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VOL. XXIII - NO. 21 MALIBU, CALIFORNIA August 23, 1968
How It Was 5,000 Years Ago
In Malibu To Be Meeting Topic
An archeological recon¬
struction of what life was like
in the Malibu area more than
5,000 years ago will be offered
at an open meeting of the
Malibu Historical Society at
the Malibu Inn. beginning at
8 PM Wednesday, August 28,
it was announced this week.
John Beaton, who is major¬
ing in archeology at UCLA
and who has been one of the
experts in charge of the dig¬
gings in the Trancas area will
be the principal speaker. He
will report on what the arch¬
eologists have been able to
learn about the prehistoric in¬
habitants of this area from
the evidence obtained in the
local research project. His
talk will be illustrated with
slides and there will also be
an exhibit of artifacts un¬
earthed at the Trancas dig.
The excavations at Trancas,
begun after the discovery of
an ancient Indian burial
ground more than a year ago,
are considered to be among
the most interesting in West¬
ern American archeology. The
ancient settlers antedated the
Chumash tribe, originally con¬
sidered the earliest settlers.
In preparation for State
public hearings on freeway
location in Malibu a meeting
of all interested Malibu groups
is scheduled for Monday, Aug¬
ust 26, 7:30 to 9 p.m at the
John L. Webster School Audi¬
torium, it was announced this
week.
The meeting is being arran¬
ged by the Malibu Chamber of
Commerce.
The State Division of High¬
ways is studying three routes
for this area: One route is
approximately one-fourth mile
out to sea, (a causeway); a
second route is on the bluff
just above Pacific Coast High¬
way; the third route is ap¬
proximately one-half mile in¬
land from Pacific Coast High¬
way, it was reported.
The meeting will be held to
discuss the routes in detail,
review aerial photographs of
the routes and decide which
route most residents prefer.
Jack Corrodi, a member of
the State Chamber of Com-
Water Users
To Learn Cost
In September
While residents of the Top-
anga-East Malibu water im¬
provement district have no
complaints about the availab¬
ility and quality of the water
now available in that area,
there is much speculation as
to what the cost of the im¬
provement district will be to
propery owners.
Latest word from Roland
Hull, county engineer in the
Malibu office of Water District
29 is that it will be late Sept¬
ember before home and prop¬
erty owners receive notices
telling them what the improve¬
ment will cost.
The total cost of the big
distribution system has been
estimated at $4,200,000 and
this cost will be shared by the
owners of approximately 6,000
parcels of land in the 13,000
acre district. Persons with
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merce Committee on Free¬
ways, and a member of the
Malibu Chamber, will be the
speaker.
Meetings are being held by
local residents with the Bay
area Chamber of Commerce
Council to establish mutual
support from all the communi¬
ties involved with the Pacific
Coast Freeway.
“This is our opportunity to
let the State know where Mal¬
ibu wants the freeway located.
Bring your inerested friends -
this will be an exciting
evening,” Arthur Clenasy,
chairman of the Liaison Com¬
mittee of the Chamber said.
Refreshments will be served
NO HANGING
An excited woman, living
in the 33000 block on Pacific
Coast Highway called the Sher¬
iff’s Malibu Station near mid¬
night Monday and reported
someone had hung himself in
a dwelling at 33016 Coast High-
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TRANCAS GETS
PHONE RATE CUT
Southern California Edison
Company rates for residential
and commercial service to
customers in the Trancas
Beach area have been reduc¬
ed by about $5,000 annually,
it was announced this week.
Edison District Manager
William H. Warren said the
reductions, approved by the
California Public Utilities
Commission, would produce
an annual savings of $5.63 per
domestic customer.
“These changes are being
made in a number of Edison
service areas in connection
with an annual zoning review
procedure of long standing,”
he explained. “It is designed
to give the customer the bene¬
fit of lower rates as costs are
reduced by increased custom¬
er density.”
The changes, effective
August 14, have been made
independently of any action
the Public Utilities Commis-
bion might take on the com¬
pany’s pending application for
general increases in rates, he
feaid.
Safe Crackers
Utilize Lonely
Lonely spots in the Malibu
area have been especially fa¬
vored by safe robbers for op¬
ening strong boxes after they
have been removed from other
areas, according to reports on
file at the Sheriff’s Malibu
Station.
Latest looted safe to be
found in this area was dis¬
covered near the old Pacific
Coast Highway route, just
east of the present highway
by Irving Joseph Ulrich of
26800 Coast Highway on Mon¬
day Ulrich found the safe
near his home. It was stolen
on Sunday, August 18, from
the Lime House restaurant in
the downtown Chinese section
and, according to deputies,
ripped open in Malibu. Busi¬
ness papers were scattered
nearby but the robbers ap¬
parently took the cash with
them.
A second safe, stolen from
another restaurant, also rip¬
ped open, was found 500 yards
east of the Old Highway loca¬
tion on August 14 and on Aug¬
ust 15, a looted safe was
found in the brush near Las
Virgenes Road in the Calaba-
sas area.
Citizens' Meeting Called To
Consider Coast Freeway Route
LIFEGUARDS ARE KEPT BUSY AS
GIANT WAVES POUND BEACHES
Though experienced surfers
reveled in the giant waves
that crashed on Malibu beach¬
es Monday and Tuesday, a
number of people had narrow
escapes from death and the
unusually high combers virtu¬
ally washed away all the sand
at Surfriders’ Beach.
Dave Brodner, county life¬
guard stationed at Surfriders
was credited with a daring
rescue on Tuesday when he
pulled two children out of the
rough water after they had
been swept into the barnacle
encrusted pilings under the
Malibu pier.
Brodner received a cut foot
making the rescue and Wendy
McIntyre, 13, of Bel Air, re¬
ceived minor lacerations.
KIDS TRAPPED
Wendy and Billy Chisum, 11
of Anaheim had gone into the
ocean east of the pier and
were caught in a riptide when
they were spotted by Brodner.
The guard went after the two
youngsters got hold of them
but was then caught in the
rip and swept into the pilings.
He managed to get them safe¬
ly to shore before they were
seriously injured.
Waves at Surfriders’ Beach
ranged from seven to 10 feet
high and were reported to be
the highest in years Guards
ordered the surfboard rental
service not to rent boards,
and the only most experienc¬
ed wave riders were able to
handle the big breakers.
A number of boards were
smashed when they were tos¬
sed into the pilings under the
nearby Malibu pier.
MANY RESCUED
Thousands crowded Zuma
Beach last Sunday when the
big waves started to build up
and there were 25 rescues. On
Monday, with waves running
up to 10 feet, swimmers were
constantly warned to stay out
of the rough water but a total
of 19 rescues were recorded.
On Tuesday, with the waves
still running high, there were
10 rescues at Zuma.
Five rescues were reported
at Coral Beach.
While a number of residents
of beach homes left for higher
ground during high tides, no
serious damage was reported
to any dwellings on the beach
front.
On Wednesday and Thurs¬
day when the.Jieavy surf had
subsided,. Zuma Beach was
covered with kelp, torn out of
the beds by the powerful
waves.
The unusual surf, which
pounded the entire southern
California coast, is reported to
have been caused by a storm
in the south Pacific near the
Antarctic Circle.
DWP Intensifies
Plans to Build
Malibu Plant
The Los Angeles Depart¬
ment of Water and Power is
expected to intensify its ef¬
forts to locate a nucleur
powered plant in Corral Can¬
yon in Malibu and representa¬
tives of the DWP have re¬
cently been in conference with
members of the Atomic En¬
ergy Commission in Washing¬
ton it was learned in Malibu
this week.
In past hearings on the pro¬
ject, which has been hotly
opposed by Malibu residents,
the AEC set up a number of
stipulations which the DWP
must meet before an amend¬
ed petition for construction of
such a plant is again con¬
sidered
The DWP has been concen¬
trating on preparation of the
amended petition and while
no official announcement has
been made, it is understood
that city water department
officials believe many of the
objections to locating the plant
in this area have been over¬
come.
Malibu opponents of the
nucleur plant will continue
their efforts to block con¬
struction of the Corral Can¬
yon facility, it was learned.
Abandonment of the propos¬
ed nucleur power plant on
Bolsa Island is reported to
have made the DWP more de¬
termined than ever to estab¬
lish a power plant in this
area.
Possibility that the amend¬
ed petition will be filed be¬
fore the end of this year has
been expressed.
Pair Arrested In
Topanga Dwelling
Thomas Daniel Walsh. 29,
who gave his occupation as
“professional student” and
Geri Summers, 19, of Holly¬
wood, were arrested Monday
be six deputies from the Sher¬
iff’s Malibu Station following
an investigation at a dwelling
at 1543 North Fernwood Paci¬
fic in Topanga Canyon. The
'house is owned by Eugenia
Sweet, 88, now in a nursing
home.
Walsh, who told deputies he
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