enforce the law and protect the citizen and the
citizen's property. This function is not lessened
by specialization. It is the very basis of law
enforcement and must be the officer's foremost
responsibility. In addition, the Juvenile Officer
has the secondary responsibility to attempt to
ascertain cause of antisocial behavior on the part
of the youth. Often the secondary function
cannot be fulfilled due to various reasons, at
which time the officer must be capable of rec
ognizing the need for referral to a corrective
agency, usually the Juvenile Court and Proba
tion Office.
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313 Palm Ave. AM 6-0591
P.O. Box 1784
Fresno 17, Calif.
Due to this dual scope of the juvenile officer's
responsibility and the basic philosophy upon
which Juvenile Law in Caljfornia has been con
ceived; to wit, that the law is non-criminal in
scope and civil in essence, the officer must have
1 thorough understanding of the various codes,
police procedures, and human behavior.
Since the established practice in handling of
fenders, previously by policy and recently by
statute, is limited detention, the Bureau regu
larly employs the use of citations. This method
allows for the immediate release of the offender
in the field whenever possible and his future
appearance at the Bureau with his parents. At
that stage the juvenile officer attempts to com
plete his interrogation of the offender and de
termine the necessary course of action.
The action may be anyone of a number of
methods, for the most part discretionary on the
part of the officer. The offender may be repri
manded and released to his parent, cited with
the parent to the Probation Office, referred to
another agency, or incarcerated. The elements
of the individual situation determine the action.
The Juvenile Bureau investigates or assists
in matters involving juveniles as either offenders
or victims. While the majority of the Bureau's
cases are directly concerning juveniles, many do
involve adults as suspects in crimes against a
child. This presupposes that the juvenile officer
has knowledge of the accepted criminal pro
cedure and that he is capable of dealing with
the adult offender.
The juvenile officer has an added burden of
responsibi]ity, and that is to the parent as well
as to the offender and sotiety. As one can well
imagine how upsetting can be the revelation
that one's offspring is presently involved with
the law, it is well to point out the obligation of
bringing the parent into the picture as soon as
possible after original contact with the youth.
Therefore it is necessary for additional time
to be spent with the parent in order to obtain
the true fullness of the youth's problem, and to
ensure adequate understanding on the part of
the parent toward the child's present situation.
Consequently, for every offender handled at
least one extra person must be brought into
focus.
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"Everything for the Butcher"
,FRESNO BUTCH'ER SUPPLY
Globe-Stimpson Equipment -Supplies
759 M Street at Inyo AM 8-4577
WESTERN WOOD
EXCELSIOR MFG. CO.
4525 E. Commerce Street
Fresno
ROBERTS FIG CO.
5789 N. West Avenue
Fresno
CIRCUS DRIVE IN
AM 4-4098
360 C STREET FRESNO
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GENERAL BEARINGS COMPANY
Bearing & Truck Transmission
"SPEC IALI STS"
2820 Church Ave. AD 7-9131
BROADWAY MOTEL
The Better Motel in the Center of Town
Refrigeration -Room Telephone
1840 Broadway AM 6-9679
Harryis Beacon Service
Lubrication -Fine Service
2804 S. Elm Ave. AD 7-9341
STRUZA'S LIQUORS
AM 4-3275
2997 South Elm Fresno
HOOD'S PHARMACY
R. E. Hood
3651 Ventura -AD 7-2168
HAMI LTON'S GROCERY
AM 4-8609 8964 S. Elm
General Crane Service
RAY NOBLE, Prop.
3515 Mayfair Drive North AM 6-5326
Antiqa'e Upholstering Shop
CARL BLUM
REBUILT -RESTYLED -MODERNIZED
GUARANTEED FURNITURE UPHOLSTERING
1829 West Olive AD 7-0584
FRESNO AUTO PARTS
AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLIES
560 BROADWAY AM 6-.8261
PARADISE LIQUOR STORE
Wines -Liquors -Cold Beer
4674 N. Blackstone -SA 2-0949
PALM-OLIVE REALTY CO.
Ben S. Cowden -J. Corbie Fry -Roy St. John
340 OLIVE AM 6-0277
FRESNO
J. T.COWAN
General Contractor
625 Belmol1t AD 7-2001
CROWLEY-HILL CO.
Market Equipment
1225 E Street AM 8-1058
Geo. Fries -Service Body Works
Complete Automotive Reconstruction &-Painting
Phone AD 7-7719 -Res. BA 7-1570
301 Broadway
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A minor is any person under twenty-one
years of age. A juvenile is any person under the
age of eighteen years. While the Welfare &
Institutions Code, which defines Juvenile Law
in California, provides than any person under
the age of twenty-one years may come under
the jurisdiction of the Juvenile Court, it is gen
erally accepted in most cases involving minors
that in criminal proceedings the minor will be
handled as an adult. The Juvenile Court does
have jurisdiction until the age of twenty-one,
but normally exercises such jurisdiction in re
gards to juveniles only.
The basic differences between juvenile and
adult criminal proceedings are relatively few.
Whereas a complaint is issued charging a viola
tion of the Penal Code against the adult by the
District Attorney, a petition is filed on "behalf"
of the juvenile by the Probation Office alleging
a violation of the Penal Code by use of an
authority section of the Welfare & Institutions
Code; i.e., violation of Section 602 W & I Code
(Burglary). An adult has the right to post bail,
a juvenile normally does not. An adult has the
right to a trial by jury in open court. A juvenile
ha$ the right to a Juvenile Court hearing in pri
vate session. Both have similar rights as to coun
sel, witnesses, etc.
After forty years of existence, the first major
revisions of the Juvenile Law went into effect
Sept. B, 1961. For enforcement purposes little
changed, except by way of condensation of the
sections covering reasons for Juvenile Court
jurisdiction. Formerly these were covered in
Section 700 a through n. They have been re
established in Sections 600 a & b (dependent
children), 601 (delinquent acts), and Section
602 (criminal acts), all of which are sections
of the Welfare & Institutions Code. Presently,
an officer may arrest a juvenile without a war
rant, with reasonable cause, for a misdemeanor
as well as a felony. Under the new statutes the
reasons for immediate detention are expressly
stated, and citations to the Bureau or the Pro
bation Office may be utilized in lieu of incar
ceration. The latter citation places a burden on
the parent, who must sign to appear with the
offender, as failure to do so is a misdemeanor.
Juvenile delinquency may be described as
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those external manifestations of our youth's
failure to adjust to a complex society. The
chances of rehabilitation are in direct propor
tion to the extent of the maladjustment. N atur
ally, the earlier the detection of a juvenile prob
lem the less the pattern of poor adjustment;
hence, the better the opportunity for correction.
Often the situation is reversed and the offender
comes to the attention of authorities after a
lengthy period of antisocial behavior. This is
deemed to be one of the major contributing
factors to the high degree of repeating offenders
amongst the juveniles.
A comprehensive examination of the causa
tion of juvenile offenses would be a treatise in
itself. In this writing it will suffice to cover a
few of the major causes of juvenile problems as
experienced on the local level. No discussion of
cause could be entered into without the topic
of the negative influence of the automobile.
Recent studies by insurance companies have
disclosed some startling facts; i.e., three times
as many youths who drive vehides make failing
grades in high school as those who do not. The
fact that a youth's grades fall off has long been
a criterion of possible juvenile problems. When
a youth is provided with a vehicle and slides
behind the wheel, for all intent and purposes
that youth is no longer under control or super
vision. Given an automobile his circle of ac
quaintances increases, usually 'unknown to his
parents, and the incidence of group pressures
increases respectively. This is an important
factor since most juvenile offenses are group
activity. The added mobility and the lessened
proximity of undesirable areas all tend to in
crease the opportunity for delinquent acts.
As social and economic standards have ex
panded into an era of seeming prosperity, the
enigma of permissive neglect has multiplied.
This is the paradox resulting from an honest
attempt to envelope the youth with the vision
of the "good things". It stems from a natural
desire to shield the child from the distasteful
realities which he must someday face ; and in
so doing, often leads to a dependency pattern
of material subjectiveness and the unconscious
granting of license, mistakenly identified as
right. The failure of a parent to retain control
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and command respect from the youth is a major
cause of juvenile problems.
While juveniles commit a variety of offenses,
the two major ones are found to be burglaries
and runaways. In recent years the number of
burglaries committed by juveniles has been
steadily increasing, and involves male offenders
entering homes, stores, and industry. At the
same time, runaways are the leading offenses
committed by girls. Due to the nature of the
offense, the runaway usually extends itself into
other areas of enforcement problems.
Delinquency control requires the efforts and
cooperation of all concerned with youth; par
ent, family, school, and community. The con
stant effort of law enforcement to function
properly within the realm of its intended exis
tence, and the ad van tageous u tiliza tion of the
resources available will continue to insure the
proper treatment of the juvenile offender.
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REEDLEY, CALIF.
West and Eye Sts. Phone MElrose 8-2284
SALWASSER MFG. CO.
Melvin Salwasser, President
Reedley, Calif.
19931 E. Manning Ave. ME 8-3554
P.
Youngstown
Grape Distributors
FRUIT BUY:ERS & SHIPPERS
REEDLEY
O. Box 271 Phone ME 8-2271
LONG DISTANCE HAULING
Ronald Dooms Trucking
In Parlier Phone MI 6-2314
In Reedley Phone ME 8-2829
16412 E. Manning Reedley
Each year we take our readers on an imagin
ary tour of Fresno County, to meet the various
law enforcement officers in outlying towns and
judicial districts, and to learn something of their
problems. From Edison Lake in the Sierras to
Coalinga Mineral Springs west of Coalinga it is
approximately two hundred miles. From Mercy
Hot Springs west of Firebaugh to Hume Lake
in the southeastern corner of the county it is
almost as far. Yet all are in Fresno County, and
their residents and those of the many communi-
AROUND
THE
~'COUNTV
ties in between are bound together by certain
common problems in all phases of county gov
ernment, including law enforcement. Therefore
we feel we may contribute to the cause of better
law enforcement by compiling and reviewing
the problems encountered in each section of the
county, so that the citizen can compare the
problems of other communities with those of
his own.
Last year we began our tour in the north
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91
western corner of the county. Just for the sake
of variety, this year we will start diagonally
across the county in the Dunlap Judicial Dis
trict, where Constable Sam Kelly is beginning
his second year as the area's chief law enforce
ment officer.
Either Constable Kelly is an expert at supress
ing crime, or the residents of the area are nearly
all law abiding citizens. The only crime of vio
lence reported from the area last year involved
persons who did not reside in the community,
and investigating officers were of the opinion it
was not nearly as serious as the victim claimed.
The victim was one Arthur Yallup of Alberta,
Canada. He told investigating officers he had
met four men in Fresno, had several drinks with
them, then accompanied them to a tavern in
Dunlap. There they allegedly beat him, took
his money, started to return to Fresno, and
forced him out of the car at the corner of High
way 180 and Cove Ave.
The victim, despite his condition, was able to
furnish a fairly accurate description of the sus
pects and their car. Constable Kelly located
them the next day and brought them to the
Sheriff's Department for questioning. They ad
mitted having been with the victim, but their
story of the details of the evening's activities
varied considerably from his. When the officers
went to the victim's hotel to question him fur
ther, they found he had checked out and appar
ently left town.
Thus it appeared that what was originally
reported as a robbery, assault, and possible kid
napping was actually nothing more than a
drinking party that got a little out of hand.
Down the hill and west of the Dunlap area is
the Reedley Judicial District. The Reedley and
Orange Cove Police Departments, and Constable
JUNG'S SUPERMARKET
ME 8-3329
1834 South Ave. Reedley
SAVATEER & BRIGHT
TRUCKING
1714 -9th Reedley
Samuel Kelley, Constable
Dunlap JudicUlI District
FARMERIS SUPPLY
Sanger
Reedley
Dinuba
MARKET
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VANGAS
BUTANE -PROPANE SERVICE
19849 E. Manning -Reedley
Phone ME 8-3505
Pena & Roldan Sunland Service
1501 "I" St. -ME 8-4320
REEDLEY, CALIF.
JACK BRANDT
Grower -Shipper
6040 AVE. 430
REEDLEY, CALIF.I
COLLEGE INN
I Early American Dining Room
MOTEL
18540 E. Manning Ave. Reedley
REEDLEY ELECTRIC SUPPLYI FURNITURE & APPLIANCES
1 151 G Street Phone MElrose 8-3313
Krouse --Warkentin
FACTORY METHOD RECAPPING COMPLETE AUTO & TRUCK REPAIR
LEE'S SERVICE
ON THE FARM & ROAD SERVICE
15th & "I" ST. REEDLEY, CALIF. ME 8-3535
Western Auto Associate Store
1612 Eleventh St. Reedley, California
Telephone MElrose 8-3412
ALTA OIL COMPANY
LINZMEIER BROS.
Norwalk Products -Butane -Propane Service
Plant Phone ME 8-2645
11th & Manning Reedley, Calif.
VALLEY PLUMBING CO.
Plumbi"9, Hea'i"9 a"d Sheet Metal Work
Bus. Phone MElrose 8-2918
1235 -11th Street Reedley, Calif.
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Colonial Flower Shop
Gifts for All Occasions
ME 8-2031 REEDLEY 1724 -11 th
Berryhill Electric Motor Shop
1021 F StreetME 8-3222 REEDLEY
MI LLER'S GARAGE
REEDLEY ME 8-20241237 G Street
W. J. HEINRICHS
Farm Machinery Manufacturers
Distributors and Dealers for
EDWARDS TRANSFORK
21 ()l3 E. Dinuba Phone ME 8-3244
Reedley
WM. H. KELLY GASOLINE
RICHFIELD PRODUCTS
17855 E. Manning -Reedley
WI LLiAM FEDRAU
CROP DUSTI NG FERTI LI ZING
P. O. Box 172
20720 E. Dinuba Reedley
SUN KING DAIRY
1610 11 th Street
REEDLEY
ANDREW S. MARICH
Contractor
5716 S. Frankwood, Reedley
Justesen's Department Store
Quality Merchandise -Reasonable Prices
11 14 G Street REEDLEY ME 8-2010
Reedley Flower & Gift Shop
JULIE RUCOBO
"FLOWERS FOR ALL OCCASIONS
1 1 60 G Street Reedley ME 8-2034
BEAR CLUB
ON SALE-OFF SALE
9019 S. BUTTONWILLOW
REEDLEY
James Martin, Constable
Reedley Judicial District
Ralph Preheim, Deputy Constable
Reedley Judicial District
Jim Martin and his deputy, Ralph Preheim, are
responsible for law and order.
This also is a quiet, law abiding community.
Although the economy is largely based upon
agriculture, the population is more stable than
in many other communities. Constable Martin
had several school burglaries last year, most of
which have been solved. In February a cafe at
the corner of Manning and Alta A venues was
robbed. Four suspects held up the proprietor
and a customer, taking the money from the cash
register and each man's wallet. This case is still
under investigation.
Chief John Kroeker of the Reedley Police De
partment had a quiet year as far as sensational
crimes are concerned. However, in a somewhat
unusual case, efficient investigation by his de
partment saved hundreds of dollars for the citi
zens of the community. The investigation
occurred last fall, when several home owners
complained they had paid exorbitant fees for
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WATER WELL DRILLING
GUARANTEED WORK I
9274 S. Buttonwillow REEDLEY ME 8-2113
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what turned out to be almost worthless pest
control services. Chief Kroeker and his men
soon identified the self-styled pest control ex
perts as Bill R. Smiley and Bobby Ernest Simon,
both of Fresno. After a three week investigation
enough evidence was collected to justify an
arrest, and the two were subsequently convicted
and given stiff jail sentences for operating v.:ith
out state licenses.
In Orange Cove, the district's other incor
porated city, Chief of Police Melvin Clancy and
his department reported a very uneventful year.
From Reedley we continue west along Man
ning Avenue, cross the Kings River, and enter
the Parlier Judicial District. Here Constable Ed John Kroeker, Chief of Police
Reedley
Camino, his deputy, Bob Montague, and the
Parlier Police Department dispense law and
order.
Chief Frank Buchanan of the Parlier Police
Department reported nothing more than rou
tine traffic arrests and disturbances. However
there was a great deal of activity in the rural
areas.
The first crime of any consequence occurred
early in March, when a 22 year old Reedley man
AL MALAKIAN
Fleet Trucking -Cash Buyer of Fruits
Eye & 10th Reedley ME 8-2932
6091 E. Butler Fresno CL 1 -1795
METRY'S CAFE
19763 E. Manning Reedley ME 8-3240
CROP DUSTI NG
Spraying -Dusting -Seeding -Ground Rig Spraying
ME 8-2144
Great Western School of
Aeronautics
Frankwood near Central Reedley
EMORY STEWART
ROBERT TAYLOR CO.
GROWER -PACKER -SHIPPER
GRAPE & TREE FRU IT
Orange Cove, California
C & B
Variety & Department Store
Your UVR Store
600 Park Blvd. Orange Cove, California
VIRGINI,A'S CAFE
HOME COOKING -HOMEMADE PIES
Open 6 a .m. to 8 p.m.
Sot. 6 a .m. to 3:30 a.m.
628 Pork Orange Cove, Calif.
Russell's (Bob) Nursery Service
BUDING -BALLING -TOP WORKING -PLANTING
Licensed -Bonded Form Lobar Contractor
ACREAGE MANAGEMENT
MA 6-7837 P. O. Box 791
ORANGE COVE
DODSON MOBIL SERVICE
MArket 6-4510
ORANGE COVE, CALI FORN IA
THE BEAUTY COVE
CALL MA 6-7846
Open Tuesday thru Saturday
551 Pork Blvd. Orange Cove
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REEVES GROCERY
320 Park Blvd.
Orange Cove
ORANGE COVE PHARMACY
PRESCRIPTION PHARMACISTS
MA 6-7749 Orange Cove
Donald Hamburger
Packing
REEDLEY
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A. C. MARKET
GROCERIES -MEATS
FRUITS -VEGETABLES
BEER -WINES & N OTIONS
1145 Park Blvd. Orange Cove MA 6-7635
Melvin A. Clancy, Chief of Police
Cove
B H 6-0 Cold Storage Co.
COLD STORAGE WAREHOUSE
P. O. Box 6 Orange Cove, Calif.
R 6-S WRECKING
150 Anchor Orange Cove MA 6-7628
THREE MUSKETEERS
BEER -WINE -COCKTAILS
634 Park Blvd' Orange Cove Frank Buchanan, Chief of Police
Parlier
COVETTE
DEPARTMENT STORE
532 Park Blvd . Orange Cove MA 6-7666
Highman Machine Shop & TV Repair
FAIRBANKS-MORSE SALES & SERVICE
TV -RADIO SERVICE
Orange Cove -Phone MA 6-7824
J & J SU PERMARKET
ORANGE COVE, CALIFORNIA
NEITA'S DRIVE INN
Good Food -Home Made Pies
MA 6-9902
203 Park Blvd. Orange Cove
IANINOVICN BROS., INC
GROWERS, PACKERS & SHIPPERS
MArket 6-4475
P. O. Box 398
Orange Cove, Calif.
CLAUDE McKEE
TRUCKING
MA 6-4468 Orange Cove
HARDING & LEGGETT'S, Inc.
ORANGES -LEMONS -GRAPEFRUIT
Orange Cove MArket 6-4432
Vogel's Orange Cove Market
Phone MA 6-7800
Orange Cove
KENT A. FISH
Presidel1t-Manager
ORANGE COVE ORANGE GROWERS
ORANGE COVE
Oranges -Cold Storage -Grapes
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was attacked, beaten, and robbed by a gang of
youths on Lac Jac Avenue near Manning. In
addition to losing his money, he was injured
seriously enough to require hospital treatment.
He was able to give Constable Camino sufficient
information to enable him to locate and arrest
the five suspects.
A few months later a 69 year old woman
living alone was beaten and raped by James
Oliver, Jr., a 20 year old farm worker. After
the attack the victim telephoned a relative and
described her attacker. The information was
relayed to Constable Camino, who arrested the
suspect a short time la ter.
Late in the year the Parlier area, plus the
Sanger and Reedley areas, was the theater of
operations of a gang of school burglars. Con
stable Camino and Deputy Montague were
active in the investigation, and were instru
mental in the arrest of several pf the suspects
and the recovery of a considerable amount of
stolen property.
Immediately north of the Parlier area is the
Sanger Judicial District. In the city of Sanger
Chief of Police Carl Armstrong heads one of the
most progressive small departments in the state.
The department is at the same strength as last
year, consisting of fourteen full time officers,
and a reserve force to augment the regular staff.
The department's juvenile bureau has again
proved itself a valuable asset to the community.
Its operations are based upon the belief of Chief
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BEN'S CA FE
PARLIER
FRANK MONTAGUE
Trucking
402 Fresno -Parlier -MI 6-2834
TOVAR'S GROCERY
COMPLETE MARKET
BEER -WINE -LIQUORS
301 K Street PARLIER M16-2625
Deputy Constable Robert Montague
Constable Ed. Camino
Parlier Judicial District
Chris Sorensen
Packing Co.
Western Wagon Wagon Wheel
BRANDS
Growers -Packers -Shippers
QUALITY CALIFORNIA FRUIT
Phone Mitchell 6-2721 PARLIER
MONCRIEF SALES & SERVICE
CHRYSLER and PLYMOUTH
SPORTING GOODS -HOME APPLIANCES
450 Fresno Street Telephone MI 6-2704
PARLIER, CALIF.
PARLIER PHARMACY
MI 6-2364
646 Fresno St. Parlier, Calif.
W A YN E M. CARPENTER
AGENT
MOBIL OIL CORPORATION
Fresno & Newmark Ave., Parlier
TAD'S JEWELRY
PARLIER
CONDIT'S FURNITURE STORE
CL YDE J. CONDIT
8584 · Mendocino Parlier MI 62351
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Sanger Police
Department
From left-Sgt. Ollie Farris,
Lt. Charles McVay, Chief
Carl Armstrong, Sgt. Ken
neth Walker, Ervin Metzler,
Sgt. Robert Bustamente.
From left-Patrolmen James
Lent, Andrew Padilla, Don
Shepherd, Don Justice, Gary
Cowdrey, Kent Zenor, Vince
Howlett, William Arneson.
Creager Funeral Chapel. Inc.
Rose B. Creager -Chas. Wallin
1524 -9th -Sanger
TR 5-2613
STOP-N-SHOP MARKET
Groceries -Meots -Vegetobles -Beer -Wine· MagoJ:ines
TACKLE -HUNTING, FISHING LICENSES
GAS -OIL -FREE ICE -SUNDRIES
16246 E. Kings Canyon Rd . Sanger TR 5-3393
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DON LACY, General Manager
Office TR 5-4676 -Res. AD 7-4446
750 N Street Sanger, Calif.
Compl iments
LACKAFF CATTLE CORP.
1665 N. Academy Sanger
Tennis Erickson Packing Co.
Packer and Shipper of Juice Grapes
DEL REY, CALIF, -P. O. BOX 193
Phone 5551
TENNIS H. ERICKSON
RES. Sanger -TRinity 5-8933
THE OASIS
757 Academy Sanger
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633 N
JOHN STEINERT, JR.
Insurance -Real Estate
Street SANGER TR 5-3922
Sanger Laundry & Dry Cleaning
730 N Street SANGER TR 5-2914
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GROWER & SHIPPER
KASH BRAND
Ph. MI 6-2338 BOX 368
PARLIER, CALIF.
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SANGER JUDICIAL DISTRICT -Dr/mly V." V.IIl'.', CO/HI. btl'
Hr"hrl Pigg .
Armstrong that an organized effort on the part
of the police in handling juvenile offenders and
supporting youth activities is an extremely im
portant part of effective law enforcement.
Statistics show an appreciable drop in juvenile
offenses during 1961.
The statistics also show a slight decrease in
the number of crimes committed by adult of
fenders as compared with the previous year.
The department was fortunate to be able to
expand its facilities last year, with the addition
of a new squad room. The additional space will
enable the department to conduct training
schools, personnel meetings, and other activities
which previously had to be held elsewhere, often
away from police headquarters. The expansiorf
is expected to add considerably to the overall
efficiency of the department.
Law enforcement in the rural portion of the
district is handled by Constable Hurshel Pigg
and his deputy, Val Valles. Probably the most
interesting case they were called upon to investi
gate during 1961 was a murder occurring in a
labor camp on South Riverbend Road.
The victim was a farm worker, Luis Garcia,
who was shot with a rifle as he stood in the door
way of his cabin. He died about two hours
later in the Fresno County General Hospital.
Constable Pigg was the first officer on the
BIANCO
PACKING CO., INC.
SANGER
LEONARD BROTHERS
SANGER
OLIVER'S PLACE
ON & OFF SALE LIQUOR
SANDWICHES & DINNERS
Centerville
THE LEWIS'S
KINGS RIVER LODGE
OVERLOOKING
PINE FLAT LAKE
"Our Specia Ities"
CHICKEN AUSTERE SIZZLING STEAKS
COCKTAILS
Trimmer Route Sanger, Calif.
Jack, Lorraine and Bill
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Clovis-Sanger
Co-Operative Gin Inc.
CL 1-1050 1559 N . McColl
SANGER
BARR PACKING CO.
FOR OVER 30 YEARS
GROWERS and SHIPPERS
of
PRIME FRESH TREE FRUIT & GRAPES
SANGER
BERT ZOOK RANCH
SANGER
CHOOLJIAN'S
GROWERS AND PACKERS OF
RAISINS AND DRIED FRUIT
CHOOLJIAN BROS. PACKING CO.
SANGER, CALIFORNIA
Murder suspect Hipolito C. Pena.
scene. From accounts of witnesses he was able
to identify the suspect as another farm laborer
and former friend of the victim, Hipolito C.
Pena. He arrested Pena in his home on Lone
Oaks Road, and brought him to Fresno for
questioning.
In a formal statement Pena admitted the
shooting, explaining he and the victim had quar
reled over the victim's talking too much about
his (Pena's) arrest on a drunk driving charge.
They had fought earlier in the day when Pena
visited friends in the camp where Garcia lived.
Other residents of the camp stopped the fight, r
and Pena then went home, got the rifle, returned
and shot Garcia.
Pena later entered a plea of guilty to a charge
BELL-FLOR MARKET
1046 -8th Street TR 5 -3648
SANGER
C & C ELECTRIC
1901 -5th Stree t TR 5-2630
SANGER
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of second degree murder, and is presently serving
a prison sentence.
Directly west of Sanger is the Fresno Judicial
District, which includes the Fresno metropoli
tan area. Law enforcement in the rural section
is the responsibility of the Sheriff's Department.
Due to the density of the population, problems
encountered here are virtually the same as those
the Fresno Police Department faces inside the
city. For that reason the Department operates
in much the same way as a large city police
department.
We regret to state that 1961 was an excep
tionally bloody year in the Fresno area·. There
were several major robberies, and more than the
usual number were accompanied by violence
and death.
The first occurred shortly after midnight on
the morning of February 2nd, in a liquor store
on Belmont Avenue operated by Paul Bigrigg.
Three men entered, one of them brandishing a
.22 caliber revolver, and announced a robbery.
Present were Bigrigg, a clerk, and one customer.
While the bandits were collecting the wallets
from the victims, another customer entered.
The robbers turned their attention to him mo
mentarily, and Bigrigg took advantage of the
distraction, grabbed a .38 caliber revolver from
beneath the counter, and started shooting at
the suspects. He hit two of them, including the
one who had the gun. The gunman returned
the fire, hitting Bigrigg in the chest and fatally
wounding him. All three suspects then ran
from the store, hesitating just long enough to
loot the cash register.
About two hours later Jimmie Dean Engle
bright of Selma was admitted to the county
hospital for treatment of a bullet wound. He
readily admitted to officers he had been involved
in the robbery but refused to identify his
compamons.
Shortly after daylight a garbage collection
crew found the body of a man in an alley
several blocks from the crime scene. The de
ceased was identified as Henry Thomas, and
turned out to be the second robber hit by Big
rigg's shots.
Officers immediately began a search for Har
old Ray Englebright, Jimmie's brother. He sur
rendered late the next day, and after questioning
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him the officers were able to establish a compre
hensive account of the events concerning the
cnme.
Early in the evening of February 1st the two
Englebrights and two juveniles, Darrell Comp
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SANGER BOATS
1 \ 40 Academy -Sanger, Calif.
13 Miles fram Fresno
Phone TR 5-4434 Jack Davidson
APRILE'S PLACE
933 Academy TR 5-7179
SANGER
E. GIBBS & SONS
Contractor -Trenching -Custom Digging
TR 5-3646 or 5-4115 105 Academy St.
SANGER
OLE OLSON ELECTRIC
Industrial -Residential -Commercial
TRinity 5-3928
1127 Academy Ave. Sanger, Calif.
PINE FLAT LAKE MOTEL ,JACK & LEFA HALL, Owners
Box 79B -Trimmer Rt.
Sanger, California
209 TRINITY 5-5100
TURPIN'S SERVICE
TIRE SERVICE -RECAPPING
13018 E. Kings Canyon Rd. I
SANGER, CALIF. I
MORT'S RADIO & TV
ZENITH
1317 7th St. TR 5-4424
SANGER
LUM 'BER WHOLESALERS
Douglas Fir -Redwood -Pine -Plywood
12917 E. Kings Canyon Rd. Sanger TR 5-4576 I
CLARK & PITTS PLUMBING
1031 N St. Sanger, Calif.
Bus. Ph . 2131 -Home 2335
A. J. Amesbury & Sons
Concrete Pipe Irrigation Systems
110 Academy Songer
THE OASIS
757 Academy Songer
Kay's Liquor Slore, wbere owner Paul Bigrigg was killed A garbagr crew was starlled by Ibis gruesome scrne, a
in a gun bailie wilh robbers. few blocks from Kay's Liq1l0r Slore tbe morning after
t br killing.
,
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VON'S JEWEL BOX
"CREDIT JEWELERS"
EXPERT WATCH REPAIRING
1347 7th SI. Songer, Calif. TRinity 5-2773
VALENCIA MARKET
GROCERIES -MEATS -VEGETABLES
BEER & WINE -NOTIONS
1222 Academy SI. SANGER TR 5-2893
SUMMERS SHE'lL SERVICE
TIRES -BATTERIES -ACCESSORIES
16155 E. Kings Canyon Rd.
Phone TR 5-4649 Sanger, Calif.
HENRY BENDER MOTOR SALES
TR 5-2132
601 Academy Sanger, Calif.
ESTHER REID
Realtor
Homes --Farms
636 0 St, Songer Off. TR 5-2181 -Res. TR 5-2636
VICTOR PISTACCHIO
1432 S. Academy SI.
SANGER
Gene Olson Body & Paint Shop
FREE ESTIMATES
1 1 1 9 Academy SANGER TR 5-4852
TAYLOR REXALL DRUGS
1401 Seventh St. TR 5-2515
SANGER
Lt. Jobn BrIton of the Sheriff's Drpartment Idenlification
Bureau examines Ibe robber's body.
HOGU E'S BOTTLE SHOP
1308 -7th Street TR 5-3410
SANGER
BEST WISHES
LOUIS FUENTES
KARL'S SHOE STORE
1441 7th Street Songer TR 5-7671
SANGER BOATS
1140 Academy -Songer, Cal if.
13 Miles from Fresno
Phone TR 5-4434 Jock Davidson
FAIRVIEW GARAGE
2015 N . Academy
SANGER
TR 5-8062
TUSAN PACKING CO.
SANGER
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ton and Dennis Hicks, had decided to pull a
robbery. Compton furnished the gun, and they
drove to west Fresno and enlisted the aid of
Thomas and another subject, who has never
been apprehended or identified. When they de
cided upon Bigrigg's store, Jimmie, Thomas,
and the unidentified man entered, with Jimmie
carrying the gun, while the others waited in the
car.
After the shooting all except Thomas fled in
the car, with the unidentified man in possession
of the loot. They in tended to take Jimmie to
a doctor in Selma, but had a flat tire near
Fowler. Harold and one of the juveniles went
for help, and returned with a friend named Jack
Lambert. The unknown suspect was then robbed
of the loot and kicked out of the car, and Lam
bert drove the others to the county hospital,
where Jimmie was left for treatment. Lambert
then took the two juveniles to their homes, and
took Harold to Kingsburg, where he spent the
night in a motel and hid near a cotton compress
until he decided to surrender.
The two Englebrights were sentenced to life
imprisonment on charges of robbery and mur
der, following pleas of guilty. The juveniles
were committed to the California Youth Au
thority. Jack Lambert and William Englebright,
the father of Jimmie and Harold, were both
charged with giving false information to investi
ga ting officers.
A second tragic robbery and murder occurred
on May 21st at a Highway City liquor store.
The proprietor, Homer P. Bryan, was shot in
the back as he was locking the store for the
night, and robbed of his day's receipts. There
was no indication whatsoever that he had re
sisted, and it is possible he was unaware of the
robbers' presence.
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PERRY'S PIEDRA MARKET
Kings River
Piedra
THE HITCHIN' RAIL
On Kings River
PI EDRA, CALI F.
102
The auto lIsed by the Englebright gang, abandoned by the
sid£' of Highway 99 when a tire went flat during their
flight.
Quality Dried Fruits
of California
HOLIDAY GIFT PACKS
GARRY PACKING CO.
PHONE DEL REY 5232
DEL REY, CALIFORNIA
Kavanngh Distributing Co.
Shippers & Distributors
Fresh Fruits & Vegetobles
Los Angeles -Del Rey
BERT'S DEL RANCHO REY
DEL REY PHONE 5481
Central California
Packing Co.
DEL CARA BRAND
DEL REY CAUFORNIA
DEL REV PACKING CO.
GROWERS AND PACKERS OF ALL
VARIETIES RAISINS
DEL REY, CALIF.
HENRY DAMS EN
Trojan Powder Dist.
5775 E. Nees CLOVIS CY 9-6226
VALENTINE DAIRIES
CY 9-6006
5588 E. Herndon Clovis
I
I
SIERRA CLEANERS
Open 8 A.M. to 6 P.M. 24 hour service
621 5th St. Clov is CY 9-4415
Formerly Capitol Cleaners
WANDA GENTRY-Owner
PRIVATE BANQUET ROOM AVAILABLE
MARIO'S TOllHOUSE INN
Finest Food Served IIAnywhere"
53 No . Tollhouse Rd. Clovis. Calif. CY 9-5073 I
COMMERCIAL REPAIR
Portoble Welding
) Mile North of Copper Ave. on Auberry Rd.
CY 9-4) 34 CLOVIS Bob Frisch
Jimmie Dean Englebrigbt.
A k!'y bit of eddence lvhich would hat'e led to tbe con
I.'ic/ion of the Eng/ebrights, had tbey not pleaded guilty. •
A glot'e which was dropped at the seI'ne by tbe suspects,
and its mate, fOlmd in the abandoned car.
BETTER BUY MARKET
10777 E. Morro St. P. O. Box 185
Harold Ray Englebright
ANDY'S CEDAR INN
Shish Kabob Dinners
CY 9-9926 Clovis 450 Clovis Ave.
SIERRA lATHING CO.
Auberry & Millerton
Clovis -CY 9-5242
JIMBO'S
COCKTAILS
4672 E. Herndon -Clovis
CY 9-9924
BOB COOK GARAGE
236 Bullard Clovis CY 9-4183
JAY BRINKLEY SERVICE
CY 9-4471
1110 Clovis Avenue -Clovis
RA Y'S MARKET
CY 9-6624
1321 Clovis Avenue, Clovis
GLENN AUSTIN
Life Insuronce
Estate -Business -Family Protection
) 220 E. 3rd 51. Clovis CY 9-4452
Phone 5261, Del ReyBruno Bros. Plaster Contractors I
PHIL -FRANK -NICK
Phones: CY 9-4646 CY 9-4786 CL 5-5625
222 Russell Clovis, Colif.
COMPOlONGO POULTRY RANCH
Strictly Ra nch Fresh Eggs
7584 E. Tollhouse Rd. Clovis
CY 9-6583
ENOCH PACKING CO., Inc.
RAISINS -DRIED FRUITS
Phone 5131 Del Rey, Calif.
103
The only witnesses were the suspects and their
accomplices; therefore several minutes elapsed
between the commission of the crime and its
discovery. When officers arrived at the scene,
in response to a call from a late customer who
found the victim lying in the doorway, they
found very little upon which to base their in
vestigation. For several days the outlook was
quite discouraging.
A few weeks later there was a service station
robbery in Phoenix, Arizona, in which the pro
prietor was shot and wounded. Arizona officers
soon afterward arrested one Fred Waldo as a
suspect. Their investigation revealed he and a
former companion, James Abner Bentley, had
been bragging about killing a bartender in Cali
fornia. Their description of the crime closely
matched that of the Highway City robbery and
murder.
Sheriff's detectives and Deputy District At
torney George Carter went immediately to
Phoenix to question Waldo. After talking to
him they were convinced he was involved in the
local crime, although he would not actually say
so. He also mentioned a Merced County couple,
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Joe Chapple, and indicated
they might have been involved.
The Chapples were · pic;ked up for question
ing, and admitted having accompanied Waldo
and Bentley to Fresno on the night of the rob
bery, driving the getaway car, and sharing 111
the loot. They claimed they were forced to
participate.
Meanwhile Bentley was arrested in Ft. Scott,
Kansas, and taken to Phoenix. Shortly after his
arrival there he admitted to Arizona authorities
his part in the Highway City crime, and also
implicated Waldo and the Chapples.
By that time it appeared the case here was
much stronger than that in Arizona, so the two
suspects were released to Fresno County for
prosecution here.
At a preliminary hearing there was testimony
indicating that before the robbery Waldo and
Bentley made a fifteen dollar bet as to which
would kill the victim.
Before the case actually went to trial Waldo
and Bentley entered pleas of guilty to charges
of robbery, conspiracy to commit murder, and
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ThomaJ Higgason
Chief of Police, Clovis
I
CLOVIS READY-MIX CO.
5850 E. Tollhouse CY 9-6849
CLOVIS
MULDOON CO., INC.
CY 9-6889 Clovis
Wally's Cabinet Shop
CY 9-6403 CLOVIS 610 -5th
LINENBACH AUTO PARTS
WHOLESALE AND RETAil SALES
3rd & CLOVIS AVE. CLOVIS CY 9-4381
Dale's Friendly Trading Center
CY 9-4290
5619 E. Tollhouse -Clovis
I HUMPHREY STATION
CY 9-6522
Tollhouse Road -Clovis
BAI RD 6' COFFMAN
FEE D S
CY 9-4581 Clovis
The bUilding al righl is a store called Liquor /Jmction,
lvherr Hom!'r P. Bryan was killed. Patrons of the tavern
al right were unaware of t/](' traged)1 occurring just a
few feel away.
J & M Liquor & Sport Goods
FISHING & HUNTING LICENSES
John & Millie Andreis
61 0 Cl ovis CLOVIS CY 9 -4445
WEBB'S GROCERY
General Merchandise
GAS & OIL
1605 E. 5th St. -Clovis
CLOVIS DRUGS
Free Delivery -15 Mile Radius
625 4th Street CY 9-2141
I
W. A. "ART" RUSSELL
Building Contractor
434 Beverly Drive Clovis
PAPAGNI FRUIT CO.
CLOVIS
CY 9-2541
DANCING FRIDAY & SATURDAY NIGHTS
DEE'S TAVERN
Rolph & Evelyn Joseph, Prop.
532 Clovis Avenue CY 9-9900 Clovis
SAVINO'S MARKET
TONY SAVINO
(Formerly of Friont)
4690 E. Herndon CY 9-4653 Clovis
California Iron & Machine Co.
Repo i ri ng-Designi ng-Fobricot ing-Weld ing-Mochi ni ng
319 E. Tollhouse Clovis CY 9-5835
4th ot Clovis Ave. Ph. CY 9-4366 Clovis, Colif.
CLOVIS FURNITURE CO.
ESTABLISHED 1912
COLONIAL -PROVINCIAL -CARPET
" The Home of the Fabulous Furniture Buying Plans"
murder. In a subsequent hearing it was deter
mined that it was murder in the first degree.
A few weeks later a jury, the selection of
which required several weeks, ruled that Bentley
must die in the gas chamber, and that Waldo be
sentenced to life imprisonment. There was
never a clear explanation of their reason for
making a distinction between the two.
The Chapples were then tried for their part
in the tragic and useless crime. Mrs. Chapple
entered a plea of guilty to being an accessory,
and was sentenced to a year in jail. Chapple was
found guilty of the same charges as Waldo and
Bentley, and was sentenced to life imprisonment.
Still another case in which a robbery victim
was shot had a happier ending, although the
suspect has not yet been apprehended. A seven
teen year old waitress in a drive-in restaurant
was shot in the left arm and chest after she had
already given the bandit the money from the
cash register. Fortunately, although she had to
undergo surgery and a long period of hospitali
zation, she recovered without any lasting ill
effects.
There were several other notable robberies
during the year. Clayton Ralph Sagers, a Fresno
salesman, was arrested by sheriff's detectives and
FBI agents for the robbery of two savings and
loan association offices, in which the loot totaled
over fifteen thousand dollars. He became a
suspect when he spent a two dollar bill taken in
one of the robberies.
Three Fresno men, Thomas Ray Carrick,
Edward J. Lewis, and Jack O. Barnes, and
Harold Durfee of Oroville, were arrested in
November for the robbery of a market on Bel
mont Avenue near Roeding Park and a motel
at Belmont and Cedar Avenues.
One of the youngest robbery suspects ever
arrested by this department was the twelve~
year old boy' who entered a children's clothing
store on Cedar Avenue near Shields and spent
several minutes posing as a prospective customer,
and eyeing the day's receipts which were in a
cash bag on the counter. Finally he struck the
female proprietor with his fist, cutting her lip.
He then apparently was overcome by panic, for
he fled empty handed. He was picked up by a
sheriff's patrol unit a few minutes later, and
admitted he had planned to rob the victim.
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105
Another major crime connected with a rob
bery was the kidnapping of the manager of the
J. c. Penney store, with his wife. They were
taken from their suburban Fresno home and
the wife was held hostage in the car while her
husband was forced to open the safe. Since the
kidnapping occurred in the unincorporated area
and the robbery inside the city, the Sheriff's
Department and Fresno Police Department
worked together on the investigation. At this
time the investigation is not completely closed.
The case will be discussed further next year.
From Fresno we go northeast to Fresno's
biggest neighbor, Clovis, and the Clovis judicialJ District. Here the Clovis Police Department is
waging a valiant battle in its fight to keep
abreast of the problems created by the phenom
enal growth of the city. Alvie Maze is serving
his fourth term as constable, assisted in his duties
James Abner Bentley Fred Waldo by Deputy Fred Sagniere.
No doubt the most important arrest made
by the Clovis Police Department last year was
on February 23rd, when Patrolmen Lyle Smith
and jim Raskup caught two suspects removing
tires from a recapping firm's warehouse.
BOICE FUNERAL HOME
Arthur Boice -Alice Boice
Lady Assistant
308 Pollosky -CY 9-4372
CLOVIS
RALPH'S DRUG STORE
No Tollhouse & Sunnyside
CY 9-6825
CLOVIS
CLOVIS· AUTO PARTS
GEORGE H. RAAB
CY 9-6884 CLOVIS 885 Clovis Ave.
CLOVIS DRAY & ICE CO.
Feed -Form Supply -Ice
264 Clovis Clovis CY 9-4628
Owner, John B. Weldon
I JACK1S DRIVE IN
Big Burgers'and Delicious Frosties
CATERING SERVICE
Service Inside or Outside
Greyhound & Moyer Bus Stop
753 5th St. Clovis CY 9-9933
The two suspects, john Hardin and Jack G.
Paull, both of Fresno, were booked in the Clovis
City Jail, and placed in separate cells, close
enough together, however, to enable them to
talk to each other.
Lt. Gino Pishione hid in the building and
listened as the two planned a story to explain
their activities. With information thus collected
a search warrant was obtained, and the homes
of the suspects searched by Clovis Police Depart
ment and Sheriff's Department officers. They
recovered several thousand dollars worth of
stolen property, and implicated the pair in a
string of burglaries extending over several
months, occurring in the East Fresno and Clovis
areas.
Lt. Pishione had done another bit of valuable
undercover work just a few weeks earlier, when
he spen t several weeks posing as a narcotics
addict while helping state and local narcotics
investigators to trap a known peddler. The trap
was sprung in the Biola area late in January.
In addition to breaking up a narcotics ring, this
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CLOVIS JUDICIAL DISTRICT -DCfll/Y COllI/able Frl'd Saglli"
a"d CalIS/able Alvir Mau:
RAY'S SERVICE
310 Clovis Ave. -Clovis
CLOVIS CONCRETE PIPE
In Business Since 1919
CY 9-4464 Clovis
CLOVIS CABINET SHOP
* Custom Made Millwork * * Residential -Commercial *
"Built-in Kitchens A Specialty"
Work Guaranteed -Free Estimates
738 Linco ln Ave. Clov is CY 9-6707
STANIS TV 6 RADIO REPAIR
All Makes -Personalized Service -Modern Equipment
Serving All of Fresno
606 Pollasky Clovis CY 9-6754
STEVE & JERRY'S
CAFE, MOTEL & SERVICE
SHORT ORDERS OUR SPECIALTY
EVERYTHING FOR THE FISHERMAN
17304 N. Friant Friant, Calif.
107
arrest also resulted in' the recover)' of a great
deal ()f~tolen propety.
Chief Higgason lo st one of hi~ best men in
March when Sergeant Charles Mayes resigned
to become Chief of Police in McFarland, Kern
County.
Constable Maze had a so mewhat unusual
crime to investigate last year; the setting of a
fire which burned over seyeral hundred acres
of trees and grassland ncar a nudist camp north
of Clovis. From the beginning of the investiga
tion the prime suspect appeared to be a fourteen
year old boy who claimed to be a witness, and
was quite eager to tell what he had seen. How
ever, a little checking proved his story untrue,
and he subsequently admitted having started
the blaze. He explained he did so because he
wanted some excitement.
In the field of more conventional crimes, two
burglars were caught in the act in separate jobs
in the Clovis area. On February 12th Gary Le
roy Loyd was captured while trying to pry open
the safe in a hardware store on Clovis A yen ue
in Tarpey Village. He admitted to three other
burglaries of the same establishment, plus six
others in the fresno ;lrea and two in Visalia.
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WHERE YOU BUY
THE BEST FOR LESS
Clovis Ave. CLOVIS
JOHNNIE'S FISHING COVE
BEER & PIZZA
Johnnie & Catherine
FRIANT
FRIANT TRADING POST
FRIANT'S MOST COMPLETE MARKET
Lloyd & Thelma Volentine
FRIANT
Gary Leroy Loyd, who has jllst been cajltured in thl! act
of burglarizing the Village Hardware in Tarpey Village,
sits with his hands cuffed behilld /Jim, under the watchful
I'ye of Dl'puty John Stark. The officer ill the backgr01md
is tlJl' latl' Sgt. Ricbard Baill.
A few months later Maze and Sagniere ar
rested Ruben Ray Call as he was fleeing the scene
of a burglary he had committed a.t a sand and
gravel plant on the river near Friant Road. He
admitted one previous entry of the building.
From Clovis we proceed northeast on High
way 168, then re-enter the mountains for a
look at the Ponderosa Judicial District. Local
law enforcement officers are Constable Jack
Sturges and his deputy Dick Smith.
For many decades the area has been a popular
summer vacation spot. Since the China Peak
Ski Resort went into operation a few years ago
it has become virtually a year-round playground
for not only San Joaquin Valley residents, but
also for people all over Central and Southern
California.
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HOKE/S TOLLHOUSE CAFE
Good Food -Friendly Service
Frank & Stella Hake
TOLLHOUSE, CALIF.
TOLLHOUSE GARAGE
TOWING & GENERAL REPAIR
Tires & Accessories -AAA Service
TOLLHOUSE. CALIF.
BILL & DONNA EVA'S
Tollhouse Storel Gen. Mdse.
Tollhouse, Calif.
I
A portion of the loot rcc()~'crl'd from Gary Loyd following
bioi arrest.
SHAVER LAKE GARAGE
Shaver Lake, Calif.
Clyde Taylor
KING'S RIVER LUMBER CORP.
AUBERRY, CALIFORNIA
Mikkelsen Butane Se.rvice
Auberry, Calif. -P. O. Box 138
11/2 Miles South of Auberry, on Auberry Road
Phone UL 6-2341
B. A. MI KKELSEN, Prop.
Pete's Garage '" Service
AAA TOWING & REPAIRING
Phone UL 6-2261
AUBERRY, CALI F.
I JOE AND MARY/S STEAK HOUSE
Fried Chicken & Steaks
Home Made Pies & Cakes
AUBERRY, CALIF.
AUBERRY BUILDERS SUPPLY
Jay & Mary Taylor, Prop.
UL 6-2851 Auberry, Calif.
N.EWTONS ALDER SPRI NGS STORE
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
Auberry-Shaver Lake Road
108
Constable Jack. Sturges
Deputy Constable Richard Smith
Ponderosa Judicial District
THE CHIEFTAIN CAFE
SHORT ORDERS -COLD BEER
Big Creek, Calif.
When at HUNTINGTON LAKE Visit
"The Pine Cone Shoppe"
LAKESHORE, CALI F.
Shaver Lake Barber & Beauty Shop
Bill & Virginia Adams, Prop.
Shaver Lake, Calif.
RALPH'S GARAGE
Auto Repairs -Tow Service -Boot Rentals
AAA Rood Service -Notional Auto Club
'LAKESHORE; CALIF.
ECKERT'S LODGE
RESTAURANT -BAR -HOTEL
SHAVER LAKE, CALIF.
CHAS. J. ECKERT, Prop.
Angelo"s Shaver Lake Bakery &
Coffee Shof
P. O. Box 7
SHAVER LAKE, CALIF.
"HAMBURGER HAVEN"
Home Baked Pies
GOOD FOOD
Roy & ~Iie Gibbs
Shover Lake, California
Despite the constant turnover of population,
the crime rate in the area is quite low. Each
year there are a few cabin burglaries, petty
thefts from camps, and other relatively minor
incidents, but seldom is there a major crime.
About the most newsworthy event last year
occurred on Highway 168 near Humphreys
Station, when a Fresno couple were robbed of
their car at knifepoint by four men. They had
stopped when they saw one man standing by
the roadside waving. While he was telling them
something about having been involved in an
accident and needing a ride to Clovis, the other
three appeared. The victim then offered to take
one of them to Clovis, but this offer did not
satisfy them. One of them drew a knife and
held it against the woman'~ throat. Her husband
was successful in persuading the suspects to
leave her alone, and she ran from the car. They
then turned their attention to him, and soon
forced him out of the car.
By that time one of the suspects, all of whom
had been drinking heavily, had passed out in a
ditch beside the road. The other three fled in
the victim's car, leaving him. He was still there,
only semi-conscious, when the officers arrived
in response to the victim's call from a nearby
farmhouse.
The suspect who was left behind was booked
in jail and questioned. However, he claimed he
was so drunk at the time of the incident he was
unable to remember anything.
The car was located the next day abandoned
in Madera County. Subsequent investigation
resulted in the arrest of the other suspects.
The subject who actually held the knife
LAKE SHORE RESORT
ON HUNTINGTON LAKE
ANN W. EDWARDS, Owner
P. O. Lakeshore Resort, Calif.
GENERAL STORE FRESH MEATS
HOUSEKEEPING & MOTEL COTTAGES
TRAILER .COURT
BOATS & MOTORS
Coffee Shop g-Restaurant
Cocktail Bar Packaged Liquor
SEASON
May to October
109
against the victim's throat was identified as Ted
Chenot of North Fork, Madera County. He
was given a state prison sentence. The others
received less severe punishment.
Leaving behind the land of tall pines and fish
stories which sound tall but are probably true,
we return to the Valley floor and retrace our
steps though Clovis and Fresno on Herndon
Avenue, cross Highway 99 at the community of
Herndon, and enter the Kerman Judicial Dis
trict. Constable Henry Wulf, assisted by Depu
ties Gene Petrucelli, Louie Perriera, and Adrian
White, has one of the busiest areas· in the county.
Last year they had quite a variety of major
CrImes.
The first was the attempted robbery of the
Dixieland Cafe on Whitesbridge Road, occur
ring on January 29th. Early in the evening a
young man entered, armed with a .22 caliber
rifle and wearing a lady's nylon stocking as a
mask. He was followed a moment later by two
others. The waitress ducked behind a counter
and ran into an adjoining storeroom. The armed
suspect started to follow, when Earl W. Davis,
the cafe owner who was seated at the counter,
said, "You'd better get out of here, boys. She'll
shoot you."
All three suspects then ran out the front door,
got into a car in which three other youths were
waiting, and fled, going west on Whitesbridge.
The investigating officers who arrived a short
time later put out a radio broadcast describing
the suspects and their car. Constable BiU Tray
lor of Firebaugh, hearing the broadcast, remem
bered that a Firebaugh youth named Edward
Wayne Pugh owned such a car, and also recalled
having seen Pugh and several other youths to
gether in Firebaugh earlier in the day.
Constable Traylor, his deputies, and the Fire
baugh Police Department apprehended all six
suspects later in the evening. The others were
identified as Homer O. Brown and Deryle L.
Maxwell, also of Firebaugh, and three juveniles.
All subsequently admitted being involved in the
crime. All were committed to the custody of
the California Youth Authority, since aU were
under twenty-one years old.
The Kerman Police Department, headed by
Chief James McElroy, had a big hand in the next
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GEORGE H. FRIES
Insurance & Real Estate
478 So. M adera Ave. Kerman
VI 6-8403
JOHN S. GOULART FARMS
11505 W. Belmont, Kerman
VI 6-8624
SOUZA'S LIQUOR STORE
651 So. Madera Ave.
Kerman VI 6-8728
MACK LAZARUS FORD SALES
Lowest Delivered Prices
692 S. Madero Ave. Kerman
VI 6 -9341 AM 4-2121
L. & R. GARAGE
BODY AND FENDER SHOP
SPRAY PAINTING AND TUNE UP
BRAKE. REPAIR
311 S. Madera Ave. Kerman, California
I LEVNARD LARSON
WELL DRILLING -CLEANING -REPAIRING
DEEPENING -AN Y SIZE OR DEPTH
VI 6-9435 KERMAN 1780 S BISHOP
FRESNO PHONE AM 4-7867
DEAN'S
MEN AND BOYS WEAR
Phone: VI 6-8840 719 So. Madera
KERMAN
PLAZA DRUGS
Cor. Whites Bridge Rd. and Madero A ve .
, Phone VI 6-9396 Kerman, California
T& W RADIATOR
Complete Radiator Service -New and Used
Phone Vlnewaod' 6-8535
14672 W. Whitesbridge Kerman, Calif.
JACK'S RICHFIELD GARAGE
WE REPAIR ALMOST ANYTHING WELDING .. BOTH ARC and ACETYLENE
TRY US • •• WE SATISFY
345 Sa. Madera Ave. VI 6-9481 Kerman, Calif.
FOX 180 RICHFIELD STATION
AND SEPTIC TANK SERVICE
Bus. Phone VI 6-9906
14702 W . Whitesbridge Rd. Kerman, Calif.
TONERS GROCERY
Shields & Madera Ave.
Kerman VI 6-8432
LYON GENERAL SERVICE
Plumbing -Heating -Portable Welding
15201 California Ave. Kerman
VI 6-8115
BEL-MADERA CLUB
BELMONT & MADERA KERMAN
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110
f
Kerman Police Department
Depllt Y Constable Louie Perriera From left-Sgt. Joe White, Officer Olen McDaniel, Chief CO/lStabl(' Henry Wlllf Jame McElroy, and Officer Dean Reas)'. De P1lt)' Cons/able Gene PetTI/alii
Kerman Judicial Dis/rict
776
SPORTING GOODS
Television -RCA, Philco, Hotpoint
Applionces-Hotpoint, Whirlpool, Philco. Amana
So. Madera Ave. Phone VI 6-9491 Kerman, Calif.
SIMS MOTOR COMPANY
Madera & D Streets P. O. Box 307
KERMAN, CALIFORNIA
Chevrolet Deoler Since 1930
VI 6-9335
VI 6-8402
N. VOLANTI
Ready Mix Concrete
Kerman
MA'S CAFE
AD 7-1153
New Location in Plaza Shopping Center
Same Good Food & Service
OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY
Corner Whitesbridge & Madero Ave.
Kerman VI 6-9903
CARTHYL THOMAS
RANCH
13200 W. Whil'esbridge Rd.
VI 6-8504 Kerman
Adrian White, Deputy Constable
Kerman Judicial District
ED L. TURNER
FEED AND FERTILIZER
14451 W. WHITESBRIDGE
VI 6-9494 KERMAN
JOHNSON WELDING & MFG. CO.
MANUFACTURERS OF FARM
AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT
Steel -Hardware -Welding -Blacksmithing
290 Se. Madera Ave. VI 6-8779
KERMAN.
OSCAR E. JERNER
& SONS
Cement Contractors
Monolithic Pipe Lines
15175 W. Nielson VI 6-8458 Kerman
111
major criminal investigation in the district. This
was the arrest early in June of \\lillard Taylor
who had committed approximately forty school
burglaries in northern Kings Count)' and south
ern and western Fresno County during the pre
vious few months.
His activities had become so widespread and
frequent that officers in both counties were
watching several schools each night in an attempt
to apprehend him.
Early on the morning of June 7th Sgt. Joe
White of the Kerman Police Department was
patrolling near the Kerman Elementary School.
He noticed a parked automobile, and saw a man
get out and lay three objects on the ground. As
he approached the man jumped back into the
car and pretended to be asleep.
The articles removed from the car turned out
to be a sledge hammer and two pry bars. Sgt.
\Vhite took the suspect into custody and other
officers concerned were notified.
The arrest cleared the series of school bur
glaries, as well as several burglaries of business
establishments. The wspect, who had a long
record of burglary and theft convictions, was
sentenced to state prison.
Probably the most newsworthy crime occur
ring in the Kerman area last year was the kid
napping of a seven month old Biola baby. She
was taken from her parents' home by a woman
who had been living with the family, and who
was caring for the baby while the mother
worked.
Investigating officers were baffled at first by
the number of names used by the suspect. In
checking her record when they started the in
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Sgl. Jor Wbilc of Ibr Kl'r 111 ,III Police De/le/r/ll/r'1I1 (lnd
DC/I11/Y Cons/able Gr'ne' Pl'lrurr-Ili search Ilx lilt/Oil/obi/I"
of school burglar W'illard TboJll/JS(m.
KERMAN JEWELERS
Specialized Watch Repa iring
VI 6-8302
DOROTHY'S
Women's Apparel
723 50. Modero Ave. VI 6-8666 Kerman
BILL FINKLEA
CHEVRON DEALER
Madero and Whitesbridge
Phone VI 6-9991
KERMAN, CALIF.
VALLEY FOOD CENTER
401 S. MADERA KERMAN
BARKER'S FOOD BANK
KERMAN, CALIF.
WESTSIDE ELECTRICAL SHOP
AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRICAL REPAIRS
GENERATORS MAGNETOS -ETC.
14491 W. WHITESBRIDGE KERMAN VI 6-9641
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EPPERSON'S MARKET
VI 6-8438
2590 N. Madero -Kerman
ACE SUPERMARKET
VI 6-9995
Kerman
KERMAN DRUG CO.
PRESCRIPTION SPECIALISTS
713 Madero Ave. Phone VI 6-9345 Kerman
M . D. Cottrell
SCOTT GI,N CO.
H. A. Scott Reali Estate
FARMS & RANCHES OUR SPECIALTY
P. O. Box 586 Vlnewood 6-9347
KERMAN, CALI F.
112
C. B. HAROLD1S SERVICE
TIRES -BATTERIES -ACCESSORIES
LUBRICATION -WHEEL BALANCING -TIRE RECAPPING
HUNTING AND FISHING SUPPLIES
"Your SATISFACTION I. our SUCCESS"
Whites Bridge at Madera Ave. VI 6-9603 Kerman, Calif.
ELLIS ENGLISH
POWER DIGGING
666 No. Modoc Ave. VI 6-9732
Kerman
JOHN T. BRAGG & SONS
Funeral Chapel
846-9369 538 So. Madera Ave.
KERMAN
John Bragg Jr. Funeral Director
WEST McKIN'LEY GROCERY
VI 6-8341
11499 WEST McKINLEY KERMAN
Lassen Avenue -UNion 6-5300
HELM California
H,ELM GARAGE
Servicing Entire West Side
AUTO & FARM IMPLEMENTS
Woody Dare, Owner
UN 6-5312 Nite Phone UN 6-5476
HELM
LER & SONS
NG -PUBLIC SCALES
HELM Ph. UN 6-5728
The Vinland Store, where August Young was murdered
in a holdup forty years ago, and his son, Fritz Young, was
beaten and robbed last year.
vestigation they found she had used many aliases,
and there was no way to determine her real
name. One disquieting fact was uncovered,
however; she had been involved in similar crimes
several times before.
For three days officers sent teletypes and
checked leads all over the state, searching for the
woman and the borrowed car in which she had
disappeared. On the evening of the third day,
when no encouraging news had been received
and officers began to doubt that the tiny victim
would be found alive, the suspect surrendered
to the Santa Ana County Sheriff's Department.
The baby was still with her, unharmed and in
good condition. The woman explained she had
intended to take the child to Texas and rear it
as her own, but had changed her mind when she
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KLEIN & KLEIN
BIOLA
AM 8-2479 VI 6-9040
-
BIOLA SHELL SERVICE
4640 Biola Ave. VI 3-2531
Biola
BIOLA WELDING WORKS
3rd & G Sts. Biola
VI 3-2475
113
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The suspect, whose true name was finally
established as Mrs. Frances M. Gallegos, entered
a plea of guilty to a charge of child stealing, and
was sentenced to the state prison for women at
Corona.
In other crimes, less spectacular but still im
portant, the hand of coincidence played a big
role. Deputy Constable Gene Petrucelli, with
the kind of luck all peace officers dream abou t,
walked into Toner's Market at Shields and Ma
dera Avenues to make a purchase, and inter
rupted a holdup man who was about to tie up
the proprietor with a rope. The SUSPp.ct, Ernest
Rodriquez of Lanare, was armed, but offered no
resistance when the officer drew his revolver and
ordered him to surrender. Following a plea of
guilty, the suspect was placed in the custody of
the California Youth Authority.
Late in the year officers were called to investi
gate the beating and robbery of Fritz Young,
proprietor of the Vineland Grocery at Shaw and
Madera Avenues, and Otto Swanson, a customer.
Almost forty years ago, on J anuary 6th, 1922,
Young's father, August Young, W:J.S shot and
killed in a holdup of the same store.
In other news of the Kerman Police Depart
ment, Chief McElroy reports no significant
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NOBLE CATTLE CO.
P.o . Box 511 Kerman
Rathman Fuel 6' Supply, Inc.
P. O. Box 13 Tranquillity
MILLER & WILSON MARKET
Phone 698-8452
Tranquillity
COTTON PICKING
New T-12 Rust Self Propelled Pickers
NO DAMAGE TO PLANTS
NO ROPING OR TWISTING
Smooth Spindle That Cannot Domoge Stop Ie
AIELLO IMPLEMENT CO.
Sales -Repairs -Parts
25522 W. Williams
Phone 698-8221 Fresno CL 1-1318
Tranquillity & Firebaugh
WM. E. GLOTZ RANCH
TRANQUILLITY
MARTIN COSTALE1S
M. C. ANGUS RANCH
Tranquillity -P. O. Box 67
Phone 698-8461
FRAN,K1S GARAGE
AUTO AND TRACTOR REPAIRING
GAS -OILS -LUBRICATION
TIRES -BATTERIES
Phone 698-8450 . P. O. Box 97 A
Tranquillity, California
ZINN'S MOBILE SERVICE
TIRES -TUBES -BATTERIES
WASHING -POLISHING
Tranquillity
SHELL DISTRIBUTORS
Phone 698-8504 -P. O. Box 7
Tranquillity, California
TRANQUILLITY TIRE & SUPPLY
Tires & Batteries
Phone 698-8231 -Tranquillity
114
B. A. Traylor, Constable
Firebaugh Judicial Distriel
WEST SIDE PUMP CO.
Russell Long, Dejmty Cons/able James Hamm, Dejmty Constable
Firebaugh Judicial Distriel Firebaugh Judicia{Di.ltrict
change in the city's crime rate. There was one
personnel change. Officer Paul Nikitin resigned
to accept an appointment as Chief of Police of
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Pumps -Pump Repairs
& Sprinkler Systems.
Phone 693-4315 -San Joaquin, Calif.
MATT'S CLUB
SAN JOAQUIN
NATIONAL MARKET
Quality Meats & Groceries at Lowest Prices
693-4337
San Joaquin
BEVIS KUT & KURL
JACK'S BARBER SHOP
Phone 693-4657
Son Joaquin, Calif.
W. G. WARMUTH
UNION OIL CONSIGNEE
Union Oil Company of California
Son Joaquin -693-4482
MARGARET/S CAFE
We Specialize in Fine Food
"Home Mode Pies"
8728 Main St. Son Joaquin
SWISS-AMERICAN CAFE
Goad Food -On & Off Sale of Liquors
JOE & DOT GIULIANO
693-4617 Son Joaquin
WEST SIDE CAFE
On & Off Sale Liquors
Pete L. 6-Anna Niboli
8729 Main St. -San Joaquin
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Arvin, Kern County. He was replaced by officer
Dean Reasy.
The district's other incorporated city, San
Joaquin, has no police department. Instead, the
city has a contract with the county whereby
Deputy Constable Adrian White devotes part of
his time to policing the city.
North and west of the Kerman area is the
Firebaugh Judicial District. There are two in
corporated cities in the area; Firebaugh, where
John McClain is Chief of Police, and Mendota,
where the police department is headed by Chief
Frank Cantwell. Law enforcement in the rural
areas is handled by Constabie Bill Traylor and
his deputies, James Hamm and Russel Long.
There was no major crime within the city
limits of Mendota during the year. The police
department looks upon 1961 as a year of prog
ress. Among the many improvements was the
establishment of the municipal radio frequency,
coupled with a working agreement with the
Mid-Valley Fire District whereby the two
agencies montor each others radio calls, and·
thus provide better police and fire protection.
Several items of equipment have been added,
and a uniform and cleaning allowance secured
for department personnel.
Personnel changes have included two promo
tions for Chief Cantwell; first, to sergean t, and
later to chief. There was almost a complete
turnover in personnel. David Betts, formerly
of Hanford, was hired in April, and in Decem
ber Charles Dunn, veteran of the Kerman and
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l1S
Firebaugh Ponce Department
Back row: Patrolman Paul Howard, Chief John D.
McClain, Sgt. Vernon Clark. Front row: Senior Patrol
man Thurman L. Alexander., Dispatcher Dalton J. Lynch,
Patrolman Howard Manes.
Madera Police Departments, and Marvin France,
formerly of Coalinga, joined the force. A new
reserve patrolman, Elvin Davis, joined veteran
S. B. Scroggins on the auxiliary staff. Besides
Cantwell, the only "old timer" on the force is
matron Karen Knight.
As has already been mentioned, the Firebaugh
Police Department was instrumental in the cap
ture of the gang of juveniles who had attempted
to rob the Dixieland Cafe in Kerman. Gener
ally, 1961 was a rather quiet year.
Chief McClain has been a member of the
department for four years, and has been Chief
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PEREZ BROS.
Growers -Packers -Shippers
FRUITS and VEGETABLES
Firebaugh and Crows Landing
FIREBAUGH MARKET
Groceries -Meats -Vegetables
OL 9-2134 Firebaugh
FIREBAUGH LANES
12 A.M. F. Automatics
1511 9th St. -Firebaugh
A. REBECCHI
DEPARTMENT STORE
1467 -11 th St. Firebaugh OL 9-2259
Sa ,m & D. M. Biancucci, Inc.
FIREBAUGH, CALIFORNIA
PACIFIC FARM CO.
11 th & M Firebaugh
OL 9-2042
ADAMS AUTO SUPPLY
FIREBAUGH
GILBERT PLUMBING CO.
12th & M Firebaugh
BEST WISHES
V. C. BRITTON
COMPANY
FIREBAUGH, CALI F.
Colony Mercantile Co.
Groceries -Fresh Meats -Vegetables
Dry Goods & Hardware
Las Deltas -OL 9-2529
116
Mendota Police Department
Standing -Patrolman Charles Dunn, Matron Karen
Knight, Patrolman Dave Belts. Kneeling-Chief Frank
Cantwell, Dispatcher Marvin France.
for eighteen months. He attribues a great deal
of his success to the cooperation of Police Com
missioner Ben B. Brereton and the city council.
Sgt. Vernon R. Clark has been a member of
the department for three years. He is in charge
of follow-up investigations. Thurman L. Alex
ander, the Senior Patrolman, is a veteran officer,
with several years service on the Mendota Police
Department and as a deputy constable before
joining the department two years ago.
Two new men were appointed during 1961;
Howard C. Manes, who previous to his appoint
ment had been a reserve officer in the depart
ment; and Paul E. Howard, who had law en
forcement experience in Tulare and San Bern
ardino Counties. Radio dispatching service is
efficiently handled by Dalton J. Lynch, who
has been wi th the department for a year and
a half.
Constable Traylor and his men were quite
busy during the year handling assaults, fights,
and disturbances occurring in the various labor
camps in the district.
In October Traylor arrested Eugenio Trevino
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Firebaugh Radio & TV Repair
OL 9-2425
ALL MAKES AND MODELS
ALL WORK GUARANTEED
CLYDE FANNON
1291 0 Street Firebaugh, Calif.
Get MORE for what you pay, SAVE at Mode O'Day'
MODE O'DAY FROCK SHOP
lingerie -Dresses -Hosiery
10620 St. Firebaugh
FAIRYTALE BAKERY
Finest in Baked Goods & Decorated Cakes
OL 9-2804
10200 St. Firebaugh
REESER AUTO SALES
40 SELECTED USED CARS
"We Sell For Less"
Bob Reeser, Owner
OL 9-2817 1933 N St. Firebaugh, Cali f. .
Ray Moralez Norwalk Service
Gas -Oils -Lubrication -Washing -Polishing
10th & "0" St. Firebaugh OL 9-9980
Compliments
RICHARD J. LEHMANN
Agricultural Service
OL 9-2265 Firebaugh
Firebaugh Appliance (:, Hardware Co.
1551 "N" St. Firebaugh OL 9-2328
CHARLES SUNLAND STATION
OL 9-2243
Hwv 33 South -Firebaugh
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PAG'S and JUANITA'S CAFE
FIREBAUGH
FRANK A. GALLISON
CROP SEEDING BY AIRPLANE
Airport One Mile South of Dos Palos
EXpress 2-2'120 P. O. Box 1265
Dos Palos
GUY HOUK R~NCH
FIREBAUGH
TOM R. WARD
Dist. Tidewater Oil Co.
OL 9-2157 Firebaugh
Wheel Aligning & Balancing Electronic Tune Up
LEO'S GARAGE
COMPLETE AUTO & TRUCK REPAIR
N. Hwy. 33 & Storey Rd. Firebaugh OL 9-2508
117
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The dog sharing the baby's bed is
one of twenty-two found living
in the home by officers investif!.at
illg a com/liaint of child neglect
in tbe Mendota area.
Detective Mike Flores searcbes for clues in tbe field
where Ralpb Robles and Reynaldo Rocha parked wbell
they raped a woman they had kidnapped from her bamI'.
ROWE'S SEASI DE SERVICE
New Parts -Auto Washing
Corner of Belmont & Highway 33
24 Hour AAA Towing Service
OL 5-4772 Mendota
COlT RANCH. INC.
MENDOTA
,-
MENDOTA
Established 1925
SORENSEN MACHINE WORKS
STEEL FABRICATORS
OLiver 5-4251 Mendota California
DON'S SERVICE
Automotive Repoir & Mochine Shop
HIGHWAY 180
MENDOTA
SMOOT'S SAVMOR GROCERY
6th & N Streets
MENDOTA, CALIFORNIA
VALLEY HARDWARE
AND SUPPLY CO.
MENDOTA, CALIFORNIA
Phone OL 5 -4355
U. " 'BEAN" ROWE
Distributor
SEASI DE PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
P. 0 Box 32 Mendota OL 5-4376
FREY BEARI NG COMPANY
N. A. P_ A. PARTS
10th & P Streets Mendota OL 5-4267
118
S. STAMOULES. INC.
"s & S" & "REDDY" BRAND
MELONS
MENDOTA, CALIF.
BLUE MOON CAFE
JOHNNY & JUANITA
4th & M Street Mendota
PILIBOS BROS.
MENDOTA
Deleon, a 21 year old farm laborer, after a rural
Firebaugh housewife reported she had been
raped by the suspect. Deleon, following an
evening of drinking, had broken down the door
of the victim's cabin while her husband was
away from home, threatened her and her chil
dren with a rifle, and stated he would kill one
of the children unless she submitted. He was
sentenced to state prison for the act.
Deputy James Hamm, investigating·a report
of child neglect in the rural Mendota area, found
two adults, a mother and daughter, their three
children, twenty-two dogs, and five cats living
in a small house. The children were being forced
to live under such filthy and unhealthful con
ditions, due to the number of animals, they were
removed from the home and m ade wards of the
Juvenile Court. The adults were sentenced to
county jail terms.
Traveling south on Highway 33, skirting the
foothills of the Coast Range, we enter the Coa
linga Judicial District. The area is policed by
the Coalinga and Huron Police Departments,
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PAPPAS & CO.
"Golden Treat"
"Real Treat" Melons
MENDOTA, CALIFORNIA
119
Front, from left-Lt. Robert
H oulchl'ns, Cbief A. C·
Griffith, Capt. R. J. Rose.
Rear, from lefI-Patrolmen
W. R. Nix, William Horil/e,
James Henry, and Ben Hunt.
Not in pictllrr-Radio oper
ators Winnie Taylor, Thelma
Johnson, Margaret Fraitcs,
Martha Vance, alld Wil/cJl('
Jeffreys.
GRIGSBY'S FOUNTAIN
217 N. 5th STREET
WE 5-2789
Fountain Lunch Tobacco News
Good Coffee
COALINGA, CALIFORNIA
BURNETT CONSTRUCTION CO.
LES EVERETIE COALINGA
B & B Sprinkler Sales & Service
JIM BREWER
153 N. Fifth Coalinga WE 5-1812
MENDOTA FOOD CENTER
Groceries -Meats -Vegetables -Fish -Poultry
737 7th St. Mendota
OL 5-4391
NEWTON DRILLING CO.
COALINGA
COALI NGA MARKET
309 E. POLK ST. WE 5-2649
COALINGA
PIPPIN'S AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLY
P. O. Box 306 Coalinga, California
195 HOOVER
PAUL McCLARY
TRUCK WELDING
E & M LIQUORS
(ED & MARGE)
COALINGA
638 E. Polk Coalinga WE 5-0272
COALINGA SOAP & PAINT CO.
Manufacturers of
Murphy's Waterless Hand Cleaner
249 S. Fourth Coalin a WE 5-0294
Smart Shoppe Ladies Apparel
Wilma J. McCollum Helen Vanhoose
320 N. Fifth St. Coalinga WE 5-0390
120
COOK1S
Coalinga Furniture
"Life begins at home"
WE 5-0516 152 East Elm Avenue
COALINGA
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I
COALI NGA BOWL INC.
Lunch Room -Cocktails
16 Lanes -Brunswick
J. R. Hansen, Manager
900 E Polk Coalinga WE 5-1581
COMPLIMENTS OF
M. J. & R. S. ALLEN
I COALINGA
STARKEY and
ERWIN RANCH
CoalingaII
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COlis/able Tom QlIill11f'Y
Co(/ Iinga Judicial Dis/riel
,/iaflt,s Smith, DI'pu/), COnl/llbie
Coalinga Judici(/l Di.l/rir/
and Constable Tom Quinney and his deputy,
Charles Smith.
Constable Quinney, who is in his first term as
constable, is a veteran of several years service
with the Coalinga Police Department, where he
attained the rank of captain. He is therefore
very familiar with the law enforcement prob
lems of his district, and does an excellent job
of crime suppression. He had a few thefts of oil
field and mining equipment to investigate last
year; otherwise, all was relatively quiet.
Deputy Constable Smith, who ordinarily
takes care of the rural Huron area, had his usual
troubles with disturbances in the many farm
labor camps, but nothing of a really serious
nature.
Chief of Police A. C. Griffith of the Coalinga
Police Department also reports a very quiet year.
The department is particularly proud of the
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city's traffic safety record. 1961 was the six
teenth consecutive year without a traffic fatality.
The city of Huron had a rather wild and
wooly reputation not too many years ago. The
city's permanent residents were law-abiding;
however, the trouble was caused by the great
number of migratory workers who swell the
community's population during the melon and
cotton harvests each year.
Recently, however, the town seems to have
become much more sedate. This is no doubt at
least partially due to the work of ChIef of Police
Clarence Eno~ and his staff. The most interesting
crime occurring there last year wa·s not a mur
der, a robbery, or any other crime of violence,
but a much more sophisticated type of offense.
It was a grand theft, committed through the
use of a racket known as a prepaid loan agree
ment.
Briefly, the racket is worked in this manner.
The suspect, who usually represents himself as
a broker, approaches his intended victim, usually
a businessman, and offers to help n~gotiate with
lending companies for a sizable loan. He asks
for a substantial fee in advance, but eases any
qualms the victim might have by assuring him
the fee will be refunded if the loan application
is rejected. When the suspect has pocketed the
money, he prepares a very impressive looking
brochure on the victim's financial standing. He
explains he is mailing copies to various lending
companies in other parts of the country, and
that an answer will be forthcoming.
When, after a few weeks of fruitless waiting,
the victim inquires about the delay, he is assured
that such matters require a great deal of time.
If the victim becomes suspicious enough to de
mand a return of his fee, the suspect reminds
him that, according to their agreement, the fee
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PACKARD
'I Termite and Pest Control
Ph. WE 5-2312 571 E. Polk St.
COALINGA
JOHN C. CONN RANCH
COALINGA
THE BIRDSONG CO.
BUSTER BROWN SHOES -CHILDREN
LIFE SrRlDE -NATURALIZER -WOMEN
ROBLEE SHOES -MEN
Fifth & D Street Caalinqa
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CANADAY'S HARDWARE
• HOUSEWARESTOYS • GIFTS• DUTCH BOY PAI NTS
WElls 5·1790
2 46 North Fi fth Str eet Coalinga. Calif.
WALLACE AUTO ELECTRIC
155 E Forest WE 5-1681
Coalinga
STATE MARKET
YOUNG BROS.
GROCERieS -MEATS -FRESH FRUITS & VEGETABLES
WElls 5-0701
555 East Elm Ave. Coalinga, Cal if.
WEl ls 5-2716WElls 5-0251
BOB'S AUTO SERVICE
AUTOMATIC TRANSMI SSION SPECIALIST
Complete Automotive Service
104 North Fourth Coalinga, California
COURTLAND'S RESTAURANT
" Your Eating Pleasure Is Our Business"
Good Meals at Reasonable Prices
Open 5 A.M. to 10 P.M . Free Parking
! 11 Forest Coalinga WE 5-1389
Compliments of
BI LL WOODRING PLUMBING
197 A lfred WE 5-0438
COALINGA
Harris Oil Well Supplies & Service
236 W. Forest WE 5-2261
Coalinga
Coalinga Studio of Photography
Studio -Camero Shop
EWELL. COTTON, Photographer
361 N. 5th St. Coalinga WE 5-1734
CALI FORN IA MARKET
197 Forest Coalinga WE 5-0868
CHENEY BROS., INC.
COALINGA
E. L. XAVIER
LIQUORS
257 E. ELM WE 5-2965 COA LINGA
ROSY'S TAVERN
610 E. Polk Coalinga WE 5-0473
COALINGA LUMBER CO.
BEN F. LOOMER, Owner
W est Elm and Polk Sts. WE 5-0875
COALINGA
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Huron Police
Department
Left to right -City Clerk
F ran k Rodriquez, Gene
Southern, Chief Clarence
Enos, Ruben Urias.
McKAY TRUCKliNG CO.
239 College WE 5-0851
COALlI'-IGA
WEETH RANCHES INC.
Coalinga
M. B. PRESSEY CO.
Insurance Underwriters
280 N. 5th St. WE 5-1571
COALINGA
SERVICE PHARMACY
LESTER BYERS, Owner
PRESCRIPTION SPECIAliST
A Rexall Store
Sick Room Supplies -Natlonolly Advertised Drugs
WE 5-2134 COALINGA 5th & Elm
FOR FOOD AT ITS BEST
Follow the Res t To
LACEY'S CAFE
In the ~ of Town
COALINGA
JOHN T. BRAGG & SONS
Funeral Chapel
935-3338 486 No. 5th St.
COALINGA
John Bragg Sr . Funeral Directors
ZEB REDDING CARLTON SEARCY
City Garage & Radiator Works
• AU'f( /"vnI VE REf' ,\iR • i<ACl IATOR CLU\N II',G & REPAIR
• TIDEWAlER PRODUCTS
WE 5-3194
504 Eas. Polk Street Coo linga, California
BOSTON RANCH CO.
STAR ROUTE 2, BOX 100
LEMOORE, CALIFORNIA
123
is to be refunded only if the loan application is
rejected. That never happens; the loan com
panies, if they exist at all, simply do not answer
the application. By the time the victim over
comes his reluctance to admit he has been taken,
and reports the matter to authorities, the suspect
has disappeared. Even if he hasn't, it is usually
difficult to prove any criminal intent.
The Huron case last year was an exception
to the general rule. The victim, a local business
man, had the courage and judgment to admit
his mistake while the suspect, identified as Nor
man T. Firebaugh, was still in the area. He
reported the incident to Chief Enos, who, work
ing with the Better Business Bureau and the
District Attorney's office, was able to collect
enough evidence to justify a criminal complaint.
Firebaugh was arrested, and, although there was
insufficient evidence for a grand theft convic
tion, he was given a substantial jail term for
acting as a broker without a license.
Heading back toward the central portion of
the county, we enter the Riverdale Judicial
District, which includes the unincorporated
communities of Five Points, Burrel, Lanare,
Riverdale, and Laton. Constable Al Nester and
his deputies, Arnie Goble and William Milliken
are responsible for raw and order. They had a
great deal of excitement during 1961.
Their first major case was the rape of a woman
in the Burrel area. When she answered a knock
at her door early on the morning of January
16th, she was dragged from her porch by two
men, one of whom was a casual acquaintance.
They forced her into an automobile, took her
several miles away, assaulted her, then returned
her to the vicinity of her home.
Constable Nester, enroute to the victim's
home to investigate, met the suspects a short
distance away, but naturally was unaware of
their identity at the time. However, he had no
trouble locating them again when he had heard
the victim's story and obtained a description of
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Huron Lumber 1:7 SUlpply, Inc.
Paints _. Bui,lding, Home & Farm Supplies
Hardware
D. Hays Dornan, Mgr.
Telephone WH 5 -2391
HURON, CALIFORNIA
SOMMERVILLE FARMS
HURON
I DOMINGO GARZA
LABOR CONTRACTOR
WH 5-2366 Huron
RANCH HARDWARE & VARI ETY
Next To the Post Office in Huron
Every Thing for the Fami Iy Needs
MOORE'S LIQUOR STORE
LIQUOR -BEER· WINE
36539 So. Lassen Ave . Huron, Calif.
Phone 2021
SMOKE HOUSE BAR
AND RESTAURANT
Lassen Ave . Huron
LASSEN FOOD MARKET
Complete Line Meats and Groceries
LASSEN AVENUE HURON, CALIF.
I
I
RUFUS MciLROY
FARM EQUIPMENT
HURON , CALIFORNIA
Phone W Hitney 5 -2266 Lassen at Tenth
TONY'S MARKET
GROCERIES -MEATS -VEGETABLES
BEER & WINE
Lassen Avenue Huron
HURON GENERAL STORE
Phone 2191 HURON, CALIF. Box 426
RED FLURRY, Owner
WE GIVE 5 & H GREEN STAMPS
Vernon L. Thomas, Ine.
HURON
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I
Huron Weldin9 & Machine Works
VICK HENDRIX
9th Street -HURON -WH 5-2298
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• • •
Brown Feed & Seed
The Home of Brown's Sweet Mix Doiry Feeds
ROLLING GRINDING MIXING
Riverdale, California TO 7-3558
McKEAN'S STORE
Meats -Groceries -Notions -Feed
TO 7-3112-RIVERDALE
Dorn's Butane & Appliance
TOwnsend 7-3505
3131 W. Mt. Whitney -Riverdale
Al Nester, Constable
Riverdale Judicial Distriel
HEINRICHS CHEVROLET CO.
Sales & Service
TO 7 -3534 -Riverdale
JORGE ANN'S
LADIES SPECIALTY SHOP
20975 Malsbary Riverdale TO 7-3451
A. Goble, Deputy Constable
Riverdale Judicial District
W. Milliken, Deputy Constable
Riverdale Judicial District
JACK HARRIS, Inc.
FIVE POINTS, CALIFORNIA
LASSEN MARKET
GROCERI ES -MEATS--BEER -WI NE
Lassen Avenue -Five Points
BRATTON'S GROCERY
UN 6-5346 Burrel
RAYMOND THOMAS, INC.
SHERMAN THOMAS
FIVE POINTS
McCarthy Gnd
Hildebrand Ranch
P.O. Box 112, Burrel
125
their vehicle. He arrested them a short time la ter
in the vicinity of Riverdale. They were identi
fied as Ralph Robles and Reynaldo Rocha. both
of Kettleman City.
Deputy Constable Arnie Goble had his share
of excitement when, answering a call in the rural
Riverdale area, he was greeted by gunfire. The
bullets struck his automobile, but he escaped
Injury.
The woman who had called Goble later told
officers she had attended a party at the home of
a neighbor, and another guest, Arthur D. Keel,
accosted her, threatened her with a. small re
volver, and forced her to return to her home.
There she talked to him for some time before
she had a chance to summon Goble by telephone.
\'Vhen Goble drove into her yard she ran from
the house. Keel fired at her, the bullet striking
her in the left hip. He then fired the two shots
which hit Goble's car. When Goble returned the
fire he fled on foot through a field at the rear
of the house.
Keel was arrested the next day in his Lemoore
home by sheriff's officers, Constable Nester, and
Kings County Constable Frank Silva.
Frank Gillis, a Five Points laborer, was killed
in a labor camp fight which had started as an
argument over a twenty-five cent piece which
had been won in a dice game. Witnesses stated
Robert D. Myles, another laborer, had won the
quarter, but Gillis picked it up. In the ensuing
battle Gillis struck Myles with a large piece of
wood, and Myles retaliated with a tire iron.
Myles was not arrested, since it appeared he had
acted in self-defense.
In the category of more unusual crimes, Con
stable Nester arrested a Laton area farmer for
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DAY & NIGHT LUNCH
Carl McGraw
Orval Jenkins
415 Tohoe -Caruthers -UN 4-3018
GALLAHER & SONS
WATER WELL DR 1LLl NG
UN 4-3220 CARUTHERS UN4-3105
Clevenger Mercantile Co., Inc.
Hardware, Implements, Fuller Paints, Etc.
UN 4-3019 Caruthers
CARUTHERS AUTO SUPPLY
711 Henderson -UNion 4-3057
CARUTHERS, CAll F
RIVERDALE DRUG STORE
Prescriptions
TO 7-3013 -Riverdale
McLEOD FORD
Sales & Service
liThe Volley's Fairest Dealer"
TO 7-3549 -Riverdole
MT. WHITNEY CAFE
BEER -WINE -EATS
Mt. Whitney Ave. Riverdale TO 7-3004
JACOPI WELDING & REPAIR
ACETYLENE & ARC WELDI NG
Portable Equipment -24 Hour Service
20841 Malsbary Riverdale TO 7-3173
Riverdale Associated Service
OTT BRUHN, Prop.
Service Station, Public Scale, Tires
3832 W . Mt. Whitney TO 7-3018
RIVERDALE
Riverdale Plumbing & Appliance
Jacuzzi & Fairbanks Morse Pumps
TO 7-3445 -Riverdale
l
J & 0 TRACTOR CO.
Hay Making Machinery Headquarters
TO 7-3488 -Riverdale
126
Aubre)' Byers, Constable
Caruthen Judicial Distriel
When You Think About Cors Or Trucks, Think Of
WEBSTER FORD
High Trades -Low Prices -Low Payments
Local Dealer
12884 So. Elm AD 3-8383
I
MONSON'S PLUMBING & HEATING
1542 Smith TW 7-2373
Kingsburg
.
Caruthers Pump & Repair Shop
Turbine Pumps, Pressure Systems, Pump Repairs, Wiring
JOHN C. BARBER, Owner
Phone UNion 4-3109 Caruthers, Calif.
SALES & SERV ICE
Mclllwain's Furniture and Appliance
NEW & USED
BILL McILLWAIN, Owner
708 Henderson Ph. UN 4-3453 Caruthers, Calif.
LASSEN FOOD MARKET
13015 So. Elm Ave.
Caruthers
CARUTHERS PHARMACY
UNion 4-3177
739 Henderson -Caruthers, Calif.
CARUTH ERS AUTO REPAIR
Richard 6Fred M. Helm
1 1841 5. Henderson Caruthers UN 4-3752
illegally taking water from a canal of the Laguna
Irrigation District. This is reminiscent of fron
tier days when there used to be some pretty
violent disputes over the ownership of water
rights.
Adjoining the Riverdale area on the north is
the Caruthers Judicial District, which includes
the communities of Caruthers and Raisin City,
and is the territory of Constable Aubrey Byars.
The Caruthers area has not had a really major
crime of violence for many years. Last year,
however, it was the scene of one of the most
heart-rending cases to come to the attention of
the department. One afternoon early in June a
report was received of a child crying under un
explained circumstances in a cabin at Mt. View
and Elm Avenues. Investigating officers found
a tiny five year old girl imprisoned in a card
board packing case about three feet square. She
had apparently spent several days there, since a
few rags had been provided for her to sleep on
and there was a coffee can she had used for a
toilet.
Su bseq uen t in vestiga tion revealed that the
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Calflax Ranch & Store
FIVE POINTS
127
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Vidal Muniz, had kept
the girl penned up in the box for almost a week
day and night, and that she had been left alone
in the cabin, with the door locked, during the
day while the parents were at work. Their only
explanation was that they did not like girls. This
was borne out by the fact their other child, a
two-year old boy, had apparently been treated
in a normal manner.
Except for being somewhat under-nourished
and extremely frightened, the child apparently
had suffered no permanent injury as a result of
her mistreatment. Needless to say,. however, the
children were placed in foster homes and the
parents booked in jail. They later were sen
tenced to long jail terms, and placed on proba
tion by Judge Elmer Cowan.
From Caruthers our route takes us east along
Conejo Avenue to the Kingsburg Judicial Dis
trict. Here Constable H. F. Johanson polices
one of the most crime free rural areas in the
county. It is so quiet, in fact, that we seldom
hear from him. However, in crime statistics as
in most everything else, no news is good news,
and we know he is always on the job.
The eight man Kingsburg Police Department
is ably administered by Chief C. B. McCraw.
The city seldom has a crime of major propor
tions. However, in spite of police vigilance, on
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KINGSBURG LUMBER CO.
1398 California St. Kingsburg TW 7-2317
George & Beatrice Garner
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
1588 Lincoln -TW 7-3035
KINGSBURG, CALIFORNIA
HARRY J. ASLAN
GROWER & SHIPPER
KINGSBURG, CALIFORNIA
TW 7-2968
BOWLIN TRUCKING CO.
Hay, Grain, Fruit & Cotton Hauling
TW 7-2432
12803 S. Mendocino Kingsburg
H. F. Jobansen, Constable
Kingsbur!{ Judicial District
Anderson Bros. Brake & Wheel
1437 Simpson TW 7-2323
KINGSBURG
DALTON MOTEL
I
Hwy.99 TW 7-3 506
KINGSBURG
OLSON BROS. MFG. CO.
1530 MARION TW 7-2234
KINGSBURG
Haley's Haven Nursing Home
Ambulatory and Bed Patients
901 Mariposa TW 7-5933
Kingsburg
I
JIM'S EGG RANCH
WHOLESALE & RETAIL
39942 Rd. 16 Kingsburg TW 7-3457
Kingsburg Body & Fender Shop
24 HOUR TOWING
1541 Marion Street Kingsburg TW 7-2301
I Mel NTYER'S MARKET
1399 M arlon St. TW 7-35 32
KINGSBURG
GIRAZIAN FRUIT CO.
GROWER & PACKER
39400 Clarkson Dr. TW 7-2946
I
I KINGSBURG
128
March 5th of last year an armed robbery and
kidnapping was committed at a local service
station.
The victim was robbed of his identification
papers, seventy-five dollars from the cash reg
ister, and fifty-four dollars from his person by
two white males about twenty-five years old,
armed with a 30-30 rifle. They forced the vic
tim into their car, took him to the vicinity of
J. L. ROBINSON
FUNERAL HOME
Irwin E. Thomas, Owner-Manager
2345 McColl Ave. -Selma, California
24 Hr. Ambulance Service
Resusitatar Equipped
TW 6-2261
Eknoian & MacDonald
Packing Co.
SELMA
SELMA
129
Kingsburg Police
Department
Prom left-Patrolman Helge Lind
bolm, Desk Sgt. Elmer V. Gardner,
Patrolman Don Wright, Desk Sgt.
Haskell Davis, Chief C. B. Mc
Craw, Patrolman Clifford Palm,
Patrolman Paul R. Johnson, and
Desk Sgt. Tilden Tremper.
Bakersfield, where they released him on Highway
33. A passing motorist took him to the Kern
County Sheriff's office.
The victim was able to give a detailed descrip
tion of his abductors and of their vehicle, with
the exception of the license number. The same
day the Kern County Sheriff's office had a report
of a robbery at Frazier Road and Highway 99,
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West Coast Growers
& Packers. Inc.
•
CINDERELLA & BLONDIE
PRODUCTS
•
Clarence Bentle)l, Constable
Selma Judicial District
near Gorman. The description of the vehicle
and suspects matched closely with those involved
in the local crime, indicating the suspects were
enroute to Southern California.
Numerous leads were checked out, and pic
tures of several possible suspects were obtaintd
from CII and shown to the victim. However,
he was unable to identify any .of them as the
kidnappers. Several days of investigation passed
without a break in the case.
On March 15 th the victim's identification
papers were found at the scene of an automobile
accident in Ventura County. One of the persons
involved was killed and the other injured. The
victim identified the deceased as the leader in
the robbery and kidnapping. Thus the Kings
burg Police Department was able to clear the
case, even though no arrest was made.
Proceeding north on Highway 99 on the last
leg of our trip, we enter the Selma Judicial Dis
trict. As was mentioned in our "In Memoriam"
article, this area suffered a great loss last year
with the death of Constable !ver Johanson.
Clarence Bentley, a former member of the
Selma Police Department, was appointed to
succeed him. Bentley has big shoes to fill, but
he appears to be doing an admirable job. The
Sheriff's Department greatly appreciates the fi,ne
spirit of cooperation he has exhibited, the same
as existed between this department and Con
stable Johanson.
The biggest crime in the rural Selma area last
year was the robbery of the Freeway Lanes, a
bowling establishment north of the city on
Highway 99, on January 2-3rd. Three suspects
entered about 4:00 a.m. and robbed several em
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130
f Selma Steam Laundry & Dry Cleaning
Free Pickup & Delivery
1724 Tucker St. TW 6-2075
SELMA
G & R Welding & Muffler Shop
STOCKS -DUALS -PACKS
Gt:NERAL WELDING
2200 Whitson St. TW 6-3852
SELMA
THE BROWN STYLE SHOP
DOROTHY L. PETERSON
Ladies' Apparel and Accessories
2014 Second St. Selma
STOVER MOTOR SALES
SELMA
Hwy. 99 & Stillman T W6-0B1B
JAMES E. THOMAS
STAKES and TRUCKING
PHONE TWinaaks 6-1693
961 So. Highway 99 Selma, Calif.
LEON'S SHOES
CORNER FIRST & HIGH ST.
TW 6-2205 Selma
I
Maggie Downs -Supperette Market
Fowler & Cla rkson Ave TW 6 -3-1 9 7
SELMA
I
DEWEY E. COX
REAL ESTATE & IN SURANC E
19 33 W. Front St. Selma TW 6-0769
CONEJO MARKET
GROCE RIES -MEATS -VEGETABLES
4009 E. ConeJo Ave. Selma TW 6 -22 1·1
VAN ZILE ELECTRIC
1924 E. Front TW 6-0645
SELMA
FLOYD'S AUTO PARTS
1901 W. Front Selma
I
SELMA MOTOR SALES
JOHN OTOMO
Phone TW 6-3154
2051 West Front Street Selma
PAGE FUNERAL CHAPEL
Frank Page
SELMA
BOB'S CUSTOM SHOP
Tops -Seat Covers -Upholstery
TOP QUALITY AT BOTTOM PRICES
Prompt Service -Free Estimates -Satisfaction Guor.
1410 E. Nebraska Selma TW 6-1888
LEE'S HALFWAY HOUSE
Charcaal Broiled Steaks -Sea Food
1915 W . Front St. TW 6-9921
SELMA
LAIKAM & HATCHER CO.
Vineyard Equipment
Mfg. & Repairing
8938 So. McCall Selma TW 6-1971
SELMA T.V. CENTER
MOTOROLA & ADMIRAL
Sales & Service
Small Appliances
1922 c. Front St. Selma TW 6-1360
MOTEL SELMA
AAA Approved Motel & Coffee Shop
2661 Whitson TW 6-1432.
Mr. & Mrs. F. W. White, Owners & Mgrs
Selma
ECONOMY MARKET
2507 Nebraska TW 6-1304
SELMA
Nick Chambers Trenching Co.
All Types Trenching
2233 Chandler Selma TW 6-08 12
DIAN'S RESTAURANT
Specializing In
Sandwiches -Peda-Bread Shish-Kebob
"HOME MADE PIES"
2000 High St. Selma TW 6-0994
Compliments Of
Mr. & Mrs. Wm. G. Volkmann Jr.
Hacienda De Los Reyes
Registered Aberdeen Angus
SELMA
The waitress lit tbe Freeway La1~es demonstrates to investi
gating officers tbe manner in wbicb sbe was left tied hy
bandits.
Tbe car stolen and used as a getaway vehicle by robbers at
Freeway Lmes, where it was ahandoned a few -miles away.
B 6-E CAFE
SOUTHERN COOKING
2310 Whitson Se lma TW 6 -077 8
HIGHLAND
DAI 'RY ,FARMS
SELMA
PETERSON FARM SUPPLY
TW 6-3504
1 1561 S. Bethelem -Selma
131
ployees and customers of their wallets and per
sonal property. One customer was struck on the
head with a pistol, and injured badly enough to
require hospital treatment, when he tried to
resist. The suspects attempted to force a waitress
to open the safe, and one of them fired a gun
when she insisted she did not know the combina
tion. They then tied the waitress and fled in a
car belonging to a customer. The vehicle was
later found abandoned about a mile away.
This case is still under investigation. Numer
ous suspects have been checked out, but so far
there have been no tangible results.
The Selma Police Department, under the
command of Chief William Davis, had a rob
bery of a service station and kidnapping of the
attendant quite similar to the one in Kingsburg.
However, only one suspect was involved, and
the victim was taken only a few miles out of
town before being released.
Chief Davis reports a generally quiet year.
Next stop is the Fowler Judicial District.
This area too lost a constable through death re
cently. Early this spring Constable Richard
Valdez was killed in an automobile accident on
Highway 99. Formal tribute will be paid to him
in our 1963 edition. Fred Davis, formerly of the
Fowler Police Department, has been appointed
to fill out his term of office.
There were no major crimes in the rural
Fowler area last year. Except for a few bur
glaries in rural cafes, and the usual number of
disturbances, aU was quiet.
The United States Army and the California
Highway Patrol "raided" the Fowler Police De
partment last year, and greatly depleted the
ranks. Chief Albert Quintana, an officer in the
U. S. Army Reserve, was called to active duty,
and is presently stationed at Ft. Lewis, Wash
ington. Former Assistant Chief Don Hinton is
acting as Chief during Quintana's absence.
Officer Charles Cox resigned in September to
join the California Highway Patrol. Pat Carna
han, formerly of the Parlier Police Department,
was appointed to fill the vacancy. Carlos Magana
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CITIZENS LUMBER CO.
Selma -Kingsburg -Reedley
FREEWAY LANES
JOHN MECHIGIAN, Manager
COCKTAIL LOUNGE 18 A.M.F. LANES
Shirts -Slacks -Balls -Bags -Shoes
E. Dinuba & Highway 99 Selma TW 6-2211
DELUXE CLEANERS
1805 Tucker TW 6-1489
SELMA
DEAN PLUMBING CO.
24 HOUR SERVICE
TW 6-2400
2036 -3rd SELMA
FOX DRUG STORE
Prescription Pharmacists
1965 High SELMA TW 6-1645
Hayley's Tire Service
1
TW 6-1467
1818 WHITSON SELMA 1------------~--___1
DAN SHARP
Pump Repairing
LAYNE & BOWLER PUMPS
PRESSURE SYSTEMS
Shop Phone TW 6-2100 -Home Phone TW 6-0040
2031 W. Front St. Selma, California
DIAMOND MEAT CO.
SELMA
TORII MARKET
1426 Grove Street
Selma, California
132
Fowler Police
Department
OffiCC'r Pat Carnahan, Acting Chief
Don Hinton, Officer Carlos Mag
ana and Ronald Brock.
Cafe 99 & Truck Terminal
Owned and Operated By
JACK VAN BUREN
On Highyway 99 -South of Fowler
AM 8-2423
Jake Avedisian Trucking Co.
431 No. 7th -TE 4-3255 -Fowler
. FOWLER CAFE
113 E. Merced St., TE 4-2316
Fowler
125 E. Merced St. P. O. Box 343
C. D. Simonian Insurance Agency
GENERAL INSURANCE Office Phone TEmple 4-36 15 -Res. TEmple 4-3302
C. D. SIMONIAN FOWLER, CALIFORNIA
MOTEL SIESTA
2 Miles South of Fowler on Hiway 99
TE 4-9039 -Fowler
LOWE'S FOOD MART
Open Daily & Holidays
118 So. 8th St. TE 4-2807
FOWLER
Experts in Plastic Laminating to Fit All Needs
WADE'S MODERN PLASTICS
FORMICA KITCHEN COUNTER TOPS
WADE H. BRENNER, Owner
I 15 No. Seventh St. -Fowler, Calif. Ph. TE 4-5012 -Res. AM 6-7366
was hired to fill the vacancy created by Quin
tana's being called to military service.
The most frequent activity of the department
is the investigation of traffic accidents. Last year
the department handled forty-eight accidents
at one intersection alone. Nearly all the men
have had college training in traffic accident in
vestigation.
The Fowler Police Department is probably
one of the most youthful in the state. As of the
first of this year, the oldest member was only
twenty-six.
In addition to the regular force, the depart
ment has a reserve force of three men and one
policewoman.
We end our trip with the optimistic observa
tion that, while Fresno County does have its
problems with the criminal element, they are
being kept under control. It is encouraging to
note that the majority of the persons responsible
for the really serious crimes committed in the •
county last year have been apprehended. The
problem of crime control will never be com
pletely solved until human nature changes.
ALLEN'S CORNER CAFE
2025 E. Floral TE 4-3458
FOWLER
MIRIGIANI ELECTRIC SERVICE
TE 4-2691
5487 E. Dinuba -Fowler
133
SHERIFFS DEPT.
SECURITY DIVISION
MENS SECTION
Two doors symbolize tbe closillg of olle era and the opclIillg of al/otber ill tbe life of Pappa Pedro
Ramirez. Above, the jail door closes behind bim as be pauses to let tbcwilld clear bis eyes of tears
il/duced by the farewell to his friends, as Sgt. William Youl/g waits to take him to the blls statioll.
Below he enters the door of thl! blls tbat will carr)' him home to his family alld what we trust will
hl' a happicr lifl'.
Fowler Cabinet and
Hardware Co.
1 17 So. Seventh St . Fowler
GLEN THARP. Owner
Ph. AMherst 8-2293 -TEmple 4-3619
SPIC and SPAN CAFE
TE4-2110
99 Highway & Adams Ave.
Fowler
EASTON DRUG CO.
AM 4-1475 5796 South Elm Ave.
MASTER RADIATOR WORKS
United Motor Service
REPAIRING -RECORING -CLEANING
Fr"nk Kandarian,
616 Broadway Phone AD 7·0514
CLOVER CLUB
2039 KERN FRESNO
WARD'S TRACTOR CO.
USED PARTS & TI RES
AM 8-2714 -3411 South Highway 99
UNITED BUILDING & FARM SUPPLY Inc.
We Carry a Comp'etc Stock of
Plumbing and Hardware Supplies
Beroc HcHk Ian Zaven Johnson
505 V ill n Ness Ave AM 4 ·2891
I Federal Jewelry & Loan Co.
Since 1919
1010 Broadway AD 7-3421
CALIFORNIA VARIET'i STORE
1028 Martin Avenue AD 3-9722
134
tll'/Itmtll Ipl,it ill til. Jtlil
Pedro Ramirez is a mild-mannered, friendly
little man, who probably never deliberately
harmed anyone in all his seventy-five years. His
chief weakness is that he just can't pass up a
chance to take a drink. As a result, he has spent
most of the past fifteen years in the county jail.
He had what amounted to a steady job as park
ing lot trusty, sweeping the lot and cleaning the
department vehicles. He seemed happy while
incarcerated, and was always laughing and
joking with the officers and the other trusties,
who called him "Pappa Pedro."
Not many of his acquaintances knew he had
a wife and seven children in Imperial County
whom he hadn't' seen for a long time. He hadn't
exactly deserted them. In fact, he had started
home to see them several times when a jail term
was completed. Unfortunately, there are several
bars near the bus station, so, instead of boarding
the bus he would yield to temptation and end
up boarding the Police patrol wagon for another
ride back to jail. The next day he would go to
court, plead guilty to a charge of drunkenness,
and be right back on the job with his broom.
Usually his periods of freedom were so short it
was unnecessary to find another trusty to take
his job.
A few days before Christmas Pappa Pedro
received a letter from his family, asking him to
try to make it home for the holidays. He showed
the letter to Lt. Don Christopher, and men
tioned that he would really like to go home;
however, he was without funds.
Lt. Christopher knew Pappa Pedro, no matter
how good his in tentions, would never get out of
town on his own, even if he had plenty of
money, so he decided to make all the arrange
ments. First he brought the matter to the atten
tion of the other jail officers. A collection was
taken, and the problem of a bus ticket thus
settled. The next step was to contact the court
and make arrangements for him to be released
a few minutes before his bus was to leave. Then,
as a final precaution, the Patrol Division was
asked to escort him to the bus station and see
him safely aboard.
At the time of departure approached Pappa
Pedro solemnly shook hands with the jail officers
and trusties, as he bid them a sincere farewell.
He seemed a little sad at the prospect of leaving
the only home he had known for many years.
Sgt. William Young of the Patrol Division saw
that he boarded the bus at 8: 00 p.m. on the
Friday before Christmas. No one here has seen
or heard from him since. His friends on the jail
staff sincerely hope the old fellow is staying out
of trouble so that he can spend his remaining
few years with his family.
DOLLAR SAVE MARKET
7157 Blackstone BA 2-1649
COMPLIMENTS
K-Y lUMBER CO.
"HOME OF FRIENDLY FENCES"
1710 BLACKSTONE AD 7-6105
HOllY DEPARTMENT STORE
1027 F STREET FRESNO
AERO SALES & SERVICE, INC.
AM 8-6459 Hangars 1 & 2
CHANDLER FIELD
PAY LESS MARKET
THREE STORES TO SERVE YOU
Corner " E" and Ma riposa Aves.
Ely and Church Aves. on Highway 41
Corner Palm and Ol ive Aves.
JIM'S MARKET
5815 S. Elm Easton AD 3-2041
Tommel's Rod and Reel Repair
AM 6-5537 3842 Ventura
California Sun Dty Boulgour Co.
Specializ ing in Armenian -Syri an Products
Pistachio Nuts -Sunflower & Pumpkin Seeds
6 30 SOUTH CEDAR AVE. CL 5-2390
13S
The Ladies Lend a Hand
The Sheriff's Office Wives Club contribut-ed a g!"eat deal of time, effort, and money to the
welfare of the department during the year by spomoring recreational and public relations projects.
The first big event was a family picnic held at Kearney
homecoming for all retired members of the department.
including former Sheriff and Mrs. George Overholt.
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FRESNO, CALI FORN 'IA
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539 G STREET AD 3-2293
4707 N. BLACKSTONE BA 2-5471
FRESNO
SAN FRANCISCO FLORAL CO
In Fresno Over 40 Years
WE GROW au R OWN
1152 Fulton Street Phone AD 3-41 14
Aim Oil Ilw Ill'IIgra/ll 1~'a,1 " ,1/1/11>(//1 galile. Mik(' C/lII
l1il1ghall/. WII /)/ S.~/, ,,/Ill ,\0(1'.1, 'W'il/ii/III Clll1l1il1.~hall/,
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MARVIN ANDERSEN -DUANE ANDERSEN
CL 5-4612 FRESNO 3951 VENTURA
SHIRLEY & HEYE
COTTON MERCHANTS
2316 Ventura
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NORMART/S FURS
Established in 1895
1230 Fulton Fresno AD7-6143
136
After a barbecue dinner the honored guests were introduced. From left are Mrs. Lois King.
widow of Deputy O. J. King; Mrs. Violet Meafus (Moore), whose former husband. now deceased,
was Deputy Wallace Moore; Mrs. Mary Giuste, widow of Deputy Al Giuste; Deputy S. B. Wit
Hams, retired; former Sheriff George Overholt; Mrs. Overholt, who was Dorothy Shaffer when
~he was an employee of the department; with Sh~riff and Mrs. Willmirth.
Fay's College of Beauty
Beauty Culture -Learn The Fay Way
SAVE MONEY ON ALL BEAUTY SERVICE
Advance Student Work -Hair Styling
Facials -Tinting -Bleaching -Permanent Waves
2325 Fresno St. Across from City Hall AD 7-0823
Elite Beauty Salon
Owner -FRANCES CASEY
Complete Beauty Service "For People Who Core"
No Appointment Necessary
Open Tues. -Wed. -Thurs. -Fri. Evenings
I 12112 W. Shields BA 9-0903
TOM SOUZA SERVICE
AD 3-9759
2260 RAILROAD FRESNO
SAM ALEXANDER
REFRIGERATION
1250 Van Ness AM 8-6183
SUNSET TILE COMPANY
EVERYTHING FOR THE TILE CONTRACTORS
FEATURING SUNSET TILE
FLOYD NUTT, Owner
1707 N. Effi" Office AM 8-2765
WILFONG'S SHELL SERVICE
FRED WILFONG
3681 BLACKSTONE BA 9-3365
MAC'S LIQUORS
Ice Cubes -Sport Goods -Licenses
CL 1-1501 4721 E. Belmont
Jeffrey Electric Construction Co.
1835 Lamono AD 3-2208
137
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K. C. BUCK SERVICE
AD 7-9773
MERCED & L FRESNO
NEW ENGLAND SHEET METAL
401 FULTON
PALACE MARKET
2447 West Church Roa d
FRESNO
PHANTOM VIEW PET MOTEL
BOARDING -TRIMMING -BATHING
DOGS & CATS
929 N . Mople Fresno CL 5-96 00
THE PAINT BUCKET I"General" Paint -Sundries -Unfinished Furniture
454 N. 1 st Street Fresno AM 6-2055
ROEDING PARK WELDING
We Specialize in Welding
TRAILERS MADE TO ORDER
AD 7-1364 -1410 W. Belmant . -Res. AM 6-6011
TURPIN'S
FURNITURE INTERIORS
AD 3-4201 1028 North Fulton
A-1 INSULATION & FENCE CO.
CL 1-6219
6766 E. OLIVE FRE SNO
PAUL'S LIQUOR
2445 NO. I ST STREETBA 7-6618
FRESNO
BUSY BOY DRIVE IN
CL 5-8402
1708 N. Cedar -Fresno
CIVIC PATROL
w. D. SHERMAN, Owner
1404 E. Sussex Way Fresno BA 9-9454
CHARLEY TREAT
CROP DUSTING -SPRAYING -PLANTING
AM 8-6767
I1573 HARRISON FRESNO
INDUSTRIAL SERVICE CO.
GEO. S. APPLI NG
4780 E. Kings Canyon -CL 5-0458
DANTE'S ITALIAN RESTAURANT
LUNCHEONS -DINNERS
1 I 07 N. Blackstone AM 4-6097
TI){' ('I,(,l1ill ,~ 's ('nll'flainllJ('1I1 illrilldnf "al/tln 'illt' tlc/J,
i ('tlll/ring la!r'nl rt'crllil('d irolJl lilt' riII I) 1IJ('IIJ/J('rJ alld
tI(' /lIIrllJlelll /)('r.wullt'l. I3l'1l)' (Mrs. Chris ) FltI//IlIJang
sings "You C all'l Gel a Man 'J? ilh a GI/I1."
LITTLE WHEEL CAFE
JOE and ROSE
PIZZA -BEER -WINE -ITALIAN FOODS
BA 7-9912 7229 N . Blackstone
CARL'S KEY SHOP
Complete Lock & Key Service
Fas t Service -AII' Wark Guaranteed
2144 Ventura Street Ph. AM 6-0040
Ida (Mn. Wallcr) S('rblt'r dot'S allc\Cl'lIclIl billa.
(Continucd 011 Next Pagc)
138
The "girls" here' are Lt. Leo Clafrfr
and Sgls. George Schoonmaker, Bud
Laulers, and Charles Tigl;.
A good time was had by all, and it was unanimously decided to make the picnic an annual affair.
The next major program for the wives was the construction and operation of the department
booth at the Fresno District Fair. The club contributed the money for the decorating, several mem
bers put in long hours helping construct it, and at least one member was present at the booth
throughout the fair's run. (Continued on Next Page)
HAHN'S AUTOMOTIVE SERVo
ALL MAKES -MODELS -TERMS
AM 4-4009 3906 E. BELMONT
CH UCK SMITH'S
CEDAR H EIGHTS LIQUORS
CEDAR & SHIELDS BA 9-0856
FRED HA'RTMAN
REALTOR
HOMES -RANCHES -INCOME PROPERTIES
AM 8-7633 222 W . Olive
WAPLES SHELL SERVICE
Motor Tune Up & Broke Service -Factory Trained Mech.
AL WAPLES, Prop.
Belmont & Von Ness AD 3-8116
,BET'R RADIO & TELEVISION
AD 3-3591 FRESNO 536 BELMONT
BEL AIR MOTEL & RESTAURANT
W. Olive, at Hiway 99 AM 8-4211
BEN'S PLACE
Beer -Wines -Lunches -Dinners
6489 W . McKinley Ave. AD 7-9962
UNITED LOAN & JEWELRY
1052 BROADWAY FRESNO
BROSI'S HA'RDWARE
AD 7-5268
5211 W . SHAW FRESNO
ARROW PHARMACY
4796 E. Kings Canyon Rd. CL 5-8351
BUSSEY WELL PIPE WORKS
1555 N . Chestnut CL 1-8448
STEELE'S LIQUORS
EMETT STEELE, Prop.
417 W . Cal ifornia AM 4-4539
R. S. GIBSON USED CARS
1860 BROADWAY FPESNO
K-G TV & APPLIANCE
Bonded TECHS for TV Service
R. N. "BOB" COBB
238 N. Fresno AM 8-5575
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LANGE ROOFI NG CO.
"OLE" LANGE
Residential -Industrial -Commercial
925 Church Road AD 7-0964
ANDY'S PIZZERIA
129 E. Belmont AD 3-6053
ANDY'S OWL CLUB
721 Fulton AD 7-9974
V. & M.'s
AMERICAN FURNITURE CO.
NEW AND USED FURNITURE
Phone AM 6-4087 848 Broadway
139
Bf'Yl1icc (Mrs. AI) Harker, Dc·I/a (Mn. Alllerica)
PalJall'o, Mic!{('Y (Mr.> . \'(Iil/iam) Cl/l/l/ingbll11l, and Mary
(MI'.\ . Rodn ey ) Ardl'l/, 11111 Ive finishing IOllclJ('s Orl 11)('
gialll gold ol/(/gl'.
Hockett-Cowan Music Co.
"Fresno's First House of Music"
1254 Fulton St. Fresno AM 6-8171
ROBI NSON'S AUTO BODY SHOF
1830 E. University -AM 6-6048
CoUege Park Market
BA 7-0236
1505 E. Shields Fresno
J. CARTWRIGHT & SON
SINCE 1885
MANUFACTURERS OF PRUNING SHEARS
AD 7-6191 Malogo
TOVAR GROCERY
GROCERIES -MEATS -FRUITS -VEGETABLES
6 A.M. to 8 :30 P.M.
3608 S. Harding Malaga AD 3-9938
CALIFORNIA INTERIORS
Specializing In Interior Decorations
108 W . Olive Street Corner af Thorne & Olive
Phone AD 7-2385 Fresno, California
EL ANILLO DE ORO
WHOLESALE BAKERS
Golden Ring Bakery -Mexican Pastries
151 8 T ulore Street Ph. AM 6-3893
MIKE MIYAMOTO
Excavating -Grading -Paving
4054 Dwight Way AM 6-8658
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GEORGE BRITTON TRUCKING ,I
I PLASTER SAND -ROCK -DUMP TRUCKS
4808 Bolch Ave. CL 5-3153 I
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FRESNO GARAGE
A. H. BRADFORD
350 North H AD 7-3563
NEWMAN & SONS RANCH
FRESNO
NOR~BOB'S POODLE FARM
4745 W. McKinley AD 3-0176
FRESNO
ACAPULCO CAFE
1339 Kern Street AD 7-4947
EVAN'S ELECTRIC SERVICE
Repairing & Rebuilding
625 Broadway Phone AM 8-4704
UNITED RADIO CABS
OWL TAXI
251 BROADWAY AD 3-3229
FRESNO
, CAL MARKET
MEAT -FISH -POULTRY -GROCERIES
304 E. California Ave AM 4-9551
140
In November the second annual dinner dance was held at Bruce's Lodge near Fowler. Honored
guests were all employees who had retired during the past year. Sheriff Willmirth paid tribute to
each one for his long and faithful service to the department and to Fresno County, and presented
to each a gold badge.
Retired members jJresent were, from
left, Ben Paschall, former Chief Dep
u.ty Coroner; Sgt. Joe Quick, who for
many years was head of the forgery
detail; CajJtain Clifford Forrest, who
was in charge of the melltal health
detail; Sgt. Ernest Jayne, formerly of
the Civil DilJision, Sheriff Willmirth,
and Sgt. Wayne Johnson, also of the
Civil Division.
Floor Covering Contractors
"COVERING THE VALLEY"
1364 N. First Fresno AD 3-5831
NICK'S DONUT & WAFFLE SHOP
BREAKFAST -LUNCH -DONUTS
1025 Van Ness Fresno AD 3-9847
ROY B. CLINE, UNION OIL
West Shields & North Fruit
BA 7-4940
Compliments of
JOHN DE BENEDETTO 6' SONS
FRESNO
SCH EDLER-KI RSCH TI RE SHOP
RECAPPING & NEW TIRES
242 Broadway AD 7-3850
CODY BROS.
PLUMBERS
AD 3 1416 CLI-7772
VICTORIA HOTEL & RESTAURANT
2524 TULARE FRESNO
FRESNO
FAIRLAND DEPARTMENT STORE
Working Peoples Needs
WILLIAM D. WONG
AD 3-6482 13il7 Kern
Christensen's Turkey Hatchery
Custom Hatching -Turkey Eggs Only
2147 N. Maple CL 5-0875
ROYAL PHARMACY
AM 6·3292 1417 TULARE
MANCHESTER AUTO WASH
WASHING AND POLISHING
Comfortable A ir Condit ioned Waiting Room
FLOYD L. SMITH
BA 2-1562 3854 N . Blackstone
VICTOR KNITTING MILLS
KNITTED SUITS AND DRESSES
Standord Sizes -Half Sizes -To Measure
60 1 Blackstone Ph. AD 7-3783
OK COTTON CLU B
931 G STREET FRESNO
ROSSI FLORAL CO.
1147 Fulton AD3-2211
FRESNO
IRELAND MFG. CO.
5591 Air Terminal Dr. CL 1 -8445
FRESNO
RAGLE'S PHARMACY
3141 N . Palm Avenue BA 7-3639
FRESNO
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THE TORTOISE
& THE HARE
It is generally believed that the motorcycle is
one of the most maneuverable vehicles made,
capable of a high degree of acceleration; while
a panel truck type vehicle, such as a police pa trol
wagon, has a reputation of being somewhat
clumsy and slow. That this is not always true
was demonstrated last fall following a report
that several motorcyclists had created a disturb
ance in a local tavern, and one of them had
struck a patron on the head with a length of
chain which had been made into a weapon.
The first officers at the scene radioed that
the suspects had fled on their motorcycles, scat
tering in several directions. About the same time
the information was broadcast, two officers en
route to the scene in the patrol wagon observed
a motorcycle rider emerge from a nearby park
ing lot, and take off hurriedly in the opposite
direction. They turned around, turned on the
red lights and siren, and gave chase. The cyclist,
who matched the description of the suspect who
had wielded the chain, looked back over his
shoulder, saw that he had a couple of blocks
advantage, and decided to run for it.
The chase began at Kings Canyon Road and
Maple Ave., and proceeded west. Had the cyclist
elected to use the mobility of his vehicle, he
probably would have had little trouble getting
away. Instead, he decided to rely on what he
thought was an advantage in speed, and stayed
.
PRISONER IN CUSTODY
on Kings Canyon. The officers were gammg
when he turned north at First St., a mile and a
half from Maple. They lost ground when they
slowed for the turn, but gained it back by the
time the cyclist had reached McKenzie Ave.,
three-fourths of a mile north. There he turned
left, and then looked over his shoulder to watch
the top-heavy patrol wagon careen around the
corner. As he did so, he apparently cramped the
front wheel, almost upsetting him, and at the
same time his engine started missing. While he
was still trying to recover, the officers drove
alongside, and one of them leaned ou t and dis
mounted him with the nightstick.
The captured cyclist turned out to be the One
guilty of the assaul t. He was wearing the chain
as a belt, and was attempting to get it off, ap
parently to use it against the officers, when he
was subdued. He subsequently was given a state
prison sentence for the assault. In addition to
this punishment, it must have been quite a blow
to his pride to have been chased and caught by
a patrol wagon.
2901 N. Blackstone BA 9-9577
VALLEY MUSIC CENTER
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TH ERMAL PRODUCTS, INC.
Wholesale Refrigeration Supplies
720 E. Belmont AM 6-0646
RELIABLE SEPTIC TAN K
6-CESSPOOL CO.
GARTH M. HULL AM 6·3844 -5480 WEST SHAW
FRESNO N EON SIGN CO.
Sales -Repairs -Leases
3 i 1 Broadway AM 8-9211
ALL WORK
CALIFORNIA
Plumbing & Heating CO.
MECHANICAL ENGINEERS
1608 Olive Avenue AD 3-1339
Harry Johnson
SOUND CONTROL
Armstrong Accoustical Materials & Modernfold Doors
4833 North Blackstone BA 2-5481
SPROUSE-REITZ CO.
3 Stores To Serve You
3233 North Cedar
3528 Ventura
1226 Wishon
GRAND CENTRAL HOTEL
Opp. Court House Square
Fresno
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1926 Mariposa AD 3-9555
S. A. BRANCH
GENERAL CONTRACTOR
CL 5-0702 4819 E. NEVADA
In addition to those mentioned in other
articles, the Sheriff's Department has several
other volunteer auxiliary organizations, made
up of public spirited citizens who donate their
time, effort, and sometimes money to public
serVIce.
The Sheriff's Posse is a group of horsemen
who are always available to assist in rescue work
and searches in areas where vehicles are useless.
There hasn't been a great deal of need for their
services recently, but they are always ready to
go when called.
The Posse provides a great deal of good pub
licity for the department and the county by
participation in parades all over central Cali
fornia. With their matched palominos, colorful
uniforms, and precision riding, they are an im
pressive spectacle in a parade, and usually come
out close to the top in competition with other
such units.
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The Sheriff's Air Squadron's activities are
reported in a separa te article.
The Uniformed Reserve is composed of several
citizens from various fields of endeavor who
have been trained in routine police work. They
furnish their OWn uniforms and equipment,
and devote a grea t deal of time assisting the
regular components of the department, usually
the patrol, in situations calling for a temporary
increase in manpower.
Among their duties for the past year was the
policing of Christmas Tree Lane during the
holiday season, and guarding and transporting
funds collected in public charity drives.
One of the most active of the department's
auxiliary organizations is the Sheriff's Power
boat Squadron. The members devote a great
deal of time and effort, using their own equip
ment, to patrolling the various lakes and water
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TI NKLER MISSION CHAPEL
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
475 N. Broadway
CHRISMAN'S
Restaurant & Fountain
BREAKFAST -LUNCH -DI NNER
Open 7 AM. to 1 AM. -7 Days a Week
ORDERS TO TAKE OUT
AD 3-7773 1035 Olive
SAN JOAQUIN HYDRAULIC
546 M -FRESNO -AM 6-5584
COL YEAR MOTOR SALES CO.
666 L Street AD 3-5124
FRESNO
SEIBERT PETROLEUM CO.
PETE SEIBERT
3839 VENTURA FRESNO CL 5-2693
143
ways and enforcing the Fresno County Water
Safety Ordinance. This organization, one of the
first of its kind in the nation, has contributed
a great deal to the safe enjoyment of water sports
in Fresno County. If you are a boat owner, and
are ever cited by one of the organization's
members for a violation of the water safety
ordinance, remember he is working for you, not
against you, and that the only compensation he
receives is the knowledge he is doing something
worthwhile.
We regret that we were unable to assemble
the members of these groups for pictures. The
department is very grateful for the assistance
of the auxiliary units, and the people of the
county owe them a vote. of appreciation.
Allen Warehouse of California
R. B. CRAWFORD, Manager
ITALIAN KITCHEN
PIZZA & SPAGHETTI ITALIAN DINNERS
Veal Scallopini -Veal Parmegiana
FOOD TO TAKE HOME
Open till Midnite
Peter rr Maurice, Prop.
1127 Palm -Near Olive AM 4-1845
Fresno Cotton Sales Agency
PAUL E. ELLIS, Owner
1717 Van Ness -AM 6-9613
VALLEY TYPEWRITER CO.
ROYAL TYPEWRITERS DITTO DUPLICATORS
VICTOR ADDING MACHINES
FRESNO -VISALIA -MERCED
1929 Fresno St. FRESNO Phone AM 6-9936
HAB I B CATTLE CO.
We Buy & Sell
HARRY HAB I B, Owner
2909 S. Elm AD 3-8753
Harry Elias Construction Co.
Paving -Grading -Excavating
Large or Small Jobs
4714 E. Hedges Fresno CL 1-7115
Compliments
HOTEL FRESNO
Broadway at Merced
TRUCKS FOR RENT
FRESNO U DRIVE
Truck Rental and Lease Service
344 South Broadway
Phone AD 3-2145
" WE SELL COLOR AND GIVE SERVICE "
GEORGES COLOR CENTER
Phone BA 7-7144
1220 West Shields, Fresno, California
"PAINTING TOOLS FURNISHED"
EL RANCHO MOTEL
Newly Remodeled
DINING -COCKTAILS -DANCING
1265 N. Motel Drive AM 8-818 "
FRED S. MACOMBER. Inc.
4704 E. Carmen CL 1-5503
FRESNO
MARION'S Beauty Salon
Complete Beauty Service by Competent Staff
Refrigerated Air Conditioning
Winter Coziness by Fireplace
PLENTY OF FREE PARKING
315 E. Shields at Palm BA 2-3348
SYCAMORE ISLAND
Stock Ranch
BYROIN LOVEJOY
ROOFING CONTRACTOR
1462 Thomas AD 7-4264
GIANT FOOD CENTER
Open 7 Days a Week
9 AM. to 10 P.M.
5380 N. Blackstone BA 2-6273
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A NEW RESERVE UNIT
COMMU MICATIOM S
For the past three decades police patrol has
become more and more dependent upon radio
communications, until now it would be virtu
ally impossible for a patrol agency to operate
with any appreciable degree of efficiency with
out two-way radio. During the past few years
the problem of civil defense has entered the pic
ture. Therefore a serious and long unanswered
question has been, What would happen if, in an
emergency, the radio system should be rendered
inopera tive?
A big step toward solving this problem in
Fresno County was taken last year, through the
efforts of Sheriff Willmirth, Civil Defense Di
rector Stuart Sorenson, and several public spir
ited amateur radio enthusiasts, who organized
the Fresno County Sheriff's Communications
Reserve. This group will be available to assist
the department in maintaining communications
in any emergency. Plans are not complete, but
the following system has been devised for main
taining radio contact with the patrol cars.
If our regular radio system should be put out
of action, the reserve group would set up a com
munications control center in the sheriff's of
fice building, using their own battery powered
equipment. Each patrol unit would be accom
panied by a reserve member in his own car,
equipped with a two-way radio. Messages for
a patrol unit would be broadcast from the con
trol center to the reserve member following it.
He would signal the patrolman to stop, and then
relay the message.
Several practice exercises have been con
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Mission Sheet Metal Co.
Specialists in Cotton Gin Work
AM 6-0186
3200 E. Central at Hiway 99, Fresno
Semper Truck Lines
MARTIN SEMPER, Prop.
Termina'i Palm & Herndon
BA 2-4461
Valley Armored Transport
INCORPORATED
GEORGE H. IRVIN, President
"All Risk" Insuronce Coverage
Doily Pickup of Bonk Receipts
Employees Uniformed and Bonded
Trucks Completely Bullet Proof
JACK M. SHERMAN, Manager
Phone AD 7-1564
2016 H St. Fresno
Mikels Car Lot
AD 3-6837
MIKE HAMMOND
921 BLACKSTONE FRESNO
145
ALLIED PLUMBING CO.
Plumbing & Heating Contractor'>
HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING
3150 E. Olive Ave . Fresno, Californlo
ducted, and the system, while not perfect, has
been proved workJble. Despite the number of
steps necessary, it is still possible to get a mes
sage from the patrol dispatcher to the patrol
unit in a matter of a minute or two.
The members of the reserve group are no\v
undergoing a program of training in basic police
patrol procedure, so that they will be more b
miliar with the problems of police comrnunica
tions. At the conclusion of their training they
will become reserve deputies.
The following photos depic( the progress of
one of the practice exercises.
\Ve hope we never encounter an emergency
of such magnitude that the Communications Re
serve unit's services will be needed. However, if
it should happen, they will be ready.
DEVLI N -DREW
WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS
165 Broadway Fresno
TAlK YAMAGUCHI
ELECTRICAL. CONTRACTOR
AM 6-7732 2279 N. Brawley
Fresno
Deputy John Cajnelian 1"{H'cS I/JI' offic(' (,lIl'Olite to his
bl!at, followed by a resen'(' 1/I('iIlbcr's car.
DAUGHERTY TRAVEL SERVICE
AIR -STEAMSHIP -AND TOURS
54 North Von Ness Ph. AD 3-2137
Valley Foundry (:, Machine
Works Inc.
LEON S. PETERS, President
2510 So. East Fresno
RALPH'S CAFE
The Finest in Beer & Wine
Mexican & American Dishes
1421 Tulare AD 7-9554
KI'Il Clarke, using an illtcr-collllllllllicati(JIIs SystCIII, reltl),s
a 11/cssage from tbe patrul dispatcher to the cOl/frol cCliler.
Chlil Defense Dirl'ctor SUrl'll.iIJI1 IIIOI/itors tbe C.\'l'rcise wit/;
a walkie-talkie radio.
146
FRESNO FUNERAL CHAPEL
ART PI NE, Prop.
1136 A -Fresno -AD 3-1174
LOU I E KE E MARKET
FRESH MEAT & GROCERIES
041 Tulare St. AD 3-7527
FRESNO
W. M. POLLOCK
FRESNO ELECTRIC CO.
Residential -Cammercial -Industrial
183 N. Van Ness AD 3-1435
AI 111(' olbrr elld vi 11)(' inler-I'OIlI, ill Ibe nillirol "'lIlcr, Mrs. Dolly Newby cbeclu a cOlIl/ly II/ap 10 delermill!' Ibe
Ibe II/I'ssaX(' is reCC'il'ed by J. W, Powers, localioll of II1/' IInil for wbicb Ibe II/essllgl' is 10 be senl,
HAASE GARAGE
AM 6-0817
2838 Church at Highway 99
Pfaff Sewing Center
301 North Fresno Street
SALLIE'S GUEST HOUSE
Well Ambulatory Elderly Guests
4745 E. Terrace Fresno CL 5-08 13
Dal/Ily iHarlill bl'OlIdc(/,ls Ilx II/I'sSlIge . Looking on is O. E.MAZMAN'S MACHINING SERVICE Newby, (Jill' of ,h" letlllCls ill organizing 11)(,1II1il,
Product Manufacturing -Screw Machine Products
4575 E. Clay Fresno CL 1 -7482
Paul Bedo Distributing Co. THE VAN DYKE NEWS CO.ABC BEER -6 CANS FOR 99c
CRIBARI WINES -CRESTVIEW WINES
WHOLESALE DISTRIIJUTOttS Of
8057 E. Jensen AM 4-6638 I AMERIr.A'S LEADING MAGAZINES
CALIFORNIA MOTEL AND lOOKS
KITCHENS -FREE TV
AD 3-0849
3547 S. HIGHWAY 99 FRESNO
HEITZIG and SHIRKEY
u. S. ROYAL TIRES -RECAPPING .ALLENBERGFresno's Oldest Tire Dealer -Since 1919
1608 Broadway Phone AD 3-1147
4540 N. Blackstone BA 2-6576 COTTON COMPANY, INC.
Ciancetti & Pierini Furniture Co. THOMAS E. AVENT, Manager
661 Broadway AM 6-8248
FRESN O
3590 S CEDAR
FRESNOMANCHESTER BARBER SHOP
1944 East Dayton Avenue
SA 2-1029
147
floh ,\/c[)onald iJas r(,CI'ill'</ til(' lIl('ssage, lind
is rellllil1g it to De/JIlt) DO/lald DOl!glas.
I\t the COIlc/If.lio/l ul the exercis{' reslflts are
{'/1I1uatn/ hy Ge{)rge Cantrell and T, Bail'S,
lacill.~ ('(/IIIl.,.a, Martin, lelt, Nl'Iul?)" rigbt, IIml
Clarke.
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U-SAVE Rancho LIQUOR
4622 E. Tulare Phane CL 5-2839
W. M. "BUD" HOGUE
ROLINDA WELDING WORKS
AM 4-7854 9282 W. Whitesbridge
I
ED GILLIS
CHEVRON STATION
BA 7-2826 -1016 W. Shaw
I KEARNEY GUEST HOME
AMBULATORY PATIENTS ONLY
611 Kearney Blvd. Phone AD 7-1374
CARVER COTTON GIN CO.
2822 S. Maple AM 6-3465
I
THE BRANDING IRON
AD 7-5301
3364 W. Belmont
TURL ELECTRIC MOTOR SERVICE
2622 W. McKinley AM 4-1425
1__
JERRY M. MADIGAN
REAL ESTATE -INSURANCE
2239 Ventura Fresno AM 6-2434
GEORGE (:, ED'S MARKET
6947 S. Elm AM 6-5904
FRESNO
TOM HOFF'PAUIR
REAL ESTATE
INSURANCE -AUTO -FIRE -LIFE
AD 7 -3866 1370 N Fresno
148
UNDERWATER RECO'lER1
In the last issue of the Sheriff's Review we
told about the organization of an auxiliary of
the department known as the Underwater Res
cue and Recovery Unit. This group compiled
an excellent record, and its members donated
many hours in assisting in searches for bodies of
drowning victims, and attempting to locate
stolen property or evidence which had been
thrown into a stream or a canal.
The only disadvantage to their use, how
ever, was one common to all auxiliary groups.
Its members have jobs and businesses of their
own to take care of, and naturally cannot al
ways he available at a moment's notice. There
fore, when Sheriff Willmirth learned there were
)everal trained and experienced Scuba divers in
the department, plus several members who were
interested in learning the technique, he decided
an underwater rescue and recovery squad should
be formed within the department.
Many members of the department volun
teered for the squad, including two women,
whose applications were denied, due to the po
tentially hazardous nature of the work. Among
A NURSERY
P. H. PATTERSON, Prop.
Lawn Planting -Landscape Service
AD 7 -7666 3412 East McKinley
GENE MORALES
Labor Contractor
2933 Clinton -BA 7-2044
JOHNNIE'S TAVERN
JANE [, CHARLEY KENDALL
Owners
4610 Kings Canyon Road CL 5-2114
149
the fourteen finally chosen were two divers with
considerable experience, Stanley Barnes and John
Watts. They were put in charge of training of
the group.
Before the squad actually finished their
training program they were sent on an actual
mission, to search the waters of Avacado Lake
for the body of a drowning victim. The mission
was completed within twenty minutes after the
divers entered the water; a fraction of the time
ic would have taken with the old-fashioned
dragging method.
Several other times during the summer the
squad was called upon for a similar grim task.
Their ability to go to the scene and complete
their mission quickly saved the families of the
victims many hours of uncertainty. While there
is never a chance, by the time they are called,
that the victim's life can be saved, and the sur
vivors know this, there still is a certain degree
of relief experienced once the body is located
and recovered.
The following photos depict various phases
of the training program.
FRESNO BODY WORKS
BODY AND FENDER WORK
Auto Pointing -Baked Enamel Process
Day and Night Towing Service
4577 Home Avenue Day Phone CL 1-5509
Bartel Building Materials CO.
PLYWOOD -DOORS -BUILDERS HARDWARE
WINDOWS -ROOFING MATERIALS
CL 5-3017 4485 E. Belmont
Solo & West Auto Supply
Biggest Little Parts Store in the Valley
"Delivery Is Best At Sala 6-West"
2009 Ventura AM 8-7637
FRESNO
Charles Hall a member of Ihe allx
iliary gruup who as.lisled in Iraining
the squad of reglllar officers, explains
the lise of tJ face mask. 10, frum lefl,
Slanley Barile's, Jobn Walls, Mark.
Golden, Ruy Rainllille, Arnold Ran
drup, James Baldwin, B/lddy Tbarp,
James Walll'rson, and George Barr.
McNAMARA'S LIQUOR
3057 E. ASHLAN
BA 7-6683 FRESNO
VALLEY BUTANE. INC.
JOHN AGBASHIAN, President
23 YEARS SAFE SERVICE
Quality Products
Butane, Propane, Appliance and Equipment
FARM DELIVERY
FRESNO, CALI FORN IA
Trailers Semi Trailers Commercial Bodies -Third Axles
Thermo King Refrigeration
Utility Trailer Sales Co.
2660 S. Railroad Ave. Phone AD 7-2131
P. O. Box 3340, Fresno, Calif.
RAY HOLMES
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR
BA 7-2870 -3327 E. Austin Way
TENT CITY SURPLUS
CAMP RENTALS -THOUSANDS OF ITEMS
Boots -Jackets -Parkas -Rain Gear -Sleeping Bags
EVERYTHING IN CANVAS
Everything for the Hunter & Back Packer
BANKAMERICA -INTERNATIONAL
Charge Accaunts Honored
6722 N. Blackstone BA 2-8663
MID·STATE BOWL
2221 N. Weber Avenue -Fresno
PHONE AD 7-6688
THE VALLEY'S FINEST GATHERING PLACE
32 Lanes -Sports Room
Whiz In Coffee Shop
5 BANQUET ROOMS ACCOMMODATING UP TO 500
Billiards -TV Room
EASIEST PLACE TO REACH IN TOWN
Highway 99 North at Clinton Overpass
OPEN 24 HOURS DAILY
150
Barn!'s demonstrates the prop!'r metbod for clearing the
mask be/ore entering the water.
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De'nsmore Engine Re-Nu
& Supply
Complete Automotive Machine Works
Phone AMherst 6-0493
651 Broadway Fresno, Calif.~
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LIBERTY LINEN SERVICE
760 H AD3-2171
FRESNO
FRESNO MOTEL
SWIMMING -DINING -COCKTAILS -MUSIC
AD 3-5103
DAVID W. TOMERLIN, owner-manager
NORTH MOTEL DRIVE
RED TRIANGLE OIL CO.
2809 S. Chestnut AD 7-3835
FRESNO
MECCA BILLAROS
139 E. Belmont AD 7-8393
FRESNO
EDDI E'S PASTRY SHOP
We Specialize in
Birthday, Wedding 8. Party Cakes
Manchester Center SA 9-0232
Hall gh'es pointers in the proCl'dure lor dOllning the
equipment.
The group prepares lor a practice dive.
CALIFORNIA
TRUCKING EXCHANGE
2041 W. McKinley Phone AM 6-8114
FRESNO MALT SHOP
Corner of Fresno & Van t-~ess
AMherst 6-3602
HEN RY'S LIQUOR STORE
AD 3-5574 1549 Kern St.
FRESNO OXYGEN & WELDING
SUPPLIES
725 P Street AD 3-6684
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HARRY'S
Furniture Repairing and Refinishing
WORK GUARANTEED -FREE PICKUP & DELIVERY
AM 4-6818 7543 W. Herndon
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151
V?aUs enters t be water, f lilly eq1lipped, from a bigh
elevation.
ROLINDA FARMERS STORE
9500 West Whitesbridge Rood
AM 6-3671
I
CORREA'S UPHOLSTERING
ALL KINDS & TYPES UPHOLSTERING
1230 N. Fresno St. AD 7-1917
JOHN ALT, Prop.
BILL BAIRD
TRUCKING SERVICE
1416 G St. AM 6·2073
MOHLER U-SAVE LIQUOR STORE
2196 Elm -AD 3-0419
LLOYD MOLLER
BA 7-6152 2240 No. Blackstone
FRESNO
MEDINA AUTO WRECKING
New and Used Parts
3278 S. Elm AD 3-3398
I
FRANK LAMBE
Piper Aircraft Sales
Chandler Field AD 3-i 129
LIBERTY FISH CO.
2023 Belmont Fresno
PATTY·S PASTRY SHOP
Birthday & Wedding Cokes
ALL TYPES QUAUTY PASTRY
3388 E. Butler AM 4-2267
INSUL-FLUF INSULATION INC.
INSTALLED BY WEATHERMASTER
622 Santo Fe AD 3-7123
FRESNO
BETTER LIFE FOODS
"The Valley'J Largest Health FOc>d Center"
Prop. Or. P. E. Sobb. O.c.
1522 Fulton St. Ph. AD 3-8401 Fresno
COMPLIMENTS OF
PERRY M. HEARD
820 Van Ness AD 7-3488
HYE QUALITY BAKERY
PEOA -LAUASH -LAHMAJOON
537 "l." St. AM 6-1025
fRESNO
JOHNSON DRIVING SCHOOL
275 N. Abby AD 3-4:377
FRESNO
SHEPHERD'S SHELL SERVICE
Brake Service
BA 7-8241 -1778 E. Shaw
LEM'S Nationwide Trailer Rentals
AD 7-8169
4036 Ventura -7.601 Tulare
Harr, Randmp, Rainvil/(·, and Golden entn-the wa/.er
for practice in donning equipment wbile submerged. The
ability to perform this feat may be extrrlllcly Ilaluable ill
case of eq1lipment failure.
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152
Practice in tak.ing uff and jmllin.~ un equipmcnt U'hih
underwatcr.
T/;c pr()jll'r metbuJ for brillgil/.~ II hudy to tbc surfaer
in jJO'(itioll for tbl-cross-cbcst carry.
SUNNYLAND BULGHUR CO.
Manufacturers af PROCESSED WHEAT
1435 Gearhart AD 3-4983 .
Day: AM 6-0203 Night: AM 4-3768
Thompson Auto Body SupplY Co.
1332 W. Belmont Fresno
RIDGE ELECTRIC MOTOR CO.
BLACK & DECKER, SKIL, PORTABLE TOOLS,
MOTORS -REPAIRING OF ALL KINDS w. M . RIDGE
i 2 I 5 G Street AM 8-5031
Sierra Auto Supply & Machine Shop
PETE PETERSON -BILL SCHOENAUER
B. F. GOODRICH TIRES
4220 E. Belmont CL 1-5588
I
ALBERT SKLARZ
Buy & Sell Scrap Iron and Used Materials
206 S. Fruit AM 4-9061
ALFREDO'S PIZZA DRIVE IN
PIZZA TO GO
4491 E. Tulare CL 5-5750
FRESNO PUMI-TILE
Split Stone -Patios -Firebrick
Slump Block -Portable Bor-B-Que Pits
Commercial and Residential
1508 Thesto AD 7-2637
ELMER EllA, Dry Wall Contractor
Toping, Texturing and Hanging
709 W Sierra Madre Ave. BA 9-8206
JET DRIVE IN
Hamburgers -Shakes -Donuts
1234 N. First St. AM 4-4112
FREsr~o
KRAMER CONSTRUCTION CO.
General Cantractur -Resider·, tial Construction
5861 E. Purkside Drive CL 5-2837
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T hI' cross-chest carry demon
strated by Barnes and Rainville.
MADISON BUTANE SERVICE
Hardware -Plumbing -Sport Goods
AM 4-1730 4032 W. Whitesbridge
A Satisfied Customer Is Our Best Advertisement
INDEPENDENT DISPOSAL CO.
Veteran Owned and Operated
Frank DePasquale
2609 McKinley AM 6-4220 t-resno
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FRESNO FENCE CO.
Specialists in Chain Link & Wood Fence
3644 N. Barton Ave. BA 9-6521
HEDRICK1S DEPT. STORE
N. FRESNO AT OLIVE ST.
AM 8-5019
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McKAY CONSTRUCTION CO.
Homes of Distinction
Commercial -Industrial -Residential
Alterations -Additions -Free Estimates
3859 N. Blackstone BA 2-71'34
JOHN VINTAN
CUSTOM BUILT HOMES
Your Lot or Ours
3250 t. 01 ive AD :S-8821
JERRY'S
Fresl1o-McKinley Garage
AM 4-2447 2441 E. McKinley
YARYAN LUMBER CO.
Dale Parks -Lyle Olson -Harold Yaryan
Lumber & Building Materials
On Hughes Bet. Whitesbridge & Neilsen
AM 8-4701 625 South Hughes
YELLOW CAB
BLACK & WHITE CAB CO.
NATIONAL CAR RENTAL
AM 8-5085
AMERICAN -GILLOTT
Plumbing 6' Heating Co., I'nc.
POWER PIPING
We Installed Plumbing On
New County Jad Addition
171 9 L Street AD 3-5945
Modern Electric Co., Inc.
Electrical Contrac tors for
County Jail Addition
2480 South Cherry AD 7 -1 147
ASAHI NURSERY, INC.
EVERYTHING FOR THE GARDEN
QUALITY NURSERY STOCK
. Japanese Gift Items
452 E Shaw SA 7-1517
154
Sheriff's Powerboat Squadron strives to make boating more fun
for all by enforcing Water Safety Ordinance
Since World War II the sport of boatin~ h:1s
grown in popularity each year. It seems that
each time a dam is built, creating a new lake,
there are boat Owners in line waiting to launch
their craft before the concrete is dry.
This overcrowding of recrea'tional facilities
created, for a time, a hazardous condition, since
with no regulations to follow, each boat owner
operated as he pleased. As a result, a few years
ago the Fresno County Board of Supervisors
enacted a Water Safety Ordinance.
Most boat owners are aware of the existence
of the ordinance, and copies of it have been
fairly well distributed by sporting goods stores
and boa t dealers.
The Sheriff's Department has tried to do its
JOE W. KONKEL
Electrical Wiring Residential & Commercial
4405 E. Grant CL 1-8289
Tom Duffy·s Antiques
6061 N. Blackstone
BA 9-3437
Club Laundry & Cleaners, Inc.
WHOLESALE & RETAIL
4454 E. Belmont
2918 Tulare
CL 1-6015
AD 3-0254
WALTER S. JOHNSON
THE RAMBLER MAN
2005 Broadway at Divisadero
Phone AD 7-5101
FRESNO, CALIFORNIA
DUTCH'S FARM MACHINERY
SALES & SERVICE
Good Reconditioned Farm Machinery
Thor Lawnmowers
3254 So. Elm Avenue AM 6-4798
part by establishing' the Sheriff's Powerboat
Squadron, ~ volunteer group of deputized boat
owners who donate a great deal of time to pa
trolling the various lakes and waterways of the
county. In addition, this season there will be a
regular deputy stationed full time at Pine Flat,
and another who will divide his time between
Shaver and Huntington Lakes.
Despite. the widespread distribution of copies
of the water safety ordinance, the excuse most
frequently given by violators is, "I didn't know
it was against the law." In order that we may
do our bit to alleviate this situation, we present
the following outline of the ordinance, hoping
we can thus contribute to safer enjoyment of a
good sport.
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JOHN STEPHENSON
Excavating Contractors
1827 S. Maple CL 5-9287
FRESNO SHEETROCK CO.
All Types of Drywall Installation
5283 E. Tulare. CL 5-4670
]. FERDINANDI Formal \-Vear
Tuxedo Rentals and Sales
Business Suits for Rent
804 N. Fulton (1 Blk. No. of Belmont) AD 3-7098
GOLDEN GATE CAFE No. 2
Specializing All Good Barbecued Meats
Beer -Amusements
2647 S. Elm Ave. AD 3-9547
Compliments
FREEMAN MUSIC, Inc.
Coin Operated Juke Boxes
2513 E. McKenzie AD 7-1592
155
FRESNO COUNTY
WATER SAFETY ORDINANCE
The following oltlline should nol be considered the COIII
plete ordina1lce. Anyone in doubl (/s 10 tbe af)plicabilil),
,of an)' section should rffer 10 Ibe c0111plele ordinance.
580. The ordinance applies to all public waters
in Fresno County, except in instances in which
it conflicts with state or federal regulations.
582. Each boat must be equipped with the fol
lowing, in good operating condition:
1. Life preserver, ring buoy, or buoyant
cushion for each person on board. Inflat
able type not permitted.
2. Fire extinguisher of adequate volume.
3. Proper lights, as specified in ordinance, if
boat is operated between one-half hour
after sunset and one-half hour before sun
rIse.
583. A boat shall not be operated in a manner
or rate of speed that will endanger any person
or property, taking into account any appli
cable factor.
583B. Specifically, a boat shall not be operated
in excess of fi ve miles per hour in any of the
following areas:
1. Within any designated slow area.
2. Within one hundred feet of a person swim
mmg.
3. Within one hundred feet of shore except
when launching or landing a skier.
4. If a motorboat, within one hundred feet
of a sail boat.
5. Within one hundred feet of any skier when
course of boat is such that it would come
within fifty feet of the skier should he fall.
6. Within three hundred feet of a swimming
area, dock, wharf, dam, or float,I which is
used for securing boats and embarkation
or discharge of passengers.
583.1 A boat is not to be operated in a reckless
or negligent manner.
A. When two boats approach "head on" each
shall bear right.
B. When boats approach at right angles, boat
on right has right of way.
C. Overtaking another boat may be done on
either side, but overtaken boat has right
of way.
D. Sailboat has right of way over motorboat.
583.2 No person shall operate a boat while
under the influence of alcohol or narcotics.
583.3. No boat shall be overloaded.
A. The basic formula for rowboats and out
boards, except racing models, is as follows:
7 Yz x length of boa t in feet x width in
feet x depth feet equals safe carrying
capacity in pounds.
583.4 No boating or skiing within twenty feet
of a designated swimming area.
583.5. No boating within fifty feet of any dam
owned by a public agency.
583.6. No boat shall obstruct a passageway.
583.7. No mooring to buoy, beacon, or marker
placed by a public agency.
583.8 No waterskiing between one-half hour
after sunset and one-half hour before sunrise.
583.9. A boat pulling ,a skier must have, in ad
dition to pilot, competent person aboard to
observe skier.
583.10. No boat shall be operated on any lake
containing less than 300 surface acres, if
posted; except boats with battery-driven
electric motors and boats operated by public
authority.
583.11. On Florence, Edison, Wishon, or Court
right Lakes, no boat shall exceed 15 m.p.h.
Skiing is prohibited.
585. No human waste, sewage, garbage, trash,
gasoline, oil, sawdust, debris or other foreign
matter shall be placed in public waters.
585.1. No shooting of firearms, compressed gas,
or spring powered guns from boat or across
public waters except shotguns for purpose of
killing waterfowl during hunting season.
585.2. No swimming in area designated "No
Swimming", or more than 300 feet from
shore outside marked swimming area, unless
accompanied by boat manned by competent
operator.
58 5.3. Owner shall not knowingly permit his
boat to be operated by another person in vio
la tion of these provisions.
58 5.4. No sirens maybe used on boa ts except by
authorized peace officer in performance of
duties.
586. No provisions except that regarding alco
hol and narcotics shall prohibit or restrict
boat while competing in supervised boat race.
586.1. No provision shall restrict or prohibit
operation of boat or water skier in supervised
water show.
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SHERIFF'S AIR SQUADRON H E L P IN THE AIR
SLOGAN: "Air Safety Through Knowledge and Proficiency"
By ELMER TUSCHHOFF
"Calling Sheriff's unicorn, calling Sheriff's
unicorn ... this is Cessna Niner Six Alpha ..."
Commander Holmes and Executive Officer Ar
buckle bent over the Gonset radio set in Squad
ron Headquarters Building at the Fresno Air
Terminal. It was Russ Bland calling in from
high over the Sierras where he was engaged in
the search for Thomas Malone. Arbuckle flipped
the mike key. "This is Sheriff's unicorn ... come
in Niner Six Alpha ..."
Malone had reported finding a lost P40 in the
mountains and on the previous day, while lead
ing an Army-Forest Service-Sheriff's Depart
ment ground party to the scene of the wreckage,
had suddenly and purposely disappeared. "This
is Niner Six Alpha ... have just sighted suspect
... one mile west of Spring Creek ... on Rogers
Ridge at the helioport clearing. Please advise
ground party. Time 2: 35 p.m."
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JORGENSEN'S BATTERY SHOP
4740 E. Kings Canyon Road CL 5-0800
JAE'S CLEANERS &, TAILORS
l325 Hazelwood AM 4-5527
JAN'S RESTAURANT
1704 VAN NESS AVENUE
JERRY'S TV SERVICE
Repair Work & Parts Guaranteed
TVs & Appliances Easy Terms
1532 Fresno St , AM 4-0586
H & W ,PRODUCE
.Mariposa & C AD 3-3174
CECIL S. MARSH
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR
2002 Kenmore Drive West AM 8-7540
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The above is taken from the files of the
Sheriff's Air Squadron on the Malone Hoax
Case summary, dated August 16, 1961, and is
typical of some of the eleven missions on which
the Squadron was called during the Fall and
Winter months of 1961. In the performance
of these above mentioned actual missions, the
Squadron logged a total of 17 man hours of
flying time and 114.5 5 man hours of ground
support.
The Shet:iff's Air Squadron is composed of a
group of ranchers, business and professional men
who donate their time and equipment to the
Sheriff's Department and the County of Fresno.
They are organized and trained for the purpose
of law enforcement; to aid in the search for
lost hikers, fishermen and hunters; to locate
downed aircraft; to find drowning victims; to
pin down escaped convicts. They are pledged
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SPRINKLERS
SALES & SERVICE
For ... Homes -Schools -Ranches -Parks
Golf Courses -Cemeteries
Fresno -Madera -Merced -Mariposa Counties
BOB BALDOCK
1505 Blackstone AM 4-1521
Carberry Crop Dusters. Inc.
5450 W. Belmont
FRESNO
Phone AD 3-4155
to uphold the rules and regulations of aviation part of their required training, most Squadron
an:d are interested in any civic activity that is members are adept with the hand gun and take
for the good and betterment of aviation generpart in the competitive pistol shoots that are
ally. Three members of the Squadron are also a part of most fly-ins. Most newsworthy was
active regular members of the Aviation Comthe winning of the coveted Reno Perpetual
mittee of the Chamber of Commerce. Trophy at the Washoe County Fly-in by a three
The Squadron is one of the leading members man team composed of Reidenauer, McNamara
in the Western States Association of Sheriff's and Arioto.
Air Squadrons, and was instrumental this past The success of the Squadron is due not only
year in preparing, presenting and approving to the fine leadership, but also to the splendid
the adoption of suggestions on "What to Do cooperation with the Sheriff's Office through
When Lost in the Mountains." Through the our Liaison Officer Don Safford. Some very
cooperation of local printers, these suggestions interesting simulated Search and Rescue prob
are now being printed and will be distributed lems have been set up involving "escapees",
by the Squadron in all the sporting goods stores members of the Sheriff's Posse, and the pilots of
and resort areas in Fresno County. These sugthe Squadron. These have resulted in developing
gestions which are pointed to helping the Air a fine technique of search as well as better and
. Squadron effect an early rescue, are as follows: more practical communication from air to
1. Before you go, file a "flight plan"-tell ground.
someone where you are going, when, and with Fresno County can well be proud of this
whom, and when you plan to return. group of thirty men who, by giving unstintingly
2. Take along a square yard of bright orange and willingly of time and means, save the tax
material. Lay this out in the open', preferably payers thousands of dollars each year. Their
in a green meadow. loyalty and dedication to Sheriff Willmirth and
3. Take along a pocket mirror and flash the his department make the Air Squadron one of
sun's rays back at searching aircraft. the strongest auxiliary arms of law enforcement.
4. If lost build a fire with green material.
Smoke is easily seen from the air. OAK LEAF RESTAURANT
5. When you are found, stay put. Don't AND COCKTAIL LOUNGE
leave the area.
I Fine Food and Cocktails
HENRY JACOBSEN, Prop. Each year the Squadron holds an Aviation 3261 E. Tulare St. Ph. AM 4-6778
Appreciation Night at which it honors certain I , individuals who have distinguished themselves Iin the field of aviation. This year it had the LI BERTY AUTO SERVICE
Complete Auto Repairingpleasure of honoring and presenting with cerMotor Overhaul -Motor Tune-uptificates of appreciation. five residents of Fresno Brake Service -Electrical Work
1008 C Street Phone AD ·3-0356who were actively engaged in aviation during
the 1920's and early 30's and who made great
and lasting contributions in the days when pilots
literally flew by the seat of their pants, and CIGARETTEChandler Field was only a stubble patch.
One of the outstanding events of the past year SERVICE CO. was the hosting of the Fresno Pistol Shoot to
which all the Squadrons of the Western States
COMPLETE VENDING SERVICEwere invited. Some 14 Squadrons from four
states attended and the Fresno Squadron lived
PHON E AM 8-4419up to its reputation for fun and hospitality.
The pistol shoot and A wards Brunch were held 405 N. Palm Fresno, Caljfornia
on Sunday morning at the Peace Officer's Range
with about 100 in attendance. Although not a
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FRESNO AREA PATROL
The Fresno Area of the California Highway Patrol,
under the command of Captain Ray Salmon, has a com
plement of seventy-nine uniformed personnel -one
Captain, two Lieutenants, six Sergeants and seventy-one
Traffic Officers. They efficiently handle the myriad duties
and responsibilities of the California Highway Patrol in
Fresno County.
In 1961, utilizing thirty automobiles and eight motor
cycles, the Fresno Area Officers patrolled a total of 1,584,
723 miles in Fresno County. During this same period
your Fresno California Highway Patrol officers investi
gated 93 fatal accidents in which 106 persons were killed,
plus 1,348 injury accidents in which 2,534 per
LIGHTNING COMPANY
WALTER MAH
1403 TULARE AMS-6717
I &T UNION SERVICE
AM 4-2045
S04 F STREET FRESNO
BROWN'S SHASTA FLORAL
FLOWERS . .. For All Occasions
Telephone AD 3-4473 721 West Belmont
FRESNO
JOHNSTON GEAR & MACHINE
WORKS
630 R STREET P. O. BOX 6 56, FRESNO
Aqricultural and Industrial Equipment
ALAN'S SALON OF BEAUTY
Professional Care Is Best For Hair
564 Olive Ave. AD 3-1646
CRYSTAL CLEANERS
Johnnie Woelfel
We Operate Our Own Plant
137 North Maple CL 5-4792
VISTA HARDWARE
CL 5-27S6 4305 E. TULARE
FRESNO
CALIFORNIA RED HOTS
For the Finest Hot Dogs, Hamburgers and Chili
Stop at California Red Hots
1145 Broadway Fresno, Calif. Phone AD 7-9940
ELECTRIC MOTOR SHOP
MOTORS -SOLD -REPAIRED -REWOUND
ELECTRICAL WIRING
253 Fulton Phone AD 3-1154
I
AIRWAYS COFFEE SHOP
From Daylight to Dark for Your Convenience
Airways Golf Course CL 5-9802
ARCADE TRAILER PARK
Swimming Pool for Residents
1941 N. Motel Drive AM 4-3658
.
BRUCE'S BARBER SHOP
Personalized Barbering
2736 Divisadero, Plaza Shopping Center
RAY BRUSSELL
BROADWAY STEAM CLEANING
Cars -Trucks -Tractors Steam Cleaned
240 Broadway AD 7-7603
BROADWAY LUNCH
Be I t Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner or Just
A Cup of Coffee, You are Always Welcome
931 Broadway Since 1922
sons were injured. Additionally, they also in
vestigated 2,116 property damage only accidents.
In December of 1961 the California Highway
Patrol began an experiment with the use of two
fi xed-wing aircraft, patrolling U. S. Highway
99 from Sacramento to Bakersfield. This experi
men t is to determine the feasibility of rendering
greater assistance to the motoring public through
the use of aircraft.
Incidentally, the pilots of these planes have
aided in the arrest of many traffic violators, in
addition to spotting many accidents immediately
after their occurrence, and directed ground units
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I
FRESNO PAPER BOX CO.
Folding Paper Box Manufacturers
Boxes Designed and Made in Fresno
2192 So. Railroad AM 4-1363
CHRISTENSEN REALTY
Listings and Sales -Loons on Homes a nd Ranches
ALEX RIFFEL, Sales Manager
1240 Van Ness AM 4-4400
Res. 715 W. Pines AM 4-2740
FRESNO MOTOR SA,LES
Cadillac -Oldsmobile Sales & Service
700 Van Ness Ave. AM 6-8141
FASHION CLEANERS
Dependable Service Since 1930
465 N. Fulton AD 7-2185
FRESNO PLANING MILL CO.
EST. 1908
GENERAL MILL WORK
H & Monterey AD 3-7218 I
CENTRAL TILE & MARBLE
4557 E. Lewis CL 1-5212
FRESNO
MILKY WAY DAIRY
Drive In Service
Milk & Eggs at Less Than Wholesale
Save 14c or more per golion on all your dairy products
2442 So. Elm at Church AM 4-2727
CAUDLE BATTERY CO.
New and Rebuilt
AM 8-3408 4825 N. Cornelia
FRESNO
AL & MILT'S
FLAMINGO CLUB
1802 Tulare St. Phone 233-9602
LAWN MOWERS SHARPENED
AND REPAIRED
HARDY'S GARAGE
2009 S. Orange Ave. Phone 268-3210
DOMENICO'S
COCKTAILS
Italian Dinners at Their Best
2133 E. McKinley AM 4-2018
C. SMITH
For A Better Deal
QUALITY CARS
AMherst 8-5336
2903 East Tulare -Fresno, California
CLARK EQUIPMENT CO.
BROWN TRAILER DIV.
Brown Van & F.B. Trailers
SALES & SERVICE
2544 So. Cherry Ave. Ph. AM 6·5781
COATES BOAT & MOTOR
AUTHORIZED MERCURY OUTBOARD SALES, SERVICE
BOA TS OF QUALITY
BA 7-1661 6546 N. Blackstone
Fresno
J 1M STANFORD, Manager
TRAVELON TRAILER SALES
23 Yeors Experience To Serve You
Mobil Homes ond Vacation Homes
Kit -Kenskill -Boles -Aero -Flamingo
Airstream -Aristocrat
2996 Ventura St. AM 4·011' 0
BAR NONE Transmission Service
15,500 Miles or 6 Months Guarantee on All Exchonges
Up to 24 Months to Pay
1506 N. Blackstone AD 3-4551
NELSON LUMBER CO.
4051 South Hwy. 99
AM 8-0137
J. T. JENKINS CO.
KENVVORTH TRUCKS
Hiway 99 & S. East Avenue Fresno
160
I
I
CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL
OUR PURPOSE: To perform those functions and services which
will assure the safe. lawful. rapid and economical use of the high
way system of the State of California.
OUR OBJECTIVES
To alleviate human suffering and loss from
motor vehicle accidents by promoting and
encouraging voluntary compliance with law
through education and enforcement, and as
sistance to engineering.
To promote economical, beneficial and enjoy
able use of the highways by reducing congestion
and removing impediments which retard the
smooth and rapid flow of traffic.
To assure inspired and dedicated service to the
public by providing opportunity and encourage
ment, guidance and direction which make the
development of each employee meaningful, pur
poseful, and valuable both to the public and
himself.
To protect the public's investment by maintain
ing continuous vigilance to prevent damage,
misue and littering of the highways.
To further the efficien t operation of the au to
motive transportation system by research and
testing, and establishing new concepts in traffic
control-gathering, analyzing, and disseminat
ing technical information.
To protect the public against economic loss from
theft and arson of vehicles and from failure of
owners to properly license vehides.
To assure the public maximum personal safety
and convenience on the highways by providing
protection and assistance night and day.
To encourage uniform application of the traffic
laws by offering to all enforcement agencies the
training capabilities of the California Highway
Patrol Academy.
161
to the accident scenes. Many motorists who were
in need of assistance were aided by direction of
ground units to their location.
The Fresno Area Office is designated as a Cali
fornia Highway Patrol Central Dispatch point.
The radio dispatchers handle all the radio com
munication for Fresno, Tulare and Kings Coun
ties on a 24 hour basis. To report an accident
or an emergency requiring the services of an
officer anywhere in the State of Califonia, merely
dial the telephone operator and ask for Zenith
12000. The operator will immediately conne:::t
you with the California Highway Patrol Central
Dispatch point that handles the communications
for the area from which you are placing your
call. The use of this service will greatly expedite
the dispatching of an officer to the scene of an
emergency. This service is for emergency calls
only and not for routine business calls such as
weather and road conditions, missing persons,
etc. Should you use this service for routine busi
ness calls you will be advised to call back on the
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ART'S BOATS
AM 4-0687
ROEDING PARK
DAVE'S AUTO ELECTRIC
OFFICIAL BRAKE & HEADLIGHT STATION
GENERAL REPAIR & TUNEUP
1365 N. Blackstone AD 3-3661
If It's Ammonia, call
JESS ELLIS
Commercial Refrigeration Service
CL 5-2505 5194 E. Washington
A-l Quality New & Used Furniture
We Buy & Sell -Best Quality for the Price
4645 E. Kings Canyon Rood CL 5-2422
IFRESNO SERVICE
General Auto Repair
447 Belmont Ave. AD 3-6855
FRESNO WOOL CO.
124 M Street Fresno
FRESNO SAW SERVICE
WRIGHT POWER SAWS
Trimmer Power Mowers
Complete Saw Service
H. Keith -721 N. Fresno -V. Smith
DEE'S FORTY ONE CLUB
1275 N . Blackstone AD 3-4335
EL GATO NEGRO
ED & CORA ZAVALES
938 F Street AD 3-9656
FRESNO CUSTOM MACHINE SHOP
WINSTON TIRRELL
Machine Work Tool & Die, Tool Grinding, Welding,
Jig & Fixture, Farm Equip. and Outboard Eng. Repair
2106 Cherry Ave. AM 8-1814
DAN'S CLUB
COCKTAILS
i 050 Broadway, Fresno
JOHN DILLON PLUMBING
Plumbing Fixtures and Repairs
Residential and Industrial
4504 E. Woodward, Fresno AD 7-5686
VERNON FRIESEN
Lawn Sprinkler Systems
AD 3-6995 -1521 Blackstone
BARON'S POULTRY RANCH
AM 6·9928
lA92 BUTLER FRESNO
JACOBS GARAGE
Refrigerated Automotive Air Conditioning
ALLIE JACOBS
732 Van Ness Ave. Fresno
162
VAN AMUSEMENT
Coin Operated
GAMES -PHONOGRAPHS
Latest Models Available
Personalized Service
L. VAN ORDER -INEZ FARRINGTON
Day & Night Call
AM 4-9011
2584 S. CEDAR AVE. -FRESNO
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ME·N·ED'S
PIZZA PARLOR
Pizza SUPREME
Fresno • Son Jose • Redwood City • SonIa Claro
Son leandro
Our Pizza Is Different -It's Made With
6 Kinds of Finest Quality Cheese
No Waiting -Served From Brick Ovens
Orders To Take Out
BA 7-4312
4735 N. Blackstone Fresno
COZY INN
COCKTAILS -DANCING
6 Nights a Week
ED and JUANITA STARK
Railroad & Jensen AM 8-1401
DRAPER
HOUSE MOVING
AMherst 8-0728
3740 E. Pitt Fresno
regular business telephone number listed for the
California Highway Patrol.
Fresno County is experiencing a rapid growth
in population. To better fulfill our purpose
and to provide for a selective enforcement pro
gram, the Fresno Office of the California High
way Patrol maintains a constant beat evaluation
program for use by officers on patrol. It provides
the officer with the knowledge of where, when
and the cause of the accidents on his beat. The
clerical personnel in the Fresno Office keeps this
information current on a daily basis.
Many complex problems arise in the patrolling
of Fresno County highways due to the various
types of area within the county. From the
heavily populated suburban areas surrounding
the city of Fresno there are the flat, open areas
of the west side to the high Sierras on the east.
It is our desire that this will better acquaint
you with the operation of your Fresno Office of
the California Highway Patrol and to leave with
you a feeling that we are always seeking and pro
viding better ways to serve you.
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LEONARDO MARKET
CL 5-3573
4492 E. BELMONT FRESNO
Johnnie's Flying "A" Service
JOHNNI'E BARIGIAN, Prop.
Lubrication -Excellent Service
BA 2-0161 3095 E. Shieldc;
ManhaHan-Guarantee Insurance Cos.
2904 N. Blackstone Fresno
BA 2-3001
FLAG JANITORIAL SUPPLY
Distr. of Commercial Woxes & Cleaners
Scrubbing Machines & Vocuum Cleaners
4492 E. Shields BA 9-0550
GUERRIERO FRUIT
McCall & W. California
Fresno CL 5-5903
HOTEL LE ROY
910 H St., Fresno I
Meet Your Friends At
BI LL & ETH EL'S
2389 S. Maole Beer on Tap
BIG SAVE MARKET
Groceries -Meats -Vegetables -Beer -Wine
112 W. Whitesbridge Ave. AM 6-3763
CALWA QUALITY MARKET
Groceries -Beer -Wine -Soft Drinks
3924 Jensen Ave. AD 3-9979
PIONEER MERCANTILE CO.
2401 STANISLAUS AD3-7167
FRESNO
POTIGIAN TRANSFER
AM 8-6254 4041 S. HIGHWAY 99
FRESNO
PAUL'S AUTO WRECKING
PAUL OAXACA
PARTS & SUPPLYS
628 W . Whitesbridge AM 6-8788
I Dominick F. Papaleo Ranch
2134 E. Jensen
-
CIRCLE W. APPLIANCE CO.
MAJOR REPAIR ON WESTINGHOUSE ONLY
2005' E. Belmont AM 8-7703
Fresno
GOLDENI STATE BROOM CO.
Office 412 Delno, Phone AD 3-7761
Factory 2735 Woodward, Phone AD 7-5416
FRESNO
I VINCENT GANDUGLIA TRUCKING
CL i -71 01 -4746 E. Florence
JOURDAN CONCRETE PIPE CO.
1851 North Motel Drive AD 7-7125
I
T & D AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLY
617 Broadway AM 6-9783
Valley Welding & Machine Works
Valley Crane & Trucking
1717 Orange Avenue AM 8-5014
ED & JERRY'S TV & APPLIANCE
"MOTOROLA"
NEW & USED TV. SERVICE ON ALL MAKES Open every evening including Sat. & Sun .
2037 No. Wishon Ave. BA 9-7561
HOWEY MOTOR SALES
Divisadero & Abby AM 6-0151
I
I
AM
-
BELTONE HEARING SERVICE "SINCE 1940" Hearing Aids -Audiometers -Hearing Glasses
J. RONALD PAUL
HEARING AID SPECIALIST
4-4181 Fresno 21 . Calif. 1209 Van Ness
-"
LA CUCARACHA STORE
ALFREDO G. FLORES. Prop.
Mexican Importer
1014 E Street Fresno
K& FRED'S RESTAURANT
Home of the Hoaggie
2412 N. Blackstone -Yosemite Shopping Center
BA 7-8811
I KARSH'S BAKERY
SPECIAL ORDERS DELIVERED
1121 Van Ness Avenue
And Neighborhood Branches for Your Convenience
KELLER'S USED CARS
Keller's Finer Automobiles
3433 Belmont Avenue
JORGENSEN & CO.
AM 8-6241 2691
FRESNO
S. East Ave.
LEE'S MOVING SERVICE
1832 KERN AM 6-1297
164
The Undaunted
YOSEMITE RANCHO MOTEL
22 New Units -Soundproof -Refrigeration
Tubs -Tile Showers -Swim Pool
BA 7-277.5
WALL TO WALL CARPET -KITCHEN AVAILABLE
7117 No. Blackstone -On Hwv 41
Cunnings and Cunnings
Painting Contractors for New ·
County Jail Addition
1505 Clark AM' 4-5049
STANTON BIGGS
DITCHING CONTRACTOR
Trenching & Foundations
AM 4-2941 2825 N. Weber
BILL & IVA1S
Your Favorite Beer in Frozen Mugs
COORS ON TAP
Dancing -Shuffleboard
3096 So. Elm Ave. AD 3-9871
CAPOZZI'S
Brake & Tune-Up Service
TRIMMER LAWN MOWER SALES & SERVICE
322 E. Belmont Fresno, Colif.
Phone Bus. AM 4-9802 Res. BA 9-0623
HORN PHOTO SHOP
Agfa -Bolex -Hasselblad Cameras
69 Belmont Ave. AD 3-8323
Fresno 1, Calif.
The Patrol Division prides itself upon its ver
satility, and ability to handle any situation it
may encounter. Therefore Deputy Gerald Law
less, though slightly astonished, was not par
ticularly concerned about a course of action
when he saw the drunken young woman stag
gering down the white line of a busy street with
a small baby in her arms. The problem was a
little unusual, but it apparently was nothing any
experienced patrolman couldn't handle. He de
cided to take them both to headquarters, book
the mother in jail, and turn the baby over to a
relative.
When, after they arrived at headquarters, the
mother refused to divulge the name of a friend
or relative who could take the baby, the situa
tion was still not beyond control. Sgt. Gene
HaUam, when his advice was sought, said, "It's
simple. In her condition she has to go to jail.
She can't take the baby with her. So, if she
won't tell us who can keep it, we'll take it to
social service and let them place it in a foster
home."
Even when the mother became belligerent and
refused to give up the baby, the officers were
equal to the challenge. With the assistance of
Radio Operator Louise Hill they managed to
take the baby from her without a great dea] of
difficulty. Lawless and Lt. Warren Saunders
then marched the mother off to jail, leaving Mrs.
Hill and the sergeant to take the baby to the
Social Service worker at the Genera~ Hospital.
At this point, the picture changed rapidly. ~
Mrs. Hill, preparing to wrap the baby in a blan
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Cocktail Lounge
Restaurant
2326-2332 VENTURA FRESNO, CALIFORNIA
ENJOY OUR * TACOS* ENCHILADAS* COMBINATION DINNERS
at
TACO TIENDA
2345 Blackstone BA 9-9712
165
ket, noticed tlut certain adjustmenrs were
needed in its intimate apparel. She bravely began,
but was soon beyond her depth. AlthoUigh she
is a mother, her baby is now a member of the
U.S. Coast Guard, and she is a little out of prac
tice in folding diapers. She looked questioningly
at the sergeant, who shook his head, claiming
that he never had been very familiar with that
particular aspect of parenthood.
For a moment it appeared that the patrol
division had finally encountered a problem it
:ouldn't solve. However, the day was saved by
Deputy Robert Kahl, the desk officer. When
appraised of the situation, he walked calmly to
the table where the baby lay, shook his head dis
gusted}y at the ignorance of his fellow officers,
and proceeded to do a job that would have been
a credit to a nurse in a maternity hospital.
Kahl is the father of an infant daughter.
GRANT'S COCKTAIIL LOU NGE
2313 Tulare AM 6-2548
(Opposite Post Office)
Ir------~
FRESNO FISH MARKET
Shop in West Fresno and Save
919 F Street AM 8-39 11
ONICK. INC.
Commercial & Residential Construction
6033 East Butler
Wm. Fries
Mammoth Truck & Auto Service
Chevron Truck Station· Standard Oi I Products
Shower Baths -Sleep ~ng Quarters -Cafe
Fresno--9 Mi les North on Highway 99 at Herndon
BOB VON MOTORS
Th Home of the' Second Car
902 Blackstone -AM 8-9474
NORI AVAKIAN
GENERAL CONTRACTOR
BUILDER OF CUSTOM HOMES
522 W. Celeste Fresno BA 2·2634
Shelburne"s
STATlm~ERY AND OFFICE EQUIPMENT
1931 MARIPOSA AM 8·8444 18271NYO
JACK SHELBURNE. MQr. and Owner
Commercial Body 6' Sales
Mfg. Co" Inc.
2680 S Orange AM 6·0836
EL PATIO CLUB
818 F Street
FRIGID FOOD LOCKERS
PROCESSING IS OUR BUSINESS
USDA Rated Choice Meats
For Lockers or Home Freezers
3003 E. Tulare AM 4·4430
GONG'S MARKET
2626 E. Ashlan
SA 2-4454
Otto Goedecke Inc., of Fresno
4068 Hwy. 99 North
AD 3-6201
DON V. ROUSH CO.
Independent Insurance Claims Adjuster
Phone AD 3-2155 Res. Phone CL 5-6788
104 N. Fulton, Suite G. Fresno
1841
RALPH'S CARPET MART
Wall to Wall Carpets and Rugs
Featuring National Brands
Prices Lowest in the Valley
Bank Terms· 36 Months to Pay
West Clinton AD 3-9255
JR. BOOTERY
COMPLETE SHOE STORE FOR CHILDREN
BUSTER BROWN -SIMPLEX FLEXIES
3320 N. BLACKSTONE
BA 2·5805 Manchester Center Fresno 3, Calif.
166
ALL IN A DAY~S WORK
The following photos were made at random of various phases
of the activities engaged in and situations encountered by mem
bers of the department in their routine duties around the office
and in the field.
Lt. Larson holds seven year old Melody An
derson, who was the object of the first large
scale search and rescue operation of 1961. She
was reported lost early in the evening when she
failed to return home from a trip to a nearby
store. After an all-night search she was found
ill the home of a schoolmate where she had
stopped to play, then, when darkness fell, de
cided to spend the night. At left is a neighbor
• who assisted in the search.
STERLING TOWEL CO.
1531 "G" STREET AD 3-1133
FRESNO
GREEN'S CYCLERY
SCHWINN BICYCLES -KING 0 LAWN MOWERS
NEW AND REBUILTS
BA 7-4961 Shields at West
ELECTRICAL SUPPLIERS
220 M Street -Fresno
ROLINDA MEAT MARKET
9475 W. Whitesbridge AM 4-7456
A bloodhound was flown in from San Rafael
to assist in the search for Melody Anderson. 111
recognition of his services, he was made an hon
orary deputy sheriff. His handler is Mike Mc
Lean, of the San Rafael Bloodhound Service.
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Belmont Memorial Park
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA'S
MOST BEAUTIFUL MEMORIAL PARK
201 N. Teifman Ave. Ph. ADams 7-6185
Fresno
167
Lt. Jobll Bcltoll ((lid D('Pllty Dei
bert Nc(,lcy of tbe lc/('fftific(ftioll BII
reall toll<. ovcr 0 probl(,,,! ill tbe crillle
lab, payil/g I/O att('I!tioll to tbe grlle
.101111' I?ibitur pcerillg over Neeley's
left sbolllder.
Detective Art Christ('ffsen and Sgt.
Warrell Saunders examint' a garage
full of stolw trllck tires, whicb was
only a })ortioll of the loot recovered
following the arrest of a gang of bur
glars who had hit tire warehouses
tbrougboltl the Valley.
f d more.·· Enjoy 00 h
"'"reS ' with this l. tastenclea
LOU HOMAN
Insurance -Real Estate
35 Olive Ave. Ph. AM 6-0245
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The All New Pontiac
AT
Herman Theroff
Pontiac. Inc.
SALES & SERVICE
850 "l" Street Fresno Ph . AM 8-4721
"If we don', give you a beller deal
we don', expect your business"
HOBBS.. PARSONS
COMPANY
-*
WHOLESALE PRODUCE
-*
FRESNO and STOCKTON
Phone AD 7 -61 1J
168
All In A Day's Work
Female imn.ates of the jail enjoy open air re
ligious services, conducted on the roof of the
jail building by a local church group.
DALE ELECTRIC
Belmont & West
AMherst 4-1831
.
Support the
Valley Children's Hospital
and Guidance Clinic
-A FRIEND
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JUNK TOP CASH
PRICES PAID
Scrap I ron -Copper -Brass -Etc.
New & Used Steel Pipe & Angle I ron
Fresno Junk Co.
3270 Hiway 99 South AM 8-6279
169
Deputy Gerry Scbmidt pours out the bottle
of wine which was the bone of contention in
a fight between the transient being carried away
on a stretcher, and another who fled as the of
ficers approached.
Deputy Buck Moreland, searching a stolen
car he has just recovered when arresting the flee
ing suspects, exa1l1.ines a switchblade, knife one
of them carried. (Continued on Next Page)
Fresno Memorial Gardens
Fresno's Own Homeowned Cemetery
175 S. Cornelia at Whitesbridge Rd.
AM 8-7823
Deputy Don Douglas keeps a watch
ful eye while Deputy Ed Lal1'lb searches
a suspect they have apprehended in
the act of breaking open a telephone
coin box.
Vie-Del Grape Products Co.
TE 4·2525 -2808 E. NEBRASKA
FRESNO, CALIFORNIA
Campi iments of
Gene Richardrs Paving Co.
3292Y2 . Weber Aye.
AM 6-4033
In A Day's Work
A group of patrolmen are briefed
over a cup of coffee before going on
duty. From left are Roy Rainville,
Harold Stuckey, Al Harker, Lt. War
ren Saunders, Gerry Lawless, Sgt. Wil
liam Young, John Jordan, and Andy
Moreno.
(Continued on Next Page)
TOWN HOUSE MOTOR HOTEL
73 Modern Rooms -Coffee Shop -Dining Room
Cocktail Lounge -Swimming Pool
Phones in All Roams
AM 8-4321 Fresno 1383 No. Motel Drive
Owl Transfer Co .. Inc.
. J. C. JONES, President
"Shorthaul Joe"
E. H. TUSCHHOFF
"Long Haul Tush"
tfOUSEHOLD GOODS MOVERS
e D -1 9 !
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". 0
All In A Day's Work
Most Fresllo COlllltv residellts will agree thaI tbe COllrthousc Park is a beautill/I place ulldcr
allY cOllditiolls, bl/t it iSll't oltl'lI lIl C have all opportunity to see its beauty ellhallced by a /Ilallt/~
of IICIi' SIIOlt.'. For those who did 1I0t have occasion. to be lIear tl}(: courthouse durillg the SIlOW'S
brici stay ill Jail liar)" l(/{' presell t these photos. T be lirst was made I rom tbe rooI 01 the S('('I/ rit)'
Balik Bllildillg. The laller shows the trusties assigl1cd to the car cleanillg detail doillg tbeir best to
cojJ(' /litIJ all 7t 1/ fa /II iliar problc111.
(Continucd on N ('xl Pagf')
Dr. Sidney Ames, Optometrist
NORTHRUP, KING & CO. Gives You Optical Service That Is Complete
-fA.DOWNTOWN MANCHESTERWHOLESALE SEEDSMEN 1942 Mariposa 1962 DaytonFRESNO, CALIFORNIA AM 8-5577 BA 7-2529
1 71
All In A Day's Work
TIJ(' ycar's /Jboto story ('/111.,' liS it /J('gall, with
II tirnl bllt relin'C'lI deputy, Richard Tbolllas, a
happy /l/ot 1)(' r, Mrs, nu fils A/) i)legate, (/1/(1 a
puzzled child , tlCO J(,lIr ()Id Dewit! Applegate,
I~'ho WOIlt/ITS II'hat all tbe fllss is about. The
cbild blld Il 'alldl'rcd IIway fro/l/ the family's
rllrai Sallg('/' bOil/(' 1'lIrly ill tbc ('v ellillg. COII-
5tab/e HI/n/xl Pig,~, his d('puty Va! Valles, sev
eral 1II1'llIben of the Sheriff's Departlllellt, and
volulltccrs SPOlt IIlost of tbe lIight searcbing for
billl. He was fOIlIlt! jllst before dawn buddled
ill a vill('J'tlrd about t I~'() hlllldred )lards /1'0/11
the bouH'. He was cold, bUlIgry, al/{I /rigbtel1ed,
IJllt ()tbcrwh'{' ill good cOllditioll.
WESTERN METAL CO.
Dealers In
SCRAP IRON, SCRAP METALS, USED MATERIALS
I. H. GREENBERG
AM 4-6246 2056 South Von Ness
ROY'S SHELL SERVICE
Tubes -Tires -Batteries -Accessories
CL 1 -1985 -5605 E. Kings Canyon -Fresno
FRANK'S WELDING
ELECT RIC & ACETYLENE WELDING
Truck Beds & Grape Tanks
3342 S. Elm Ave. AD 7-4354
HERTZ RENT A CAR
701 "L" St, AD 7-7404
!F RESNO
I
I PACIFIC FURNITURE CO.
Free Parking Next Door
SID SHELTON
1417 Fulton Fresno AM 6-0221
OPEN MONDAY & FRIDAY NITES
MARION NINE LUMBER CO.
We Take Better Care of Your Home
EVER YTHING TO BUILD ANYTHING
5615 E. Ki ngs Canyon Rd. at Clovis Ave.
CL 5-0421 FRESNO
SUNNY SIDE
Gabel -Hatch & Pinheiro Inc.
645 E. Olive Ave. AM 6-9541
Fresno
Auto -Fire -Casualty -Life -Health & Accident
CHAPPELL & DE LANY
INSURANCE AGENCY
WALT CHAPPELL -THOMAS DE LANY
1606 N. FRUIT AD 3-7779
Electronics Specialties Co.
Mobile Radio -Microwave and Carrier
Current Communications Systems
160 N. Broadway AD 7-11 18 -AD 3-8818
HOYLE TILE SUPPLY
4736 E. Belmont CL 5-3534
FRED MARKUS, Owner
CREST MEAT MARKET
10 Whitesbridge Fresno
172
INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
Auberry Bob's Cook's Garage 103 Service Pharmacy 123 Fowler
Auberry Builders Supply 108 Dale's Friendly Trading Ctr 104 Smart Shoppe Ladies Apprl 120
Joe and Mary's Steak Hause 108 Henry D. Damsen 103 Starkey & Erwin Ranch 121 Allen's Corner Co fe 133
King's River Lumber Corp 108 Dee's Tavern 105 State Market 122 Jock Avedisian Trucking 133
Mikkelsen Butane Svc 108 Humphrey Station 104 Wallace Auto Electric 122 Bruce's Lodge 2
Newtons Alden Springs Store 108 J&M Liquor & Sport Goods 105 W. W. Weeth Ranch 123 Cafe 99 & Truck Terminal 133
Pete's Garage 108 Jack's Drive In 106 Bill Woodring Plumbing 122 Fowler Cabinet & Hdw. Co. 134
Jim (J imbo's) Crowell 103 E. L. Xavier Liquor 122 Fowler Cafe 133
Big Creek Linenboch Auto Parts 104 Lowe's Food Mart 133
Mario's Tollhouse Inn 103 Mirigion Electric Service 133Del ReyThe Chieftain Cafe 109 Muldoon Co., Inc. 104 Motel Siesta 133
Papagni Fruit Co. 105 C. D, Simonian 133Bert's Del Rancho Rey Mkt. 102 Biola Ralph' s Drug Store 106 Better Buy Market 103 Spic & Span Cafe 134
Ray's Market 103 Wade's Modern Plastics 133Cent. Calif. Raisin Pkg. Co. 102 Biola Shell Service 113 Ray's Service 107 Del Rey Packing Co. 102 Biola Welding Works 113 W. A . " Art" Russell 105 FriontEnoch Packing Co. 103Klein & Klein 113 Sovino's Market 105 Garry Packing Co. 102 Sierra Cleaners 103 Friant Trading' Post 107Kavanagh Distributing Co. 102 Burrel Sierra Lathing Co. 103 Johnnie's Fishing Cove 107
Stan's TV & Radio Center 107 Steven & Jerry's Cafe 107FirebaughMcCarthy & Hildebrand Rch 125 Volentine Dairies 103
Bratten's 125 Wally's Cabinet Shop 104 Helm
Webb's Grocery 105 Colony Mercantile Co. 116
Caruthers Helm Garage 113Frank A. Gallison 117
Coalinga Helm General Store 113Adams Auto Supply 116
Caruthers Auto Repair 127 Metzler & Son 113Sam &. D.M . Biancucci, Inc. 116
V. C. Brilton Co. 116Caruthers Auto Supply 126 M . J. & R. S. Allen 121 Charles Sunland Service 117Caruthers Pharmacy 127 B&B Sprinkler Sales, Servo 120 Huron
Caruthers Pump & Repair 127 The BirdsonQ Co. 102 Fairy Tale Bakery 117
Clevenger Mere. Co. Inc. 126 Bob's Auto Service 122 Lassen Food MarketFirebaugh Appi. & Hdw. Co. 117 124 Firebaugh Lanes 116Day & NiQht Lunch 126 John T. Bragg and Son 123 Domingo Garza i24 Firebaugh Market 116Webster Ford 127 Burnett Construction Co. 120 Huron General Store 124
Gallaher & Sons 126 Coli fornia Market 122 Firebauqh Rod. & TV Repair 117 Huron Lbr. & Supply Store 124
Lassen Food Market 127 Canaday's Hardware 122 Gilbert Plu'Tlbinq 116 Huron Weld, & Mach. Wks 124
Mcillwains Furniture 127 Cheney Bros Inc. 122 Guy Houk Ranch 117 Rufus Mcilroy 124 Richard Lehmann 117City Garage & Radiator Wks 123 Moore's Liquor Store 124 Leo's Garage 117Clov;s Coalinga Bowl Inc. 121 Ranch Hdwe & Variety 124 Mode O'Day 117Coalinga Lumber Co, 122 Smoke House Bar & Ray Moralez Norwalk Servo 117Andy's Ceda r Inn 103 Coalinga Market 120 116 EI Patio Restaurant 124
Glen Austin Insurance 103 Coalinga Soap & Paint Co. 120 Pacifc Form Ca. Sommerville Farms 124 Peg's &. Juanita's 117Baird & Coffman 104 Coalinga Stud. of Photogry 122 Vernon L. Thomas, Inc. 124 Perez Bros. Packinq Co. 116Boice Funeral Home 106 John C. Conn Ranch 122 Tony's Market 124
Jay Brinkley Service 103 Cook's Furniture 121 A. Rebecchi Dept. Store 116
Reeser Auto Sales 117Bruno Bros. Plaster Contr. 103 Courtland's Restaurant 122 KermanTom Word-Tidewater Dist . 117Calif. Iron & Machine Co. 105 E&M liquors 120 Clovis Auto Ports 106 Grigsby's Fountain 120 Ace Supermarket 112
Clovis Bod Bay 107 Harris Oil Supplies & Servo 122 Five Points Barker's Food Bonk 112
Clovis Cabinet Shop 107 Locey's Cafe 123 Bel-Madero Club 110
Clovis Concrete Pipe 107 Paul McClary 120 Colfax Ranch & Store 127 John T. Bragg & Son 113
Clovis Dray & Ice Co. 106 McKay Trucking Co. 123 H & H Cotton, Inc. 50 J. H . Cardwell Ranch 59
Clovis Drugs 105 Newton Drilling Co. 120 Fronk C. Dierner 74 Dean's Men & Boys Wear 110
Clovis Furniture Co. 105 Packard Term. & Pest Cant. 122 Jock Harris, Inc. 125 Dorothy's Kerman Jeweler 112
Clovis Ready-Mix Co. 104 Pippins Automotive Supply 120 Lassen Market 125 Ellis English 113
Commercial Repair 103 M . B. Pressey Co. 123 O. F. Matheson Ranch 50 Epperson's Market 112
Compolongo Poultry Ranch 103 Rosy's Tavern 122 Raymond Thomas Inc. , 25 Finklea's Service , 12
M. G. "Morrie" BEAN
UNION OIL DEALER
3204 N. Maroa, Fresno BA 9-3737
KNOBBY HOUSE RESTAURANT
Open 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Breakfast -Lunch, Dinner
1739 Divisadero between Abby & Blackstone
JOY -N-JOY CAFE
Mexican -American -Chinese Dishes
1047 F Street AM 6-6001
TEDDY JOHNSON
WELL DRILLING
BA 7-3012 488 W. SHAW
FRESNO
AAA ELECTRIC
1956 West Garland SA 7-1941
PRETZER ROOFING CO.
R.esidential -Commercial
Henry Pretzer
1915 W. Olive -AD 3 -0218
EST R A D A I S
C0cktails -Spanish Food
Banquet Room
AD 7-0516 -370 Blackstone
KLEIN BOAT TRAILERS
CUSTOM BUILT TO FIT YOUR BOAT
With Wheels to Match your Cor
Trailer Ports and Service
CL 5-9477 Res. CL 5-3382
4017 VENTURA
Goodall F'loor Covering
We'll Save You Money on
All Types of Rugs and Carpets
We Do Our Own Installing
1827 E. Belmont AM 8-0764
Disinfecting Service Co.
Complete Janitorial Service
Sanitation Specialists
2011 E. Home Ave . AD 3-6383
173
INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
(CONTINUED)
Fox 180 Richfield Station 110 Reedley Deon Plumbing 132 Andy's Owl Club 139
George Fries lID Deluxe Cleaners 132 Andy's Pizzeria 139
John S, Goulart Farms lID Alta Oil Co, 92 Diamond Meat Co. 132 Angelo's Meat Mkl. 14
C. B. Harold's Service 113 Bear Club 9:3 Dian's Restaurant 131 Ann's liQuors 38
Jack's Richfield Garage 110 Bill Belknapp 93 Maggie Downs Superette 130 Antique Upholstering Shop 89
Oscar E, Jerner & Sons III Berryhill Motors Elec, Shop 93 Economy Market 131 Apex Cleaners 26
Johnson Welding & Mfg, III Jock Brandt 92 Eknoian & MacDonald 129 Arcade Troiler Pork 159
Kerman Drug Co, 112 College Inn 92 Floyd's Auto Ports 130 Archie's Cofe 64
L & R Garage liD Colonial Flower Shop 93 Fox Drug Store 132 Archie's Restauront 85
Leonard Larson Welldrilling 110 Dooms Trucking Co. 91 Freewoy Lones 132 Joe A. Argentine 32
Mack Lazarus Ford 110 Former's Supply Market 92 G & R Weld. & Muffler Shop 130 Arioto's Fish Market 85
Lyon General Service liD Wm. fedrau 93 Hacienda Delos Reyes 131 Army Surplus Sales 83
Ma's Cafe III Great Western School of Aero 94 Hayleys Tire Service 132 Arnold's Blackstone Tire Co, 33
Noble Cottle Co, 114 \N. J. Heinrichs 93 Highland Dairy Farms 131 Arrow Furniture 25
Plaza Drugs 110 Jung's Supermarket 92 Laikam & Hatcher Co, 131 Arrow Pharmacy 139
Reno's Hardware III Justensen's Dept. Store 93 Lee's Half-Way House 131 Arrow Sheet Metal Works 86
H, A. Scott 112 Wm, H, Kelly, Richfield 93 Leon's Shoes 130 Arthur's Cafe 26
Sim's Motor Co, III Lee's Service 92 Motel Selma 131 Arthur's Toy Shop 32
T & W Radiator lID Malakian,AI 94 Page Funeral Chapel 130 Artistic Cleaners 33
Corthyl Thomas Ranch III Andrew S, Marich 93 Peterson Farm Supply 131 Art 's Boats 162
Souza's liquor Store liD Metry's Cafe 94 Robinson, J. L. Funeral Hm. 129 Art's Chuck Wagon 86
Toners Grocery 110 Miller's Garage 93 Selma Molar Sales 130 Asahi NurseryI Inc. 154
Ed , L. Turner 111 Pena & Roldan Sunland Servo 92 Selma Steam Laundry & Asher Brothers 4
Valley Food Center 112 Reedley Electric Supply 92 Dry Cleaning 130 Assoc. Formers of Fresno Co. 10
N . Valanti Ready-Mix Cnrt, 111 Reedley Flower & Gift Shop 93 Selma TV Center 131 Atlas Drilling Co. 24 West McKinley Market 113 Reedley Nursery 91 Dan Sharp Pumps 132 Atlas Scaffold I\.
Westside Elec. Shop 112 Salwasser Mfg, Co, 91 Stover Motor Sales 130 Equipment Co. 32 Savateer & Bright 92 James E. Thomas Atlas Slone Co, 86
Kingsburg Emory Stewart 94 Stokes & Trucking 130 Audio Sales Co, 30 Sun King Dairy 93 Torri Market 132 Automotive Parts Co. 14 Anderson Bros, Brake & Whl, 128 Valley Plumbing Co, 92 Van Zile ElectriC 130 Automotive Utility Corp, 27 Harry J. Asian 128 Van Gas Butane & Propane 92 West Coast Growers 129 Nori Avakian 166 Bowlin Trucking Co. 128 Western Auto Assoc . Store 92
Dalton Motel 128 Youngstown Grope Distr. 91 Shaver Lake BGeorge & Beatrice Garner 128
Girozian Fruit Co. 128 Riverdale Adams Barber & Buty, Shop 109 SAP Transmission Exchange 44Holey's Haven Nurs. Home 128 Angelo's Bakery ,'\. B & J Trader Rental 32Jim's Egg Ranch 128 Brown's Feed & Seed 125 Coffee Shop 109 B & L Foodland Inc. 62Kingsburg Body Ii. Fdr. Shop 128 Darn's Butane Ii. Appliance 125 Eckert's Lodge 109 B & R Auto Supply 86Kingsburg Lumber Co, 128 Heinrich's Chev. Co. 125 Hamburger Haven 109 Bill Baird Trucking 152Mcintyre's Market 128 J & D Tractor Co, 126 Shaver Lake G:Jrage 108 Bair's Hardware Inc . 36Monson's Plbg, & Htg, 127 Jacopi Welding & Repair 126 B:Jkcr Chevron Service 55Olson Bros, Mfg, Co, 128 Jorge Ann's 125 Tollhouse Bob Baldock 157McKean's Store 125 Boll Tire Shop 25Las Deltas McLeod Ford 126 Hoke's Tollhouse Cafe 108 Bar-None Transmission Svs. 160MI. Whitney Cafe 126 Tollhouse Garage 108 Boron 's Poultry Ranch 162Colony Mercont i Ie 116 Riverdale Associated Servo 126 Tollhouse Store 108 Bartel Bldg , Materials 49Riverdale Drug Store 126 Basque Hotel 35Lemoore Riverdale Plbg, & Appl. 126 Tranquillity Bateman & Cunningham Inc. 86
Herb Bauer Gun Shop 22
Boston Ranch 123 Sanger Aiello Implement Co, 114 Morrie Bean Union Oi I 173
Martin CostaIe Ranch 114 Beaver's Hatchery 83Lakeshore A. J, Amesbury &. Sons 100 Fronk 's Garage 114 Fronk E, Beckett Co, 4Aprile's Place 100 Wm, E, Goltz Ranch 114 Paul Bedo D,sl. Co, 147Lake Shore Resort 109 Barr Packing Co, 99 Miller & Wilson Market 114 Bedrosian Tile & Supply Co, 14Pine Cone Shoppe 109 Bell-Flor Market 99 Rothman Fuel & Supply Inc. 114 Beeler's Furniture 83RaIph' s Garage 109 Henry Bender Motor So les 10 1 Shell Distributor 114 Bel Air Motel 139Bianco Packing Co, 98 Tranquillity Tire & Supply 114 Mike Bellow 80 Mendota C & C Electric 99 Zinn's Mobil Serv ice 114 Belmont Memorial Park 167Calha Electric Disl. 97 Belmont Tire Distributors 58Blue Moon Cafe 11 9 Chooli;ian Bros. Pocking 99Coit Ranch Inc. 118 Fresno Belstone Garage 80Clark & Pitts Plumbing 100Don's Service 118 Beltone Hearing Aid 164Clovis-Songer Co-Op Gin 99Frey Bearing Co. 118 A Ben Franklin Store 70Creager Funeral Chapel Inc, 97Mendota Food Center 120 Ben's Place 139Fairview Garage 101Murietta Farms 118 A Nurserv 149 Bet-R Radio & TV 139E, Gibbs & Sons 100Pappas & Co, 119 AAA Eleclric 173 Bet-R-Roofs 65Hague's Bottle Shop 101 Pilibos Bros, 119 A & M Lumber Co, 40 Better Life Foods 152Louis FuentesSeaside Oil Products 118 A-I Insulation & Fence 138 Biedermann's Outbd, Mts, 30Karl's Shoe Store 101Rowe's Seaside Service 118 A-I Meat Jabbers 27 Big Bore Drilling Co, 67Kings River Lodge 98Smoot's Sovmor Grocery 118 A-I Quality 8ig Boy Market 40Lackatt Cottle Corp, 97Sorenson Machine Works 118 New & Used Furn, 162 Stanton Biggs 165Leonard Bros. Ranch 98S. Stamoules Inc. 119 Abbolt's Mobil Service 24 Big Save Market 164Lumber Wholesalers of Calif, 100Volley Hdw, & Supply 118 Acapu leo Co f e 140 Bill & Iva's 165Mort's Radio & TV 100 Ace Alum, Awning Co, 40 Garnet L. "Bi ll" Billings 81The Oasis 97Orange Cove 14 Brll's Auto Pmts 16Oliver's Place 98 ~~~~~~~c~eCoShoP Bill's Bike Shop 23Gene Olson Body & Point 101A, C. Market 95 58 Bill's Flying"A" 84Acme Machine Co. 81B, H. & 0 , Cold Storage 95 Ole Olson Electric 100 Acme Refrigeration Svc. 26 Bill's Liquor Store 72Pine Flat Lake Motel 100C&B Variety & Dept, Store 94 Adams Barber Shop 68 Bill's Auto Service & Rep, 36Victor Pistacchio Pumps 101The Beauty Cove 94 Adams & Keast 22 Bill & Ethel's 164Esther Reid 101Covette Dept, Store 95 Ad<Jms Hotel 34 Bixler's Dry Cleaners 66Songer Boats 10 I Dodson Mobil Service 94 Advance TV Service 27 Blackburn Auto Ports 87 Harding & Legge!'s Inc. 95 Sanger Lndry & Dry Cleanin!l 97 Aero Sales & Service 135 Blackstone Auto'Parts 46 Highman's Mach, Shop & John Steinert. Jr. Ins. 97 Air Oasis Cafe 16 Blackstone Motors 40 95 Stop N Shop Market 97TV Service Air Oasis Company 35 Blackstone Wrecking 62Summers Shell Service 101J &. J Supermarket 95 Airways Cof fee Shop 159 Blosser's Sports Equipment 83Taylor Rexall Drug, 101Claude W , McKee Trucking 95 Ak-Mak Bakeries 76 Blue Heaven Pools 54Turpin's Service ;00Neito's Drive Inn 95 Alan's Solon of Beauty 159 Blue Line Pools, Inc. 40 Orange Cove Orange Growers 95 Tusan Packing Co. 101 Sam Alexander 137 Esther M , Bobo 64Orange Cove Pharmacy 94 Valencia Market 101 Alfredo's Pizzo Drive In 153 Bob's Garage 84Von's Jewel Box 101R 8. S Wrecking 95 A. R. Allamprese Co, ' .54 Bob's Tavern 84 Reeves Grocery 94 Wonder Volley Dude Ranch 34 All Best Vacuums ,'\. Ronald Bolt & Assoc, 55Russell's Nursery Service 94 Bert Zook 99 Sewing Mach, 24 Thomas J, Bommarito 70 Robert Taylor Co, 94 Allbritten Plumbing Service 23 Bonner Packing Co , 69 Three Musketeers 95 San Joaquin Allen Warehouse Co, Bonsteel Dump Truckin~ 82 Vogel's Orange Cove Mkt. 95 of Calif, 144 Boyden's Mayfair Bake hop 25 Virginia's Cafe 94 Jack's Borber Shop 115 Allenhurg Cotton Co, Inc. 147 S, A. Branch 143
Zaninovich Bros Inc. 95 Margaret's Cafe 115 Allen', Body Shop 33 The Branding Iran 148
Matt's Club 115 Allied Electric M otor Svc. 32 Brandy Winery, Inc. 58Parlier Notional Market 115 Allied Equipment Co, 4 Geo. Britton Trucking 140Swiss-American Cofe 115 Allied Linoleum 54 Broadway liquor Co. 23Ben's Cafe 96 W, G, Warmuth Union Oil 115 Allied Plumbing 146 Broadway Lunch 159Wayne Carpenter 96 Westside Cafe 115 AII-Tite Roofing Co, 32 Broadway Motel 89Condit's Furniture 96 Westside Pump Co, 115 Alm~'s Rest Home 24 Broadway Motors 28
Moncrief Soles & Service 96
John Koshiki 97 Alum, Screen & Door Co, 24 Broadway Steam Cleaning 159
Frank Montague Trucking Co, 96
Selma American-Gillot Plumbing 154 Brosi's Hardware 139 American Transfer Co, 66 Brown Bros. Adjustors 54Parlier Pharmacy 96 Anderson Bros . 128 Dr, Sidney Ames 171 Brownie Muffler Service 50Sorenson Packing Co. 96 B & E Cafe 131 American Warehouse Co. 27 Brown's Motel 40Tad's Jewelery 96 Bob's Custom Shop 131 American Paving Co, 30 Brown's Shasta Floral 159Tennis Erickson Pocking Co. 97 The Brown Style Shop 130 Anchor of Calif. 84 Bruce's Barber Shop 159 Tovar's Grocery Store 96 Nick Chambers TrenChing 131 Andella Liquor 26 Bruce's Lodge 2
Citizens Lumber Co. 132 Anderson Rock Products 44 Frank Bruno Market 85Piedra Conejo Market 130 Andy's Nursery 52 Bruno Used Materials 54
Perry's Piedra Market 102 Dewey E. Cox-Andy's Furniture Warehouse 40 K, C. Buck Service . 138
The Hitchin' Rail 102 Real Estate & Insurance 130 Andy's Market 32 H, E, Buck Fruit Grower 15
J14
I
INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
(CONTINUED)
Buckner Mfg. Co.
Bud & Lil's
Buford's
Builder's Concrete
Buker & Colson Drugs
Archie Burton Douglas Svc.
Busy Boy Drive In
Bussey Well Pipe Works
Butler Convalescent Home
C
C & C Food Marts 4-C's College
"(" Television
Andy J. Caglia Real Estate
Cohn's of Fresno
Col Market
Caleot, Ltd.
Coli f. Bowling Supply
California Fresno Oil Co.
Calif. Industrial Rubber Co.
California Interiors
California Motcl
Calif. Plumbing & Heating
California Red Hots Shop
Calif. Sewage Disposal Co.
Calif. Sun Dry Boulgur Co.
Calif. Trucking Exchange
California Variety Store
Col's Auto Repair Calwa Quality Market Campbell Tax & Bus. Svc. Candy Motel
Capozzi's Broke & Tune-Up Capitol Cleaners & Dyers
Carberry Crop Dusters
157 36
79
73
61
10 138
139
54
81
25
23 37
18 140 42
82
82 18
140 147 143
159
54
135
151
134
83 164 90 22
165
22 157
Dofena & Marciochi Ins. 78 Dale's Cafe 34 Daniels Columbia Furn. Co, 28 Danish Crc.amery Assn. 90 Donny's Tavern 62 Dan's Club 162
Dante's Italian Restaurant 138 Darby's 46
Daugherty Travel Service 146
Dove's Auto Electric 162
Dove's Tractors 85
Dave's Van & Storage 35
David & Sons 62
Scm Davidson Co. 90
Dcavenport Ranches Inc. 46 John DeBenedetto's 141 Deckert's Markets 82 Deep Spring Water Co. 36 Dee's 41 Club 162 Dee's Plumbing 34 Defendis Market 38 DeKor Drugs 76 Delk Pest Control 16
Demco Library Supplies 62
DeMarQuis 14 De Martin Supply Co. 62 Mike Demirjian Trucking Svc . 83
Denny's Caffee Shop 77
Densmorc Engine
Re-nu & Supply 151
Dcpendable Cleaners 38
De Prima,Carl-Paint Contr. 77 Lloyd G. Deroshia 31
Desert Inn 64
Design Cabinet Shop 36
Devlin-Drew Co. 146
Diamond National Corp. 57
Family Record Plan
Form Machinery Center Farmer John Meat Co.
Farmers I ns. Group
Farnam's Merchants Patrol
Fashion Cleaners Ltd.
Fay's Beauty College
Federal Fruit Distr.
Federal Jewelry & Loan
Fenway Farms
Ferdinandi J. Tuxedo Hdq.
Ferriea &Gottic
Fey Construction
Fiberglass
Fiese & Firstenberger Fig Garden Village Assn. The Fireside
First Western Bonk Flog Janitorial Supply Flamingo Club Fleming "Flying A"
The Flower Basket
FlYing A Flat Top
The Food Bonks Inc.
Foster & Co.
Foster's Freeze
Four " C" College
Four-Some Club
Frank's Welding
Freeman Music Inc.
Fresno Ag. Hardware
Fresno Autom . Transmission
Fresno Auto Ports Co . Fresno Bag Co.
Fremor Motel
Fresno Baking Co.
Fresno Bible House
62
87
38
20
40
160
137
76
134 23 1~5
62
62 16 44
70
38
69
164
160
83
82 76
28
36 67 25 37
172
155
78
13
89
76
38
35
22
George's Color Center
Getchell Truck Sales
Giant Food Center
R. S. Gibson Used C;ars
Ed Gillis Chevron Station
Giordano Market
C. E. Girdner & Co.
Gleim-Crown, Pump Inc.
Globe Auto Wreckers
Globe Drug Co.
Globe Fabricators Inc.
Otto Goedecke Inc. of Fresno Golden Crust Baking Ca. Golden Gate Cafe #2 Golden Star Cafe .
Golden State Broom Co. Gallaher Construction
Gong's Market
Gong's Whltebridge Market
Goodall Floor Covering
Gospel Music & Supply Co. Dove Goulart Dairy
Graham Radio & Television
Grand Central Hotel
Grandma's Pantry
Grant 's Cocktail LounQc
GreE:'n's Cyclery .
Groves Budt Homes
Guerriero Fruit
Gus & Dorris
H
M & H TV Service
H & W Produce
Haase Garage
Habib CattIe Co.
144
18
144
139
148
66 29
40
25 81 17
166
74
155 58 164
54
166
25
173
142
31
28
143
25
166
167
33
164 12
57
157
147
144 Cardinal Electronics Svc. Carl's Key Shop
Carriage House
J. Cartwright & Son Carver Cotton Gin Co.
Coso Canales Casner Drug Co.
Caudle Battery Co.
Cedar Ave. Nursery
Cedar Heights Texaco
Cedar Heights liquors
Cedar Lanes Bowl
Central City Garage
Central Empire Storage
Central Engineering Co.
38 138 28
140
148
35 28 160
82
26
139
8 88 62
76
DiBuduo Insurance Agency DiCicco' s Pi zzeria
Donald J. Dick, Inc. Dick's First St. Variety Dick', SUDplies Inc.
Didier's Liquor John Dillon Plumbing Disintecting Service Co.
Dollar Save Market
Dominic's Liquors Domenico's Restaurant
Don & Chuck's Used Cars
Don's Chevron Service
Don's Pool ServICe
Donut Makers
65 77 77 78 82 77 162 173
135
81
160
31
73
11
34
Fresno Body Works 149 Fresno Brake Supply 136 Fresno Bra ss Works Inc. 58 Fresno Butcher Supply 88 Fresno Call Club 86 Fresno Cattle Feeding 52 Fresno Cleaners Inc. 76 Fresno Clearing House Fr. Cover Fresno Communiy Hosp. 50 Fresno Cotton So les Agency 144
Fresno Custom Mach. Shop 162
Frcsno Drapery Service 40
Fresno Electric Co. 146
Fresno Equipment Co. 39
Fresno Fence Co. 154
Haehl Equipment
Hahn's Automotive Svc.
The Halg House
Haire-Murray Co. Inc.
Halls Drive In
Halwood Service
Hamilton's Grocery
Otto Hamm Roofing Co. Hanoion's Market
l. H . Hansen & Sons Hardy's Garage
Harold's Flower Shop
Harpain's Dairy Form
Harper & Sons
Harris & Conant Inc.
23
139
73
52
16
19
89 28 78
88 160 38
37
37
57 Central Tile & Marble 160 DaubIe S Co tt Ie Co. 31 Fresno Fish Market 166 Harrison Motor Parts 22 Control Valley Pipe Co.
Certified Cesspool Co .
Chappell & Delaney
Cherry Auction
Chi Chi Club
62
24
172
26
82
Draper House Moving
Dream Fluf f Do-Nuts
Tom Duffey's Antiqucs
Dutch's Ranch House
Dutch's Soles & Service
163
32
155
19
Fresno Funeral Chapel
Fresno Go rage Fresno Glass Co.
Frcsno Helicopters Inc .
Fresno Hotel
146 140 84
54
144
Harry's Beacon Service
Harry's Furniture Repair
Fred Hartman Real Estate Harvan's
J. M . Harvey & Co.
89 151
139
68
55 Chicken Delight 81
Chief's Auto Wrecking 81
Choice Food Market 79
Chrisman's Restaurant 143
Christensen's 88
Christensen Realty 160
Christensen's Turkey Hatchery 141
Ciancetti & Pierinii Furn. Co. 147 Cigarette Service Co. 158 Circus Drive In 88 Circle W. Appl. Servo Co. 164 City Motcl 25 Cityedge Drive In 23 Civic Patrol 138 Clack & Cummins Inc. 79
Clark Equipment 160
O. Clark Signs 20
Russ Clements Service 85
Cliff's Hobby Shop 25
Roy B. Cline Union Oil Sta. 14 I
Clover Club 134
Clover Dell Dairy 40
Club Brazil 25
Club Lndry. & Cleaners Inc. 155
Coates Boats & Motors 160
Coco-Cola Bottling Co. Fr. Cover Cody Bros. Plumbing 14 I
Coffee's 8
Coin Music Inc . 39 College Park Mkt. 140 Columbo's Cafe 58 Colyear Motor Sales Co. 143 Commercial Body Sis & Mfg 166
Commercial Mfg. & Supply 37
Commercial Radiator Works 79 Commercial Tire Sales 46 Continental Markets 4 Cooke's Super Market 38 J. Corcoran, Opt. D . 88 Cor-O-Lite 33 Correa's Upholstering 152 Country Boy Market 12 Country Cousin Market 31 T. Cowan L9
COZy Inn 163
Crest Meat Market 172
Crock.et Bros. 50
Crowley-Hill Co. 89
Crown Meat· Co. 14 Crystal Cleaners 159
C nnings & Cunnings 165
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D 6. D Supermarket 83 D .hnken-Lehrman 87 Dale 8ros. 21 Daie Electric 1.)9
Form Machinery
P. J . Eads Used Cars
Eagle Cafe
Easton Drug Ca. Easton Food Lockers
Easton Lumber & Supply Co.
East Fresno Used Cars
East Tulare Cote
Bud Ebcrwein Brokc Ser.
Ed & Jerry's TV & Appl.
Eddie's Pastry Shop
Eddie's Place
Ed's Automotic Transmission
Edwards Loc k & So fe Co.
EI Anillo De Oro
Elhee Co.
Elbow Room EI Capitan Motel
Electric Laboratories Inc.
Electric M otor Shop
Electrical Supplies Electronic Engineers
Electronic Specialties
E I Go to Negro
Elmer Elia
Robert Elia Harry Elias Constr. Co.
Eli's Electrical Service
Elite Beauty Salon
Elliott Mig. Co.
Ellis Manor Apartments
Jess M. Ellis Refrigeration
Elm Avenue Lumber
E1m Lone Ranch
EI Mar Packing Co. . EI Patio Club
EI Rancho Motel
EI Sarape Cafe
EI Trocadero Cole
Elzay's Launderette
Ernie's Cabinet ,'3,:
Store Fixtures
Ernie's Service
Erny's Drug Store
Eric's Draperies
Estrada's
Evans Drapery Studio Evans Elec. Service
Everybody's Market
Ex ecutive Air Cnarter Inc.
r
Fairland Dept. Store F, mily () in.~r
a mily Fhormccy
155
68 33 134 84
30 57
38
76
164
151
31
38
29 140
39
85
22 26
159 167 29 42 162
153
37 144
29
137
33
37
162
83
35
38
166
144
40
85
74
25
30
38 61 173 3d
140
21 ·12
14 I 62 55
Fresno Irrigation Appliances 77 Fresno Junk Co. 169 Fresno Liquor Store 83 Fresno Macaroni Co. 78 Fresno Malt Shop 151 Fresno Marble & Tile Co. 37
Fresno Masonry Co. Inc . 60 Fresno Memorial Gardens 169 Fresno Merchants Patrol 37
Fresno Motel 151
Fre$no MoteLodge 30
Fresno Motor Soles 160
Fresno Neon Sign Co. 142
Fresno O xygen 151
Fresno Paper Box .Co. Inc. 160 Fresno Planing Mill Co. Inc. 160 Fresno Plbg. & Htg. Co. 23 Fresno Pum; Ti Ie 153 Fresno-Son Joaquin
Mattress Co. 57 F rcsno Saw Serv ice 162 Fresno Servo Auto Body Rep. 162 Fresno Shee trock Co. 155 Fresno St~am Cleaning Co. 23 Fresno Tractor Parts 29 Frcsno U -Drive Truck Rental 144
Fresno Whitc & Autocar Sis . 24
Fresno Wire Rope &
Rigging Co. 24
Fresno Wool Co. 162
George Fries-
Service Body Works 89
Wm . Fries Ins. 38
Vernon Friesen 162 Frigid Food Lockers 166 M . Fri is -Hanscn & Co. 19
Frontier Chevrolet Co. 41 Fuji Cafe 23
G
G & A Market .i8 Gobel Hatch & Pinherio Inc. 172 GaddiS & Thompson Used Cars 44 Vincent Ganduglia Trucking 164
The Mary Garcia Diner 78 Gorden Specialty Shop 6 1 Garrett Bros. Maple Shop 86 Gateway Market '2 9
Govco Agricultural
Chemical Services Inc. 60
Gearharts Music & Art' etr 37
Genco's Liquor 16
General BeoflnQs Co. 89
General Crane Service 89
Genera1 Surplus 22
General Teamsters
Union Loco I '3 I ~4
Ceo. & Ed's Market I ~8
J. B. Hawkins Ranch 12 Healey & Popovich 55 Perry M . Heard 152 The Hearthstone 165 Hedrick's Dept. Store 154 Heilbron-Jones Film Service 71 Heitzig & Shirkey 147 Henrietta Ranch Prods. 86 Henry's Liquor Store 151 Herman's Lawn Mower Svc. 22 Hertz Rent A Cor 172 Hide-A-Way 34 Hill's liquor 65 Hobb-Parsans Co. 168 Hobb 's Tavern 16 Carl Hobe Ranch 80
Hockett-Cowan Music Co . 140 Tom Hoffpauir 148 Hotly Dept. Store 135 Hollywood Camero Shop 21 Hollywood Liquor & Gift Shop 38 Ray Holmes ISO Holt & Van
Body & Fender Works 81 Holy Cros~. Cemeteries 39 Lou Homan Real Est . & Ins. 168 Home Markct 79
Home Title 52
Honey Cafe 38 Hood's Pharmacy all Hope Manor 17 Geo. A. Harmel & Co. 18 Fred Horn Wood Yard 26 Horn Photo Shop 165 Hotel LeRoy 164 Howard's Rabbitry &
Worm Farm 31 Howey Motor Salcs 164 Chet Hoyer 23 Hoy Ie Ti Ie Supply 172 Humphrey's Bros Ins. & RE 22 Hy-Sal Canvas Specialties 25 Hye-Quality Bakery 152
: [). T Union Service 159
Incandescent Supply Co . 82
I()dependent Disposal Co. 154
Industnal Service 138
Inqa's Drive In '22
insul-t=luf Insulation Inc. 152 I~ali.an Ki tchen 144
Ireland Mfg. Co. 141
J & J Service 80
)-N Automotive Specialties 37
J .& R Welding Shop 32
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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
(CONTINUED)
J & S Poi nt ing Service
Jacobs Garage Joe's Cleaners & Tailors
Jake's Auto Body Works
Jon's Restaurant Jaynes & Co. Jeffrey Elec. Const. Co.
J. T. Jenkins Co.
Jerry's Fresno-McKinley
Garage
Jerry's Tavern
Jerry's TV Service C. W. Jessen Const Co.
Jet Drive In Jim's Market
29
162 )57
30
) 57
20
137
160
154
14
157
30
153 )35
Mayling Cafe
Mazman's Machining Svc.
McDonald's Hamburgers
McDonqld Jewelry
McEntire's Market
Harry Mc Intosh
McKay Construction Ca.
McNamara Liquors
McSherry & Co. Insurance
Mecca Billiards Medina Auto Wrecking Me N Ed's Pizzo Parlor Melody Food Markets Melton-Tinch Inc.
Mexico Cafe
79
147
I 1
70
59
14
154
150
80
151 152 163 67 23
80
Rolph 's Cafe
Ralph 's Carpet Mort Ralph's Variety & App!.
Ranchers Cotton OiI
Wal ter Rou Rau's Dairy Form Ray's Richfield Svc.
Roy's Television Service Red Triangle Oil
Reliable Cesspool Ca.
Reno's Specialized Service Reynold's Crone Service
Rhodes Gene Richard's Paving Co. Steve Richardson
146
166 37
4 I
13 44 84
37 151
142
37 21
2 170 81
Thrifty Drive In Tingy Co. Tinkler M ission Chapel
Tiny's Farmhouse Cafe
Title Ins. & Trust Ca. Tommel's Rod & Reel Repair Tommy's Liquor
Leland Tompkins Surge
Dairy Equipment
Top Hat
John Torick Automotive Svc.
Tovar Grocery
Town House Motor Hotel
Trai Is
Traveler's Body & Fndr Wks
20 80 143
I I 41 135 66
68
57
61
140
170
28
76
Johnnie's Flying A
Johnnie's Garage Johnnie's Market & Cafe
Johnnie's Tavern
C. B. Johnson Inc.
Johnson Driving School
H. E. Johnson (Well Drilling)
164
85 16 )49
46
152
29
Midland Savings & Loan
Mid State Bowl
Mid State Linoleum
Mid Va lley Plumbing Supplies
Mid Valley Trailer Sales
Mike Miyamoto
Mike's Car Lot
86
150
141
73
88
140
145
Rico's Blasting
Ridge Electric Motor Co. Roberts Fiq Co. C. Roy Robinson & Assoc.
Robinson's Auto Body Shop
Rodders Mademoiselle Radder's Shoes
84
153 88 62
140
136 61
Travelon Trailer Sales Charley M . Treat The Trophy Shop Truck Dispatch Svc. Inc. Turl Electric Motor Svc.
Turpin's Furniture
160 138 19 84 148
138
Harry Johnson
Sound Control
Teddy Johnson
Wolter S. Johnson
Johnston Gear & Mach Wks.
Jones Ambulance Service
Jones Toys-Gifts-Hdw.
Jorgenson & Co. Jorgensen's Battery Shop
Josephine Furniture
Jourdan Concrete Pipe Co.
Joy-N-Joy Cafe
K
KARM
143
173
155
159
46 40 164
157 59 164 173
68
Mildred Cole Drapery Shop
M ilky Way Dairy
Miller Pump Co.
Mi Rancho Tortilla Shop
Mission Sheet Metal Co.
Modern Electric Co. Inc.
Mohler's U-Save
Lloyd Moller Monarch Refrig. Co. Montgomery Word
Gene Morales Morris Fruit Co. J. K. Munro Sharp Cars
Fred J. Myers
Dump Truck Service
71
160
84
34
145
154
152
152 60 33
149 10 86
80
Radisco Products Raeding Park Pharmacy
Roeding Pork Welding
Rolinda Formers Store
Rolinda Meat Market
Rolinda Welding Works
Rol-Pak Filter Service
Ronnie's Mi dway Market
Rose Garden Nursery
Rossi Floral Ca.
Round-Up Lunch
Don V. Roush Co.
Royal Crown Cola Royal Phormacy Roy's Shell Service
22 84
138
152
167
148
78
59
86
141
16
166
64 141 172
U
U-Save Rancho Liquors
U-Sove Nursery
Uncle Tom 's Liquor Store
Undcrqround Gardens
United Bldg. & Fa rm Equpt.
United California Bonk
United Loan & Jewelry Co.
United Markets Inc.
United Radio Cobs
Uribe Janitorial Service Utility Trailer Sales
v
148
77
40
80
134
9
139
49
140
14 150
K. G. TV & Applionce
K & W Auto Repoir
K-Y Lumber Co.
Karsh Bakery
Kast of California Kay & Fred's Restaurant
Kearney Guest Home Louie Kee Market Keller's Used Cars Kendall Industries Inc.
Ken 's Service Kern Pipe Wrapping Co.
Kerr Rug Co.
R. M. King Co.
King-O-Meat of Fresno
Kings County Truck Lines
Klein Boat Trailers Klein's Pine Lake Lodge
Knobby House Restaurant John & Alex Kochergan Form
Kamoto Dept . Store
Joe W . Konkle Kromer Construction Co.
L
La Cucaracha
E. W . Laisne
Lomonuizzi &. Pantaleo
Frank Lambe
Longe Roofing Co.
Langworthy Povlng
Larson Bros. Auto Ports Larson-Ratto Const. Co.
Speed B Leas
Lees Moving Service Lcm's Nationwide Trailer Rentals Leonardo Market Liberty Auto Service
Liberty Fish Co. Inc.
Uberty Linen ServIce
Lightening Shop
Lindy's Drive In
Lion Packing Co.
Lisle Funeral Home
Little Wheel Cafe
Byron Lovejoy Roofing
Lowell Mason Point Co.
Lowe's Morket
Luigi's Restaurant
M
Mac's Liquor Store
Fred S. Macomber Inc.
Madero Distr. Co.
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Malakian Trucking
Mammoth Truck Service
Manchester Auto Wash
Manchester Barber Shop
Manchester Coffee Shop
Manchester Jr. Bootery
Manhattan Guor. Ins. Co.
Manuel's Auto Wrecking
Marbo Quality Foods Inc. S. E. Mariner Co. Marion Nine Lumber Co.
Marion's Beauty Salon Mark's Food Market
Cecil S. Marsh Elec. Contr.
Maruko Cyc lery
Moster Radiator Works
Mathews Harley-Davidson
Maxwell Studios
Mayfair Markets
139
29
135
164
18 )64
148 146 164 30 82 58 136 31
65
17
173
70
173
75
14
155
153
164
4
80
152
139 52
73
15
16
164
152
164
158
152
151
159
18
85 87
138 )44
78 14 80
137
144
64 148
154
94 166 141
147
35
166
164
83 85 64
172
144
14
157
19 134 28
12
50
N
Naylor's Office Eauipment
Nelson Lumber Co.
New China Cafe
New Eng land Sheet Metal
New Wonderland Roller Rink
Newman & Sans Ranch Nick's Donut & Waf fie Shop Nor-Bob's Poodle Form Normart's Furs Northrup King & Co.
o
O.K. Cotton Club
O. K Garage
O.K. Produce Oak Lea f Restaurant O'Brien's Brake Service
P. E. O'Hair Co. Okamoto's Oklahoma Oil Co . Ollie's & Smitty's
O'Neill Meat Co.
Dnick, Inc.
Optima Club
Organic Fruit Products
Oriental Dry Goads
Ostergaard Feeds
The Outpost
OWl Transfer
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Pacific Furniture Co.
Pacific Mill & Mine Supply
The Paint Bucket
Palace Market
Palm Olive Realty
Dominick F. Papaleo Ranch
Paradise liquors
Paramount Pest Control
Porker Rambler Ca.
Gene Parrish Patty's Pastry Shop
Paul's Auto Wrecking
Paul's Liauor Paul's Shoes Payless Market
Ed Pearle's Chev. Service
Archie Peckham
Peper Jani torial Service
Pepsi-Colo Bottling Ca.
L. C. Perkins Foundry
Aram "Shorty" Peters
Plaf f Sewling Center
Phantom View Pet Motel
Pine Cleaners
Pioneer Mercantile
Plstacchlo Trucking
Pit Cafe
Pitton Terrazzo a. Mosaic
Pittsburqh-Des Maines
Steel Ca. The Players
Ployland Pool
W. L. Poole Ca.
Pap's Auto Supply Co.
Patigian Transfer
Pretzer Roofing Ca.
Proctor's Pharmacy
R
R & R Electric Motor Co.
Dick Rafferty Airways
Rent-a-Car System
Ragle's Pharmacy
Rainbow Ballroom
8)
160
44
138
60
140 141 140 136 ) 71
14)
14
52 158 14
61 82 79 83
2
166
)6
22
12
57
10
170
172
55
138
138
89
164
89
27
69
81 152
164
138 57 135
81
85
26
46
86
68
147
138
84
164
16
85
35
85 64
33
27
86
164
173
82
I I
78
141
69
s
Saber's Grocery 81
St. Agnes Hospi tal 27
Solo & West Auto Supply 149
Sollie's Guest Hause ) 47
Frank J. Sanders Co. 90
Son Francisco Floral 136
S. J. Houwe Moving Co. 42
San Joaq'.Jin Hydraulic 143
San Joaquin Rack Co. 10 S. J. Volley Poultry Prod. 4
Santi's Inc. 17 Santoni's Grocery 67 Schedler-Kirsch Tire Shop 141 Art Schedler's Engine Rebldg. 25
Ted Schmo II & Son 20
Sears Roebuck & Co. Back Cover
Security First Natl Bank 49
Seibert Petroleum 143
Semper Truck Lines 145
Seven Up Bottling Co. 168
Sham's Excavating Co. 42
Shelburne's Stationery 166
Shepherd's Shell Service 152
Shir Icy & Heye ) 36
Sierra Archery Center 82·
Sierra Auto Supply 153
Sierra Electric Co. 23
Sierra Hospital 13
The Sisters 12
Albert Sklarz 153
Clyde Smart 31 Cliff Smith Used Cars 160 Dove Smith Petroleum Inc. 39 J. L. Smith 35 Smith Photo Service 23
Roy Smith Bail Bonds Bk. Cover
Snake Rood Hut 77
Soapy Joe's 79
Tom Souza Service J3 7 Sprouse-Reitz Co. 143
Star Supermarket 10
State Center Bonk 62 John Stephenson 155 Steele's Liquor 139 Sterling Towel Co. 167
Steve's Saddle Shop 20
Steward & Dearing 34
Stillman Drug 10
Storylond Inn 25
St rowberry Exchange Co-op 13
Struza Liquor Store 89
Sunland Refining Co. 1 I
Sunlite Market 58
SunMaid Raisin Growers
of California 75 Sunnyland Bulghur Co. 153 Sunset Tile Co. 137
Sunshine Landscaping Svc. 12
Superior Reproductions 73
Sycamore Island Stock Ranch 144
T
T & D Automotive Supply 164
Taco Tienda 165 Tandy Leather Co. 24 Tangerine Cafe 71 Tempel Cafe 27 Tent City Surplus 150 Thermal Prods., Inc. 142 Hermon Theroff Pontiac Co. )68 Thompson Auto Body
Supply Co. 153
Tommy Thompson's
Catering Service 27
V & M 's American
Furniture Co.
V allo 's Service
Volley Armored Transport
Valley Burglar Alorm
Volley Butane Inc.
139
14
145 90 )50
Volley Ford Soles Fr. Cover
Valley Foundry &
Machine Works Inc.
Volley Ice Co.
Volley Tire Ca.
Valley Turf Supply Co. Volley Typewriter Co. Valley Welding &
Machine Works Van Amusement
146
II
86
83
144
164
163
147Van Dyke News Co. Vendarlator
Ventura TV Center Victor Knitting Mills
Victoria Hotel
Bk. Cover
Vie-Del Grope Products M . R. Vierra Co. Village Foodlond Village Home & Hdw.
John Vinton Contractors Vista Hardware Vitali Bros. Bob Von Motors
w
H. W . Waddle
Wagner's Woad & Shavings
Edward A. Woller Ranch
Waples Shell Service
Word's Tractor Co.
Weathermaster Insulation
Weir Modern Service
Western Boot & Shoe Ca.
Western Metal
Western Turkey Pocking
Western Wood Excelsior Mfg. Ca.
Whitehurst Chapels
Wi Ifang Sh,,11 Service
Floyd Wilkins Nut Co.
John Williams & Sons Melville E. Willson Co. Winnie's Cofe
Dean Witter & Co. ~~nW'~o<;;tl ~arket
Wonder Volley Dude Ranch Wood's Radiator Shop
Wungstell's Auto Pointing
y
37
14 )
141
170
86 70 72 154 159 36 166
13
75
75
139
134
72
40
16
172
14
88
54
137
57
7 1 9 85 80 84 11 34 72 40
Tak Yamaguchi 146
Yak N Snak 36
Yaryon Lumber Co. 154
Yee Pharmacy 80
Yellow Cob 154
York's Place 77
Yosemite Electric 84
Yosemite Nursery 80 Yosemite Rancho Motel ) 65
Yost & Webb Funeral Home 14
Jess H . Young Equpt. Co. 64
Robert Edward Young 54 Yturri Hotel 14
George Zengel
Zenny's
z
37
36
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MET R 0 POL.l TAN ARE A Coalinga Parlier
EMERGENCY Police Deportment WE 5-1525 Police Deportment EN 1-1329
City Fire Deportment WE 5-1651 Fire Deportment MI 6-2711
Constable WE 5-0264 Constable MI 6-2187
Sheriff's Deportment AM 6-8151 Rural Fire Calls WE 5-0811 Rural Fire Calls MI 6-2711
Coroner AM 6-8151 Justice Court WE 5-2745 Piedra and TrimmerMid-Volley Fire District AD 3-1821
Conejo Constable Songer TR 5-3833E. Fresno Station CL 5-4995 Constable TW 6-3801 or TW 6-0464 or TR 5-4459Easton Station AM 4-4256 Fire TW 6-3378 Rural Fire Calls TR 5-8771N. Fresno Station CL 5-4125
Pinedale Station BA 7-5909 Reedley
Del ReySoutheastern Station AM 4-6892 Police Department ME 8-2533Constable 5421 Fresno Police Deportment AM 6-8331 Fire Deportment ME 8-2122Fire AD 3-1821 Fresno Fire Deportment AD 3-7291 Constable ME 8-2374 or ME 8-2939
Fig Gorden Fire District BA 7-8855 Dunlop and Squaw Volley Rural Fire Calls ME 8-2200
or AD 3-8773 Justice Court ME 8-3211Constable 18
North Central Fire District AD 3-8773 Fire AD 3-1821 Riverdale or AM 4-9195 Justice Court 1 TS Constable TO 7-3433 Humane Society AD 7-2141 Fire TO 7-3511 Firebaugh and Los Deltas Justice Court TO 7-3448
GENERAL Police Deportment OL 9-2045
City Fire OL 9-2061 Songer
District Attorney AM 6-8291 Constable OL 9-2332 or OL 9-2200 Police Department TR 5-2531
Fire Deportment TR 5-5511County Jail AM 6-8151 Rural Fire Calls OL 9-2118
General Hospital CL 5-9711 Justice Court OL 9-2338 Constable TR 5-3833
Rural Fire Calls TR 5-2591County Counsel AM 8-6011 Fowler Justice Court TR 5-2010Veteran's Service Officer AM 8-6011
Municipal Courts AM 8-6011 Police Deportment TE 4-2112 Son JooQuin, Tranquillity, Helm
Sheriff's Air Squadron CL 5-7181 Fir<; Deportment TE 4-3111 Constable 698-8200
Probation Office AM 8-6011 Constable TE 4-3425 Fire EN 1-1462
Juvenile Hall CL 5-9711 Justice Court TE 4-3215
Welfare Deportment CL 5-9711 Rural Fire Calls TE 4-3011 Shover Lake
Public Works Rood Patrol AM 8-6011 Constable 20
Friant Fire 10Fresno Police Academy CL 5-3917
Fresno County Safety Council AM 8-6484 Constable CY 9-6008 Selma Fire AD 3-1821Superior Courls AM 8-6011 Police Deportment TW 6-2525
County Peace Officer's Assn. AM 6-5415 Fire Deportment TW 6-2131Huntington Lake and Big Creek Constable TW 6-3801 or TW 6-0464 Constable Shover 20 Rural Fire Calls TW 6-3378 A~ 7 Justice Court TW 6-2123
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Constable WH 5-2259 Deportment of M o Vehicles AM 6-9733
Fire WH 5-2311 Division of Forest, BA 2-3714(Constables can be coiled direct or Narcotics Enforce'1"'nt Bureau AD 3-4211 contacted through Sheriff's Dept.) Kerman Alcoholic Beverag'l; Control AM 8-7151
Police Deportment VI 6-8800 California Youth Ihority AM 8-7151
Auberry Fire Deportment VI 6-8303 Div. of Lobar La,," " forcement AM 8-71 51
Constable UL 6-2211 Boord of EqualizaTion AM 8-7151Constable Fresno AM 8-1848'
Rural Fire Calls VI 6-8303
Justice Court VI 6-8405 Fire UL 6-2211 California Highway Patrol AD 7-6153
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Burrel and Five Points Federal Bureau of
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Fire WA 3-4386 Posta I Inspector AM 6-8251Cantua and Three Rocks U.S. Marshal AD 7-6421Constable Son Joaquin 698-8200 Mendota Alcohol & Tobacco Tax Div. AM 6-0088Fire EN 1-1462 U.S. Forest Service CL 1-8225Police Deportment OL 5-4345 Caruthers and Raisin City Border Patrol AM 8-3381Fire Deportment OL 5-4324 Constable UN 4-3210 U.S. District Court AD 7-8570Constable OL 5-4859 Fire UN 4-3211 P opotian and Parole AD 3-8615Rural Fire Calls OL 5-4362 Justice Court UN 4-3160
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Orange Cove and NavelenciaClovis
Police Deportment CY 9-2121 Orange Cove Police Dept. MA 6-7722 Notional Board of Fire
Constable CY 9-6008 Orange Cove Fire Dept. MA 6-7676 Underwriters Madero OR 3-3244
City Fire Deportment CY 9-4315 Constable Reedley ME 8-2939 Better Business Bureau AM 8-6424
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